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Woman arrested for pretending to be pregnant

A 30-year-old woman was booked without detention on Wednesday after she pretended to be pregnant to steal household goods, the police said.The woman surnamed Lee left a mall in Daegu without paying for 900,000 won ($880) worth of household items. When a security guard stopped her, Lee said that she

Social Affairs Aug. 31, 2011

College student dies in Busan PC room

A 27-year-old college student collapsed in a PC room in Busan after playing online games for seven consecutive hours.The student surnamed Kim was quickly taken to nearby hospital but was pronounced dead upon arrival.“I shook him when he fell forward while playing games but he was not conscious,” a m

Social Affairs Aug. 30, 2011

Steve Job’s biological father yearning to meet his son

Steve Jobs’ biological father has expressed his desire to meet his son before he dies, the Daily Mail has reported.A Syrian immigrant, Abdulfattah John Jandali said that he did not realize until a few years ago that former CEO of Apple was the son he gave up 50 years ago.Jandali and his ex-wife Joan

World News Aug. 30, 2011

Amazon tablet seen as worthy iPad rival

With Amazon reportedly poised to launch a tablet computer, technology research firm Forrester is predicting the device could be the first legitimate challenger to Apple's iPad.Forrester Research analyst Sarah Rotman Epps, in a blog post accompanying a report released Monday, said Amazon taking on Ap

Industry Aug. 30, 2011

New HIV case causes LA porn industry shutdown

(MCT)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A porn industry group says an adult film performer has tested positive for HIV, resulting in a production moratorium in Southern California while the organization investigates to see if the virus has spread.Free Speech Coalition executive director Diane Duke told The Lo

Culture Aug. 30, 2011

New HIV case causes LA porn industry shutdown

Panel reveals new details of 1940s experiment

ATLANTA (AP) _ A presidential panel on Monday disclosed shocking new details of U.S. medical experiments done in Guatemala in the 1940s, including a decision to re-infect a dying woman in a syphilis study. (MCT)The Guatemala experiments are already considered one of the darker episodes of medical re

World News Aug. 30, 2011

Panel reveals new details of 1940s experiment

Taiwan hospital transplants 5 HIV-infected organs

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- One of Taiwan's best regarded hospitals transplanted organs from an HIV carrier into five patients, a hospital official said Monday, in what appears to be one of the most egregious examples of medical negligence in the island's modern history.(AP)The five are now be

World News Aug. 29, 2011

Taiwan hospital transplants 5 HIV-infected organs

Boy dies after parents refuse to let him drink water for 5 days

A couple in the U.S. has been arrested for killing the husband’s son by refusing him water for five days, Daily Mail reported.Jonathan James was being punished for wetting his bed and taking guitar strings from his twin brother. Jonathan’s father and his stepmother, have been arrested and charged fo

World News Aug. 29, 2011

Boy dies after parents refuse to let him drink water for 5 days

Glass ceiling remains in S. Korea's big firms

SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean women working for big companies remain at a disadvantage in getting promotions despite calls for more female CEOs and senior managers, a report by a local think tank said Monday.The Korean Women's Development Institute (KWDI) said that as of late last year, th

Industry Aug. 29, 2011

Watchdog issues institutional caution on KEB

SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial regulator said Friday it has issued an institutional caution as well as a 54.5 million won (US$50,332) fine on Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) for breaching regulations on loan and personal information."An institutional caution and fine were imposed on th

Aug. 26, 2011

Man gets 5-year prison term for exploding bombs in public areas

SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul man was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday for exploding homemade bombs at crowded public transportation stations in May in a plot he designed to cause a plunge in the stock market.The Seoul Central District Court handed down the jail term to the 43-year-o

Social Affairs Aug. 26, 2011

Teenagers on facebook are more likely to use drugs

Teenagers who spend time on internet social networking sites are more likely to engage in risky behavior such as smoking, drinking and using drugs.Researchers from Colombia revealed that teenagers who frequently use SNS sites are three times likelier to consume alcohol and twice as likely to use mar

Culture Aug. 26, 2011

Defeated Seoul Mayor resigns over failed free lunch vote

SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- Embattled Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon announced his resignation Friday, saying he would take responsibility for his failed attempt to block the free lunch program in a referendum earlier this week.The decision came two days after the vote on the opposition-led free lunch progra

Politics Aug. 26, 2011

First smoke of the day could be the worst, cancer researchers say

Smoking a cigarette right after getting out of bed can increase chance of getting cancer even more than smoking at other times, American researchers revealed on Thursday.A team of scientists from Penn State College of Medicine found out that those who smoked within an hour after waking up were

Technology Aug. 26, 2011

First smoke of the day could be the worst, cancer researchers say

Austrian arrested over 40-year rape of daughters: police

VIENNA, Aug 25, 2011 (AFP) - Austrian police announced Thursday they had arrested an 80-year-old man suspected of sexually abusing his two daughters over more than 40 years, keeping them virtually locked up in his house.The man was arrested at the prosecutor's request on suspicion of assault, duress

World News Aug. 26, 2011

Austrian arrested over 40-year rape of daughters: police

Articles by Cho Chung-un