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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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[AtoZ into Korean mind] Humor in Korea: Navigating the line between what's funny and not
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Yoon seeks rebound, taps 5-term lawmaker as chief of staff
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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N. Korea sends economic delegation to Iran amid suspected military cooperation
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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[Herald Interview] Why Toss invited hackers to penetrate its system
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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S. Korean envoys convene to navigate strategy amid Middle East tensions
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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Kodak shares plunge as bankruptcy fears escalate
Investors dumped Eastman Kodak's stock Friday amid fears that the photography pioneer is headed toward bankruptcy.After its stock lost more than half its value in a volatile day of trading, Kodak tried to paint a rosier picture. "Kodak is committed to meeting all of its obligations and has no intent
Oct. 2, 2011
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Alibaba’s Ma ‘Very Interested’ in Buying Yahoo
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Chairman Jack Ma said he’s “very interested” in buying Yahoo! Inc., the U.S. Web portal that ousted its chief executive officer last month amid stagnant growth and shrinking market share. Ma said he’s had discussions with Yahoo, as well as other potential buyers, without i
Oct. 2, 2011
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Prisoner released after 25 years to live in New Port Richey
A Pennsylvania man who spent nearly 25 years in prison is being released to his daughter in New Port Richey while he awaits a new trial in a double murder case.David Munchinski was convicted in 1986 for the drug-related killings and sexual assaults of two men in Bears Rock, Fayette County, a rural c
Oct. 2, 2011
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Nestle tempts dogs with high frequency TV ads
GENEVA, Sept 30, 2011 (AFP) - The world's biggest food company Nestle is seeking to conquer the dog food market with special advertising targeted at men's best friend."Nestle Purina has created the first-ever television commercial especially for dogs," it said in a statement."The TV commercial to be
Oct. 2, 2011
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Arrest warrant issued for U.S. soldier over alleged rape of Korean woman
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- A local South Korean court issued an arrest warrant Saturday for a U.S. soldier accused of raping a young Korean woman, officials said.The 21-year-old Army private, assigned to the 2nd U.S. Infantry Division in Dongducheon, was charged with raping an 18-year-old woman near
Oct. 2, 2011
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Harvard's endowment grows by $4.4 billion to reach $32 billion
It marks the second year in a row of strong growth for an endowment that fell by $11 billion to $26 billion during the fiscal year that ended June 2009. The endowment grew to $27.6 billion in the 2010 fiscal year.Harvard Management Company President and CEO Jane Mendillo said active management of in
Sept. 23, 2011
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Islamic center near ground zero opens its doors
NEW YORK (AP) — The developer of an Islamic cultural center near the site of the terrorist attacks that leveled the World Trade Center says the biggest error on the project was not involving the families of 9/11 victims from the start."We made incredible mistakes," Sharif El-Gamal told The Ass
Sept. 22, 2011
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Gunmen dump 35 bodies on busy avenue in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) _ Masked gunmen blocked traffic on a busy avenue in a Gulf of Mexico coastal city Tuesday and dumped the bodies of 35 slaying victims as horrified motorists watched, authorities said.Veracruz state Attorney General Reynaldo Escobar Perez said the bodies were left piled in two trucks
Sept. 21, 2011
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Catch me if you can: Fake pilot escapes NZ airport
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) _ A man who disguised himself as an airline pilot tried to enter a restricted area of Auckland Airport and then escaped after he was challenged.New Zealand Police say they are looking for a man who on Saturday entered the airport dressed in a white shirt with epaulets on
Sept. 19, 2011
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Daughter suspected of killing divorced parents
Police are investigating the death of a divorced couple, saying the couple’s 32-year-old daughter is a suspect.According to Seodaemun Police Station in Seoul, the father, surnamed Chang, first fell from his daughter’s apartment in Goyang city of Gyeonggi Province on Feb 26. Seven months later, his w
Aug. 24, 2011
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Why colleague with personality disorder may earn more: study
Colleagues with a temper may earn more than nice people, according to a new study. (MCT)In a joint study by University of Notre Dame and University of Western Ontario, researchers found out that mean male workers earned 18 percent more on average than so-called “agreeable” people.Although the tenden
Aug. 17, 2011
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Speculation mounts over Jackie Kennedy tapes
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Conspiracy theorists, historians and legions of Kennedy buffs are on edge ahead of next month‘s release of recordings by Jacqueline Kennedy in the wake of her husband’s assassination.Former U.S. President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrive at an inaugura
Aug. 12, 2011
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Forget family feuds -- Gwangju in-laws team up for theft
Mothers of a husband and wife don’t typically get along, but two in Gwangju appear thick as thieves after they were arrested for theft.The surnamed Baek and Ahn are accused of stealing money and valuables from a clothing shop while pretending to be customers on Aug. 11. They are also suspected
Aug. 11, 2011
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Swedish man conducts experiments to split atoms in his kitchen
A Swedish man was arrested after attempting to set up a nuclear reactor at home and test if he can split atoms in his kitchen, according to the Telegraph.Richard Handl, 31, had tried for months to conduct such experiments at home, allegedly as a hobby, keeping records of them on a blog.When he reali
Aug. 5, 2011
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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
Aug. 3, 2011
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Man who can guess time could bear the Olympic torch
Fans dedicated a Facebook group to a local celebrity to make him the town’s official Olympic torch bearer, according to reports. Gordon Roberts from Bournemouth, England, is getting the support of 4,500 people who plan to nominate him as their “inspirational member of the community.”With his trademark white beard, scarf and jacket, the 82-year-old is known as a “big part of the community and alwa
July 28, 2011
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U.S. man attempts self-surgery with butter knife
GLENDALE, California (AP) -- A man stuck a butter knife into his belly in a failed bid at self-surgery to remove a painful hernia, police said Tuesday.The wife of the 63-year-old Glendale man called paramedics on Sunday night and told the emergency operator her husband was using a knife to remove a protruding hernia, Sgt. Tom Lorenz said.“She said he had impaled himself with a knife,” Lorenz said.
July 27, 2011
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S.African 'corpse' wakes up, scares off morgue staff: report
CAPE TOWN, July 24, 2011 (AFP) - A 50-year-old South African man thought to be dead woke up in a chilly morgue on Sunday and shouted to be let out, scaring off two attendants who thought he was a ghost, local media reported."His family thought he had died," health spokesman Sizwe Kupelo told the Sapa news agency."The family called a private undertaker who took what they thought was a dead body to
July 25, 2011
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Winning lottery slip found in lost wallet
A wallet has been returned to its owner one week after being lost -- with a winning lottery ticket still inside. The winner is said to have bought 10 pension-type lottery tickets, handing them out to friends and keeping just one.After getting drunk, however, he lost his bag with the wallet inside. Luckily, he was able to get the belongings back a week after the announcement of the winner.The winne
July 21, 2011
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Is a chimp smarter than a 4-year-old?
Chimps spit water into tube to reach peanutsIn Aesop’s fable “the crow and the pitcher” the bird uses stones to raise the water level in a jug. Chimps in an experiment showed a similar problem solving skills to obtain some peanuts.A research team in Germany tested this challenge on five gorillas, 43 chimpanzees and three groups of 24 kids aged 4, 6 and 8. The subjects were given a 26 centimter gla
June 14, 2011