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Calories, not protein, boost body fat: study

People who eat too much of a high-calorie, low-protein diet tend to gain more body fat than people who overeat high amounts of protein, US researchers said Tuesday.A study published in the January 4 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association included 25 people in Louisiana who agreed t

Technology Jan. 4, 2012

Calories, not protein, boost body fat: study

Broadway's 'Spider-Man' musical earns new record

NEW YORK (AP) _ Look who's got a big smile behind his mask on Broadway _ none other than the once-mocked Spider-Man.The Broadway League reported Tuesday that ``Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark'' took in a whopping $2,941,790 over nine performances last week, which is the highest single-week gross of an

Culture Jan. 4, 2012

Broadway's 'Spider-Man' musical earns new record

World-first hybrid shark found off Australia

SYDNEY, Jan 3, 2012 (AFP) - Scientists said on Tuesday that they had discovered the world's first hybrid sharks in Australian waters, a potential sign the predators were adapting to cope with climate change.The mating of the local Australian black-tip shark with its global counterpart, the common bl

Technology Jan. 4, 2012

World-first hybrid shark found off Australia

Gov't to expand daily parental leave

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The government said Wednesday it will expand beneficiaries of its daily one-hour parental leave to include pregnant public servants and male officials who have a baby younger than one year old, as part of efforts to boost the country's birthrate.Currently, only female offic

Social Affairs Jan. 4, 2012

Saudi to apply law for women only to sell lingerie

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) _ Saudi Arabia said Monday it will begin enforcing a law that allows only females to work in women's lingerie and apparel stores, despite disapproval from the country's top cleric.The 2006 law banning men from working in female apparel and cosmetic stores has never been put

World News Jan. 3, 2012

Tax agency to intensify probe into big firms, wealthy individuals

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's tax agency said Tuesday it will beef up its investigation into large companies and wealthy citizens this year, in a bid to toughen its crackdown on tax evasion and expand the nation's overall tax revenue base. The National Tax Service (NTS) plans to intensify

Jan. 3, 2012

Korail bashed over train's failure to stop at station

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- The national railroad operator received a flurry of passenger complaints after one of its high-speed trains missed a key station and made a dangerous return trip back to the missed stop late Monday.Korail said one of its Korea Train Express (KTX) trains, heading to Busan fr

Social Affairs Jan. 3, 2012

Hormone linked to Alzheimer's diseases: study

A hormone found in body fat could develop the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease in older women, a study found."It is well established that insulin signaling is dysfunctional in the brains of patients with AD, and since adiponectin enhances insulin sensitivity, one would also expect beneficial

Technology Jan. 3, 2012

Aretha Franklin is engaged to longtime friend

NEW YORK (AP) — Aretha Franklin is engaged to longtime friend William "Willie" Wilkerson.The Grammy-winning singer told The Associated Press in a statement Monday that she and Wilkerson are considering a summer wedding, perhaps in Miami Beach, Fla. The Queen of Soul wants to follow the ceremon

Performance Jan. 3, 2012

Sarkozy 'knew about' arms commissions shell company: report

PARIS, Jan 2, 2012 (AFP) - President Nicolas Sarkozy knew about a shell company used to channel arms sales commissions in the 1990s, French media said Monday, amid a probe into alleged illegal party funding in France.The Liberation daily quoted testimony to a judge from a former senior civil servant

World News Jan. 3, 2012

Australian cancer blogger dies

SYDNEY, Jan 2, 2012 (AFP) - An Australian cancer patient who shot to global attention after a tribute video for his wife went viral on the Internet died on Monday in hospital, his family said.Kristian Anderson, 36, and his young family wound up on television after US talk show queen Oprah Winfrey le

World News Jan. 2, 2012

NASA marks 2012 with twin probes in moon orbit

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ NASA kicked off the new year with a pair of probes circling the moon in the latest mission to understand how Earth's closest neighbor formed.There was no champagne popping in the mission control room at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory when the Grail spacecraft arrived back-to-b

Technology Jan. 2, 2012

Sex offenders barred from medical, home schooling services

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- Convicted sex offenders will be banned from working as health-care providers or home-study teachers from the second half of this year, the government said on Monday.The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said convicted sex offenders will be barred from holding such jobs

Social Affairs Jan. 2, 2012

Dead blackbirds fall again in Arkansas town

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Thousands of dead blackbirds rained down on a town in central Arkansas last New Year's Eve after revelers set off fireworks that spooked them from their roost, and officials were reporting a similar occurrence Saturday as 2012 approached.Police in Beebe said dozens of

World News Jan. 2, 2012

Dead blackbirds fall again in Arkansas town

Figure skater Kim Yu-na wins suit against former agency

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Monday ordered the former agency of South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na to pay her outstanding portions of her endorsement money.The Seoul Central District Court said it has handed down a settlement between Kim and IB Sports, under which the company must p

More Sports Jan. 2, 2012

Figure skater Kim Yu-na wins suit against former agency

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