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Seoul shares look to ECB, Fed next week
South Korean stocks are likely to be affected by European and U.S. policy measures next week as investors keep tabs on the European Central Bank and the U.S. Federal Reserve amid lingering worries over economic uncertainties, analysts said Saturday.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 0.34 percent from a week earlier to end at 1,829.16 this week, with the market sinking to the 1,76
July 28, 2012
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N. Korea disables key functions in new mobile phones: report
North Korea has disabled video camera and memory card functions in new mobile phones, a news report said Saturday, in what appears to be Pyongyang's latest move to tighten control over the flow of information within and across its borders.The North also removed the Bluetooth function, a protocol that allows mobile phone users to exchange data over short distances, and blocked subscribers from usin
North Korea July 28, 2012
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Apple considering investment in Twitter: report
NEW YORK (AFP) - Computer and smartphone maker Apple has been discussing with social media company Twitter the possibility of making a significant investment in it, The New York Times reported late Friday.Citing unnamed "people briefed on the matter," the newspaper said Apple was considering investing into Twitter hundreds of millions of dollars, which could increase Twitter's valuation from $8.4
World Business July 28, 2012
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More ships needed in Pacific for U.S. pivot to Asia, panel says
The Defense Department should move more ships to the Pacific and better define its strategy as it pivots toward Asia to counter a rising China, according to a report commissioned by the Pentagon.The U.S. should deploy a second Amphibious Ready Group of ships from the Atlantic to the Pacific to meet the requirements of the Marine Corps, the report made public yesterday recommends. It also calls for
World News July 28, 2012
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U.N. states fail to reach global arms trade treaty
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Member states failed to reach agreement Friday on a new U.N. treaty to regulate the multibillion dollar global arms trade, and some diplomats and supporters blamed the United States for triggering the unraveling of the monthlong negotiating conference.Hopes had been raised that agreement could be reached on a revised treaty text that closed some major loopholes by Friday's d
World News July 28, 2012
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Apple, Samsung set for blockbuster U.S. patent trial
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Apple and Samsung are set to square off in a California court Monday in what is seen as the biggest patent U.S. trial in recent memory.Apple is seeking more than $2.5 billion in a case accusing the South Korean firm of copying designs and other patents from the iPhone and iPad maker in the trial in San Jose, California, federal court.Samsung however alleges that Apple infring
Industry July 28, 2012
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Opening ceremony grapples with social issues
LONDON (AFP) - A celebration of free healthcare, the trade union struggle, the battle for women's rights and a fleeting lesbian kiss: the Olympics opening ceremony Friday did not shy away from weighty social issues.Unsurprisingly, the show devised by Oscar-winning British director Danny Boyle drew accusations from the British political right that it had strayed into "leftie" issues.Aidan Burley, a
Olympic Games July 28, 2012
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Beijing show liberated us: Boyle
LONDON (AFP) - Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle said he had felt liberated rather than daunted by Beijing 2008's spectacular opening ceremony as his quirky but impressive show opened the London Games in style.In front of 80,000 spectators and VIPs, women in smocks and bonnets shepherded sheep, geese and cows on landscaped grass in the "Isles of Wonder" vision dreamed up by Boyle as the ceremony
Olympic Games July 28, 2012
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Obama issues proclamation on Korean War Armistice anniversary
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) -- U.S. President Barack Obama issued a proclamation Friday to commemorate the end of the Korean War 59 years ago, as the Pentagon hosted a formal ceremony to mark the anniversary."Today, on the 59th anniversary of the Military Armistice Agreement signed at Panmunjom, we honor all who served in the Korean War, and we pay lasting tribute to the brave men and women who gave
National July 28, 2012
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S. Korea men, women earn high seeds in archery
LONDON (Yonhap News) -- South Korean archers were off to a rousing start at the London Olympics Friday, as both men and women secured high seed positions in the ranking rounds held hours before the opening ceremony.On a cloudy but calm day at the training range at Lord's Cricket Ground here in the host city of the 2012 Summer Games, Im Dong-hyun fired 699 to break his own 72-arrow record by three.
Olympic Games July 28, 2012
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London Olympics kicks off with lavish opening ceremony
LONDON (Yonhap News) -- The 2012 London Summer Olympics kicked off here Friday with a lavish opening ceremony celebrating Britain's rich history and great figures, by turns dramatic, imaginative, humorous and solemn.With light rain falling early on at the Olympic Stadium, London began its third Summer Olympics with the ceremony titled "Isles of Wonder," as thousands of performers weaved the story
Olympic Games July 28, 2012
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U.S. fighter jet pilot rescued after crash into sea off Japan
The pilot of a U.S. military fighter jet that crashed into the sea off northern Japan on Sunday has been rescued six hours after the accident, Japan's Coast Guard said.The unnamed pilot was placed safely on a nearby U.S. container ship around 6 p.m., according to the agency, which sent ships and a plane to the accident site."The F-16 jet crashed some 470 nautical miles northeast of Nemuro" at arou
World News July 22, 2012
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Veteran dealmaker Mukherjee elected India president
NEW DELHI (AFP) -- Former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee was elected Indian president on Sunday after votes from national and state lawmakers were counted in the race for the mainly ceremonial post.Some analysts believe Mukherjee, a veteran from the ruling Congress party, may take a more active approach to the job than his predecessors as India struggles with a parliamentary deadlock and slowin
World News July 22, 2012
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Slower global growth reflects close economic links
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The global economy is in the worst shape since the dark days of 2009.Six of the 17 countries that use the euro currency are in recession. The U.S. economy is struggling again. And the economic superstars of the developing world _ China, India and Brazil _ are in no position to come to the rescue. They're slowing, too.The lengthening shadow over the world's economy illustrates on
World Business July 22, 2012
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Obama to meet Batman shooting victims, families
AURORA, Colorado (AFP) - US President Barack Obama will visit Colorado on Sunday to meet victims of the Batman cinema massacre, a day after police entered the gunman's booby-trapped apartment.The visit also comes after police revealed the names of the 12 people who died -- including a six-year-old girl whose mother was seriously injured -- while asserting that the alleged killer had been planning
World News July 22, 2012
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