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German experts dismiss N. Korean missiles at parade as mock-ups

The new intercontinental ballistic missiles displayed in a military parade in North Korea were mock-ups and the presentation was "a nice dog and pony show," according to two German experts on North Korean missiles.The North showed off the missiles on transporter-erector-launchers during the parade to mark the centennial of the April 15 birth of the country's late founder Kim Il-sung, the grandfath

North Korea April 24, 2012

(단독) 레이디 가가, 호텔방에서 못 나오는 이유

오는 4월 27일 서울 올림픽 주경기장서 첫 월드투어를 여는 레이디 가가가 활달한 그녀의 성격과는 달리 호텔 방에서 통 나오지 않고 있다. 팝스타 레이디 가가(연합뉴스)오늘 오전 강남의 한 호텔 로비에서 그녀의 보디가드로 보이는 두명의 남자가 “레이디가 오전에는 못 일어난다. 오늘 새벽 한시에도 일어나 앉아있더라”고 대화를 주고받는 장면이 코리아헤럴드 기자에게 목격되었다.“그들은 아침식사시간에도 그녀가 잠을 청했으며 다시 일어났을 때는 배고파하는 것 같았다며 안쓰럽다”는 대화를 주고받았다고.지난 쇼케이스때와는 달리 언론에 모습을 거의 드러내지 않는 레이디 가가는 오는 콘서트를 앞두고 신경이 매우 예민해 있는 것으로 알려졌다.그녀는 이번 한국공연을 앞두고는 어느 매체와도 인터뷰를 하지 않겠다고 했으며, 기자

People April 24, 2012

Fire breaks out at Mount Halla

Fire broke out at Mount Halla National Park Tuesday, according to local fire department.Jeju Island Provincial office said they deployed helicopters along with 4,000 civil servants to battle the flames.From news report <관련 한글 기사>한라산에 불..진화 헬기 등 총동원24일 낮 12시께 세계자연유산인 한라산국립공원 어리목 인근의 해발 1천450m 사제비오름에 발생한 산불이 오후 2시께 대부분 진압됐 다.한라산국립공원사무소에 따르면 발화지점은 사제비오름 약수터 근처이며, 이 불 로 인근지역 1.6㏊가량이 소실됐다.산불은 바람을 타고 발화

Social Affairs April 24, 2012

Sotheby's to sell 400-year-old diamond

The 400-year-old ``Beau Sancy,'' one of the world's oldest and most storied diamonds in private hands, is up for sale at Sotheby's auction house. Weighing in at 34.98 carats, the sparkling gem with a rare pear cut is expected to fetch up to $4 million. The Beau Sancy, a 34.98 carat diamond that will be put on sale by Sotheby`s auction house in Geneva next month, is presented in Paris, Monday. (AP-

Arts & Design April 24, 2012

Mysterious space microbes ‘munching’ ISS

Russian scientists said that 76 types of micro-organisms have been causing “severe damage” to the International Space Station, according to Interfax news agency and other local news reports.(MCT)“We had these problems on the old MIR space station, now we have them on the ISS. The microflora is attacking the station. These organisms corrode metals and polymers and can cause equipment to fail,” Anat

Technology April 24, 2012

Mysterious space microbes ‘munching’ ISS

Lottery ticket ends 35-year friendship

A pair of French men said their 35-year friendship has ended due to a dispute over a $1.3 million winning lottery ticket.Messouad Boudissa, 79, and Cheikh Guendouzi, 73, from the village of Villeneuve-sur-Lot, said they ended their friendship following a dispute about the winnings from a $26 lottery ticket. Guendouzi said he loaned Boudissa the money to buy the ticket in July 2011, with the unders

World News April 24, 2012

Tsunami soccer ball lands in Alaska

A soccer ball swept into the Pacific Ocean in Japan's deadly earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 has washed ashore in Alaska, its owner confirmed.The ball was found by David Baxter on the shore of Middleton Island, south of the Alaskan mainland, the Kyodo news agency reported.His Japanese wife Yumi translated writing on the ball as messages from Grade 3 school children in 2005 for a 16-year-old h

World News April 23, 2012

Aussie jailed for Facebook photos of ex

An Australian court sentenced a Sydney man to six months in jail for posting nude photos of his ex-girlfriend on his Facebook page.Ravshan Usminov, 20, admitted he plastered six revealing pictures for all of his "friends" to see in order to get back at the young woman for dumping him.The Sunday Age said Sunday that Usminov's mortified ex called police in October after he refused to remove the imag

World News April 23, 2012

Low-fat dairy may lower stroke risk

In a large study involving almost 75,000 adults in Sweden ages 45-83, those who ate low-fat dairy products had less risk of stroke, researchers said. First author Susanna Larsson, an associate professor of epidemiology at the National Institute of Environmental Medicine at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, said at the beginning of the study participants were free of heart disease, str

Technology April 23, 2012

Hollande, Sarkozy heading to French vote runoff

Francois Hollande, a mild-mannered French Socialist who wants to take better care of the jobless and the poor, is heading to a presidential runoff election against tough-on-immigration Nicolas Sarkozy in a vote that could alter Europe's political and economic landscape. France`s President and 2012 presidential candidate for UMP Party Nicolas Sarkozy (left) and Socialist Party candidate Francois Ho

World News April 23, 2012

Hollande, Sarkozy heading to French vote runoff

Hen has chick without laying egg

A hen in Sri Lanka gave birth to a chick without an egg, veterinary officials said.(Photo courtesy of Manula Kumarage)Instead of being laid by the hen and incubated in the nest, the egg was incubated inside the hen for 21 days and then the chick hatched inside the mother.The chick is normally formed and healthy, veterinarians say, although the mother hen died.The government veterinary officer in t

Technology April 22, 2012

Cold weather linked to witchcraft trials

A spell of cold weather may have sparked the infamous Salem witch trials in 1692, as witches were thought capable of controlling weather, U.S. researchers say.Witch hunts have coincided with cold periods throughout history, possibly because people sought out scapegoats to blame for crop failures and general economic hardship during such times, LiveScience.com reported.The most active period of wit

World News April 22, 2012

Africa said rich in underground water

The continent of Africa is sitting on a vast reservoir of groundwater in underground aquifers holding 100 times the amount found on the surface, scientists say.Researchers from the British Geological Survey and University College London have mapped the amount and potential yield of groundwater resources for the entire continent.While rivers and lakes are subject to seasonal changes that can limit

World News April 22, 2012

Africa said rich in underground water

The continent of Africa is sitting on a vast reservoir of groundwater in underground aquifers holding 100 times the amount found on the surface, scientists say.Researchers from the British Geological Survey and University College London have mapped the amount and potential yield of groundwater resources for the entire continent.While rivers and lakes are subject to seasonal changes that can limit

Technology April 22, 2012

Strict eating rules can up child obesity

A Swedish researcher warns parents against strict rules on what children may eat because such rules can result in less healthy eating.(MCT)Nutritionist Elisabeth Lind Melbye at the University of Stavanger in Sweden studied what worked and what didn't when parents sought to teach their offspring about healthy eating practices.The proportion of child obesity in the United States and Britain and sout

Technology April 22, 2012

Strict eating rules can up child obesity

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