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윤민식
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“연천서 전쟁 발발!” 헛소문에 발칵!
최근 경기도 연천에서 국지전이 발발했다는 헛소문이 퍼져 한동안 인터넷을 떠들썩하게 했다.지난 10일 밤 9시경, 한 네티즌은 자신의 트위터에 경기도 연천에서 북한군과의 국지전이 벌어졌다고 적었다. 이 네티즌은 “연천서 국지전 발발. F-15K 출격 현재 대치중. 경기도민 대피소로 피난 중”이라는 글을 게재했는데, 이는 SNS 상에서 수 차례 리트윗되며 순식간에 퍼져나갔다.심지어 다음날인 11일 오전까지 “연천”이 실시간 검색어 순위에 남아있는 등 파급력이 엄청났다.그러나 이 사건은 개인의 장난으로 인한 해프닝으로 드러났다.문제의 글을 올린 네티즌은 “생각이 짧았다. 죄송하다”는 사과문을 올렸으나 인터넷 상에서는 “처벌하라,” “전쟁이 장난이냐”며 비난을 퍼부었다. <관련 영문 기사>Online war rumor causes scare amid tension with N.K.A false rumor of war with North Korea circulated online recent
한국어판 April 11, 2013
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BOK unexpectedly freezes key rate for 6th month in April
South Korea's central bank froze the key interest rate for the sixth straight month on Thursday in an apparent bid to preserve policy room for rainy days, rejecting the government's call to join the stimulus drive.Bank of Korea (BOK) Gov. Kim Choong-soo and his fellow policymakers left the benchmark seven-day repo rate unchanged at 2.75 percent. The bank lowered the borrowing costs in July and October last year.The decision was not anticipated as only two out of 25 analysts predicted the rate fr
April 11, 2013
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Seoul shares open higher on U.S. gains
South Korean stocks opened higher on Thursday, following an overnight Wall Street rally fueled by growing anticipation of an economic recovery, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) moved up 3.52 points, or 0.18 percent, to 1,939.10 in the first 15 minutes of trading.Shares gathered ground across the board, with market behemoth Samsung Electronics adding 0.2 percent and top chipmaker SK hynix rising 2.33 percent. No. 2 carmaker Kia Motors advanced 1.15 percent.U.S
April 11, 2013
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Korean universities rank high among Asia’s top 100 institutions
Korean universities have taken three of the top 10 places in a recent ranking of Asia’s best institutions.In the first edition of Asia University Rankings released on Wednesday, Korea had 14 of the top 100 institutions and more in the top 10 than any other country, according to Times Higher Education.Pohang University of Science and Technology ranked fifth on the list, followed by Seoul National University in eighth. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology was ranked 10th.The British
Social Affairs April 11, 2013
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Obama sends Congress $3.8 trillion budget plan
President Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.8 trillion budget plan that hopes to tame galloping deficits by raising taxes on the wealthy and trimming the country's most popular benefit programs. In aiming for a compromise between Republicans who refuse to raise taxes and Democrats who want to protect those benefits, he's upset some on both sides.The White House wants to break away from the current cycle of moving from one fiscal crisis to another while the government skirts the brink of a shutdown
World Business April 11, 2013
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No panic in N. Korea despite talk of missile test
As the world braced for a provocative missile launch by North Korea, with newscasts worldwide playing up tensions on the Korean Peninsula, the center of the storm was strangely calm. The focus in Pyongyang on Wednesday was less on preparing for war and more on beautifying the capital ahead of the nation's biggest holiday: the April 15 birthday of the nation's founder, Kim Il Sung. Soldiers put down their rifles to blanket the barren ground with sod and students picked up shovels to help plant tr
North Korea April 11, 2013
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Uruguay poised to legalize gay marriage nationwide
Uruguay's lawmakers were debating Wednesday night whether to legalize gay marriage.Their vote would make Uruguay the third country in the Americas after Canada and Argentina to eliminate laws making marriage, adoption and other family rights exclusive to heterosexuals. In all, 11 other nations around the world have already taken this step. The “marriage equality project” was already approved by ample majorities in both houses, but senators made some changes requiring a final vote by the deputies
World News April 11, 2013
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Research firm: PC sales plunge as Windows 8 flops
Two somber new reports show unprecedented declines in desktop and laptop sales during the first three months of the year _ signs that the personal computer market may never fully recover from a new generation of mobile devices.And it appears that a makeover of Microsoft's Windows operating system seems to have done more harm than good since the software was released in October.“This is horrific news for PCs,” said BGC Financial analyst Colin Gillis. “It's all about mobile computing now.”First-qu
Technology April 11, 2013
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Hagel says N. Korea nearing 'dangerous line'
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel warned Wednesday that North Korea has come very close to a "dangerous line" with its sharp statements iand provocative steps."North Korea has been, with its bellicose rhetoric, its actions, has been skating very close to a dangerous line," he said during a press conference at the Pentagon. "Their actions and words have not helped defuse a combustible situation."He emphasized that North Korea's threats should be ratcheted down and its actions "neutralized."Ha
North Korea April 11, 2013
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“얼굴 큰 남자가 야구 잘해”
얼굴이 상대적으로 더 넓은 야구선수들이 그렇지 않은 선수들보다 실력, 특히 장타력이 앞선다는 연구결과가 나왔다.영국 런던 대학교 (University of London) 심리학과의 연구진은 최근 일본 프로야구 센트럴리그의 선수 104명의 지난 두 시즌 간 경기기록을 취합해, 이들의 얼굴넓이(선수 각각의 얼굴 길이와 대비된 얼굴 넓이)와 비교해 보았다. 그 결과 상대적으로 얼굴이 넓은 선수들이 얼굴이 좁은 선수들보다 홈런, 장타율, 안타, 그리고 타점 등에서 앞서는 것으로 조사되었다.연구진은 이러한 실력 차이가 선수들 사이에서의 테스토스테론 (남성호르몬 중 하나)의 차이에서 기인한 것이라고 추정했다. 연구진은 “일각에서는 테스토스테론의 효과가 (사회적) 지위나 육체적 힘을 얻기 위한 동기로 작용할 수 있다고 보고 있다”라고 적었다.테스토스테론과 힘, 성취하고자 하는 욕망 사이의 연결고리를 지적한 연구는 여럿 있었으나 백인이 아닌 인종 사이에서 이러한 연결고리를 밝혀낸 것은 이번이 처음
한국어판 April 10, 2013
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우루과이, 동성결혼 합법화
동성 결혼 합법화법이 10일(현지시간) 우루과이 의회를 통과했다. 이로써 우루과이는 아르헨티나에 이어 남미에서 두 번째로 동성결혼을 합법화한 국가가 된다.총 92명의 의원들 가운데 71명이 찬성표를 던졌고, 이에 우루과인 시민들은 ‘자유, 자유! 평등!’을 외치며 반겼다.우루과이 하원의회는 이미 지난 12월, 상원의회는 2일(현지시간) 23대 8로 관련 법안을 통과시킨 바 있다. 로마가톨릭의 강력한 반대가 있었지만 그 영향력은 미미했다. 집권 좌파 연합 프렌테 암플리오(Frente Amplio)의 세바스찬 사비니 의원은 ‘우리는 더 정의롭고, 더 평등하며, 모든 사람이 각자의 고유한 권리를 가지는 사회에 살게 될 것입니다’고 말했다. 지난 6년 동안, 우루과이는 동성결혼, 동성애 부부의 자녀 입양 허가, 동성애자 군복무 허용 등을 추진해 왔다.이번에 통과된 법안은 동성결혼 이외에 결혼제도에 대한 많은 다른 변화들을 포함하고 있다.법적으로 결혼할 수 있는 최소 연령은 현재 여자 12세
한국어판 April 10, 2013
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Allied forces on high alert amid N.K. missile threats
South Korea and the U.S. stepped up their intelligence and surveillance activities on Wednesday amid growing signs of North Korea’s imminent multiple missile launches.The allied forces raised the Watch Condition, or Watchcon, by one notch to level 2, and bolstered their intelligence personnel. Intelligences indicated Pyongyang has finalized preparations to launch its Musudan intermediate-range missiles from its east coast. Seoul officials said. “North Korea can fire missiles at any time now, if
Defense April 10, 2013
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룰라에서 전자발찌로...고영욱의 추락
가수 고영욱 (37)이 10일 법원으로부터 징역 5년을 선고받았다. 서울서부지법은 이날 미성년자 성폭행•강제추행 혐의(아동청소년의 성보호에 관한 법률 위반)로 구속 기소된 고씨에게 징역 5년을 선고하고 10년간 전자발찌 부착, 7년간 신상정보 공개를 명령했다.한국에서 유명 연예인이 전자발찌 부착 명령을 받은 것은 이번이 처음이다.재판부는 고씨가 “청소년들의 선망과 관심을 받는 유명 연예인의 지위를 이용해 사리 분별력이 미약한 미성년자를 대상을 범행을 저질렀다”며 지적하며 “초범이고 일부 피해자와 합의한 점을 고려해도 엄히 처벌해야 마땅하다”고 양형 이유를 설명했다.고씨는 2010년 7월부터 지난해 12월까지 서울 소재 자신의 오피스텔과 승용차 등에서 미성년자 3명을 총 4차례에 걸쳐 성폭행•강제추행한 혐의를 받고 있다.이에 따라 고씨는 한때 시대를 풍미한 최고의 인기 그룹 멤버에서 성범죄 피고인으로 전락하게 되었다.고씨는 1990년대를 풍미한 인기 5인조 그룹 룰라의 원년 멤버로 어
한국어판 April 10, 2013
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Seoul blames Pyongyang for cyber attacks
North Korea’s top military agency was behind the series of cyber attacks against South Korean broadcasters and financial institutions that took place March 20-26, the Seoul government announced Wednesday. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said its initial investigation found that the attacks were masterminded by the Reconnaissance General Bureau, Pyongyang’s premier intelligence body that is reported to be overseeing the operations of a special elite unit consisting of thousands o
North Korea April 10, 2013
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Lawmakers to vote on Constitutional Court chief nomination
Lawmakers decided Wednesday to put the nomination of the Constitutional Court chief to a full National Assembly vote, paving the way for the nominee's appointment to the job.The decision came at a meeting of a special parliamentary confirmation hearing committee following a series of hearings for the nominee Park Han-cheol on Monday and Tuesday.The former public prosecutor, who currently serves as a Constitutional Court justice, was grilled over his past rulings, which opposition lawmakers claim
Politics April 10, 2013
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