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Murdoch rejects blame for hack scandal at hearing
LONDON (AP) -- Summoned by lawmakers to answer for a phone hacking and bribery scandal at one of his tabloids, Rupert Murdoch said he was humbled and ashamed Tuesday but accepted no responsibility for wrongdoing as a widening investigation threatened to ensnare Britain's prime minister.In a three-hour grilling, the 80-year-old media tycoon insisted he was at fault only for trusting the wrong peopl
World News July 20, 2011
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Apple results strong; record iPhone, iPad sales
NEW YORK (AP) -- The iPhone is conquering Asia, the home of its strongest competitors. Sales there nearly quadrupled from a year ago and helped Apple Inc. trump analyst expectations for yet another quarter.Apple also said iPad sales worldwide nearly doubled from a quarter ago, a sign that it has left the worst of its supply problems behind.Apple's stock surged nearly 5 percent after the results ca
World Business July 20, 2011
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Powerful quake hits southern Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) -- A powerful earthquake measuring 6.2 struck a mountainous location in southern Kyrgyzstan on the border with Uzbekistan early Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.No casualties or serious damage were immediately reported from the temblor, which hit at about 1:35 a.m. local time in an area some 35 kilometers away from the Uzbek city of Ferghana, which has a
World News July 20, 2011
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S. Korea unveils new light airplane
South Korea introduced its first indigenous private aircraft Wednesday in a ceremony also marking the first flight of the light passenger plane, named "Naraon."The plane was unveiled by Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) in Sacheon, 437 kilometers southeast of Seoul. It is the first non-military aircraft developed and built by South Korea, according to the Ministry of Land, Transport and Mariti
Industry July 20, 2011
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Informal markets help N. Korea survive: expert
North Korea has been able to survive unaffected by Arab Spring-style political unrest due to its tolerance for "inconsistencies" like informal markets within a communist state, a top North Korean expert said Tuesday."What makes North Korea still viable and function? We can see all kinds of gaps in this system and one of them is informal markets," Stephen W. Linton, chairman of the Eugene Bell Foun
North Korea July 20, 2011
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White House unsure about ratification of Korea FTA this summer
Stepping back from a confident tone a week earlier, a top White House official said Tuesday that it might not be possible to win congressional approval for pending trade pacts this summer.President Barack Obama's chief of staff, Bill Daley, said the administration remains committed to a plan to send free trade agreements (FTAs) with South Korea, Colombia and Panama to Congress for votes "very soon
July 20, 2011
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'Air-conditioned clothes' help Japan beat heat
TODA (AFP) -- As jackets go it looks far from fashionable, but its Japanese maker cannot meet sky-rocketing demand for "air conditioned" coats with built-in fans.Kuchofuku Co. Ltd -- whose name literally means "air-conditioned clothing" -- has seen orders soar amid power shortages in Japan after the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami.As parts of the nation sweat out an uncomfortable summe
Arts & Design July 19, 2011
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Top ten luxurious summer camps in America
Amid the increasing popularity of summer camps, the Daily Beast has introduced the top 10 most lavish programs.A program which costs $8,500 for a week topped the list, the site reported. The program called the “Equestrian Teen Tour of Russia,” covers trips to Moscow and St. Petersburg, horse riding education and other cultural activities including opera.Following was “Global Fellows in Social Ente
World News July 19, 2011
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Hacker group launches online social network
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- Infamous hacker group Anonymous launched Monday its own social network after being rejected by Google's freshly-launched online community."Today we welcome you to begin anew," the hacker alliance said at the website anonplus.com, which it described as a platform to distribute information."Welcome to the Revolution -- a new social network where there is no fear... of censorsh
Technology July 19, 2011
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Personality affects body weight
People with personality traits of high neuroticism and low conscientiousness are likely to go through cycles of gaining and losing weight throughout their lives, according to an examination of 50 years of data in a study published by the American Psychological Association.Impulsivity was the strongest predictor of who would be overweight, researchers found. Study participants who scored in the top
Technology July 19, 2011
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S. Korea to restrict banks' handling of kimchi bonds
South Korea plans to restrict domestic and foreign banks from investing in foreign currency bonds sold within the country for the purpose of won conversion, in a bid to curb short-term foreign debt, the central bank said Tuesday.Since May, the Bank of Korea (BOK) and the financial watchdog have been inspecting banks' handling of so-called "kimchi bonds,"foreign-currency debt sold by local and fore
July 19, 2011
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S. Korea's state auditor to probe KTX breakdowns
South Korea's state auditor is expected to conduct a special probe as early as later this month to determine the cause behind the frequent malfunctions involving the country's high-speed trains, an official source said Monday.The source said Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) chairman Yang Kun stressed at a meeting of senior officials that there is a need for a full and detailed examination into
Industry July 19, 2011
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SKT wants Hynix to bolster telecom business
SK Telecom’s latest bet for a stake in Hynix Semiconductor is not as reckless as the markets would like to believe. The telecom company’s recent decision to bid for the world’s No.2 memory chipmaker was actually a plan devised by parent company SK Group to gain more leverage in the telecom and handset industry via memory technology, industry sources told The Korea Herald on Monday.“SK knows that h
Industry July 18, 2011
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Former G.I., South Korean singer reunited
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Ronald Lewis' beard has turned partially white since he was in Korea nearly 40 years ago, but his brown eyes are the same. And an ostracized girl in a poor Korean village he befriended in 1972 — who went on to become a singing star in South Korea — never forgot them.Lewis and Kim Insoon, now known as Insooni, were reunited Saturday in Northeast Wilmington. Insooni is in the
People July 18, 2011
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Pregnant lady suffers from bizarre eating disorder
Emma Veness, a 26-year-old pregnant woman in the U.K., feels compelled to eat furniture polish even though she knows her eating disorder could harm her baby. Veness has been diagnosed with a rare eating disorder named pica, and requires medical help according to reports.Her bizarre habits started when she ate bubbles while taking baths as a child. Ever since her pregnancy she began eating polish
July 18, 2011
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