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Actor Jung Woo-sung admits to being father of model Moon Ga-bi’s child
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Wealthy parents ditch Korean passports to get kids into international school
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Man convicted after binge eating to avoid military service
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First snow to fall in Seoul on Wednesday
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Industry experts predicts tough choices as NewJeans' ultimatum nears
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Final push to forge UN treaty on plastic pollution set to begin in Busan
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Nvidia CEO signals Samsung’s imminent shipment of AI chips
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Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s
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Opposition chief acquitted of instigating perjury
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Job creation lowest on record among under-30s
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Oil spikes on missiles report
LONDON (AFP) - Oil briefly jumped on Tuesday after Russia said it had detected the launch of two ballistic missiles heading towards the eastern Mediterranean, dealers said.Brent North Sea crude oil for October delivery climbed to $115.74 per barrel, before pulling back to $115.25, up 92 cents from Monday's closing level.New York's main contract, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for October, rallied as high as $107.77 per barrel. It later stood at $107.28, down 37 cents from Monday."This morning saw
Sept. 3, 2013
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Yemen 'Qaeda' clash with govt supporters kills 3: official
ADEN (AFP) - A gun battle in the southern Yemeni province of Abyan left two suspected Al-Qaeda militants and a pro-government militiaman dead on Tuesday, an official from the militia said. Fighting between Al-Qaeda militants and the Popular Resistance Committees, which back the government, took place in Batis, northwest of the city of Jaar, the official said.Tuesday's violence erupted a day after a failed attack on the chief of the Committees in Abyan, Abdullatif Sayed. A blast targeted Sayed's
Sept. 3, 2013
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Japan turns up pressure on pro-Pyongyang schools
TOYOAKE, Japan (AP) ― The high concrete walls of Hwang In-suk’s school enclose a world different from the rest of Japan. Another language echoes through the halls. The classrooms, with their chalky blackboards and flimsy desks, look like they haven’t been changed since the 1950s, when the school first opened. The government has begun denying funds to schools like this, and the reason is most evident at the front of each classroom, where portraits hang of North Korea’s first leader, Kim Il-sung,
Sept. 3, 2013
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China seeks Western-style elderly care
The Chinese increasingly eat, shop and play in ways their Western counterparts would instantly recognize. They’re aging like them too, living longer lives that are often limited by debilitating illnesses. As the almost 200 million population of over-60s more than doubles in the next 40 years, China faces a deluge of infirm elderly who can’t live alone. Nor can they rely on Confucian tradition of children caring for their parents: the country’s one-child policy has left fewer offspring to share t
Sept. 3, 2013
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Rock star joins protest against Japan dolphin hunt
Former Guns N' Roses drummer Matt Sorum was in a remote Japanese fishing village Monday to protest against its annual dolphin hunt.Sorum, who now leads his own group, is the latest celebrity to join the increasingly global campaign to stop the dolphin kill in Taiji, a quaint fishing village in central Japan made famous by the Academy Award-winning 2009 film about the hunt called ``The Cove.''The movie depicts how dolphins are herded into a cove and speared by fishermen for their meat. The fisher
Sept. 2, 2013
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In Peru, drones used for agriculture, archeology
LIMA (AFP) ― Drones are most often associated with assassinations in remote regions of Pakistan and Yemen but in Peru, unmanned aircraft are being used to monitor crops and study ancient ruins.Forget Reapers and Predators ― the drones used here are hand-held contraptions that look like they were assembled in a garage with gear from a hardware store.They are equipped with a microcomputer, a GPS tracker, a compass, cameras and an altimeter, and can be easily programmed by using Google Maps to fly
Sept. 1, 2013
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Air pollution takes toll on China’s tourism
BEIJING (AP) ― China, one of the most visited countries in the world, has seen sharply fewer tourists this year ― with worsening air pollution partly to blame. Numbers of foreign visitors have declined following January’s “Airpocalypse,” when already eye-searing levels of smog soared to new highs.Tourists have been put off by news about smog and other problems, said Frano Ilic of travel agency Studiosus in Munich, Germany. He said the number of people booking trips to China through his company h
Sept. 1, 2013
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Teen guilty of murdering Georgia baby in stroller
An 18-year-old man was convicted of murder in the shooting of a baby who was riding in a stroller alongside his mom in a town in coastal Georgia. Jurors deliberated about two hours before finding De'Marquise Elkins guilty of 11 counts, including two counts of felony murder and one count of malice murder in the March 21 killing of 13-month-old Antonio Santiago in Brunswick. The man's mother, Karimah Elkins, was on trial alongside him and was found guilty of tampering with evidence but acquitted
Aug. 31, 2013
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Syrians bracing for possible US strike
Edging toward a punitive strike against Syria, President Barack Obama said Friday he is weighing ``limited and narrow'' action as the administration bluntly accused Bashar Assad's government of launching a chemical weapons attack that killed at least 1,429 people _ far more than previous estimates _ including more than 400 children. No ``boots on the ground,'' Obama said, seeking to reassure Americans weary after a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. With France as his only major public ally
Aug. 31, 2013
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Professor Seo gives lecture on Dokdo to ethnic Koreans
Professor Seo Kyoung-duk of Sungshin Women’s University gave a lecture on the Korean islets of Dokdo claimed by Japan to ethnic Koreans living in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Tuesday.The 40-year-old professor and Korea PR expert said some 80 students and their parents gathered at Tashkent International School. “They had enthusiasm in learning about Dokdo,” he said. “I taught the students about the meaning and importance of Dokdo and explained why it is Korea ‘s territory.” Seo has visited Korean i
Aug. 30, 2013
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Obama: Syrian gov't carried out chemical attack
President Barack Obama on Wednesday declared unequivocally that the United States has ``concluded'' that the Syrian government carried out a deadly chemical weapons attack on civilians. But new hurdles emerged that appeared to slow the formation of an international coalition that could use military force to punish Syria.Obama did not present any direct evidence to back up his assertion that the Syrian government bears responsibility for the attack. While he said he is still evaluating possible m
Aug. 29, 2013
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China supports U.N. chief's 'introspection' remarks on Japan
(Yonhap) -- China voiced support on Wednesday for recent remarks by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon who called for "deep introspection" by some Japanese leaders on their country's wartime atrocities, saying they should own up to history. Ban had made the remarks in Seoul early this week over moves by Japan to revise its pacifist constitution, prompting Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga to question the comments. In a statement, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei sa
Aug. 28, 2013
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US official: chemical weapons likely used in Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior administration official says there is “very little doubt” that a chemical weapon was used by the Syrian regime against civilians in an incident that killed at least a hundred people last week.The official says Sunday that the U.S. intelligence community based its assessment given to the White House on ``the reported number of victims, reported symptoms of those who were killed or injured, and witness accounts.'' The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the
Aug. 25, 2013
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Four decades after Vietnam bombing, victims still fall
DONG HA, Vietnam (AP) ― Nguyen Xuan Thiet knew the copper band around the base of the American bomb left over from the Vietnam War could fetch him up to a dollar at the scrap yard. So he clasped the projectile between his bare feet, and began banging with a chisel to pry out the precious metal.It was nearly the final act of his life. The bomb exploded, tearing both legs off below the knees and four fingers. Only the quick work of a friend ― who lashed tourniquets around his limbs, hurled him on
Aug. 18, 2013
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Sushi-go-round ― Japan tradition served with high tech
TOKYO (AFP) ― With its masters required to hone their skills over decades, sushi in Japan is steeped in tradition. But it is also often a high-tech operation where robotic precision steals the limelight from the chef’s knife. The country is dotted with thousands of “kaiten” (revolving) sushi restaurants where raw fish slices atop rice balls travel on conveyer belts along counters waiting to be picked up by diners.Behind the scenes, however, it is far from a simple merry-go-round, with robots in
Aug. 18, 2013
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Sri Lankans protest killing of civilians
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- Sri Lanka's opposition and rights activists are demanding that the government punish those responsible for military's fatal shooting of three civilians during a recent protest demanding clean drinking water.About 1,000 demonstrators including opposition lawmakers, rights activists, journalists protested outside the country's main railroad station in the capital Colombo on Wednesday. They condemned the killing of three civilians and an attack on people seeking protectio
Aug. 14, 2013
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No sign of life detected on stricken Indian submarine: navy
MUMBAI, (AFP) -- Indian navy divers have entered a stricken submarine which exploded and sank Wednesday in Mumbai but have detected no signs of life from the 18 crewmen on board, the navy said.Asked if there had been any communication with survivors, chief of naval staff D.K. Joshi told a press conference: "Of course not. I would have said so if we had."He added: "There is a possibility of an air pocket. Whilst the indicators are negative, one cannot lose hope."Joshi added that divers had entere
Aug. 14, 2013
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Typhoon lands in China after Hong Kong shuts down
BEIJING (AP) -- Tens of thousands of people were evacuated as a powerful typhoon thundered into southern China on Wednesday after shutting down the bustling Asian financial center of Hong Kong and sinking a cargo ship. Packing high winds and torrential rain, Typhoon Utor forced the closure of schools, offices, shopping centers and construction sites in cities along its path northwest across Guangdong province.More than 60,000 people were evacuated in the city of Maoming alone, while another 98,0
Aug. 14, 2013
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Typhoon lands in China after Hong Kong shuts down
BEIJING (AP) -- Tens of thousands of people were evacuated as a powerful typhoon thundered into southern China on Wednesday after shutting down the bustling Asian financial center of Hong Kong and sinking a cargo ship. Packing high winds and torrential rain, Typhoon Utor forced the closure of schools, offices, shopping centers and construction sites in cities along its path northwest across Guangdong province.More than 60,000 people were evacuated in the city of Maoming alone, while another 98,0
Aug. 14, 2013
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Gay rights controversy on sideline at worlds
Koreas reach agreement to reopen suspended inter-Korean industrial parkMOSCOW (AP) -- Competitors at the world athletics championships are keeping their eyes focused on the finish line and relegating the controversy over Russia's new ban on gay "propaganda" to their peripheral vision.The law, passed in late June, has prompted strong calls among Western activists for a boycott of the Winter Olympics, which Russia will host in Sochi early next year.The intersection of politics and sports can be aw
Aug. 14, 2013
