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임정요
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美 휴스턴서 총기 난사로 9명 부상…사살된 용의자는 변호사
26일 오전 6시 30분(현지시간)께 미국 텍사스 주 휴스턴 시 남서부에 있는 한 쇼핑몰에서 총기 난사 사건이 발생했다.이 사건으로 9명이 다쳤다. 출동한 경찰은 용의자를 현장에서 사살했다고 밝혔다.미국 언론에 따르면, 마사 몬탤보 휴스턴 경찰국장은 기자 회견에서 "사살된 용의자는 사건 현장 주변에 사는 변호사이며 소속 법률회사와 문제를 겪었다"고 발표 했으나 구체적인 신원 정보는 공개하지 않았다. (Yonhap-AP)경찰은 자신들을 향해 총을 겨눈 용의자에게 곧바로 대응 사격해 사살했다. 부상자 9명 중 3명은 현장에서 응급 의료진의 치료를 받았다. 병원으로 옮겨진 6명 중 3명의 상태는 양호하고 1명도 괜찮은 편이나 나머지 2명의 상태는 각각 위중 과 심각으로 좋지 않다고 몬탤보 경찰국장은 소개했다.총기 난사 현장에서 다수의 화기를 발견한 경찰은 폭발물 탐지 로봇을 용의자의 차량에 투입해 추가 인화 물질이 있는지를 살폈다. 아울러 용의자의 집도 수색할 예 정이다.경찰은 추가 용의
한국어판 Sept. 27, 2016
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나사 "목성 위성 '유로파'서 수증기 발산 흔적 발견"(
목성의 위성 가운데 가장 큰 유로파 에서 수증기 발산 흔적이 발견됐다.미국 항공우주국(나사)은 26일(현지시간) 허블 망원경을 통해 유로파에서 수증기 발산 흔적을 찾아냈다고 발표했다. 앞서 나사는 "유로파에서 '놀라운 활동 증거'(Surprising evidence of activity)를 허블 망원경으로 찾았다"고 공표한 바 있다. 나사의 이날 발표는 유로파 지하에 바다의 존재 가능성을 입증할 단서를 찾았다는 점에서 주목된다. (Yonhap-AFP)실제로 유로파는 생명체 존재 가능성이 높게 거론되는 후보지 중 하나로 꼽혀왔다. 유로파 표면 아래에 바다의 존재 가능성 때문이다. 지난 2013년에는 위성 남반구에서 거대한 물기둥이 솟구치는 장면이 포착되기도 했다.나사는 지난 2011년 8월 아틀라스Ⅴ 로켓에 무인 탐사선 주노(Juno)를 실어 발사했다. 무게 4t의 육각형 모양인 주노는 5년간의 비행 끝에 지난 7월 목성 궤도에 진입해 탐사 작업에 들어갔다.유로파는 목성이 보유한 67
한국어판 Sept. 27, 2016
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KT acquires online ad agency N Search Marketing
KT Corp., South Korea's largest broadband Internet operator, said Monday it has acquired the nation's top online advertising agency N Search Marketing Corp.The acquisition paves the way for KT to make inroads into the growing market for search-based ads.KT and its online ad affiliate Nasmedia Corp. purchased a 100 percent stake in N Search Marketing from the ad agency's parent company Hahn & Company for 60 billion won ($54.1 million).KT owns a 33.3 percent stake in N Search Marketing, while Nasm
Technology Sept. 26, 2016
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Subway, railway workers to go on joint strike against merit pay system
South Korea's railway and subway workers will go on strike against the government's performance-based pay system later this week, marking the first joint strike between the two sectors in some two decades, labor unions said Monday.The walkout scheduled to begin Tuesday is part of a series of strikes carried out by union workers in the public sector, which started last week with the Federation of Korean Public Industry Trade Unions.The Seoul Metropolitan Government said subway services will run w
Social Affairs Sept. 26, 2016
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Justice ministry, police share info on foreigners' fingerprints
The justice ministry said Monday it has recently started sharing the fingerprint information of all foreigners in the country with police as part of efforts to better deal with domestic crimes committed by aliens.In South Korea, the Ministry of Justice is responsible for collecting personal information on all foreigners.This has often been cited for a delay in police investigations to arrest foreign suspects, as they had to send official documents to the ministry to gain access to such informati
Social Affairs Sept. 26, 2016
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Import volume index sharply rises in August: BOK
South Korea's imports increased sharply in August in both quantity and value, led by the machinery and chemical sectors, the central bank data showed Monday.The import volume index jumped 7.5 percent to 124.58 in the month from a year earlier, marking the largest growth since late 2014, according to the Bank of Korea. It's a 5.6 percent rise from 117.94 recorded in July.By item, the imports of machinery and chemical products rose 22.7 percent and 18.9 percent on-year, respectively.Metal, coal, p
Sept. 26, 2016
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Average age of farmers, fishers rises 3.3 yrs in 2015
South Korea's agrofisheries sector has been getting older rapidly amid the low birthrate and urbanization, statistics data showed Monday.The average age of South Korean farmers and fishers who head households were 65.3 years old on average in 2015, up 3.3 years from 62 years old tallied five years earlier, according to the latest census data compiled by Statistics Korea.The percentage of those aged 65 years and over reached 37.8 percent last year, much higher than the 13.2 percent in the total p
Social Affairs Sept. 26, 2016
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US B-1B bomber returns to Guam after staying in Korea
A B-1B strategic bomber returned to its base in Guam on Sunday after a short stay in South Korea that aimed to warn North Korea against any further provocations, military officials said Monday."The B-1B Lancer returned to Andersen Air Base last night after remaining at Osan Air Base since Wednesday in a show of force against the North's latest nuclear test," a defense ministry official told Yonhap News Agency. Pyongyang conducted its fifth and most powerful nuclear test on Sept. 9 despite intern
Defense Sept. 26, 2016
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Asylum seekers in Korea up five-fold since 2012
The number of refugees seeking to settle in South Korea jumped five-fold in 2015 from three years earlier, data showed Monday. According to data compiled by Rep. Jung Sung-ho of the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea, the number of asylum seekers in South Korea came to 5,711 in 2015, jumping from 1,143 posted in 2012. Around 4,800 refugees also knocked on South Korea's door through end-August this year, the data also showed. Jung, however, said the number of immigration-handling workers is fa
Social Affairs Sept. 26, 2016
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Parliamentary speaker seeks to postpone audit on ruling party's boycott
National Assembly Speaker Chung Sye-kyun on Monday requested the opposition parties to delay the regular parliamentary audit, as the ruling party vowed to stage a boycott questioning the political neutrality of the parliamentary speaker.The 20-day audit officially commenced proceedings despite predictions of a bumpy road amid the absence of the ruling Saenuri Party.The boycott came after South Korea's opposition parties passed a motion to dismiss the country's farm minister over alleged ethical
Politics Sept. 26, 2016
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Corporate social contributions rose 6.8% in 2015: FKI
More than 250 South Korean companies spent nearly 3 trillion won ($2.7 billion) last year to support underprivileged people despite an economic slump, a business lobby said Monday.A total of 255 companies provided 2.92 trillion won to social welfare programs that range from scholarships and daycare centers to parks and welfare facilities, according to the report by the Federation of Korean Industries.The figure represents a 6.8 increase from 2.71 trillion won in 2014, according to the FKI.The co
Industry Sept. 26, 2016
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Bank holding firms' net plummets 16% on bad loans
South Korea's seven bank holding companies saw their net profits plunge more than 16 percent on-year in the first half of 2016 on increased expenses from bad loans, government data showed Monday.They reaped a total of 3.44 trillion won ($3.11 billion) on consolidated financial statements, down 16.2 percent from the first six months of 2015, according to the Financial Supervisory Service.It's largely attributable to growth in loan loss reserves with the restructuring of the shipping and shipbuild
Sept. 26, 2016
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Nearly 2 trillion won of illegal transactions found through financial intelligence: report
The customs agency was able to discover 1.99 trillion won ($1.8 billion) in illegal transactions in 2015 based on tips from the Financial Intelligence Unit, a report submitted Monday to a parliamentary committee said.The FIU, established in November 2001 under the Financial Services Commission watchdog, gives what is known as suspicious transaction reports to the Korea Customs Service on cases that may be linked to money laundering, illegal foreign exchange activities and asset smuggling.Accordi
Sept. 26, 2016
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Prosecutors seek warrant to arrest Lotte Group chairman over corruption
A warrant is being sought to formally arrest the chief of the embattled South Korean retail giant Lotte, prosecutors said Monday, as the high-profile corruption probe into the country's fifth-largest conglomerate nears its conclusion.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office submitted the request to a local court to detain Shin Dong-bin, 61, on charges of embezzlement and breach of trust. Shin Dong-bin (Yonhap)Shin is suspected of orchestrating a series of shady deals between the group's af
Industry Sept. 26, 2016
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Over 60% of content creators say business in China hurt by THAAD
South Korea's decision to deploy a US advanced missile defense system, which faced severe opposition from China, has turned out to have dealt a blow to the business of some of the country's cultural content creators, a survey showed Monday.In the survey, conducted Sunday by the office of lawmaker Yoo Eun-hae on the National Assembly's Education, Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, 20 companies, or 64 percent, of the 31 surveyed answered that their businesses in China have been hurt after Seou
Sept. 26, 2016
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