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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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Having slimmer friends may lead to weight loss
You are more likely to gain weight when your friends around you are heavier than you, according to a recent study conducted in Chicago.There is a high probability of gaining weight if students have friends who are heavier than them. On the other hand, students are likely to lose weight if their friends around them are slimmer than they are, according to Dr. David Shoham, an assistant professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology of Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of
July 12, 2012
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‘Sound' of Higgs boson created
(123rf)"Sonified" data from experiments at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland makes it possible to "hear" the newly discovered Higgs boson, researchers say.The result, they said, is a melody that resembles the syncopated rhythm of the habanera, a Cuban dance popular in Spain in the early 19th century."As soon as the [Higgs discovery] announcement was made, we begun working on the sonificatio
July 12, 2012
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1950s flying car for sale
(YouTube)A U.S. flying car built in the 1950s -- and yes, it works! -- is up for sale for $1.25 million, the Smithsonian's Paleofuture blog reports.Aircraft collector Gregg Herrick of Minneapolis, who is selling his 1954 Taylor Aerocar, said he bought the flying car in the early 1990s in Idaho because he was drawn to the design just as many people in the latter half of the 20th century were."I was
July 12, 2012
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LG Display to develop 60-inch flexible OLED
LG Display has been chosen by the government to lead a project to develop transparent and flexible organic light-emitting diode displays.Korea’s second-largest display-panel maker said that it will develop proprietary technology for ultra high-definition, 60-inch flexible OLED displays by 2017 as part of the government’s “Future Flagship Program” to promote next-generation technologies.The company will lead a consortium, which includes Avaco, an equipment maker for display production, for the de
July 11, 2012
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Musicshake pushes vision of music-making for all
Samsung, Nexon-backed tech firm Silent Music Band seeks M&A for synergy between music, social networkingMusic has long been considered a field only for professional singers, composers or those who, at least, studied or know how to read and play music.But Blue Yun, the CEO and founder of Silent Music Band, aims to break this conventional thinking by helping consumers, regardless of age, background and experience, understand and create music through its software. This is the main reason the compan
July 11, 2012
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Google makes proposals to EU on competition concerns
BRUSSELS (AFP) ― Google said Monday it had made proposals to EU regulators who have threatened to impose huge fines unless the Internet search giant allays concerns it has abused its dominant market position.“We have made a proposal to address the four areas the European Commission described as potential concerns,” said Google spokesman Al Verney.The proposals, made in a letter from Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt to EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia, followed a demand by EU ant
July 11, 2012
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Foreign phone makers struggle in Korea
Analysts attribute declining foreign presence to lack of marketing, distribution and AS service capabilityForeign mobile phone makers are facing difficulties in marketing their brands in Korea, one of the most wired countries in the world, and competing against local giant players such as Samsung Electronics.Industry sources said that this is nothing new as the local market has always been dominated by local companies, with little space open to foreign players to increase their presence, even d
July 11, 2012
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South Korea hints at scrapping whaling plan
South Korea said Wednesday it may scrap its fiercely criticized plan to resume "scientific" whaling if experts come up with non-lethal means to study the mammals in its waters."We may not conduct whaling for scientific research if there is another way to achieve the goal," Kang Joon-Suk, a senior official of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, told reporters.South Korea unve
July 11, 2012
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Smart headlights will see 'through' rain
U.S. researchers say a new "smart" headlight design will help drivers in rainy condition by constantly redirecting light to shine between raindrops.Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh say the system, successfully demonstrated in lab tests, prevents the distracting and dangerous glare of headlight beams reflected by precipitation back toward the driver."If you're driving in a th
July 11, 2012
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Pets boost infant immunity to infections
(123rf)Infants, who had contact with dogs at home had fewer respiratory tract symptoms or infections than children with no dog contacts, researchers in Finland found.Lead author Dr. Eija Bergroth, a pediatrician who worked at Kuopio University Hospital in Finland at the time of the study, and colleagues at Kuopio University Hospital, the National Institute for Health and Welfare in Kuopio, Finland
July 11, 2012
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Doctors extract 13-cm worm from man’s eye
Doctors in Mumbai removed a 13-cm live worm from a patient’s right eye.The 75 year-old patient, PK Krishnamurthy, was suffering from an irritated and itchy eye for a long period of time before finally deciding to visit his local doctor’s office.After an examination, ophthalmologists at Fortis hospital found the worm -- a threadlike parasite -- swimming around in the eye and extracted it. Dr V Seetharaman who conducted the minor surgery said the case was “extremely unusual” and Krishnamurthy was
July 11, 2012
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Conn. man donates 18 gallons of blood
A Connecticut man who has been donating blood for 34 years said he has donated a total of 18 gallons in 144 separate donations.Alan Gittleman of South Windsor, first donated blood to the American Red Cross in 1978 as part of the Bridgeport Jewish Community Center's drive in the name of his father-in-law, who had recently undergone surgery.He said he has donated about six times per year since his o
July 11, 2012
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IT exports shrink 5.2% in first half
Korea’s exports of information technology products sank 5.2 percent on-year during the first half of the year, mainly due to weak demand from European consumers gripped by protracted eurozone debt problems, data showed Tuesday.The country shipped $73.27 billion worth of IT products during the January-June period, down from $77.32 billion a year earlier, according to the data released by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy.During the same period, South Korea also saw its IT imports drop 6.5 percent
July 10, 2012
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Sitting less may extend American lives: study
(123rf)American adults may boost their life expectancy by two years by sitting for fewer than three hours a day, researchers said Tuesday, while admitting this was a tough task.Reducing television viewing to under two hours a day could similarly add1.4 years, the US team said in a paper in the online journal BMJ Open.A recent study found that US adults spend about 7.7 hours per day engaged in "s
July 10, 2012
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‘Irreplaceable’ dinosaur fossil destroyed
An “irreplaceable” dinosaur fossil destroyed at a dig in western Canada is the fourth fossil to be damaged in the last two months, a paleontologist says.The skeleton of a duck-billed Hadrosaur was discovered in Alberta June 15 by paleontologist Phil Bell and a team from the University of Alberta, CBC News reported.At that time, the fossil was partially uncovered by the team and then reburied so it could be removed from the site in mid-July.When Bell visited the site Thursday, he discovered the 3
July 10, 2012
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Math anxiety higher in girls than in boys?
More girls than boys are likely to experience math anxiety that may hurt their classroom performance in the subject, British researchers say.High math anxiety was a stronger predictor of poor test performance for girls than for boys, researchers from Cambridge and Oxford Universities said -- and could keep girls from persisting with their math education and pursuing careers that require quantitati
July 10, 2012
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Sounds of Northern Lights confirmed
(123rf)Sounds associated with auroras, or northern lights, described in folktales and by wilderness wanderers, have been confirmed by Finnish researchers.Scientists at Aalto University using microphones determined the crackles or muffled bangs are formed about 70 meters above ground level."Our research proved that, during the occurrence of the northern lights, people can hear natural auroral sound
July 10, 2012
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Sitting less may extend American lives: study
American adults may boost their life expectancy by two years by sitting for fewer than three hours a day, researchers said Tuesday, while admitting this was a tough task.Reducing television viewing to under two hours a day could similarly add1.4 years, the U.S. team said in a paper in the online journal BMJ Open.A recent study found that U.S. adults spend about 7.7 hours per day engaged in "sedent
July 10, 2012
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SK Telecom world’s first in sending 3-D broadcast through LTE network
SK Telecom said Monday that it transmitted 3-D broadcasting content through its Long Term Evolution networks for the first time in the world.In an opening ceremony of the 3-D Media Lab in Sangamdong, Seoul, SK Telecom successfully field-tested the 3-D broadcasting transmission.This marks the first time where media and telecommunications technologies of 3-D broadcasting equipment and LTE networks have been integrated, SK Telecom noted.As 3-D visuals take up a lot more data space than conventional
July 9, 2012
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Samsung said to plan Windows RT tablet
Samsung Electronics, the largest phone maker, will release a tablet that features Microsoft Corp.’s Windows RT software when the operating system debuts, people with knowledge of the matter said. Samsung has made a handheld computer built on Windows RT, the first version of Windows that works on ARM Holdings Plc technology, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans haven’t been made public. Windows RT devices will be released in October, one person said. The decision to s
July 9, 2012
