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Flowing water on Mars sparks new hunt for life traces

WASHINGTON, Aug 4, 2011 (AFP) - Scientists have found evidence of flowing salt water on steep Martian slopes, which if confirmed would be the first discovery of active liquid water on the red planet, NASA said Thursday.The data gathered by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has given new focus to the h

Technology Aug. 5, 2011

Flowing water on Mars sparks new hunt for life traces

Norway attacker got help to purchase equipment: lawyer

OSLO, Aug 4, 2011 (AFP) - Anders Behring Breivik said he received help abroad to purchase the equipment needed to carry out his deadly July 22 attacks, but will not say more until his political demands are met, his lawyer was quoted as saying Thursday."He obtained abroad almost all the materiel he u

World News Aug. 4, 2011

Probe ordered into IMF chief in France finance affair

PARIS, Aug 4, 2011 (AFP) - A French court Thursday ordered a formal judicial probe into IMF chief Christine Lagarde's contested role in settling a financial dispute when she was France's finance minister.Lagarde has denied abusing her influence in the affair in which arbitrators awarded a big payout

World News Aug. 4, 2011

ECB leaves key rate unchanged at 1.5 percent

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) _ The European Central Bank has left its key interest rate unchanged at 1.5 percent as the continent's debt crisis appears to be embroiling Spain and Italy despite efforts by political leaders to contain it.Market participants are now awaiting ECB President Jean-Claude Triche

World News Aug. 4, 2011

Operator of hacked Web sites face damage suit

SEOUL, Aug, 4 (Yonhap) -- The operator of two popular Web sites was sued Thursday over the leak of personal information of millions of its users following a massive hacking attack last week.A man, whose surname is Lee, filed the damage suit against SK Communications Co., the operator of the Nate sea

Social Affairs Aug. 4, 2011

So Ji-sub to become first male Vivien model

So Ji-sub (vivien)A Korean actor is to become the first male model for Vivien, a domestic women’s underwear company.So Ji-sub has through numerous TV dramas and movies built his reputation on an image of masculinity and sincere care for his beloved.“The advertisement barely includes information abou

Television Aug. 4, 2011

So Ji-sub to become first male Vivien model

New touch-screen BlackBerrys being launched

NEW YORK (AP) -- Research In Motion Ltd. on Wednesday unveiled five new BlackBerry phones with touch screens, as it hopes to revive the line‘s dwindling appeal in the face of competition from the iPhone and Android smartphones. In this product image provided by Research In Motion, the new Blackberry

Technology Aug. 4, 2011

New touch-screen BlackBerrys being launched

300 kilograms of coins trouble a car deal in China

A flour wholesaler surnamed Wang in the city of Xianyang in Northwest China used a van to transport the seven sacks of coins, which he had amassed through flour sales to business clients including steamed bread shops and noodle manufacturers. The coins, weighing 300 kilograms, worth altogether

World News Aug. 4, 2011

Pet fish addicted to chocolate goes on diet

A pet fish which had been only fed with Kit Kat bars is to be put on a diet by London’s Sea Life Aquarium, according to reports.When Gary, a 40-cm-long giant gourami native to South East Asia, first came to the new aquarium, staffs were puzzled by the fish’s refusal to eat.It was later revealed that

Podcast Aug. 3, 2011

Long life is in the genes: study

WASHINGTON, Aug 3, 2011 (AFP) - Israeli researchers studied a population of Ashkenazi Jews who have lived to age 95 and older and found that their eating and lifestyle habits were no better than those of the general population.In fact, men in the long-lived group drank slightly more and exercised le

Technology Aug. 3, 2011

Fatty foods tell your brain to be happy

A team of Belgian scientists claimed they found out the reason why emotionally stressed people stretch out for sweet junk food.Comfort from absorbing fatty foods is not just derived from the pleasant experience of eating but also through gut-brain signaling, said scientists from University of Leuven

Technology Aug. 3, 2011

Intern blackmails boss for not offering permanent position

A Japanese woman was reportedly arrested for threatening her boss by sending hate messages, Yomiuri Shimbun reported Sunday.The blackmailer Yamazaki Rinako, 21, had allegedly sent the word “to kill” about 10,000 times to her employer’s cellphone.She had sent 22 messages, which included the word 517

Aug. 2, 2011

Kim Yuna among the highest paid athletes

Figure skater Kim Yu-na ranked eighth among the world's highest-paid female athletes, according to a U.S. business magazine Tuesday. Kim Yuna (Yonhap News) Forbes magazine listed Kim a

More Sports Aug. 2, 2011

Kim Yuna among the highest paid athletes

Korea‘s christian leader Ha dies at 65

Pastor Ha Yong-jo of Onnuri Church, one of the top Christian leaders in Korea, died Tuesday morning after suffering a serious brain hemorrhage following a stroke. He was 65.Ha had an emergency surgery at Severance Hospital in Seoul on Monday, but did not regain consciousness, reports said. Ha had be

People Aug. 2, 2011

A look at Asia in U.S. culture

Although the comics publisher DC Comics is now co-headed by Jim Lee, an Asian-American, for many decades American comics regularly featured racist depictions of Asians as inscrutable masterminds and devious coolies, among other stereotypes.A new exhibition at New York University (NYU), titled “Marve

Books Aug. 1, 2011

Articles by Cho Chung-un