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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Apple considering smaller iPad?
Apple Inc. is working with component suppliers in Asia to test a new tablet computer with a screen smaller than the iPad, sources told The Wall Street Journal.Officials at some of Apple's suppliers, who asked to remain anonymous, said the company has shown them designs for a device with a screen siz
Feb. 16, 2012
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Electric cigarette explodes in U.S. man’s mouth
A man trying to kick the smoking habit was puffing on an electronic cigarette when a faulty battery caused it to explode in his mouth, taking out some of his front teeth and a chunk of his tongue and severely burning his face, fire officials said Wednesday.A man smokes an electric cigarette. (
Feb. 16, 2012
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Angry Birds fly to Facebook
“Angry Bird,” the most-downloaded mobile app of 2011, was catapulted to the world of Facebook on Tuesday in a bid by its Finnish maker Rovio to get one billion people playing the addictive game.True to the game’s quirky theme, a bird flung at a pig on a giant screen marked its official Facebook laun
Feb. 15, 2012
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Colombian priests hired hitmen to kill themselves
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) _ Rev. Rafael Reatiga asked his parishioners to pray for him and gave the choirmaster a list of songs for his funeral shortly before he was found shot to death together with another Roman Catholic priest, a Colombian prosecutor said Tuesday.Authorities initially suspected robbe
Feb. 15, 2012
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Aspirin could beat cancer spread: Australian study
Aspirin and other household drugs may inhibit the spread of cancer because they help shut down the chemical "highways" which feed tumours, Australian researchers said Tuesday.Scientists at Melbourne's Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre said they have made a biological breakthrough helping explain h
Feb. 15, 2012
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Man gives Valentine's kidney
A Chicago man is celebrating Valentine's Day by giving his girlfriend one of the most precious gifts he has -- his kidney.Terry Lee said his girlfriend, Trisha Beckwith, was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease Lupus after they had been dating for about four months and soon discovered her kidneys w
Feb. 15, 2012
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Match-fixing allegations also emerge for baseball, basketball
Baseball and basketball officials on Tuesday were scrambling to find evidence of match-fixing attempts in their professional leagues, following recent testimony by a gambling broker, who has been arrested for an alleged connection with volleyball match fixing, that other leagues also had match-riggi
Feb. 14, 2012
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New finding suggests ‘super-Earth’ may be lifeless after all
Astronomers have discovered several candidates of so called “super-Earth,” potentially habitable planets outside solar system, raising anticipation to find extraterrestrial life forms.However, new study indicates such planets may be dry despite ideal distance to their stars.According to a research p
Feb. 14, 2012
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Drug use might have killed Whitney Houston
As fans await autopsy results that may not come for weeks, speculation raged Monday that pop legend Whitney Houston may have died from a lethal cocktail of prescription drugs and alcohol. A T-shirt, flowers and notes are left at a makeshift memorial for Whitney Houston outside the Beverly Hills Hilt
Feb. 14, 2012
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Samsung threatens to take further legal actions against KT
Samsung threatens to take further legal actions against KTSamsung Electronics urged KT Corp. to immediately resume Internet services for its smart televisions, threatening it would file additional legal procedures on top of the injunction the firm filed against KT last Friday. A customer check
Feb. 13, 2012
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Malaysia deports Saudi journalist in Twitter row
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) -- Malaysia on Sunday deported a young Saudi journalist wanted in his home country over a Twitter post about the Prophet Mohammed, defying pleas from human rights group who said he faced execution.Hamza Kashgari, who was detained in Malaysia on Thursday after fleeing Saudi Arabia,
Feb. 13, 2012
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Lab study raises questions over nano-particle impact
Tests involving chickens have raised questions about the impact on health from engineered nano-particles, the ultra-fine grains commonly used in drugs and processed foods, scientists said on Sunday.Chickens exposed to high oral doses of polystyrene particles 50 nanometers (50 billionths of a metre)
Feb. 13, 2012
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Adele top winner with 6 Grammys
Adele, who captured the world’s heart with an album about a broken romance, emerged as the top winner at Sunday’s Grammy Awards, winning six trophies including the prestigious trifecta of record, song and album of the year.Musician Adele poses with her six trophies at the 54th Grammy Awards in Los A
Feb. 13, 2012
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Japan's Fukushima reactor may be reheating: operator
TOKYO (AFP) - Temperature readings at one of the crippled Fukushima nuclear reactors have risen above Japan's stringent new safety standard but there was no immediate danger, its operator said Sunday.Tokyo Electric Power said one of three thermometers on the number-two reactor at the Fukushima Daiic
Feb. 13, 2012
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Space colony imminent? NASA eyes lunar “outpost” plan
(NASA)NASA is pushing for a plan to establish “human-tended waypoint” near the far side of the moon -- one that would embrace international partnerships as well as commercial and academic participation, SPACE.com reported Friday.A team is being formed to develop a cohesive plan for exploring a spot
Feb. 13, 2012
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Overeating may double risk of memory loss
(MCT)New research suggests that consuming between 2,100 and 6,000 calories per day may double the risk of memory loss, or mild cognitive impairment (MCI), among people age 70 and older. The study was released today and will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 64th Annual Meeting in N
Feb. 13, 2012
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Pastor's kids were beaten, starved: police
A pastor and his wife were detained Sunday on suspicions of assaulting and starving their three children to death, police said. The three children -- aged five, eight and 10 -- were found death in their home attached to the church where their father works in Boseong, 398 kilometers south of Seoul.&n
Feb. 13, 2012
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Houston in posthumous movie about drug fallout
Whitney Houston will star in a posthumous movie she finished working on before her death, poignantly about a singing group dealing with the troubles caused by fame and drugs. Whitney Houston (AFP)“Sparkle,” due out in August, is a remake of a 1976 film loosely based on the story of the Supremes, fol
Feb. 13, 2012
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NASA planning ‘space taxi’ program
United States space agency NASA is looking for firms to design and build space taxis to transport astronauts to and from International Space Station, Reuters reported Tuesday. NASAThe program aims to continue previous plans by NASA to develop commercial passenger spaceships.With the U.S. shutting do
Feb. 8, 2012
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Soldiers might be able to control weapons with minds
Wars of the next century may look a lot like a scene from a science fiction movies or video games, with soldiers controlling machines with their minds, guns that shoot harmful waves, and neural stimulation to boost performances, Britain’s Daily Telegraph reports. MCTA report by Royal Soci
Feb. 7, 2012