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Busan loses World Expo 2030 bid
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Yoon apologizes for Busan's Expo bid failure; Mayor open to 2035 rebid
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AI robots to aid English education in Seoul schools
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Samsung promotes execs in 30s, 40s for future growth
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State-run body says 'cannot hire women' applicants
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As streaming services raise fees, some turn to illegal streaming sites
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4.0 magnitude earthquake shakes southeastern Korea
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Seoul reviews scenarios for restoring guard posts in DMZ
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Drug addiction treatment to be covered by national insurance
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Remaining BTS members to begin military service next month
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Sport stars named honorary physical education teachers
One thousand South Korean sports stars will meet elementary and secondary school students nationwide this year as a physical education teacher, the education ministry said Wednesday.Lee Yong-dae (Yonhap News)A total of 887 active and retired athletes in 56 events have been named honorary PE teachers
March 7, 2012
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Scientists find cancer gene may boost health, weight loss
A potential ground breaking discovery was made when a new research project revealed that mice with an extra dose of a known anti-cancer gene can live a longer, cancer-free life while eating more and staying fitter than others without the gene. Spanish scientists found that not only did mice with an extra copy of the gene known as Phosphatase and tensin homolog(Pten) not get cancer, but also were leaner compared to the control group of mice who ate less, Science Daily reported Tuesday.This sugges
March 7, 2012
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Seaweed seen as alternate fuel source
With much valuable farmland being used to produce bioethanol, the search for biofuel should turn to the world's oceans and to seaweed, Israeli researchers say.Scientists at Tel Aviv University said marine macroalgae, common seaweed, can be grown more quickly than land-based crops and harvested as fu
March 6, 2012
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NASA probe discovers oxygen at one of Saturn's moons
Scientists announced discovery of molecular oxygen ions (O2+) in the atmosphere of Dione, one of Saturn’s 62 known moons, science daily reported Friday. Mct imageThe discovery, made by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, suggests that oxygen and other ingredients for life may be abundant on icy celestia
March 4, 2012
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13 wounded in Arizona nightclub shooting
Thirteen people were wounded when gunfire erupted during a rap music concert at a nightclub in Tempe in the US state of Arizona, police said early Saturday."At this point, Tempe police officers and detectives have identified 13 shooting victims from the incident," Tempe Police Department spokesman S
March 4, 2012
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Fukushima contamination 'chronic and lasting': French agency
Radioactive contamination levels from Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have fallen sharply since the accident but will be "chronic and lasting" for many years, a French watchdog said Tuesday."The initial contamination linked to the accident has greatly declined," Didier Champion, crisis mana
Feb. 29, 2012
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US Navy getting close on making super-powerful gun
A super-powerful gun that shoots rounds more than 100 miles (160 kilometers) away _ at several times the speed of sound _ is being developed for Navy warships.The weapon is known as an electromagnetic railgun. It consists of parallel rails and uses a magnetic field and electric current, instead of c
Feb. 29, 2012
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CJ clashes with Samsung over trailing of chairman
High-profile conflict between two conglomerates takes a nasty turn Two South Korean conglomerates with close ties ― Samsung Group and CJ Group ― clashed on Thursday over alleged illegal surveillance in connection with the drawn-out inheritance fight tracing back to Samsung’s late founder.CJ Gro
Feb. 23, 2012
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Honda recalling 46,000 vans to fix rear doors
2010 Honda Odyssey minivans sit on display at AutoPark Honda dealership in Cary, North Carolina, U.S. (Bloomberg)DETROIT (AP) _ Honda is recalling nearly 46,000 Odyssey minivans in the U.S. because the rear doors can fall on people unexpectedly, and have on at least two occasions.The problem affects
Feb. 23, 2012
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S. Korea qualifies for London Olympics men's football
South Korea clinched a berth in men's football at the London Olympics here Wednesday, blanking home side Oman 3-0 in the penultimate regional qualification contest.South Korea`s national soccer team celebrate after Nam Tae-hee (second from left) scored the first goal. (Yonhap News)At Al Seeb Sports
Feb. 23, 2012
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Lin helping Knicks draw huge ratings on MSG
The New York Knicks` point guard Jeremy Lin (17) puts up a shot against the New Jersey Nets` Deron Williams (8) during a game on Monday at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP-Yonhaap News)Jeremy Lin has people watching the New York Knicks in record numbers. The Knicks said Tuesday that their
Feb. 22, 2012
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US comic collection expected to get $2M at auction
A collection of some of the most prized comic books ever published is expected to fetch more than $2 million at auction this week in the U.S.Michael Rorrer said he thought his great uncle Billy Wright's comics were cool, but he didn't realize how valuable they were for months after finding the 345 c
Feb. 22, 2012
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Samsung, SAP to ally on corporate use of Android
SAP AG and Samsung Electronics Co. are teaming up to make mobile devices running Google Inc.’s Android operating system safer to use as corporate tools, according to people familiar with the matter. SAP, the largest maker of enterprise-management software, and Suwon, Korea-based Samsung will present
Feb. 22, 2012
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Teen lifts car to save grandpa
A 15-year-old Michigan boy says he has no idea how he was able to lift a 900 kilogram Buick enough for his grandfather to escape from underneath.Austin Smith said he was working on the 1991 Buick with his grandfather, Ernest "Papa Ernie" Monhollen, at his grandparents' Ida Township home Saturday whe
Feb. 22, 2012
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Radiation from disaster detected off Japan's coast
Radioactive contamination from the Fukushima power plant disaster has been detected as far as almost 400 miles (643 kilometers) off Japan in the Pacific Ocean, with water showing readings of up to 1,000 times more than prior levels, scientists reported Tuesday. Members of the media wearing protectiv
Feb. 22, 2012
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U.S. scientists discover new ‘waterworld’ planet
(123rf image) Artist’s rendition of GJ1214b (AFP-Yonhap News)An astronaut attempting to visit recently discovered planet GJ1214b would land in hot water -- literally, U.S. scientists say.Researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics said they have identified an entirely new k
Feb. 22, 2012
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Barnes & Noble unveils $199 Nook Tablet
US bookseller Barnes & Noble unveiled a new version of its Nook tablet computer Tuesday, a device with the same $199 price tag as Amazon's Kindle Fire.The seven-inch (17.78-centimeter) Nook Tablet also has eight gigabytes of memory like the tablet released by online retail giant Amazon in November.A
Feb. 22, 2012
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New history textbooks to feature Kim Jong-un
South Korean history textbooks for secondary school students that will be used for the new semester will include the definite description of current North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the education ministry said Tuesday.The education ministry said it has requested the Korea Authorized Textbook, which
Feb. 21, 2012
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First test-tube hamburger ready this fall: researchers
The world's first "test-tube" meat, a hamburger made from a cow's stem cells, will be produced this fall, Dutch scientist Mark Post told a major science conference on Sunday.Post's aim is to invent an efficient way to produce skeletal muscle tissue in a laboratory that exactly mimics meat, and event
Feb. 20, 2012
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Official: 44 dead in Mexico prison riot
A fight among inmates led to a prison riot in northern Mexico that killed 44 people Sunday, a security official said.Nuevo Leon state public security spokesman Jorge Domene Zambrano said the riot broke out at about 2 a.m. in a high-security section of a prison in the city of Apodaca outside the nort
Feb. 20, 2012
