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IOC looking into Moon’s plagiarism case
Ethics Commission to convene after collecting all information The International Olympic Committee is looking into allegations surrounding its member Moon Dae-sung over plagiarism, an official confirmed. Lawmaker-elect and IOC member Moon Dae-sung (Yonhap News)Moon, who won a National Assembly seat, has been under fire for plagiarizing his doctoral thesis.“The IOC has been in contact with Moon sinc
Sports April 22, 2012
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60 injured in Amsterdam two-train crash: police
Two trains collided head-on just outside Amsterdam on Saturday, injuring at least 60 people, up to 20 of them seriously, Dutch transport police said. Police and other rescuers search victims at the accident site of trains collision in the west side of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on Saturday. (Xinhua-Yonhap News)"There are 60 people injured -- some 15 to 20 badly," police spokesman Ed Kraszewski to
World News April 22, 2012
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Kim becomes first to announce presidential run
Kim Moon-soo, governor of Gyeonggi Province, on Sunday declared his candidacy for the presidency, becoming the first to throw his hat into the ring for the December vote. Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo (Yonhap News)“I am here to tell you about my decision to run for the 19th president of Korea,” Kim told a press conference at the National Assembly in Seoul. The two-term governor said he
Politics April 22, 2012
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Lawyer admits to 81-cent theft from 1992
An Australian lawyer admitted in court to stealing 81 cents from a wishing fountain nearly two decades ago.Simon Matters, 38, of Victoria was charged in 1992 with grabbing a handful of change from the wishing fountain in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, when he was 19 years old and he went home after denying the allegations to police, the Gold Coast Bulletin reported Wednesday.However, he recently di
World News April 19, 2012
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Japan study raises hopes of cure for baldness
Japanese researchers have successfully grown hair on hairless mice by implanting follicles created from stem cells, they announced Wednesday, sparking new hopes of a cure for baldness.This handout picture taken on April 13, 2012 and released by the Tsuji Lab Research Institute for Science and Technology of the Tokyo University of Science shows a hairless mouse with black hair on its back at the la
Technology April 19, 2012
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Thai parliament flashed by pornographic picture
The graphic image of a naked woman caused shockwaves in Thailand's parliament on Wednesday when it flashed across big screens during a legislators' debate.Monitors that had been showing a close-up shots of the parliamentarian addressing the house suddenly flashed a picture of a woman of Asian appearance in a provocative pose.MP Sanong Thepaksornnarong, from Thailand's Bhumjaithai Party, spotted th
World News April 19, 2012
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Girl, 8, made to wear sign as punishment
An Illinois school district sent a letter to parents after a father made his 8-year-old daughter stand outside a school with a sign saying she likes "to steal."Superintendent Mike Brink of High Mount School District 116 said he sent the letter home after Montrail White forced his third-grade daughter to hold a sign reading "I like to steal from others and lie about it" outside of High Mount School
World News April 19, 2012
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U.S. regrets photos with corpses in Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta apologized Wednesday for newly published photographs that purport to show U.S. soldiers posing with the bloodied remains of dead insurgents in Afghanistan, and without excusing their ``very foolish'' action the Pentagon chief suggested that it could be explained by the rigors of war. The front page of the Los Angeles Times newspaper is shown at the Hollywood Universa
World News April 19, 2012
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Teens beat girl to death for ‘badmouthing’
Police detained nine teenagers Wednesday for killing a 17-year-old girl and burying the body in a park.Police in Ilsan, on the outskirts of Seoul, said the runaway boys and girls beat the victim with blunt weapons on April 5 for badmouthing them. Two of them, however, felt guilty and later turned themselves in.Police will seek arrest warrants for the five suspects who are believed to have led in c
Social Affairs April 18, 2012
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China says committed to probing political scandal
China's ruling Communist Party said Wednesday that it is committed to investigating a political scandal that includes the suspected murder of a British businessman, following new appeals from Britain for a swift probe free from political meddling.The statement carried by the official Xinhua News Agency came hours after Prime Minister David Cameron and British Foreign Secretary William Hague both h
World News April 18, 2012
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Pippa Middleton's racy party photos cause a stir
Pippa Middleton arrives at a wedding in St Michael's Church in Alnwick, England, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011 (AP)The Parisian costume party featured a man in a dog collar, a dwarf, a nearly naked nun _ and a rather well known guest named Pippa Middleton, younger sister of the Duchess of Cambridge.Middleton, 28, was in the headlines Tuesday, with photographs of her appearance at a friend's decadent bi
World News April 18, 2012
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Lawmaker-elect leaves ruling party over sexual assault allegations
A lawmaker-elect quit the ruling Saenuri Party Wednesday over allegations that he attempted to rape the wife of his late brother 10 years ago, saying he will return to the party after clearing "misunderstandings" about him.Kim Hyung-tae, 60, who was elected in a district in the southeastern city of Pohang in last week's general elections, said in a statement he decided to leave the party in order
Politics April 18, 2012
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'Poison' scare at Afghan girls' school
More than 100 Afghan schoolgirls were taken to hospital Tuesday after drinking water believed to have been poisoned by opponents of education for girls, an official said.Afghan girls walk home from school in Kunduz in this undated photo. (AFP)"I think some radical elements who oppose girls going to school are behind this act," said district governor Mohammad Hussain, adding that police were lookin
World News April 18, 2012
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Police arrest 'Facebook fugitive’
A Washington State fugitive who described his escape from police on Facebook is now in custody. In the end, Travis Nicolaysen decided to go quietly. Port Angeles police surrounded a house there Monday after getting a tip he was in the basement, the Peninsula Daily News reported. "He basically came up from the basement and surrendered," Deputy Police Chief Brian Smith said.Nicolaysen's Facebook pos
Podcast April 18, 2012
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Italian museum starts burning artworks in anti-cuts protest
An Italian museum on Tuesday began burning its collection of contemporary artworks in a singular protest against harsh budget cuts that have left many cultural institutions out of pocket.The Casoria Contemporary Art Museum near Naples held a bonfire in its grounds for the first torching of a painting by French artist Severine Bourguignon, who was in favour of the protest and followed it on Skype.M
World News April 18, 2012
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