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Jimin of BTS, actor Song Da-eun suspected to be dating, again
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What's next for the government's push in quota hike?
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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Woman falls to death from acquaintance's home after exhibiting ‘unexplained' behaviors
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‘Malice should not undermine the system, social order,’ says Hybe's Bang
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N. Korea slams planned S. Korea-US military drills, warns of 'catastrophic aftermath'
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[Robert J. Fouser] Social attitudes toward language proficiency
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N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS
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[Graphic News] How much do Korean adults read?
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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Million-dollar parking space on the market
New York City's first million-dollar parking spot -- offering privacy for "a celebrity or a business person who is camera shy" -- is on the market. (Bloomberg-Yonhap News)The private garage at 66 E. 11th St. is "for someone who wants complete privacy," said Prudential Douglas Elliman Vice Chairman Dolly Lenz."You can drive in and not be seen again," Lenz said. "It's for the type of person who find
May 21, 2012
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Strong Italy quake kills at least six
A powerful earthquake shook Italy's densely populated industrial northeast early Sunday, killing at least six people and reducing homes, factories and historic buildings to rubble.Emergency services said dozens had been injured in the magnitude 6.0 quake, which struck in the middle of the night, sending thousands of people running into the streets in towns and cities across the Emilia Romagna regi
May 21, 2012
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G8 leaders warn of tougher actions against North Korea
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― Leaders of the world’s eight advanced nations wrapped up their summit in the U.S. Saturday with a warning that North Korea will face stronger punishment in case of further provocations.“We continue to have deep concerns about provocative actions of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea that threaten regional stability,” they said in a statement on the results of a two-day summit at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland. The North’s formal name was used in
May 20, 2012
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Zuckerberg marries sweetheart
PALO ALTO, California (AP) ― Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg updated his status to “married” on Saturday. Zuckerberg and 27-year-old Priscilla Chan tied the knot at a small ceremony at his Palo Alto, California, home, capping a busy week for the couple. Zuckerberg took his company public in one of the most anticipated stock offerings in Wall Street history Friday. And Chan graduated from medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, on Monday, the same day Zuckerberg tu
May 20, 2012
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Egypt army pledges of retreat could be an illusion
CAIRO (AFP) ― Egypt’s ruling military has promised a return to the barracks once a new president is elected, but the army’s formidable political and economic weight means that such a withdrawal could be an illusion, analysts say.The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), in charge of the country since a popular uprising ousted longtime president Hosni Mubarak, has repeatedly pledged to hand over the keys of the country by the end of June after landmark presidential polls.The power transfer
May 20, 2012
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Top China security official named to Party Congress
BEIJING (AFP) ― China’s top security official Zhou Yongkang has been named a delegate to a top Communist Party meeting, despite calls for his removal amid political upheaval ahead of a 10-yearly leadership change.Zhou, one of China’s top nine rulers, was named Saturday as a delegate from western-China’s Xinjiang region to the 18th Communist Party Congress which is slated to meet later this year, the Xinjiang Daily reported.Chinese President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao and other top leaders inc
May 20, 2012
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Taiwan‘s Ma signals no China change as term starts
TAIPEI (AP) -- Taiwan‘s president began his second term Sunday and signaled he will maintain a China policy that has reduced tensions between the sides, offering Beijing little early hope of realizing its long-term goal of unification.Speaking at a low-key inaugural ceremony in Taipei’s ornate presidential office building, Ma Ying-jeou hewed to the same formula for relations across the 160-kilometer-wide Taiwan Strait he championed during his first term."Our cross-strait policy must maintain the
May 20, 2012
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Serbia votes for a new president
BELGRADE (AFP) ― Voters across Serbia headed to the polls Sunday to elect a new president in a run-off with the incumbent pro-European Boris Tadic set for a victory over nationalist challenger Tomislav Nikolic.Surveys published just ahead of the final round of the presidential election showed Tadic, 54, leading with 58 percent, while Nikolic had 42 percent.Tadic, who brought the once international pariah state to the doorstep of the European Union with candidacy status in March, is seeking his t
May 20, 2012
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Iran, Syria top G8 and NATO agenda
CAMP DAVID, Maryland (AP) ― President Barack Obama and leaders of other major industrial powers grappled Friday with options to solidify world resolve against development of an Iranian nuclear bomb and encourage a more forceful response to worsening violence in Syria.Obama will have the ear of key players on both issues during back-to-back G8 and NATO summits that will be dominated with discussions of European economic woes and Afghanistan. Talks about Syria and Iran will be aimed directly and i
May 20, 2012
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Italy hunts for clues in deadly school bomb attack
BRINDISI, Italy (AFP) ― Italian police hunted for clues Sunday after a school bombing that killed a 16-year-old girl and gravely injured five more teens, reviving memories of attacks by political militants and the mafia.There was shock across Italy after a powerful device with three gas canisters and a timer went off with just as students were arriving for Saturday classes at a vocational high school in the southern city of Brindisi.Italy’s flags flew at half mast and the Adriatic port city held
May 20, 2012
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Inside world's most expensive home
India's richest family has released photos of what is believed the world's most expensive house, a 27-story behemoth worth more than $1 billion.Mukesh Ambani, who Forbes magazine estimates is worth more than $22 billion, released details about the interior of the home which includes marble floors, a multi-story garage, a large library, helipads, a spa and a Hindu temple, CNN reported Friday.Amba
May 20, 2012
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Obama eases investment curbs on Myanmar, names ambassador
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― President Barack Obama Thursday eased investment curbs on Myanmar and named the first U.S. ambassador to the country in more than 20 years, hoping to reward a “nascent” political reform drive.But Obama, seeking maximum leverage on Myanmar’s nominally civilian government and to preserve his options in case of “backsliding,” maintained wider U.S. sanctions on Myanmar and figures linked to the former junta.“As an iron fist has unclenched in Burma, we have extended our hand, and a
May 19, 2012
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A YouTube video reveals amazing multi-tasking by bus driver
An online video clip of a Hong Kong bus driver eating, reading, and talking on the phone while driving has appalled Internet users.The video, taken in secret by a passenger, shows the driver casually flipping through the pages of the newspaper, and enjoying breakfast while navigating a bus through the city’s notoriously bad traffic.Many appalled Internet users posted their discontent at the stunt.“That’s not impressive, that’s sheer ******* stupidity,” commented one user.“There is no excuse! He’
May 18, 2012
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Trawler nets Britain’s largest-ever oyster
A trawler in Scotland’s Shetland Islands has netted what experts say may be the largest oyster ever caught in Britain, an 8-inch, 2.2-pound specimen.The trawler Fidelitas was 27 miles off the island of Bressay when it brought up the shell, the BBC reported.Fidelitas skipper Mark Anderson brought the oyster to the University of the Highlands and Islands Marine Center, which documented its dimension
May 18, 2012
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Seattle car vandal takes nothing, leaves tortillas
Seattle police are scratching their heads about this one.A car prowler shattered a window of a parked Jeep, stole nothing and left behind a little something for the car's owner — a dozen tortillas scattered across the floor. The crime happened last week near the University of Washington.Bemused by the break-in, police were moved to pun, saying, "The Seattle Police Department would like to take thi
May 18, 2012
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Man hiding from girlfriend gets stuck
A man who had to be cut from a garbage chute in the Russian city of Tyumen told emergency workers he was hiding from his girlfriend. (Courtesy of Tyumen emergency services)The 32-year-old man said he was on the eighth floor of his building when he decided to disappear, RIA Novosti reported. He went into free fall before getting wedged in at the fifth-floor level of the garbage chute. "An eyewitnes
May 18, 2012
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Finger found in Arby's sandwich
A Michigan couple said their family will no longer be eating fast food after the woman's 14-year-old son found a piece of a human finger in his Arby's sandwich. (MCT)Jamie Vail and Joe Wheaton said the woman's son, Ryan Hart, discovered the finger fragment when he bit into his Arby's junior roast beef sandwich at the Jackson restaurant and spit the object out to identify it as a piece of finger, t
May 18, 2012
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Ahmadinejad wants to attend London Olympics
TEHRAN (AP) -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is eager to attend the Olympic Games in London to support Iranian athletes but says that Britain has a "problem" with hosting him.Ahmadinejad was quoted on Thursday by the official IRNA news agency as saying he would like to be "beside Iranian athletes" in London but that the British are unwilling to have him there. He did not elaborate.Britain is in a
May 17, 2012
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Berlin airport opening delayed further
BERLIN (AP) -- The opening of Berlin's new 2.5-billion-euro ($3.18-billion) airport must be further delayed until spring of next year, the capital's mayor said Thursday, in a growing embarrassment for city officials. The airport's planned June 3 opening was canceled at the last minute last week over unresolved fire safety issues but officials then said it could likely be opened this August. But
May 17, 2012
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s wife found dead in N.Y.
BEDFORD, New York (AP) ― Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s estranged wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, who had fought drug and alcohol problems, was found dead in her home Wednesday. Attorney Kerry Lawrence, who had represented her in a drunken-driving case, said he didn’t know the cause of her death at age 52. An autopsy was scheduled for Thursday. Police confirmed a body was found on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s property in Bedford, north of New York City, but wouldn’t release the dead person’s name. The former
May 17, 2012