CHICAGO (AP) — Whether sipping beer, wine or whiskey, women who drink just three alcoholic beverages a week face slightly higher chances for developing breast cancer compared with teetotalers, a study of more than 100,000 U.S. nurses found.The link between alcohol and breast cancer isn't new,

Technology Nov. 2, 2011

BEIJING, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- The youngest son and heir apparent of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il appears to have fathered a daughter last year with his reported wife, an informed source here said Wednesday.Kim Jong-un, believed to be in his late 20s, has cemented his status as leader-in-waiting sin

North Korea Nov. 2, 2011

SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- Apple Inc. said Tuesday that the U.S.-based company plans to launch its new iPhone 4S in the South Korean market on Nov. 11.Apple said on its Web site that it will launch the iPhone 4S in 15 countries including South Korea and Hong Kong and customers will be able to pre-ord

Technology Nov. 2, 2011

SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign exchange reserves rebounded in October from a three-year low as a weaker dollar raised the conversion value of non-dollar assets, the central bank said Wednesday.The country's foreign reserves reached US$310.98 billion as of the end of October, up $7.6

Nov. 2, 2011

SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean and U.S. scientists have discovered the mechanism behind the growth and spread of cancer that may help doctors better fight the potentially fatal disease in the future, the government said Wednesday.According to the science ministry, the team led by Yook Jong-i

Technology Nov. 2, 2011

SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- Public elementary schools in Seoul offered free meals to all students on Tuesday under an expanded meal program, the first policy change by the new mayor who took office after his predecessor resigned over the failed attempt to downsize the plan.The opposition-led city coun

Social Affairs Nov. 1, 2011

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's point man on North Korea policy said his government is planning to set up a fund as early as this year to start raising 55 trillion won ($49.4 billion) to help pay for its eventual reunification with the North. "Government agencies are near an agreement o

Politics Nov. 1, 2011

STOCKHOLM, Oct 31, 2011 (AFP) - Swedish rally driver Per-Gunner Andersson is known for his speed behind the wheel but he wasn't fast enough this weekend when his wife had to give birth in their car on the way to hospital."It was a little strange," Andersson, 31, told the online edition of tabloid Ex

Podcast Nov. 1, 2011

BUSAN, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean professor was sentenced to 30 years behind bars on Tuesday for killing his estranged wife and abandoning the corpse in collusion with his secret lover, a regional court said. The Busan District Court delivered the jail term to the 53-year-old man surnamed Kan

Social Affairs Nov. 1, 2011

SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- The government will provide free respite care service to aged and ailing veterans and patriots under a bill that the Cabinet approved Tuesday to improve the welfare of those people, officials said.Under the program, caregivers will visit homes of veterans and patriots who a

Politics Nov. 1, 2011

SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- Salaries of workers at South Korea's state-run companies and other public institutions will likely grow about 2.5 percent next year, the finance ministry said Tuesday. The ministry said that it will hold a meeting next week and produce guidelines on which such public agenci

Politics Nov. 1, 2011

WASHINGTON, Oct 31, 2011 (AFP) - Scientists at a Chinese university said Monday they can use rice to make albumin, a protein found in human blood that is often used for treating burns, traumatic shock and liver disease.When extracted from rice seeds, the protein is "physically and chemically equival

Technology Nov. 1, 2011