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Celebrity writer bashes conservative paper’s comment on her tweet
Celebrity writer Gong Ji-young lashed out at conservative paper Chosun Ilbo for criticizing her incorrect Twitter posting.On Tuesday she retweeted a comment by an internet user who urged the public not to buy tickets to a dolphin show at the Yeosu Expo. Gong added, “I would not buy them either” to the tweet.However, an official at the Yeosu Expo immediately corrected her, saying there was no such
Social Affairs May 23, 2012
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Alleged thief passes swallowed diamond
A Canadian man who allegedly tried to steal a $20,000 diamond passed the gem nine days after he swallowed it, police said.A salesperson at a Windsor, Ontario, jewelry store alerted police when Richard Mackenzie Matthews, 52, allegedly swallowed the 1.7-carat diamond and two cubic zirconia gems, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported Sunday. The salesperson said Matthews tried to switch the diamo
World News May 22, 2012
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IU sheds tears recalling trainee life
K-pop singer IU burst into tears while talking about her experiences as a trainee during the filming of a TV show, broadcaster SBS said. During the shooting of “Strong Heart,” which will be aired Tuesday night, the 19-year-old singer showed tears. It is unusual for IU to shed tears in public. IU (SBS) <관련한글기사> 아이유, ‘강심장’ 녹화 중 눈물 흘린 사연은? 가수 아이유가 강심장 녹화 중 눈물을 흘렸다. 오늘 5월 22일 밤 방송되는 <강심장>에 출연한 아이유는
Television May 22, 2012
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S. Korean climber feared missing in Himalayas
A South Korean climber has been reported missing while descending the highest peak in the world, officials said Monday. The climber, identified as 24-year-old Song Won-bin, was descending Mount Everest in Nepal with a teammate on Saturday when he disappeared, a South Korean Embassy official in Nepal said. "(We're) assuming Song suddenly collapsed from altitude sickness and fell off a cliff,
Social Affairs May 21, 2012
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Samsung develops graphene device for transistor use
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest computer memory-chip maker, said Friday it has developed a graphene device that could help revolutionize the capabilities of transistors.Samsung's advanced institute of technology said it has successfully created a three-terminal active device with a graphene variable barrier, which can effectively cut off electric currents in transistors.Graphene is a
Technology May 18, 2012
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Video shows massive cat enjoying good vacuum
An online video clip on Thursday showed a massive cat letting his owner give him a vacuuming.Normally, cats hate the loud sound of a vacuum cleaner and hide under the couch once the vacuum starts up.However, the YouTube video showed that the cat lying on the floor even rolls over onto his back to let the owner give him a thorough vacuuming. One comment said the cat would have run away if it had no
Technology May 17, 2012
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iPhone with larger screen said imminent
Apple Inc. is getting ready to launch an iPhone with a larger screen than its previous models, The Wall Street Journal reported.The company has ordered screens measuring at least 4 inches diagonally from its Asian suppliers, the Journal reported Wednesday, calling its sources “people familiar with the situation.”The sixth-generation iPhone would be the first in Apple‘s phone line to have a screen
Technology May 17, 2012
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N. Korea stops sending out GPS jamming signals against S. Korea: source
North Korea appears to have stopped jamming satellite signals in an apparent attempt to disrupt air and maritime traffic navigation systems in parts of South Korea, a high-ranking government source in Seoul said Tuesday. The North has been blamed for global positioning system (GPS) disruptions that affected hundreds of commercial flights and ships in and out of South Korea since April 28, al
Politics May 15, 2012
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Bad grandma ordered to wear ankle tag
A Welsh grandmother was ordered by a court to wear an electronic tag after she rubbed her grandson's face in his own urine.The 51-year-old woman was found guilty of causing actual bodily harm for the incident, The Sun reported Monday.Cardiff Crown Court heard that the grandmother was babysitting her 3-year-old grandson when he had an accident on her new carpet.The woman then decided to "rub his fa
Social Affairs May 15, 2012
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Apple said to prepare thinner Mac laptops sporting Intel chips
Apple Inc. is preparing a new lineup of thinner MacBook laptops running on more powerful chips made by Intel Corp., people with knowledge of the plans said.The MacBook Pro machines, to be unveiled at Apple’s annual developers conference starting June 11, also will feature high-definition screens like those on the iPhone and iPad, as well as flash memory to cut startup times and extend battery life
Technology May 15, 2012
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Police to track emergency caller's location from Nov.
A revision of the Location Privacy Protection Act will go into effect on Nov. 15 after its promulgation this week, allowing the police to track the location of callers to their 112 hotline, the National Police Agency said Sunday. Under the revised bill that passed parliament and the Cabinet earlier this month, police are allowed to seek help from mobile phone operators to track the physical loc
Social Affairs May 13, 2012
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S. Korea's overseas property purchases reach $49 mil. in Q1
Local residents' acquisition of overseas real estate reached $49.5 million in the first three months of this year, government data showed Sunday.The figure represents an increase from $27.7 million recorded during the last quarter of last year but falls far short of $63 million, the quarterly average between 2010 and 2011, according to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance.North America was the mos
May 13, 2012
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Members of minor progressive party clash over election scandal
An internal rift at the Unified Progressive Party is escalating, as hundreds of members clashed Saturday over how to revive the party torn apart by alleged election fraud.The left-wing minor party has been mired in a factional division since earlier this month when it announced the fairness of its primary to select the party's proportional representation candidates for the April 11 elections had b
Politics May 13, 2012
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S. Korea, China, Japan agree to push to launch 3-way FTA this year
Trade ministers from South Korea, Japan and China said on Saturday that they agreed to push to launch negotiations for a three-way free trade agreement by the end of this year.The agreement reached in Beijing by South Korean Trade Minister Bark Tae-ho, Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano and Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming is to be recommended to a trilateral summit sla
May 13, 2012
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Viagra helps children with heart defects
Viagra, or sildenafil may give a boost to underdeveloped hearts in children and young adults with congenital heart defects, U.S. researchers say.Study leader Dr. David J. Goldberg, a pediatric cardiologist at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and colleagues randomly assigned 27 children and young adults to receive either sildenafil or a placebo for six weeks. After a six-week break in treat
Technology May 10, 2012
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