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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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OpenAI in talks with Samsung to power AI features, report says
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Russia sent 'anti-air' missiles to Pyongyang, Yoon's aide 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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S. Korea not to attend Sado mine memorial: foreign ministry
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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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Gold bars and cash bundles; authorities confiscate millions from tax dodgers
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Pele says Neymar can handle WC pressure
PARIS (AP) ― Pele is counting on Neymar to lead Brazil to a World Cup title and erase the painful memory of the last time the country hosted the tournament.Considered by many to be soccer’s greatest player, Pele was only 9 years old when Brazil lost to Uruguay in the 1950 World Cup final. Pele then led Brazil to the title eight years later, when he was 17 and again in 1962 and 1970.With Brazil holding the tournament this year, the pressure is on the 22-year-old Neymar, who scored a hat trick las
March 11, 2014
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Schedule finalized for national team
The South Korean men’s national soccer team has finalized its schedule in its buildup to the FIFA World Cup in Brazil this summer, officials said on Monday.The Korea Football Association said the team is scheduled to land in Brazil on June 12, five days before it is to face Russia to open Group H action. South Korea will set up training camp in Foz do Iguacu and will play Russia in Cuiaba, about 1,100 kilometers north of the camp.The other teams in Group H are Algeria and Belgium. South Korea fa
March 10, 2014
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City ousted from FA Cup
LONDON (AP) ― Manchester City suffered an unceremonious exit from the FA Cup on Sunday, three days before it tries to overturn a 2-0 deficit at Barcelona in the Champions League.Cristiano Ronaldo, meanwhile, had little trouble guiding his rampant Real Madrid to another win that left it alone at the top of the table in Spain.Juventus won to continue its march to the Italian title. Borussia Dortmund eked out a victory as it remained in a distant second place behind German leader Bayern Munich, and
March 10, 2014
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New season off to rousing start
The 2014 K League Classic season got off to a rousing start as a record number of fans enjoyed a weekend of action-packed soccer.All 12 clubs got into action over the past two days and the defending champs Pohang Steelers opened with a 1-0 loss to the 2013 runner-ups Ulsan Hyundai at home on Saturday.It was a rematch of a thrilling season finale from last year.Ulsan held a two-point lead over Pohang before that game and only needed a draw to secure its first championship. Pohang then scored only
March 10, 2014
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Barca stumbles again
LONDON (AP) ― Bayern Munich has virtually wrapped up the German league title, the French championship is Paris Saint-Germain’s to lose and there’s seemingly no stopping Chelsea’s march to the English Premier League trophy.As for Spain, however, who knows where the title will end up after Barcelona lost on Saturday for the third time in six games.Barcelona’s title defense took a blow when it stumbled to a 1-0 defeat at Valladolid, missing the chance to move to the top of the Spanish standings.Lio
March 9, 2014
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Hong worried about media spotlight on striker Park
INCHEON (Yonhap) ― Hong Myung-bo, the head coach of the South Korean men’s national football team, said Friday he is concerned about the excessive amount of media attention being paid to forward Park Chu-young. Hong returned from Athens, where South Korea defeated Greece 2-0 in the countries’ pre-World Cup friendly on Wednesday.Park scored the first goal in that win. It was Park’s first international appearance in more than a year, and his first goal for South Korea since November 2011. Even tho
March 7, 2014
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Bundesliga's Bayer Leverkusen to visit Seoul in summer
Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen will visit Seoul this summer to play a South Korean opponent, the German team announced Friday.On its website, Bayer Leverkusen, which has two South Korean players, Son Heung-min and Ryu Seung-woo, said it will face FC Seoul of the K League Classic on July 30."(Son) can expect a hero's welcome when die Werkself travel to the South Korean capital Seoul as part of the club's preseason preparations this summer," Bayer Leverkusen said, referring to itself by the Germ
March 7, 2014
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Ronaldo breaks scoring record
LEIRIA, Portugal (AP) ― Cristiano Ronaldo became Portugal’s all-time leading scorer Wednesday, netting twice as Portugal thrashed Cameroon 5-1 in a warm-up match between teams preparing for the World Cup.Ronaldo clinched his place in the record book with goals in the 21st and 83rd minutes, taking his international tally to 49. The 2013 FIFA world player of the year overtook Pauleta, who retired in 2006 after scoring 47 goals in 88 games. Ronaldo was making his 110th appearance.“I knew it would c
March 6, 2014
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Few passing grades for Korea in football win over Greece
South Korea may have defeated Greece 2-0 in their pre-World Cup match on Wednesday in Athens, but it was a misleading result that masked some of the side’s problems.And if this game was indeed the final test for players hoping to make the World Cup team ― as head coach Hong Myung-bo had often said ― then only a few players earned passing grades. Others failed spectacularly.Forward Park Chu-young, who opened the scoring in the 17th, deserves an A, though he only played the opening half.In his fir
March 6, 2014
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Korea beats Greece in pre-World Cup friendly
Opportunistic on offense and fortunate on defense, South Korea defeated Greece 2-0 in their pre-World Cup friendly match on Wednesday. South Korea solved the usually stingy Greek defense once in each half, as forward Park Chu-young scored his first international goal in more than two years, and winger Son Heung-min added insurance later at Karaiskakis Stadium. The 61st-ranked South Korea improved to three wins and a draw all-time against the No. 12 Greece. Since head coach Hong Myung-bo took
March 6, 2014
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Madrid, Robben headline soccer poll
LONDON (AP) ― Real Madrid’s 6-1 thrashing of Schalke followed by its 2-2 draw with La Liga title rival Atletico Madrid sent it to the top of this week’s Associated Press global soccer poll.Madrid edged Bayern Munich by three points to take team of the week honors for the second time this season.It was even closer in the player poll, where Munich’s Arjen Robben beat Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo by two votes.Robben scored a hat trick in Bayern’s 5-1 Bundesliga victory, also against Schalke, and runn
March 5, 2014
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Doral is a familiar place that no one recognizes
DORAL, Florida (AP) ― Steve Stricker usually doesn’t show up at a tournament on Sunday. He made an exception for the Cadillac Championship, and it made perfect sense.And not just because snow is in the forecast at home in Wisconsin.This is the 20-year anniversary of the first time Stricker played the Blue Monster at Doral.Now it seems as if he’s on a blind date.“You know you’re at Doral, but it doesn’t feel anything like it,” Stricker said Tuesday. “A few holes, they haven’t changed. But then yo
March 5, 2014
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Putting it on the line
ATHENS (Yonhap) ― As he wrapped up his first practice on Monday with the South Korean men’s national soccer team getting ready to face Greece, forward Park Chu-young said there will be no excuse for him to be out of form despite his lack of playing time of late.Park, of Watford in England’s second division, has been named to the squad for Wednesday’s friendly against Greece. The match will kick off at 7 p.m. in the Greek capital, or 2 a.m. on Thursday in South Korea. The 28-year-old is on the na
March 4, 2014
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Brazil down to 100 days to get all ready
SAO PAULO (AP) ― Brazil is running out of time.World Cup organizers will mark 100 days to go on Tuesday with work still to be done on stadiums and infrastructure in the 12 host cities.As national teams enter their final phase of preparations ― Wednesday in the only date this year before mid-May that all players are available to national teams for exhibitions ― the Brazilian government is trying to ensure the country will be prepared for the 32-nation tournament, which opens June 12. Brazil had n
March 4, 2014
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Man City wins League Cup title
LONDON (AP) ― Manchester City staged a second-half comeback to beat Sunderland 3-1 in the League Cup final on Sunday, with exquisite goals from Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri inside two minutes sparking the recovery.Returning to the stadium where Roberto Mancini’s City career ended in an FA Cup final loss last May, further Wembley misery appeared to be beckoning when Fabio Borini put Premier League struggler Sunderland in front after 10 minutes.Instead, City, which has now scored 121 goals this seas
March 3, 2014
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National soccer team prepares for Greece clash
ATHENS (Yonhap) ― Members of the South Korean men’s national soccer team arrived Sunday in Athens, the site of their upcoming friendly match against Greece, as players braced themselves for competition within the squad.South Korea is scheduled to take on Greece at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in the Greek capital, or 2 a.m. on Thursday in South Korea.Head coach Hong Myung-bo arrived from South Korea with eight players from the domestic and Asian leagues, while several others playing in Europe and the Mid
March 3, 2014
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K League set to kick off season
The top South Korean professional soccer league will kick off its new season at the weekend with some of the usual suspects ready to battle for supremacy once again.The 12-team K League Classic will open its 2014 season on Saturday with three matches, including the rematch of last season’s dramatic finale between the champs Pohang Steelers and the runner-up Ulsan Hyundai.Ulsan held a two-point lead on Pohang heading into that match and needed only a draw to clinch their first championship in eig
March 3, 2014
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Nat'l football team lands in Greece as players brace for competition
Members of the South Korean men's national football team arrived Sunday in Athens, the site of their upcoming friendly match against Greece, as players braced themselves for competition within the squad.South Korea is scheduled to take on Greece at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in the Greek capital, or 2 a.m. on Thursday in South Korea.Head coach Hong Myung-bo arrived from South Korea with eight players from the domestic and Asian leagues, while several others playing in Europe and Middle East traveled se
March 3, 2014
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Chelsea builds lead in EPL
LONDON (AP) ― As the tightest English Premier League title race in years is playing out, the Bundesliga is witnessing its most one-sided.Although Chelsea moved four points clear at the top of the English standings with a 3-1 victory at Fulham on Saturday, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City remain in close reach. In Germany, though, Bayern Munich powered a Bundesliga record 20-points clear after 23 games by beating Schalke 5-1.Chelsea recovered from a sluggish first-half performance to see of
March 2, 2014
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Hiddink may take helm of Netherlands
AMSTERDAM (AP) ― Guus Hiddink says he is pulling together a team to assist him as the next Netherlands coach.Louis van Gaal has already announced he will step down after the World Cup in Brazil, but the Netherlands Football Association has not yet confirmed Hiddink’s appointment.The Dutch FA said Saturday it had no comment.“I am busy with the KNVB putting together the whole team I want,” Hiddink said in a Friday night radio interview. “That’s going to take a few days or weeks.” Van Gaal has rebu
March 2, 2014
