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Scientists make human blood protein from rice

WASHINGTON, Oct 31, 2011 (AFP) - Scientists at a Chinese university said Monday they can use rice to make albumin, a protein found in human blood that is often used for treating burns, traumatic shock and liver disease.When extracted from rice seeds, the protein is "physically and chemically equival

Nov. 1, 2011

Spying on spies: Chapman shops, contacts 'handler'

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Unaware the FBI has her under surveillance, Russian spy Anna Chapman buys leggings and tries on hats at a Macy's department store. A few months later, cameras watch her in a New York coffee shop where she meets with someone she thinks is her Russian handler. It is really an underc

Nov. 1, 2011

Spying on spies: Chapman shops, contacts 'handler'

Kim Kardashian files for divorce after 10 weeks

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Just 10 weeks after their lavish, made-for-TV wedding and less than a month after the wedding special aired, reality starlet Kim Kardashian is canceling her marriage to NBA player Kris Humphries.Kim Kardashian (AP)The “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star filed for divorce Monday

Nov. 1, 2011

Kim Kardashian files for divorce after 10 weeks

U.S. army private gets 10-year jail term for raping S. Korean

A regional court sentenced a U.S. soldier stationed in South Korea to 10 years behind bars for raping a local teenage girl in what could be one of the nation's heaviest punishments for crimes committed by a U.S. soldier.(Yonhap News)The 21-year-old U.S. Army private of the 2nd Infantry Division stat

Nov. 1, 2011

U.S. army private gets 10-year jail term for raping S. Korean

Conflicting flood info frustrates Thailand’s private sector

The private sector of Thailand has complained that it is confused by inconsistent information from the central government and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, saying the political conflict between the two and poor management are making the flood problem worse.BMA officials led by Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra on Oct. 27 met with a number of business representatives as well as the Thai Chamber of Commerce. The meeting was meant to explain the BMA’s measures to drain flood waters

Oct. 31, 2011

Conflicting flood info frustrates Thailand’s private sector

‘Angry Birds’ creator will open its first retail stores in China this year

Rovio Entertainment Oy, the creator of the “Angry Birds” mobile-phone games, will open its first retail stores this year in China, its fastest-growing market. The company aims to hit $100 million in retail sales in China in the first year of store operations, Chief Marketing Officer Peter Vesterback

Oct. 31, 2011

‘Angry Birds’ creator will open its first retail stores in China this year

Cheers and fears as world population hits 7 billion

MANILA (AFP) - Asia welcomed the world's first symbolic "seven billionth" baby on Monday, but celebrations were tempered by worries over the strain that humanity's population explosion is putting on a fragile planet.The United Nations says that by its best estimates the seven billionth baby will be

Oct. 31, 2011

Cheers and fears as world population hits 7 billion

Heavy drinking tied to higher stomach cancer risk

Oct. 31, 2011

Skeptic finds he now agrees global warming is real

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A prominent physicist and skeptic of global warming spent two years trying to find out if mainstream climate scientists were wrong. In the end, he determined they were right: Temperatures really are rising rapidly.The study of the world's surface temperatures by Richard Muller was

Oct. 31, 2011

Bill Gates unfussed by Steve Jobs’ jab: report

Microsoft founder Bill Gates coolly parried some harsh criticism from late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, in an interview with ABC television Sunday, saying their professional rivalry was positive.Bill Gates (Bloomberg)Gates, who maintained a long rivalry with the Apple innovator, was asked about an a

Oct. 31, 2011

Bill Gates unfussed by Steve Jobs’ jab: report

Korea mulls hiking highway, train fares

South Korea will likely raise highway and train service fares by the end of this year following years of unchanged rates aimed at curbing inflation, a source said Friday.The finance ministry and the transportation ministry are currently in the last phase of talks to determine when and by how much th

Oct. 30, 2011

Samsung's presence in U.S. 3D TV market weakens in Sept.

Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest flat-screen TV maker, lost ground in the 3D TV market in the United States due mainly to increased competition, industry data showed Sunday.Samsung Electronics' market share stood at 49 percent in terms of 3D TVs sold in the U.S. last month, falling below

Oct. 30, 2011

Regulator set to order Lone Star to sell KEB stake

(Yonhap News) FSC fails to gain public consent on its rulingLone Star Funds lost the status of biggest shareholder of Korea Exchange Bank on Saturday as the U.S.-based equity fund failed to meet the eligibility requirements set by financial regulators.The fund’s position of losing, or being ba

Oct. 30, 2011

Regulator set to order Lone Star to sell KEB stake

Overseas-based Web sites praising N.K. on sharp rise: police

The number of overseas-based websites glorifying the North Korean regime has been increasing rapidly, a police report here showed Sunday. With their servers based in foreign countries, South Korean authorities have faced difficulties in dealing with the Korean-language websites legally. Police detec

Oct. 30, 2011

Fishermen net bag stashed with yen off Japan coast

TOKYO (AP) -- A fishing boat netted a bag packed with cash worth 11 million yen ($145,000) off Japan's northeastern coast, a catch probably swept away in the tsunami seven months ago.A trawler pulled the bag with more than 1,000 notes worth 10,000-yen ($130) from the bottom of the sea on Oct. 8 near

Oct. 30, 2011

Suspected killer tied to other deaths

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Police have linked the man charged with 10 murders in the ``Grim Sleeper'' serial killings to a number of other deaths, a law enforcement official said Friday.The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing, did not specify how many deaths p

Oct. 30, 2011

Search ends for Korean climbers missing in Himalayas

KATHMANDU (Yonhap News) -- The Himalayan search for renowned South Korean mountaineer Park Young-seok and his two missing teammates has ended for the year due to concerns about the safety of rescue climbers, an official said Saturday, pledging to resume operations next year."We've ended this year's

Oct. 30, 2011

Court grants divorce to woman suffering from husband's nit-picking

The Seoul Family Court said Saturday it has granted divorce to a housewife and ordered her husband to pay her compensation, finding him responsible for ruining the relationship with his constant belittling comments.The 37-year-old wife, identified only by her surname Park, filed for divorce, claimin

Oct. 30, 2011

Brazil's Silva has cancerous tumor in larynx

SAO PAULO (AP) -- Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will undergo chemotherapy to treat a cancerous tumor in his larynx, doctors said Saturday.The tumor was detected earlier in the day during an examination at Sao Paulo's Sirio Libanes Hospital, the hospital said in a statement, which added

Oct. 30, 2011

Brazil's Silva has cancerous tumor in larynx

Study: Japan nuke radiation higher than estimated

NEW YORK (AP) — The Fukushima nuclear disaster released twice as much of a dangerous radioactive substance into the atmosphere as Japanese authorities estimated, reaching 40 percent of the total from Chernobyl, a preliminary report says.The estimate of much higher levels of radioactive cesium-

Oct. 28, 2011