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[Weekender] Geeks have never been so chic in Korea
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[News Focus] Mystery deepens after hundreds of cat deaths in S. Korea
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NewJeans members submit petitions over court injunction in Hybe-Ador conflict
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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S. Korea's exports of instant noodles surpass $100m for 1st time in April: data
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[KH Explains] Why Korea's so tough on short selling
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Actors involved in past controversies return first via streaming service originals
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[Herald Interview] Byun Yo-han's 'unlikable' character is result of calculated acting
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US military commander in S. Korea during Gwangju uprising dies
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‘Kim desperately wanted to denuclearize,’ Moon writes in memoirs
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Rio+20 adopts sustainable development blueprint
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) ― World leaders on Friday endorsed a statement on fighting poverty and environmental woes at the close of a three-day summit.The 53-page document, titled “The Future We Want,” aims at laying the groundwork for a green economy and calls for “Sustainable Development Goals” to replace the U.N.’s Millennium Development Goals from 2015. It voices dismay that more than a billion people live in extreme poverty on a planet strained by ecological overload, and outlines a plan for a c
June 24, 2012
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Double leg amputee from Canada scales Kilimanjaro
MONTREAL (AFP) ― A double leg amputee has pulled himself up Africa’s highest mountain, disproving doctors who said he would never be a functioning member of society.”Spencer West, 31, lost his legs as a child after a genetic disorder ― sacral agenesis ― paralyzed the lower half of his body.But he didn’t let that stop him: the resident of the Canadian city of Toronto arrived at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, some 6,000 meters above sea level, on Tuesday, calling it an incredible personal feat.“
June 24, 2012
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Hamas threatens to escalate armed attacks on Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) ― Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers threatened to escalate fighting with Israel on Saturday after airstrikes killed several gunmen in the coastal territory, and Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel wounded one person and damaged an elementary school in the country’s south.The two sides periodically clash, but this flare-up was the most serious in months. It started with an attack by a little known al-Qaida-inspired Palestinian militant group but has extended to drag in Hamas.Hamas has
June 24, 2012
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Syria forms new government
BEIRUT (AP) ― Syrian President Bashar Assad issued a decree forming a new government Saturday, but it will be headed by a key loyalist and the foreign, defense and interior ministers kept their jobs.The move comes as fears mounted that the conflict was aggravating regional tensions. Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Saturday his country would take ``necessary’’ action against Syria after Syrian forces shot down a Turkish military plane.Syria’s new government is headed by Riad Farid Hijab, a fo
June 24, 2012
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Tensions soar ahead of Egypt poll result
CAIRO (AFP) ― Tensions soared in Egypt on Saturday a day before the result of a divisive presidential election and as the Muslim Brotherhood sparred with the ruling generals over what it sees as a military power grab.The electoral commission overseeing the divisive contest between Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi and former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq said it will announce the official winner on Sunday.“Faruk Sultan, the head of the presidential election commission, will announce the results
June 24, 2012
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China in first manual space docking: Xinhua
BEIJING (AFP) ― A Chinese spacecraft on Sunday successfully completed the country’s first manual docking in orbit, the official Xinhua news agency said, a milestone in an ambitious program to build a space station.The Shenzhou-9 spacecraft manually linked with the Tiangong-1 module just over a week into a manned space mission which includes China’s first female astronaut, following an automatic docking on Monday.“The first manual docking has been completed normally,” mission control announced in
June 24, 2012
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Bolivian police mutiny over pay widens
LA PAZ (AFP) ― Bolivia’s military ordered troops into the streets of major cities Saturday following a police mutiny that the government said appeared to be setting the stage for a coup attempt.Communications Minister Amanda Davila said the striking police were stockpiling weapons and pressuring other units to turn over their arms, calling it a “coup scenario.”“Press reports and intelligence reports are now saying that a coup scenario is taking shape,” she said in an interview with Erbol radio,
June 24, 2012
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Prince William set for Diana inheritance on 30th birthday
Britain's Prince William celebrates his 30th birthday on Thursday, triggering a clause in his late mother Diana's will which could see him receive a 10 million pounds inheritance.The late Princess of Wales left the bulk of her estate to sons William and Harry, who were aged 15 and 12 when she died in 1997, but the executors ruled that the inheritances should not be handed over until both turned 30
June 24, 2012
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400-pound woman arrested for nudity
Police in Florida said they arrested a 400-pound woman who was spotted sitting nude on a bench at a bus stop.Fort Lauderdale police said Patricia McCollum, 52, was spotted by officers sitting nude on the bus bench Wednesday and was arrested on a charge of exposure of sexual organs in public, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported Friday.McCollum said during a court appearance Thursday she is curr
June 24, 2012
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Former VP Cheney's daughter marries partner
Mary Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, has married her longtime partner, Heather Poe.In a statement, Cheney and his wife, Lynne, said the couple got married in Washington on Friday. The Cheneys said the two had been in a committed relationship for many years and they were delighted that they could take advantage of the ``opportunity to have the relationship recognized.'' The
June 24, 2012
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Ex football coach convicted in U.S. sex abuse case
Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse with a Centre County Sheriff`s deputy after being found guilty of multiple charges of child sexual abuse in Bellefonte, Pa., Friday, June 22, 2012. (AP-Yonhap News)BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (AP) _ Jerry Sandusky, a top coach in one of America's prominent college football programs, was convicted
June 23, 2012
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Paraguay's president ousted in impeachment trial
Paraguay`s former President Fernando Lugo addresses the nation after the Senate voted to remove him from office in an impeachment trial at the presidential palace in Asuncion, Paraguay, Friday, June 22, 2012. Lugo said he would leave office even though he considered his ouster by Friday`s Senate vote a blow to democracy. (AP-Yonhap News)ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) _ Paraguay's Senate removed President
June 23, 2012
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Paraguay president impeached, faces trial
ASUNCION (AP) ― Paraguayan lawmakers voted to impeach President Fernando Lugo for his role in a deadly clash involving landless farmers and announced that the former Roman Catholic bishop’s trial would begin on Friday in the Senate. Lugo, who was elected four years ago on promises that he would help the South American country’s poor, went on national television to dismiss rumors that he would resign and vowed to face the trial “with all its consequences.” The lower house voted 76-1 on Thursday t
June 22, 2012
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Standoff at Afghan hotel ends with 17 people killed
KABUL (AP) ― An Afghan security official says Taliban insurgents have killed 17 people ― most of them civilians ― in an attack on a lakeside hotel just north of Kabul. The attack set off an hours-long gunbattle with Afghan forces. The Kabul police department says the fifth and final attacker was killed about midday Friday and that the standoff is over. Afghan army commander Gen. Kadam Shah Shayem says the dead include 12 civilians, four security guards and a police officer. Shayem is the army co
June 22, 2012
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Speedo-wearing police officer reinstated
A Utah police officer who was fired after attending a high school party in a skimpy Speedo bathing suit will be reinstated, officials ruled.The Provo Civil Service Commission said Wednesday it has decided to reverse the May 10 firing of Provo police school resource officer Cody Harris, who was let go after showing up to a "Princess and the Frog" themed birthday party at Provo High School in a gree
June 22, 2012
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Life sentence for online pedophile
A former Dacula, Ga., church mentor was sentenced to life in prison for impersonating a teen girl to lure young boys into having sex with him.Atoine Johnson, 29, confessed to creating the MySpace persona of 14-year-old Kristen from Texas. He stole the photos from other MySpace accounts and used the false identity to gain the trust of teenaged boys, typically outcasts or loners. When the time was right, Johnson would convince them to rendezvous with him for sex, saying that if they did, they woul
June 22, 2012
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Boat with 200 aboard capsizes off Indonesia, scores feared dead
A boat carrying about 200 people capsized south of Indonesia and scores were feared drowned Thursday in an apparent attempt to reach Australia to seek asylum. Indonesian and Australian navies launched efforts to rescue survivors.Australian Broadcasting Corp. cited the Australian Maritime Safety Authority as reporting that an Australian navy ship and a cargo ship had rescued 73 survivors. The autho
June 21, 2012
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Greece unveils new coalition as bailout battle lies in wait
ATHENS (AFP) ― Conservative leader Antonis Samaras was sworn in Wednesday as the prime minister of a new Greek coalition, as he took up the challenge of trying to revise the terms an unpopular EU-IMF bailout deal. “With God’s help we will do everything we can to take the country out of the crisis,” the 61-year-old former foreign minister told reporters after a formal ceremony at the presidential palace that ended two months of political deadlock. Samaras warned Greece was in a “critical” situati
June 21, 2012
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Suu Kyi finally gets honorary doctorate
OXFORD, England (AP) ― It was a long wait, but Aung San Suu Kyi has finally received her honorary degree from Oxford University.In a speech, Suu Kyi praised the role Oxford played in helping her see humankind at its best during her long years under house arrest in Myanmar.“The most important thing that I learned was respect for all of civilization,” she said, wearing a traditional red academic gown and black hat. “In Oxford I learned to respect all that is best in human civilization. That helped
June 21, 2012
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Jolie donates $100,000 to Syrian refugees
GENEVA (AFP) ― Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has donated $100,000 to aid Syrian refugees, the United Nations refugee agency said on Wednesday.The Oscar-winning actress is a special envoy of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and made the donation on World Refugee Day.In a statement marking the occasion Jolie said the solutions to the world’s growing number of displaced people were political as well as humanitarian.“The international community should rededicate itself to preventing conflict,
June 21, 2012