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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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Probe of first lady on Dior bag allegations set to begin
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Korean battery makers heave sigh of relief over 2-year IRA reprieve
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Over 80,000 millionaires, 20 billionaires in Seoul: report
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Indonesia’s KF-21 fighter jet deal cut back -- what’s next?
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[KH Explains] Can tech firms' AI alliances take on Nvidia?
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Police seek arrest warrant for med student who killed girlfriend
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Local filmmakers criticize ‘The Roundup: Punishment’ monopoly of screens
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Young Korean doctors seek plan B: cosmetic dermatology or overseas
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House votes to repeal Obamacare
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Republicans in the House of Representatives fulfilled a campaign promise, casting a largely symbolic vote to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. The measure was sure to die in the Democratic-controlled Senate and faced a certain veto if it should reach the president’s desk.Nevertheless, the Wednesday vote in the House, newly under Republican control, signaled th
InternationalJan. 20, 2011
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Tunisian leader vows ‘break’ with old regime
Interim president promises amnesty for political prisoners and media freedomTUNIS (AFP) ― Tunisia’s interim president Wednesday promised a “total break” with the past and hailed “a revolution of dignity and liberty,” as prosecutors opened a vast inquiry against the previous leader.Investigators will look into the extensive domestic and foreign assets held by former president Zine El Abidine Ben Al
InternationalJan. 20, 2011
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Haiti’s ‘Baby Doc’ hopes to run for presidency
Duvalier's lawyer protests against legal moves, saying statute of limitation expiredPORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) ― More than two decades after being ousted from power, ex-dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier aims to profit from Haiti’s turmoil to recapture the presidency, an aide said Wednesday.The news came as Duvalier’s lawyer confirmed the former leader, who returned from exile amid political uphea
InternationalJan. 20, 2011
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Authorities charge abortion doctor with murder
The Women's Medical Society in Philadelphia, is shown Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. (AP)PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ A doctor who gave abortions to minorities, immigrants and poor women in a ``house of horrors'' clinic was charged with eight counts of murder in the deaths of a patient and seven babies who were born alive and then killed with scissors, prosecutors said Wednesday.Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 69, made mil
InternationalJan. 20, 2011
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'Uncensored' Playboy coming to iPad: Hefner
WASHINGTON - Playboy founder Hugh Hefner is bringing his iconic men's magazine to the iPad.The octogenarian publisher, in a message on his Twitter feed, @hughhefner, said current and back issues of Playboy would be available on the Apple device in March."Big news! Playboy -- both old & new -- will be available on iPad beginning in March," Hefner said.He did not provide any more details but in resp
InternationalJan. 20, 2011
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Pirates take 1,181 hostages in 2010
NAIROBI (AP) ― Pirates captured a record 1,181 hostages in 2010 ― almost all of them off the Somali coast ― during a year in which hijackings and attacks became more violent, a global maritime watchdog said.Attackers seized 53 vessels worldwide in 2010, according to a report released Tuesday by the International Maritime Bureau’s piracy reporting center in Kuala Lumpur. All but four were taken by
InternationalJan. 20, 2011
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Retired teacher, 52, takes 18-year-old former student as his fourth wife
Clive Richards and Jessica Anderson married in a register office last September. (captured from the Daily Mail)A retired religious education teacher has married for the fourth time to an 18-year-old former student, The Daily Mail, a British tabloid, reported. Clive Richards, 52, a father of two, set up home the deputy head girl Jessica Anderson when she was only 16. Mr. Richards’ third wife Julia,
Social AffairsJan. 20, 2011
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S. Korea positive on outcome of U.S.-China summit
South Korea appreciates the outcome of the U.S.-China summit, an official said Thursday, after the high-stakes meeting called for inter-Korean dialogue as an "essential step" in reducing tensions and expressed "concern" about North Korea's uranium enrichment program.U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao held a summit in Washington on Wednesday (U.S. time) that touched on a wi
PoliticsJan. 20, 2011
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Female politician recruits girls for Berlusconi: report
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his estranged wife Veronica (AP)Citing an allegation from a court document, the British Daily Mail reported Tuesday that women were paid to have sex with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in nurse and police uniforms.According to the document the 74-year-old premier, who is being investigated after being accused of having sex with underage prost
InternationalJan. 20, 2011
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Obama, Hu call on N. K. to stop provocations
WASHINGTON -- The United States and China Wednesday called on North Korea to stop provocations and abide by its denuclearization pledge.U.S. President Obama (right) and Chinese President Hu Jintao attend a joint news conference at the White House after summit talks on Wednesday. (AP-Yonhap) Speaking at a joint press conference at the White House withChinese President Hu Jintao, U.S. Presiden
PoliticsJan. 20, 2011
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Korea to offer online lectures in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asian universities will introduce online real-time lectures on Korea’s popular culture, automobile industry and other hallyu content, addressing the lack of professors despite growing global interest, according to the Korea Foundation on Wednesday.In celebration of its 20th year anniversary, the foundation signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Indonesia, University
Social AffairsJan. 19, 2011
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Seoul in talks with U.S. on longer missile range
South Korea has recently begun consultations with the U.S. over whether to revise their long-standing missile agreement and allow Seoul to develop longer-range ballistic missiles in order to better safeguard itself, according to a government source.The move comes as North Korea continues to develop nuclear programs and long-range missiles that pose a threat not only to its southern neighbor, but a
PoliticsJan. 19, 2011
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GNP lawmakers seek to restrict speaker’s role
A group of reformist lawmakers in the ruling Grand National Party on Wednesday submitted a revision bill to curb the National Assembly speaker’s authority in calling for a vote on bills at his own discretion. The bill aiming to prevent the dominant party’s unilateral propulsion of parliamentary proceedings is expected to face opposition from the ruling camp, which has been criticized for passing several controversial bills by taking advantage of the system.Rep. Jungwook Hong submitted the bill o
PoliticsJan. 19, 2011
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Obama, Hu summit draws attention in Seoul
With the U.S. and China expected to try resolving their once complicated relations by emphasizing common goals at their summit this week, South Korea is preparing for any changes which may occur in the regional powers’ attitude toward North Korea. U.S. President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao are expected to discuss a wide range of economic and diplomatic issues Thursday, inclu
PoliticsJan. 19, 2011
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Seoul to consult ambassadors on international marriages
The government has decided to launch a consulting group to discuss international marriage and multicultural policy together with foreign ambassadors here.The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family will hold an inaugural meeting Thursday inviting high-ranking diplomats from seven Asian countries where a growing number of women seek a Korean husband. The discussion forum comes amid concerns growing
Social AffairsJan. 19, 2011
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‘Gambling celebrity’ back in Korea to face the music
Disgraced TV celebrity Shin Jung-hwan returned to Korea on Wednesday to face investigations at home into allegations he gambled away hundreds of millions of won in the Philippines last year. Setting foot in his homeland for the first time in more than five months, the troubled 36-year-old admitted the illegal gambling charges.“I am ready for punishment. Please punish me harshly,” the singer-turned
Social AffairsJan. 19, 2011
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Arrest warrant sought for Taekwang CEO
The prosecution Wednesday filed an arrest warrant for Lee Ho-jin, chairman of Taekwang Group, over illegal transfer of wealth, creation of slush funds and breach of trust. The investigation is expected to serve as a warning to other conglomerates including Hanwha, the nation’s 13th-largest chaebol. According to the Seoul Western District Prosecutors’ Office, Lee has amassed a slush fund of more th
Social AffairsJan. 19, 2011
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China TV shows grisly deaths as lesson
BEIJING (AFP) ― Pedestrians are flattened by trucks as they walk along China’s highways, cyclists are flipped high in the air by speeding cars and sudden death haunts the anything-goes intersections in cities.Global automakers may be salivating over massive car sales in the world’s most populous nation, but hundreds of people die on China’s roads each day ― and some of their deaths are shown in gruesome detail on television.The carnage in Beijing alone is staggering, prompting a local television
InternationalJan. 19, 2011
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Iran, world powers to resume nuke talks
ISTANBUL (AFP) ― Iran and six world powers meet Friday in Istanbul for a second round of talks, amid guarded hope for progress in efforts to settle tensions over Tehran’s disputed nuclear program.The meeting follows a first round in Geneva last month, which broke a 14-month hiatus in negotiations between the Islamic republic and the so-called 5+1 group of Britain, China, France, Russia, the United
InternationalJan. 19, 2011
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Haiti moves toward graft trial for Duvalier
Government may seek justice over ex-dictator's regime, widely regarded as brutalPORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) ―A judge will decide whether former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier will be tried on charges that include corruption and embezzlement for allegedly pilfering the treasury before his 1986 ouster, a lawyer for the ex-strongman said Tuesday.A judge questioned the former dictator known as “Baby Do
InternationalJan. 19, 2011