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Dongduk Women’s University halts coeducation talks
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Defense ministry denies special treatment for BTS’ V amid phone use allegations
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Russia sent 'anti-air' missiles to Pyongyang, Yoon's aide says
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OpenAI in talks with Samsung to power AI features, report says
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Two jailed for forcing disabled teens into prostitution
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Trump picks ex-N. Korea policy official as his principal deputy national security adviser
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South Korean military plans to launch new division for future warfare
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Kia EV9 GT marks world debut at LA Motor Show
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S. Korea not to attend Sado mine memorial: foreign ministry
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Gold bars and cash bundles; authorities confiscate millions from tax dodgers
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KCC establishes TV app innovation center
The Korea Communications Commission said Thursday that it has set up a center aimed at supporting developers to create applications for smart TVs.The country’s communications watchdog established the support center in southern Seoul with leading tech and content companies such as Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and CJ HelloVision.The KCC said the center aims to support and encourage college students, venture tech start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises to develop world-class apps fo
July 19, 2012
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Ewha identifies new rare hereditary disease
A group Korean doctors have identified a new hereditary disease, which has been acknowledged by international academia.Dr. Choi Byoung-ok of Ewha Womans University and others on Wednesday said that the rare breed of a hereditary illness they found for the first time in the world in 2011 was named “Peripheral Neuropathy, Myopathy, Hoarseness and Hearing Loss” by the U.S. National Institute of Healt
July 19, 2012
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Man’s battle with eating disorder sheds light, breaks stereotypes
CHICAGO ― Rob hated to run. But he hated to stop even more.That’s when his disparaging inner voice, the one that had belittled him since seventh grade, would emerge. If he didn’t keep going, it said, he was going to get fat. He would never have the shredded abs that taunted him from every fitness magazine. He would be just a regular guy ― not the superman he felt driven to become.So on he ran. And when even six hours a day of exercise weren’t enough to quiet the voice, he started skipping meals,
July 19, 2012
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Rainy season and skin problems
Many patients complain of skin problems during the warm and humid rainy seasons. During this season, the skin is more vulnerable to infection due to heat and humidity, which is ideal for the growth of microorganisms.The warmth and the humidity allow the rapid growth of fungi and bacteria, which are why some skin conditions are more prevalent during the rainy season. We will now look into some common skin conditions which can develop during the rainy season.Athlete’s footAthlete’s foot is common
July 19, 2012
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Highly anticipated weight-loss pill wins approval
WASHINGTON (AP) ― A new weight-loss pill that many doctors consider the most effective of a new generation of anti-obesity drugs got the approval of the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday.The pill, called Qsymia, was approved for patients who are overweight or obese and also have at least one weight-related condition such as high blood pressure, diabetes or high cholesterol.The drug offers hope for those who have failed to lose weight in other ways, but its path to approval also underscores
July 19, 2012
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Things you might want to know about sepsis
How much do you know about sepsis?Probably not many Koreans are aware of the illness since the government has designated sepsis vaccination as mandatory. The threat and fear of sepsis is very low here. Still, there is always a chance of contracting the disease as improper wound or injury management can easily lead to it. Dr. Ron Daniels, a specialist physician at Critical Care and Anaesthesia and CEO of the Global Sepsis Alliance, shared some information about sepsis in his written interview wit
July 19, 2012
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‘Economy’ of on-line game resembles real-life
Malicious rumors have caused the cost of materials to skyrocket and momentarily frozen the markets. Some materials are 100 times more expensive than they were a few months ago.This is not happening in Zimbabwe, where hyperinflation has run rampant, but in popular online games in Korea.Real-money trading in South Korea took off in the late 1990s with online game Lineage. Ten years later, the practice is firmly set among Korean gamers.The phenomenon is particularly noticeable in Blizzard Entertain
July 19, 2012
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Exoplanet smaller than Earth discovered
Astronomers say a planet two-thirds the size of Earth and 33 light-years away may be the nearest world to our solar system smaller than our home planet.Only a handful of exoplanets smaller than Earth have been found beyond the sun so far, astronomers said, and UCF-1.01 is the first ever identified with the Spitzer space telescope -- pointing to a possible role for the orbiting astronomy platform in helping discover potentially habitable, terrestrial-sized worlds -- NASA‘s Jet Propulsion Laborato
July 19, 2012
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Rare stellar magnetic ‘monster’ discovered
A fleet of X-ray telescopes in space has identified a rare breed of dead, spinning star that may be a pulsar or a magnetar, European astronomers say.Magnetars are a type of neutron star, the dead cores of massive stars that collapse in on themselves after burning up all their fuel and explode as dramatic supernovas, showing persistent X-ray emissions and the most intense magnetic fields known in t
July 19, 2012
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Microsoft: Windows 8 will go on sale Oct. 26
Microsoft says Windows 8 will go on sale Oct. 26. The upgrade to its operating system is designed to work better with touch screens and on tablet computers.Microsoft announced the date in a blog post and at its annual sales meeting Wednesday. The software company had said earlier that Windows 8 would go on sale in October.Microsoft is releasing the software as a downloadable upgrade that day for P
July 19, 2012
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Japan nuclear plant may be on fault
One of Japan's nuclear reactors may be sitting on an active geological fault at high risk of earthquake damage, the country's nuclear watchdog said Wednesday.Officials said the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency plans a survey at the Shika complex in Ishikawa prefecture, The Yomiuri Shimbun reported. Its operator, Hokuriku Electric, could be forced to find alternative sources of electricity for
July 19, 2012
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Apple must publish notice Samsung didn’t copy iPad in U.K.
Apple Inc. was ordered by a judge to publish a notice on its U.K. website and in British newspapers alerting people to a ruling that Samsung Electronics Co. didn’t copy designs for the iPad.The notice should outline the July 9 London court decision that Samsung’s Galaxy tablets don’t infringe Apple’s registered designs, Judge Colin Birss said yesterday. It should be posted on Apple’s U.K. home page for six months and published in several newspapers and magazines to correct any impression the Sou
July 19, 2012
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Lack of exercise hurts as much as smoking
A lack of exercise causes 1-in-10 deaths worldwide -- comparable to the negative impact of smoking, researchers say.The global study, published in The Lancet, found around 3-of-10 adults worldwide do not meet the recommended amounts of weekly activity -- 15-30 minutes a day of brisk walking.Within Europe, Malta was the most inactive -- 71 percent did no exercise -- followed by 68 percent in Serbia
July 19, 2012
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LG Uplus’ cloud platform for games
LG Uplus, the smallest of Korea’s telecom companies, has launched a cloud platform where users can access games that can be played on personal computers and smartphones.In a media presentation on Wednesday, LG Uplus vice president Chun Byung-wook unveiled the “C-Games” cloud platform with its strategic partners ― Korea Game Developers Association, Ubitus, a Taiwan-based software developer for cloud platforms, and Nvidia, a U.S. graphic processors developer. This marks the first time for a Korean
July 18, 2012
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Super-efficient toilets propel high technology down the drain
SAN JOSE, California ― It’s one of the most critical pieces of technology in your home. And though most consumers don’t think of their humble toilet as a tech product, researchers and engineers at global companies like Caroma and Toto are racing to improve designs so toilets consume far less water.Recent droughts, a growing global population and concerns about the impact of climate change on the world’s water resources have led to a surge of interest in water conservation as well as efforts to “
July 18, 2012
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SKT introduces billing app for smartphones
SK Telecom, Korea’s biggest mobile carrier, said Wednesday that it has launched an application where users can receive their bills and pay them through smartphones.The application named “Smartphone Billing & Payment Platform” can be downloaded by any smartphone users at SK Telecom’s T Store, Google’s Android or Apple’s App Store.With the app, users can not only pay their telephone bills, but also property and other taxes to regional government offices.The development of the app was part of effor
July 18, 2012
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New Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has huge task ahead
SAN JOSE, California ― She was accepted to all 10 colleges she applied to. With 14 job offers in hand upon graduation, she had a data-crunching economist help her with the winnowing. And when she went house hunting, Marissa Mayer settled on a Palo Alto, California, Craftsman ― after first looking at more than 100 properties.Then there’s her thing with cupcakes. The former Google Inc. superstar and now Yahoo Inc. CEO once deconstructed them right down to the paper linings: “You’ve got to go with
July 18, 2012
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KCC plan does little to calm net neutrality debate
State telecom regulator releases plan that would allow operators to limit accessNetwork neutrality has become the center of debate in Korea as the state telecom regulator last Friday released its draft plan on how to use and control communication networks.While the plan itself did not satisfy any of those involved in the debate, many say the Korea Communications Commission has given the upper hand to the country’s three telecom operators.Network neutrality refers to the principle that the Intern
July 18, 2012
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Glacier calves Manhattan-sized iceberg
(Yonhap News)An island of ice twice the size of Manhattan broke off from Greenland‘s largest glaciers Monday, a U.S. researcher reports.University of Delaware ocean scientist Andread Muenchow blogged the “calving”from the Petermann Glacier, one of the two largest glaciers left in Greenland connecting the great Greenland ice sheet with the ocean via a floating ice shelf.Muenchow, who credits the Ca
July 18, 2012
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Miracle? Dog gives birth to ‘cat’
A man claimed that his dog gave birth to what looks like a kitten, Yonhap News reported Wednesday.Jeong Pyong-bong, a 63-year-old man from South Jeolla Province said that his dog gave birth to what looks and sounds like a baby cat. “It is unbelievable,” said Jeong. “People from all over the town are coming over after hearing the news.”He said the mother dog seems to have gotten pregnant after wondering around the town since last May.However experts said it is theoretically “impossible for a do
July 18, 2012
