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Actor Jung Woo-sung admits to being father of model Moon Ga-bi’s child
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Industry experts predicts tough choices as NewJeans' ultimatum nears
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Opposition chief acquitted of instigating perjury
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Seoul city opens emergency care centers
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[Exclusive] Hyundai Mobis eyes closer ties with BYD
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Jung's paternity reveal exposes where Korea stands on extramarital babies
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[Herald Review] 'Gangnam B-Side' combines social realism with masterful suspense, performance
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Why S. Korean refiners are reluctant to import US oil despite Trump’s energy push
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Agency says Jung Woo-sung unsure on awards attendance after lovechild revelations
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Prosecutors seek 5-year prison term for Samsung chief in merger retrial
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Leopard mauls 11 in fierce fight at Indian village
KOLKATA, India (AP) _ A snarling leopard mauled 11 people in an Indian village and terrorized wildlife officials trying to drive it away before it was tranquilized and died of injuries from the fierce showdown.Forestry officials were forced to flee, dive for cover and even climb up on a jeep to escape the adult, male leopard‘s attacks in West Bengal state.At one point, the big cat leapt through th
July 21, 2011
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Man “drops by” mother’s home with light airplane
A man crashed into mother’s house with a light aircraft after making a phone call that he would “drop by.”Konrad Schmidt, a 47 year-old engineer from Switzerland, had attempted a suicide attack with his rented Diamond Aircraft DA42 in his town, located north of Zurich last Saturday.Luckily, the 68 year-old mother survived from the crash because she was in the basement when the incident occurred.Sh
July 21, 2011
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Taliban deny that their leader is dead
KABUL (AP) ― Taliban spokesmen are denying reports that the insurgent group’s leader Mullah Omar is dead.Zabiullah Mujahid told the Associated Press on Wednesday that a text message sent to journalists on his behalf was fake and the result of a phone hack.Rumors spread that Mullah Omar had died when an earlier text message allegedly sent from Mujahid announced on behalf of the group that the “Amir
July 20, 2011
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Pakistan appoints first-ever female foreign minister
ISLAMABAD (AFP) ― Pakistan’s first woman foreign minister ― and also its youngest ― was sworn in on Tuesday, ending a five-month job vacancy a week before crucial peace talks in India.Hina Rabbani Khar, 34, is also expected to meet U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the sidelines of the regional ASEAN forum in Indonesia this week. “On the advice of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, the pr
July 20, 2011
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Iran says installing new uranium centrifuges
July 20, 2011
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Israeli navy takes over Gaza-bound French ship
JERUSALEM (AP) ― Israeli naval commandos on Tuesday seized control of a French ship attempting to break Israel’s sea blockade of the Gaza Strip and towed it into port, reporting no resistance during the takeover in international waters.The takeover was the latest in a series of run-ins on the high seas between the Israeli navy and pro-Palestinian activists trying to breach the blockade. In the mos
July 20, 2011
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Calorie counts higher than advertised in US restaurants
WASHINGTON, July 19, 2011 (AFP) - Nearly one in five dishes served at US restaurants has at least 100 more calories than advertised, a difference that could pack on up to 15 kilograms (22 pounds) per year, said a study on Tuesday.While most of the 269 foods measured at random in the three-state survey were close to the calorie count listed on the menus, some varied wildly, such as one order of chi
July 20, 2011
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Murdoch rejects blame for hack scandal at hearing
LONDON (AP) -- Summoned by lawmakers to answer for a phone hacking and bribery scandal at one of his tabloids, Rupert Murdoch said he was humbled and ashamed Tuesday but accepted no responsibility for wrongdoing as a widening investigation threatened to ensnare Britain's prime minister.In a three-hour grilling, the 80-year-old media tycoon insisted he was at fault only for trusting the wrong peopl
July 20, 2011
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Powerful quake hits southern Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) -- A powerful earthquake measuring 6.2 struck a mountainous location in southern Kyrgyzstan on the border with Uzbekistan early Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.No casualties or serious damage were immediately reported from the temblor, which hit at about 1:35 a.m. local time in an area some 35 kilometers away from the Uzbek city of Ferghana, which has a
July 20, 2011
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London police reveal deep Murdoch empire links
LONDON (AP) -- London's departing police chief revealed Tuesday that 10 of the 45 press officers in his department used to work for News International, but he denied there are any improper links between the force and Rupert Murdoch's media empire.Paul Stephenson was giving evidence to a committee of lawmakers investigating wrongdoing at the now-shuttered tabloid News of the World, and allegations
July 19, 2011
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China’s military edge growing: Taiwan
TAIPEI (AP) ― Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says China’s military advantage over the island is increasing, amid Beijing’s attempts to block foreign forces from intervening in a possible conflict.In its annual defense report, released Tuesday, the ministry says China’s declared 2010 defense expenditures of $77 billion dwarfed Taiwan’s $9 billion, but that the actual Chinese outlay may have exceeded $20
July 19, 2011
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Iraq wants U.S. trainers, not troops, after 2011
July 19, 2011
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U.N. draws DMZ for Cambodian, Thai troops
THE HAGUE (AP) ― The U.N.’s highest court Monday created a demilitarized zone around a 1,000-year-old temple on the disputed border between Cambodia and Thailand, and ordered the armed forces from both countries to withdraw.Both countries said they were satisfied with the ruling by the International Court of Justice, meant to end clashes that have claimed about 20 lives in the last three years and
July 19, 2011
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Chavez will run in 2012 vote: aide
CARACAS (AP) ― An aide to Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez said Monday that there is no doubt the president will run for re-election next year despite his struggle with cancer.The remark by Finance Minister Jorge Giordani came as Chavez was in Cuba undergoing cancer treatment.“There’s no doubt he’s going to be there in the 2012 elections, and afterward for many more years,” Giordani said in an interv
July 19, 2011
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More attacks as Petraeus hands over command
July 19, 2011
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Top ten luxurious summer camps in America
Amid the increasing popularity of summer camps, the Daily Beast has introduced the top 10 most lavish programs.A program which costs $8,500 for a week topped the list, the site reported. The program called the “Equestrian Teen Tour of Russia,” covers trips to Moscow and St. Petersburg, horse riding education and other cultural activities including opera.Following was “Global Fellows in Social Ente
July 19, 2011
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Phone-hacking whistleblower found dead
LONDON (AP) -- Police say Sean Hoare, the whistleblower reporter who alleged widespread hacking at the News of the World, has been found dead.Police said Hoare's death at his home in England was not considered to be suspicious, according to Britain's Press Association news agency.Hoare was quoted by The New York Times as saying that phone-hacking was widely used and even encouraged at the News of
July 19, 2011
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Police: US teen killed parents, then had a party
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — A 17-year-old boy is accused of bludgeoning his parents with a hammer, then hosting dozens of friends for a party while their bodies lay in the bedroom, police said Monday.Tyler Hadley of Florida is charged with twin counts of first-degree murder in the deaths, which authorities say happened Saturday. He is being held without bond at a juvenile detention center and
July 19, 2011
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Several people killed in attack in Xinjiang police
BEIJING (AP) -- More than four people, including a policeman, were killed Monday when ``thugs'' took hostages and set a police station on fire in far western China, state media reported. No motive was cited, but the Xinjiang region has been the scene of past ethnic conflict.Armed Chinese paramilitary police officers are seen on guard in Urumqi.(AFP)The deaths happened after ``several thugs'' invad
July 18, 2011
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Killing of adviser another blow to Afghan president
KABUL (AP) ― Gunmen strapped with explosives killed a close adviser to President Hamid Karzai and a member of parliament on Sunday in another insurgent strike against the Afghan leader’s inner circle.Jan Mohammed Khan was an adviser to Karzai on tribal issues and was close to the president, a fellow Pashtun.His killing, which the Taliban claimed responsibility for, came less than a week after the
July 18, 2011
