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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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South Korean military plans to launch new division for future warfare
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Gold bars and cash bundles; authorities confiscate millions from tax dodgers
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Trump picks ex-N. Korea policy official as his principal deputy national security adviser
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Kia EV9 GT marks world debut at LA Motor Show
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Teen smoking, drinking decline, while mental health, dietary habits worsen
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Brain stimulation may boost memory: study
California scientists said Wednesday they may have found a way to stimulate a part of the brain so that it forms memories more easily. MCTSomeday, the process might be used to make a neuroprosthetic device, or thinking cap, that people could turn on when they need to remember new information, or it
Feb. 9, 2012
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Study on mice shows fasting weakens cancer
Early research on mice with cancer shows that fasting may weaken tumors and help chemotherapy work better, scientists said on Wednesday.While it remains unknown if the same approach could work in humans, or if it would even be safe, researchers said the findings suggest a promising new route of stud
Feb. 9, 2012
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NASA planning ‘space taxi’ program
United States space agency NASA is looking for firms to design and build space taxis to transport astronauts to and from International Space Station, Reuters reported Tuesday. NASAThe program aims to continue previous plans by NASA to develop commercial passenger spaceships.With the U.S. shutting do
Feb. 8, 2012
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Smoking linked to mental decline in men: study
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Men who smoke experience greater mental declines over time than men who never smoked, but the same link does not appear among women, said a British study published in the United States on Monday.The research suggested that the effects of long-term cigarette smoking show up terms o
Feb. 7, 2012
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Soldiers might be able to control weapons with minds
Wars of the next century may look a lot like a scene from a science fiction movies or video games, with soldiers controlling machines with their minds, guns that shoot harmful waves, and neural stimulation to boost performances, Britain’s Daily Telegraph reports. MCTA report by Royal Soci
Feb. 7, 2012
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3D printer creates new jaw for woman
A Belgian woman is able to chew, speak and breathe normally after the implantation of a new jawbone created on a 3D printer, doctors say.The replacement jaw, created out of a fine titanium powder sculpted layer by layer by a precision laser beam, has proved a successful substitute for her own jaw al
Feb. 7, 2012
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KT Q4 net rises 12.5% on one-off factor
Korea’s telecom titan KT Corp. said Monday that its fourth-quarter net profit rose 12.5 percent from a year earlier due to a one-off factor.Net income came to 210.6 billion won ($188.9 million) in the October-December period of last year, compared with 187.1 billion won a year ago, the company said in a regulatory filing.Sales jumped 24.7 percent on-year to 6.4 trillion won over the same period, while its operating profit dropped 16.7 percent to 287.6 billion won in the final quarter of last yea
Feb. 6, 2012
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Scientists decode how the brain hears words
U.S. scientists said Wednesday they have found a way to decode how the brain hears words, in what researchers described as a major step toward one day helping people communicate after paralysis or stroke.MCT By placing electrodes on the brains of research subjects and then having them li
Feb. 6, 2012
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LGE tops U.S. drum washer market
LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s leading consumer electronics maker, remained the top seller of drum washing machines in the U.S. market for the fifth straight year in 2011, a market researcher said Sunday.LG Electronics dominated the U.S. drum washer market last year in terms of sales, number of products sold and market share, according to Stevenson Company.By sales, LG Electronics claimed a 20.7 percent share of the U.S. drum washer market, outstripping Samsung Electronics Co.’s 17.4 percent
Feb. 5, 2012
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Zuckerberg may sell about $1.67 billion Facebook stock
Mark Zuckerberg may sell about $1.67 billion of Facebook Inc. stock in the company’s initial public offering to pay off taxes he will owe when he exercises options to buy 120 million shares. (AP)The social network’s chief executive officer will owe taxes on gains related to the award of option
Feb. 5, 2012
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CEO of chip maker Micron dies in plane crash
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- The image Steve Appleton cultivated as a stunt pilot and off-road rally driver became the perfect metaphor for his wild, 18-year ride as the leader of Micron Technology Inc., where stomach-churning swings from billion-dollar profit to billion-dollar loss required the constitutio
Feb. 5, 2012
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Fake social network accounts in dispute ahead of elections
Politicians rush to improve Twitter, Facebook profiles amid growing worry over artificial enhancementKorea’s politicians are desperately scrambling to boost their influence on social networks ahead of the parliamentary elections. How desperately? Some allegedly buy new Twitter accounts with more followers, a practice that is muddying their already tainted reputations. Although there are no official numbers of how many fake Twitter, Facebook and other social network accounts are traded in return
Feb. 3, 2012
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Brains of addicts are inherently abnormal: study
Drug addicts have inherited abnormalities in some parts of the brain which interfere with impulse control, said a British study published in the United States on Thursday. Previous research has pointed to these differences, but it was unclear if they resulted from the ravages of addiction or if they were there beforehand to predispose a person to drug abuse.Scientists at the University of Cambridge compared the brains of addicts to their non-addicted siblings as well as to healthy, unrelated v
Feb. 3, 2012
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Valentine's Day may be worst day to kiss
Valentine's Day falls smack dab in the middle of flu and cold season, so kissing may not be such a good idea, a U.S. infectious disease expert suggests.Dr. Jorge Parada, medical director, infectious disease at Loyola University Health System in Maywood, Ill., said changing weather or temperatures ar
Feb. 3, 2012
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Blood test detects depressed patients
A blood test analyzing levels of nine biomarkers accurately distinguished patients diagnosed with depression from others, U.S. researchers said.MCTLead author Dr. George Papakostas of the Massachusetts General Hospital said previous efforts to develop tests based on a single blood or urinary biomark
Feb. 3, 2012
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Varied diet reduces risk of metabolic syndrome
Not being too choosy about food provides a better chance of preventing metabolic syndrome, the Korea Food and Drug Administration said Friday. According to the U.S. National Health, Lung and Blood Institute, metabolic syndrome refers to a group of risk factors that raise the risk of heart disease and other health problems, such as diabetes and stroke.A research team at the organization conducted a cohort study of 6,640 adults living in the Ansan and Anseong regions of Gyeonggi Province from 2001
Feb. 2, 2012
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More veggies, whole grains at school
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (AP) ― The first major nutritional overhaul of school meals in more than 15 years means most offerings ― including the always popular pizza ― will come with less sodium, more whole grains and a wider selection of fruits and vegetables on the side.First lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the new guidelines during a visit Wednesday with elementary students. Mrs. Obama, also joined by celebrity chef Rachael Ray, said youngsters will learn better
Feb. 2, 2012
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FDA clears drug for advanced kidney cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Patients with hard-to-treat kidney cancer that has spread to other parts of the body gained a new drug option Friday, after federal regulators approved a twice-a-day pill from Pfizer for the disease.The Food and Drug Administration approved the company’s drug Inlyta as a secondary option for patients with renal cell carcinoma that hasn’t responded to previous drug treatments. Renal cell carcinoma is the most common form of kidney cancer, with an estimated 61,000 people in the U
Feb. 2, 2012
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Kangbuk Samsung Hospital to open international clinic
Kangbuk Samsung Hospital said Thursday that it will open an international clinic on Feb.16 at the Samsung office building in Taepyeongno, central Seoul.Located 500 meters from Seoul City Hall, the clinic expects to cater mostly to expats and foreign tourists. It will share facilities and infrastructure with the Samsung hospital.The hospital conducts joint studies with Johns Hopkins University and has been praised as one of the leading medical institutions in preventative medicine. All its system
Feb. 2, 2012
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Black spots on the face
Also termed “flowers in the land of the dead,” black spots on the face are generally referred to as seborrheic keratosis or senile lentigo, and are gradually formed as the skin ages. There are many people who think that black spots on the face occur only in old age. But they can also occur in younger people who frequently perform outdoor activities and are exposed to ultraviolet rays.The signs of skin aging such as black spots or wrinkles progress because of the natural aging process or the effe
Feb. 2, 2012