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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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Number of S. Koreans with over 1 trillion won in assets rises
SEOUL (Yonhap) -- The number of wealthy South Koreans with assets of more than 1 trillion won ($852 million) rose 32 percent this year from a year earlier with two self-made businessmen making the top 10 list for the first time, data showed Monday.The number of Koreans whose wealth topped 1 trillion
Oct. 10, 2011
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American growth theorists top contenders for Nobel
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Researchers who study economic growth and how technology helps drive long-term development are among the top contenders for the Nobel prize for economics being awarded Monday, Swedish Nobel guessers say.A day before the announcement of the prestigious 10 million kronor ($1.5 millio
Oct. 10, 2011
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Looking on bright side may not be such a bright idea
If you are always seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, be warned -- it could be an oncoming train.So says a study published Sunday in Nature Neuroscience which concludes that our well-known penchant for donning rose-tinted glasses may be a failure to store risk awareness in a key part of the b
Oct. 10, 2011
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California train kills woman with stroller; baby fine
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A woman pushing a baby in a stroller across railroad tracks in Southern California Saturday night was killed by a train but she shoved the stroller to safety just in time, authorities said.The woman was trying to walk through the Riverside crossing when the stroller be
Oct. 10, 2011
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Fan throws hot dog at Woods
SAN MARTIN, California (AP) -- A strange year for Tiger Woods took another bizarre twist Sunday when a fan was arrested for running toward the seventh green at CordeValle and tossing a hot dog in Woods' direction.The bun barely reached the green. The hot dog landed on the putting surface. Tiger Wood
Oct. 10, 2011
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New prostate cancer test advice overturns dogma
WASHINGTON (AP) — Men finally may be getting a clearer message about undergoing PSA screening for prostate cancer: Don‘t do it.They may not listen. After all, the vast majority of men over 50 already get tested. Dr. William Catalona, right, director of the prostate cancer program at Northweste
Oct. 10, 2011
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Paul McCartney marries U.S. heiress in London
LONDON (AP) -- Former Beatle Paul McCartney and American heiress Nancy Shevell were married on Sunday, emerging joyously from a 45-minute civil ceremony to be showered with confetti from fans.The pop icon raised his bride's arm in triumph as they blew kisses to the hundreds of fans and paparazzi wai
Oct. 10, 2011
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Lee to build retirement home on Seoul's southern outskirts
President Lee Myung-bak and first lady Kim Yoon-ok are planning to reside in a tranquil village on Seoul's southern outskirts after his term ends in 2013, instead of his private home in Nonhyun-dong, a bustling neighborhood in the center of the capital's southern district, a presidential aide said S
Oct. 9, 2011
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Na, Park start mayoral sprint
The two top candidates for Seoul mayor rushed to gain an upper hand over the weekend as soon as the official candidate registration ended.Park Won-soon, independent and sole candidate representing the liberal bloc, is to introduce his campaign on Monday consisting of figures from all three oppositio
Oct. 9, 2011
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Rock singer Yim Jae-beom holds solo concert in L.A.
Rock singer and MBC music show “Nagasu” (I Am a Singer) star Yim Jae-beom charmed some 7,000 audience members in L.A., receiving a standing ovation during his solo concert at the NOKIA theater on Friday.Wearing a hanbok, Yim started off the concert by singing his famous “Nagasu”-hit “Bin Jan” (An Em
Oct. 9, 2011
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Samsung and LG family names illegally used in overseas fraud
Small, independent firm LKH Investment Group was discovered using the names of business tycoons Lee Kun-hee and Koo Ja-hak without permission in an apparent financial scam. Lee is chairman of Samsung Electronics, international tech giant, and Koo is the third son of the LG Group founder and ma
Oct. 9, 2011
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Korean smartphone users likely to top 20 mln in Nov.
The number of smartphone users in South Korea is set to surpass the 20 million mark in November as local handset makers roll out new smartphone models, data showed Sunday.As of the end of September, the total number of smartphone users in South Korea reached 18.8 million, according to data compiled
Oct. 9, 2011
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Knox alleges sexual harassment while in Italian jail
(AP-Yonhap News)WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Amanda Knox claims she was sexually harassed by a prison official in Italy during her four years behind bars, according to a TV program to be aired this weekend. Knox, who has returned home to Seattle after being acquitted of murder and sexual assault, alleges the
Oct. 9, 2011
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Prosecutor probes leak of Nobel winner's name
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - A Swedish prosecutor said Saturday he would investigate rumours that the name of poet Tomas Transtroemer was leaked before he was awarded the Nobel Literature Prize.Chief anti-corruption prosecutor Alf Johansson said he would be looking at why betting odds on Transtromer winning th
Oct. 9, 2011
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Prosecutors question former vice culture minister over alleged corruption
Former Vice Culture Minister Shin Jae-min on Sunday faced questioning by state prosecutors after a businessman claimed to have given him nearly 1 billion won ($847,000) over the space of a decade. The interrogation is expected to widen investigations into the scandal including President Lee My
Oct. 9, 2011
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Na’s spokesman quits after appearing on TV drunk
A spokesman for the ruling Grand National Party’s Seoul mayoral candidate Na Kyung-won resigned over the weekend after being accused of appearing on a live TV debate show while drunk. “I offered to resign because I didn’t want to be a burden to Na,” Shin Ji-ho, a GNP lawmaker and chief press of
Oct. 9, 2011
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Johnson Sirleaf, Gbowee, Karman win Nobel Peace
OSLO, Norway (AP) _ The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen for their work on women’s rights.The Norwegian Nobel Committee honored the three women “for their non-violent struggle for
Oct. 7, 2011
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Samsung, Apple relations to enter new chapter
(Yonhap News)Market watchers say Samsung has chance to come out top The tumultuous relationship between Samsung and Apple may be headed for a new chapter following the recent death of co-founder Steve Jobs, who had waged a fierce patent war with the South Korean electronics bellwether. While Samsung
Oct. 7, 2011
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Apple looks to overseas growth to stay on top without Jobs: Tech
Steve Jobs built Apple Inc. into the world’s most valuable technology company with easy-to-use products that transformed the computing, wireless and music industries. The company will look for overseas growth to extend that legacy and remain an investor favorite. Apple, which said its visionary foun
Oct. 7, 2011
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Monkey see, monkey feel helps research for paralysed
Monkeys implanted with brain electrodes were able to see and move a virtual object and sense the texture of what they saw, a step forward in the quest to help the severely paralysed touch the outside world once more. MCT"Someday in the near future, quadriplegic patients will take advantage of this t
Oct. 7, 2011
