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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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Gold bars and cash bundles; authorities confiscate millions from tax dodgers
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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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Going green pays off
The world needs a green transition. That is crucial to our children’s and grandchildren’s welfare and well-being. In 2030, the world will have 3 billion more middle-class consumers than today, which will put massive pressure on the Earth’s resources and place serious strain on the climate and environment. There is no way around a new growth strategy. We need a smart new growth strategy where we create jobs through commercial solutions to the Earth’s resource problems. Smart growth can only be cr
June 3, 2012
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Samsung releases multimedia laptop
Samsung Electronics, Korea’s biggest tech manufacturing firm, has released its all-new laptop computer line with high-performance multimedia applications, targeting young consumers.The laptop, named “Series 5 Boost,” in 15-inch and 17-inch display models, is embedded with the latest audio and video software and hardware, the company said on Sunday in a press release.It has audio speaker systems provided by the U.S.-based JBL, with subwoofers that can process low-pitched audio frequencies into hi
June 3, 2012
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Many smartphone apps invade privacy, test finds
Smartphone apps are very useful but users often have to pay for them with their privacy.The German consumer protection group Stiftung Warentest looked at 63 applications and graded 28 of them as "critical" in regards to data protection. Another nine were determined to be "very critical" -including widely-popular apps such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Foodspotting and iTranslate.The applications take per
June 3, 2012
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Arctic ice sheets may provide clues in searching for alien life
U.S. scientists are studying sheets Arctic ice sheets, looking for evidence that can help them find alien microorganisms that may have evolved in the Solar System.A group of researchers, led by environmental biogeochemist Jeffrey White from Indiana University, looked at glaciers in Greenland to study the methane released by methanogenic microbes. By analyzing the methane emissions, White and his
June 3, 2012
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Arctic ice sheets may provide clues in searching for alien life
U.S. scientists are studying sheets Arctic ice sheets, looking for evidence that can help them find alien microorganisms that may have evolved in the Solar System.A group of researchers, led by environmental biogeochemist Jeffrey White from Indiana University, looked at glaciers in Greenland to study the methane released by methanogenic microbes. By analyzing the methane emissions, White and his colleagues found out that a variety of microbes have emitted the methane discovered at the area, indi
June 1, 2012
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Porn may lead to unhappy relationships
A study has suggested that frequent porn use by men can hurt their romantic partners’ self esteem as well as increase disatisfaction in their relationships, Livescience.com reported.The research by Destin Stewart, a clinical psychology intern at the University of Florida, sought to clarify the anecdotal theory that porn can harm relationships. Stewart asked 308 heterosexual college women, aged 18-29 years old, to fill out questionnaires about their current partner‘s porn use as well as their rel
June 1, 2012
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Future galaxy collision predicted
U.S. astronomers are forecasting the Milky Way will have a violent collision with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy in about 4 billion years.The encounter will result in a major makeover for our galaxy, NASA astronomers said, that will see the sun flung into a new area of the Milky Way. However, Earth and the rest of the solar system will be in no danger of being destroyed, a NASA release said Thur
June 1, 2012
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For some, exercise can increase health risk
Exercise may increase heart risk for some, a study has found.Scientists analyzed data from six exercise studies including 1,687 people to find that close to 10 percent showed worse blood pressure, insulin levels, HDL cholesterol or triglycerides, all of which are related to heart disease.The direct cause, however, remains unknown.“It is bizarre,” said Claude Bouchard, lead author of the paper and a professor of genetics at Louisiana State University.Authors of the study also warned that the stud
June 1, 2012
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Baby bird found with 2 heads, 3 beaks
(UPI)A Massachusetts woman said she investigated bird sounds in her yard and discovered a baby cardinal with two heads and three beaks.April Britt of Northampton said she and her husband followed the sounds of squawking birds in their back yard to a tree where they discovered the baby female cardinal with the unusual deformities, WGGB-TV, Springfield, reported Thursday."My husband says, 'Oh my God
June 1, 2012
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320,000 Koreans have sleep disorders
About 320,000 people have been treated for sleeping disorders last year, the Health Insurance Review and Assessment said Monday. The figure is a 73 percent jump from 180,000 in 2007, the state insurance-auditory body said. About one-third of the patients were in their 40s and 50s. According to HIRA, the factor behind the spiraling cases of sleep disorders is extreme stress from work. The fact that they suffer from obesity, hypertension and other illnesses stemming from an unbalanced diet and lac
May 31, 2012
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Raw milk, and raw emotion, go to court
MINNEAPOLIS ― Melinda Olson has given her 12-year-old son raw milk for years. When he walked away virtually unscathed from a serious bike accident last year, she credited his healthy diet of raw milk dairy products.Matthew Caldwell fed his 2-year-old son, Owen, raw milk in the spring of 2010. The boy was hospitalized for 13 days, victim of an E. coli 0157:H7 outbreak traced to raw milk producer Mike Hartmann.The two parents’ stories are bookends to a debate that is on high boil in Minnesota. One
May 31, 2012
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Nasal obstruction
The nose has an important cosmetic function and also serves an even more important physiological role especially in respiration. Any problems with the respiratory function of the nose will lead to symptoms of nasal obstruction. People with normal respiratory function are not conscious of their breathing but patients with nasal obstruction as well as those around them experience stuffiness as a result.There are several conditions which cause nasal obstruction, the most common of which is rhinitis
May 31, 2012
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Mom and baby yoga not a stretch, participants say
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. ― Babies can be good yoga partners. Just ask the folks at Pacific Cultural Center’s Ashtanga Yoga Institute.Babies live in the present moment, are flexible and like to stretch. But the Mama & Baby Yoga classes are really for the moms.One or two volunteers attend, holding and distracting the little ones who have had their fill of a quiet yoga practice, allowing their moms to continue with the asanas, or poses.A mother of two, instructor Treea Clements said she started teaching
May 31, 2012
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Research links coffee to lower death rates
LOS ANGELES ― Researchers have some reassuring news for the legions of coffee drinkers who can’t get through the day without a latte, cappuccino, iced mocha, double-shot of espresso or a plain old cuppa joe: That coffee habit may help you live longer.A new study that tracked the health and coffee consumption of more than 400,000 older adults for nearly 14 years found that java drinkers were less likely to die during the study than their counterparts who eschewed the brew. In fact, men and women
May 31, 2012
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How to stay away from cigarettes
The health hazards of smoking are well known: Cigarettes are known to contribute to the prevalence of cancers of the mouth, head, lung, breast, bladder, stomach and other parts of the body. It is also linked to coronary heart disease and many other fatal disorders. It is suspected of causing infertility in women and raises the risk of fetal deformity during pregnancy. The World Health Organization said it kills 5 million people worldwide a year, which is equivalent to one person dying every six
May 31, 2012
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'Bloodletting' may be beneficial
Bloodletting as a medical treatment was abandoned in the 19th century, but German researchers said blood donation is beneficial to the donor.Professor Andreas Michalsen of the Charite-University Medical Centre in Berlin and colleagues at the University Duisburg-Essen said donating blood can provide medical benefits for obese people with metabolic syndrome -- which includes insulin resistance, glu
May 31, 2012
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Scientists decode tomato genome
Scientists have sequenced the entire genome of the tomato in an international project that promises enhanced versions of the fruit.The study, published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, has been conducted since 2004 by more than 300 scientists from 14 countries including a Korean team that mapped out one of the 12 chromosomes.“We have identified 35,000 genes in the tomato genome. This will be of
May 31, 2012
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Americans' skulls getting bigger over time
American heads are getting larger although it's unclear why that is happening, forensic anthropologists at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, said.Examining 1,500 skulls dating back to the mid-1800s through the mid-1980s, the researchers found U.S. skulls have become larger, taller and narrower as seen from the front and faces have become significantly narrower and higher, a UT release report
May 31, 2012
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New theory addresses frozen Earth paradox
A U.S. scientist says he has a theory why a much fainter sun 2 billion years ago didn't leave a frozen Earth unfit to develop the kind of life we see today.Why the Earth avoided the deep freeze in what has been dubbed the Faint Young Sun Paradox is a much-debated question among scientists, but Purdue University's David Minton says he believes he might have an answer."If you go back in time to abou
May 31, 2012
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Israelis develop 'cannabis without the high'
Israeli scientists have cultivated a cannabis plant that doesn't get people stoned in a development that may help those smoking marijuana for medical purposes, a newspaper said on Wednesday.According to the Maariv daily, the new cannabis looks, smells and even tastes the same, but does not induce any of the feelings normally associated with smoking marijuana that are brought on by the substance TH
May 31, 2012
