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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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Malaysia deports Saudi journalist in Twitter row
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) -- Malaysia on Sunday deported a young Saudi journalist wanted in his home country over a Twitter post about the Prophet Mohammed, defying pleas from human rights group who said he faced execution.Hamza Kashgari, who was detained in Malaysia on Thursday after fleeing Saudi Arabia,
Feb. 13, 2012
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Lab study raises questions over nano-particle impact
Tests involving chickens have raised questions about the impact on health from engineered nano-particles, the ultra-fine grains commonly used in drugs and processed foods, scientists said on Sunday.Chickens exposed to high oral doses of polystyrene particles 50 nanometers (50 billionths of a metre)
Feb. 13, 2012
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Adele top winner with 6 Grammys
Adele, who captured the world’s heart with an album about a broken romance, emerged as the top winner at Sunday’s Grammy Awards, winning six trophies including the prestigious trifecta of record, song and album of the year.Musician Adele poses with her six trophies at the 54th Grammy Awards in Los A
Feb. 13, 2012
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Japan's Fukushima reactor may be reheating: operator
TOKYO (AFP) - Temperature readings at one of the crippled Fukushima nuclear reactors have risen above Japan's stringent new safety standard but there was no immediate danger, its operator said Sunday.Tokyo Electric Power said one of three thermometers on the number-two reactor at the Fukushima Daiic
Feb. 13, 2012
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Space colony imminent? NASA eyes lunar “outpost” plan
(NASA)NASA is pushing for a plan to establish “human-tended waypoint” near the far side of the moon -- one that would embrace international partnerships as well as commercial and academic participation, SPACE.com reported Friday.A team is being formed to develop a cohesive plan for exploring a spot
Feb. 13, 2012
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Overeating may double risk of memory loss
(MCT)New research suggests that consuming between 2,100 and 6,000 calories per day may double the risk of memory loss, or mild cognitive impairment (MCI), among people age 70 and older. The study was released today and will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 64th Annual Meeting in N
Feb. 13, 2012
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Pastor's kids were beaten, starved: police
A pastor and his wife were detained Sunday on suspicions of assaulting and starving their three children to death, police said. The three children -- aged five, eight and 10 -- were found death in their home attached to the church where their father works in Boseong, 398 kilometers south of Seoul.&n
Feb. 13, 2012
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Houston in posthumous movie about drug fallout
Whitney Houston will star in a posthumous movie she finished working on before her death, poignantly about a singing group dealing with the troubles caused by fame and drugs. Whitney Houston (AFP)“Sparkle,” due out in August, is a remake of a 1976 film loosely based on the story of the Supremes, fol
Feb. 13, 2012
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NASA planning ‘space taxi’ program
United States space agency NASA is looking for firms to design and build space taxis to transport astronauts to and from International Space Station, Reuters reported Tuesday. NASAThe program aims to continue previous plans by NASA to develop commercial passenger spaceships.With the U.S. shutting do
Feb. 8, 2012
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Soldiers might be able to control weapons with minds
Wars of the next century may look a lot like a scene from a science fiction movies or video games, with soldiers controlling machines with their minds, guns that shoot harmful waves, and neural stimulation to boost performances, Britain’s Daily Telegraph reports. MCTA report by Royal Soci
Feb. 7, 2012
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Scientists decode how the brain hears words
U.S. scientists said Wednesday they have found a way to decode how the brain hears words, in what researchers described as a major step toward one day helping people communicate after paralysis or stroke.MCT By placing electrodes on the brains of research subjects and then having them li
Feb. 6, 2012
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NK developing unmanned attack aircraft from U.S. drones: source
North Korea is developing unmanned attack aircraft using U.S. target drones purchased from the Middle East, a military source in Seoul said Sunday, indicating the aircraft will likely target the South."North Korea recently bought several U.S. MQM-107D Streakers from a Middle Eastern nation that appe
Feb. 5, 2012
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Brains of addicts are inherently abnormal: study
Drug addicts have inherited abnormalities in some parts of the brain which interfere with impulse control, said a British study published in the United States on Thursday. Previous research has pointed to these differences, but it was unclear if they resulted from the ravages of addiction
Feb. 3, 2012
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Newly discovered ‘super-earth’ may support life
International astronomers said on Thursday they have found the fourth potentially habitable planet outside our solar system with temperatures that could support water and life about 22 light-years from Earth. Planets orbit around GJ 667Cc. AFPThe team analyzed data from the European Southern Observa
Feb. 3, 2012
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Super-volcanoes are predictable: study
Around 1630 B.C., a super-volcano blew apart the Aegean island of Santorini, an event so violent that some theorists say it nurtured the legend of Atlantis.More than three and a half millennia later, the big blast is yielding forensic clues which help the search to predict future cataclysmic e
Feb. 2, 2012
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Seoul to raise subway, bus fares this month
The Seoul Metropolitan Government will raise public transportation fares by 150 won ($ 0.13) later this month to make up for rising deficits from energy costs and transfer fee discounts, officials said Wednesday. A passenger pays subway fare with a transit card in Seoul on Monday. (Yonhap News)
Feb. 2, 2012
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Spacecraft measures ‘alien’ particles from outside solar system
Using data from NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft, an international team of researchers has measured neutral "alien" particles entering our solar system from interstellar space. A suite of studies published in the Astrophysical Journal provides a first look at the constituents
Feb. 1, 2012
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Moon tops Ahn for 1st time in poll
Surge of former Roh aide makes it a three-way race Moon Jae-in, an aide to late former President Roh Moo-hyun, excelled software guru Ahn Cheol-soo for the first time in a poll of potential presidential candidates. Moon Jae-in (Yonhap News)The poll, released Tuesday by Ohmynews, a progressive o
Jan. 31, 2012
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[속보] 금융위, 하나-외환 합병 승인
금융위원회는 27일 하나금융지주의 외환은행 자회사 편입 신청안을 승인했다고 밝혔다.외환은행 대주주인 론스타 펀드가 국내은행을 소유할 자격이 없는 산업자본(비금융주력자)이었고, 따라서 하나금융이 론스타와 맺은 계약 또한 무효라는 논란에 금융당국이 일단 종지부를 찍은 셈이다.금융권 관계자들은 향후 정치권 및 시민단체의 거센 반발과 함께 가처분신청을 포함한 줄 소송이 잇따를 것으로 내다보고 있다.(코리아헤럴드)<영문 기사>Hana Financial entitled to acquire KEBFinancial regulators endors
Jan. 27, 2012
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‘ My husband gave his life for me ’: Italy ship survivor
Night view on Jan. 16 of the cruise liner Costa Concordia aground in front of the harbour of Isola del Giglio after hitting underwater rocks on Jan. 13. (AFP-Yonhap News)TOULOUSE, France (AFP) - The widow of a Frenchman who died on the Costa Concordia luxury liner gave a chilling account Monday of h
Jan. 17, 2012
