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Jung's paternity reveal exposes where Korea stands on extramarital babies
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Samsung entangled in legal risks amid calls for drastic reform
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Heavy snow alerts issued in greater Seoul area, Gangwon Province; over 20 cm of snow seen in Seoul
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[Herald Interview] 'Trump will use tariffs as first line of defense for American manufacturing'
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Agency says Jung Woo-sung unsure on awards attendance after lovechild revelations
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[Health and care] Getting cancer young: Why cancer isn’t just an older person’s battle
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Prosecutors seek 5-year prison term for Samsung chief in merger retrial
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K-pop fandoms wield growing influence over industry decisions
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Korea's auto industry braces for Trump’s massive tariffs in Mexico
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[Graphic News] International marriages on rise in Korea
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Women’s ball sports teams fall in semis
South Korean women’s volleyball and handball teams were eliminated from the semifinals Thursday, backing down from their long-time dream of setting a golden Olympic milestone in London.However, rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae placed fourth on the first day of the qualification round, raising the chance of advancing to the all-around final, which will be a first in Korean Olympic history.South Korea added no medals Thursday and went down a notch to fifth behind Russia in the medals race.The Korean
Aug. 10, 2012
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Usain Bolt first man to duplicate 100-200m Olympic double
LONDON (AP) ― When the stakes are the biggest, the spotlight most bright, Usain Bolt is as good as gold.Good as there’s ever been.Putting the field far enough behind that he could slow up over the last few strides and put his left index finger to his mouth to tell any critics to shush, Bolt won the 200 meters in 19.32 seconds Thursday night, making him the only man with two Olympic titles in that event.“That was for all that people that doubted me, all the people that was talking all kinds of st
Aug. 10, 2012
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Britain's Jade Jones wins first taekwondo gold
(AFP)LONDON - Great Britain's Jade Jones took revenge for her World Championship final defeat last year by beating Hou Yuzhuo of China for Olympic under-57kg gold on Thursday.In a tactical final the teenager from Wales triumphed 6-4 to win Britain's first Olympic taekwondo title.France's sixth seed Marlene Harnois took a bronze medal with a 12-8 victory over Mayu Hamada of Japan.Top seed Tseng Li-
Aug. 10, 2012
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Rudisha wins 800m gold, breaks world record
(AP)LONDON - David Rudisha of Kenya won the men's 800 metres Olympic title on Thursday and set a stunning world record of 1min 40.91sec.The 23-year-old world champion was five metres clear of Nijel Amos of Botswana after taking control of the race from an early stage and charged down the home straight at the capacity crowd rose to their feet.Amos timed 1:41.73 - a world junior record for the 18-ye
Aug. 10, 2012
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Men's football team looks to salvage bronze against Japan
LONDON -- The South Korean men's football team takes on rival Japan for the bronze medal at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. South Korea was blanked by Brazil 3-0 in the semifinals earlier this week but can still salvage its Olympics with its first-ever football medal.In women's taekwondo, Hwang Kyung-seon goes for her second straight gold medal in the under-67-kilogram class on Friday. She is one o
Aug. 10, 2012
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Football coach wants focus on football ahead of grudge match
(London Olympic Joint Press Corps)CARDIFF, Britain -- Ahead of the latest grudge football match between Korea and Japan at the London Olympics, Korean head coach Hong Myung-bo said Thursday his focus is solely on the action on the pitch.The two regional rivals will clash in the men's football bronze medal contest at Millennium Stadium here Friday evening. Korea is seeking its first Olympic footbal
Aug. 10, 2012
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No medals for Korea as handball, volleyball teams fall in semis
There were no medals won Thursday for South Korea, and its women's handball and volleyball teams were both eliminated from the semifinals.In the handball contest, South Korea lost to Norway 31-25. The volleyball team fell to the U.S. in straight sets.Against Norway, South Korea failed to put up much of a fight from start to finish. Norway exploited the slow-footed, exhausted South Korean defense w
Aug. 10, 2012
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Korea falls to U.S. in women's volleyball semis
(London Olympic Joint Press Corps)LONDON -- Korea dropped to the U.S. in straight sets in the women's volleyball semifinals Thursday.Destinee Hooker led the Americans with 24 points in the 25-20, 25-22, 25-22 victory. Kim Yeon-koung countered with 20 points and Han Song-yi had 13 in the losing cause.Korea has been relegated to the bronze medal match, where it will face Japan on Saturday.Korea is g
Aug. 10, 2012
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Korean rhythmic gymnast well positioned for final
(London Olympic Joint Press Corps)LONDON -- Korean rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae put together solid performances on Thursday, the first day of the qualification round, to give herself a chance to advance to the all-around final at the London Olympics.After the hoop and ball routines at Wembley Arena, Son finished fourth overall among 24 gymnasts. She earned 28.075 points in hoop and 27.825 points
Aug. 10, 2012
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[Photo] Korean Grace
Korean rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae practices her ribbon routine on Wednesday ahead of qualifications for the individual all-aroundevent slated for Thursday at the 2012 London Olympic Games. (Yonhap News)
Aug. 9, 2012
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Felix claims elusive first gold in 200
LONDON (AP) ― No more heartbreak for Allyson Felix. No more silver, either.Denied twice on the world’s biggest stage, Felix won the Olympic gold medal she’s been yearning for, taking the 200 meters Wednesday night to fill the last, and biggest, hole in her otherwise stellar resume.Felix won the race in 21.88 seconds, topping Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who won the 100 four nights earlier, by .21 seconds. American Carmelita Jeter added bronze to go with her silver in the 100 meters.“I thin
Aug. 9, 2012
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New taekwondo rule: Don’t kick hard
LONDON (AP) ― Taekwondo officials trying to take the sting out of the sport’s deadliest kicks have come up with an interesting new rule: don’t bother kicking hard.To make the sport safer, officials recently announced that any head kicks will be awarded points even if there is no force behind the kick; athletes only need to touch their opponent’s head with their foot to score.The London Olympics will be the first games to use the new rule. Previously, players had to use some power to demonstrate
Aug. 9, 2012
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Marion Jones: Usain Bolt could be the best ever
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ― With back-to-back gold medals in the 100 meters, Usain Bolt has already proved himself to be the greatest sprinter at this moment. To former U.S. track star Marion Jones, it also puts him well on his way to earning the moniker of the best track and field athlete the world has ever seen.“I certainly think based on the fact that he’s still so young and that he’s already accomplished so much that, barring serious injury or anything else, I think that he certainly would be consi
Aug. 9, 2012
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Kim channels pressure into motivation
LONDON (Yonhap News) ― On his way to capturing the gold medal in men’s 66-kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling, Kim Hyeon-woo encountered his share of challenges, both mentally and physically.Less than 24 hours removed from his first gold, the 23-year-old said Wednesday he never backed away from them.Kim beat Tamas Lorincz of Hungary for the gold, which was South Korea’s first Olympic wrestling title in eight years. The South Korean competed with only one eye open, as his right eye was virtually swoll
Aug. 9, 2012
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Third time lucky as Felix wins women's 200m gold
(AFP-Yonhap News)LONDON - America's Allyson Felix made it third time lucky to win the Olympic 200m crown here Wednesday and deny Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce a sprint double.Felix, a silver medallist at the 2004 and 2008 Games over the distance, powered to victory in 21.88sec to thwart Fraser-Pryce's hopes of adding the 200m title to her newly acquired 100m crown."Finally, it has been a long
Aug. 9, 2012
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Bolt and Blake ease into 200m final
LONDON - Usain Bolt stayed on track for an Olympic sprint double as he and Jamaican rival Yohan Blake eased into Thursday's final of the 200m with commanding runs in their semi-finals on Wednesday.Blake strolled to victory in his heat in 20.01sec but eased up before the line, while 100m champion Bolt was imperious as he held off the field to win his race in 20.18sec, looking around all the way dow
Aug. 9, 2012
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Russia, Spain set-up semi-final clash
LONDON - Russia will have the chance to play for an Olympic medal for the first time since the breakup of the Soviet Union after beating Lithuania 83-74 Wednesday to reach the men's basketball semi-finals.Andrei Kirilenko scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and TimofeyMozgov added 17 points to spark Russia into a Friday matchup against reigning European champion Spain, which advanced by defea
Aug. 9, 2012
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Swiss end 88-year wait for show jumping gold
(AP-Yonhap News)LONDON - Steve Guerdat, riding Nino des Buissonnets, won the Olympic Games individual show jumping gold at Greenwich Park on Wednesday for Switzerland's first title in the event in 88 years.Ireland's Cian O'Connor and Dutch rider Gerco Schroder faced a jump off to determine the silver and bronze medals after finishing tied with one time fault apiece.Schroder took second place, post
Aug. 9, 2012
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Women's handball, volleyball teams in semifinal action
LONDON -- The South Korean women's handball team will take on the reigning world champion Norway in the semifinal action Thursday. This is South Korea's eighth straight semifinal appearance in Olympic women's handball. South Korea and Norway drew 27-27 in their group stage last week.The women's volleyball squad is also among the last four standing and will battle the U.S. for a berth in the gold m
Aug. 9, 2012
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Lee Dae-hoon wins silver in men's under-58㎏ taekwondo
(London Olympic Joint Press Corps)LONDON -- Lee Dae-hoon won silver in the men's under-58-kilogram taekwondo competition Wednesday at the London Olympics.Lee lost to Joel Gonzalez Bonilla of Spain 17-8 in the men's lightest weight division. This was the first day of taekwondo at this year's Olympics.Lee, 20, came up just shy of completing taekwondo's equivalent of a grand slam. He holds a title fr
Aug. 9, 2012
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