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Egypt deeper in crisis as Morsi rebuffs army ultimatum
Egypt's political crisis deepened on Tuesday as Islamist President Mohamed Morsi snubbed an army ultimatum threatening to intervene if he did not meet the demands of the people, and five ministers led a spate of government resignations.The opposition too expressed concern that the military was poised to play a political role in the deeply divided country, even as the army hastened to damp down talk of an imminent "coup.”An army statement, read out on television Monday, had given Morsi 48 hours t
World News July 2, 2013
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Putin: Snowden must stop leaking secrets to stay
Russia's President Vladimir Putin said Monday that former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden will have to stop leaking U.S. secrets if he wants to get asylum in Russia, but he believes that Snowden has no intention of doing so.Putin's statement came hours after Snowden asked for political asylum, according to the Interfax news agency, citing a consular official at the Moscow airport where the leaker has been caught in legal limbo for more than a week.President Barack Obama said t
World News July 2, 2013
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삼성전자 이건희 회장, 한국 부자 400중 1위 차치
국내 400대 부자들의 개인 재산을 평가한 결과 삼성전자 이건희 회장이 13조원의 재산으로 다시 한번 1위를 차지햇다.재벌닷컴에 따르면 우리나라 최고 부자 28명의 재산의 총 합계는 100조에 이르는 것으로 나타났다.2위는 6조8220억원인 정몽구 현대차그룹 회장이 차지했으며 이재용 삼성전자 부회장은 3조8650억원으로 3위를 기록했다.이건희 회장과 이재용 부회장, 홍라희 삼성미술관 리움 관장(1조6590억원), 이부진 호텔신라 사장(1조2740억원), 이서현 제일모직 부사장(1조1470억원) 등 이건희 회장 가족 5명의 재산은 모두 20조7790억원에 달했다. 정의선 현대차 부회장은 3조4840억원으로 4위를 차지했다.또 재산 10위권안에는 신동빈 롯데그룹 회장(2조3천970억원), 최태원 SK그룹 회장(2조3천720억원), 신동주 일본롯데 부사장(2조2천480억원), 서경배 아모레퍼시픽그룹 회장(2조1천840억원), 이재현 CJ그룹 회장(2조820억원), 신창재 교보그룹 회장(2
한국어판 July 1, 2013
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피터 슈라이어, ‘정몽구는 자동차의 스티브잡스’
피터 슈라이어가 본 “회장님 정몽구”는 가히 선지자적 인물이다. 그는 최근 독일 언론과의 인터뷰에서 “정몽구회장은 비전이 있었다. 그 비전은 어떻게 하면 한국 자동차 시장을 성장 시키느냐이다,”며 정회장을 애플의 스티브 잡스, 기타리스트 지미 헨드릭스, 작곡가 마일스 데이비스 등의 입지전적인 인물들과 같은 반열에 올려놓았다. 또 그는 한번도 “한국으로의 이직”을 후회해본 적이 없으며, 이제 디자이너로서 남은 목표가 있다면, 현대기아차를 봤을 때 누구나 “아!”하며 느낄 수 있는 독특한 “아이덴티티,” 즉 정체성을 만드는데 있다고 밝혔다. 현대기아차의 첫 외국인 사장인 슈라이어 디자인총괄은 최근 독일 3at 방송에 출연해 지난 7년간 한국에서 보낸 시간, 현대기아차, 그리고 정회장에 대한 소회를 허심탄회하게 이야기했다. 올해 예순인 그는 독일 출신으로 아우디와 폭스바겐의 수석디자이너로 일했고 2006년 기아에 전격 스카우트 됐다. 그는 BMW의 전 디자인총괄 크리스 뱅글, 재규어의
한국어판 June 30, 2013
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Samsung unveils curved OLED TV on home turf
Samsung Electronics’ first curved OLED TV hit the shelves on Thursday, heating up the race to take the lion’s share of the world’s fledgling premium TV market. At a showcase event of the 55-inch curved OLED TV at its headquarters, the world’s tech leader pledged it to provide future-oriented products and services and begin a “Zero Pixel Defect” initiative in pursuit of defect-free screens for its OLED TV models. “There are now two kinds of TVs: Samsung TVs that evolve over time and non-Samsung T
Industry June 27, 2013
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Park urged to apologize over ruling party's alleged ties to spy agency
The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) demanded Thursday President Park Geun-hye apologize over allegations that her ruling party mobilized the state spy agency to win last year's presidential election.The demand comes amid growing allegations that the National Intelligence Service (NIS) could have strong ties to the ruling Saenuri Party. Last year, the NIS was accused of conducting an online smear campaign to sway public opinion in favor of the ruling party ahead of December's presidential e
Politics June 27, 2013
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Korea ups growth forecast to 2.7%
The government said on Thursday that it revised its annual growth projection to 2.7 percent this year, and is able to hit the mark through a “policy mix” of fiscal and monetary stimulus. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Hyun Oh-seok said that it would make sure to put its set of stimulus measures, including extra spending, into action “with great speed” to break free from the low growth trap.The Finance Ministry changed its growth forecast from its initial “baseline” estimate of 2.3 pe
June 27, 2013
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Rudd to be sworn in as Australian prime minister
Kevin Rudd will be sworn in as Australian prime minister on Thursday, three years and three days after he was ousted from the nation's leadership in an internal government showdown.Julia Gillard tendered her resignation as prime minister to Governor-General Quentin Bryce Wednesday night after losing a ballot of ruling lawmakers to Rudd 57 votes to 45.Bryce revealed she took late night legal advice on whether she should swear Rudd in as her replacement.A minority government such as Gillard led h
World News June 27, 2013
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S. Africa president cancels trip amid Mandela worry
South Africa's president visited a gravely ill Nelson Mandela in the hospital on Wednesday night, and canceled a visit planned for the next day to Mozambique, an indication of heightened concern over the deteriorating health of the man widely considered the father of the country.President Jacob Zuma found 94-year-old Mandela to still be in critical condition during the 10 p.m. visit and was briefed by doctors ``who are still doing everything they can to ensure his well-being,'' Zuma's office sai
World News June 27, 2013
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Egypt president defends 1st year in speech
Egypt's Islamist president told his opponents to use elections not protests to try to change the government and said the military should focus on its role as the nation's defenders in a nationally televised address on Wednesday, days before the opposition plans massive street rallies aimed at removing him from office.Mohammed Morsi's words to the military came amid opposition hopes that the powerful generals will protect their protests Sunday in an implicit show of support. Morsi's supporters ac
World News June 27, 2013
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Pro football player Hernandez charged with murder
Professional football player Aaron Hernandez was arrested Wednesday and charged with murder in the shooting death of a friend prosecutors say had angered the player at a nightclub a few days earlier by talking to the wrong people.Hernandez, 23, was taken from his home in handcuffs just over a week after Boston semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd's bullet-riddled body was found in an industrial park a mile away.Less than two hours after the arrest, the Patriots announced they had cut Hernandez, w
World News June 27, 2013
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S. Korea's current account surplus hits record high in May
South Korea's current account surplus hit a record high in May as exports of tech products remained solid amid the local currency's weakness to the U.S. dollar, the central bank said Thursday.The current account surplus reached US$8.64 billion in May, up from a revised surplus of $3.93 billion the previous month, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK). The current account is the broadest measure of cross-border trade.The May reading marked the 16th straight month of a surplus run and the country's
June 27, 2013
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N. Korea condemns S. Korea for releasing transcript of inter-Korean summit
North Korea launched into a tirade Thursday against South Korea's recent declassification of a transcript of an inter-Korean summit in 2007. A North Korean agency handling inter-Korean affairs accused the South's conservative forces of attempting to use the secret documents for political purposes and further undermine summit deals on inter-Korean reconciliation between then-leaders Roh Moo-hyun and Kim Jong-il."The group's unilateral opening to public the summit minutes without approval of the n
North Korea June 27, 2013
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Seoul shares little changed amid policy uncertainties
South Korean stocks closed almost flat after a choppy session on Wednesday, as no clear sign on the U.S.'s next move regarding their monetary policies added jitters to investor sentimentThe benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) finished up 2.82 points, or 0.16 percent to 1,783.45. Trading volume was light at 292.4 million shares worth 4.04 trillion won ($3.49 billion) with gainers far outpacing decliners 610 to 216. "Investors are showing their distrust toward policies, especially
June 26, 2013
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Putin rules out handing Snowden over to U.S.
Yes, he's at a Moscow airport, and no, you can't have him.Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the first official acknowledgment of the whereabouts of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden on Tuesday and promptly rejected U.S. pleas to turn him over.Snowden, who is charged with violating American espionage laws, fled Hong Kong over the weekend, touching off a global guessing game over where he went and frustrating U.S. efforts to bring him to justicePutin said Snowden is in the transit
World News June 26, 2013
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