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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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Russia's Mars probe will crash to Earth in January
MOSCOW (AP) -- A Russian spacecraft bound for a moon of Mars and stuck in Earth's orbit will come crashing back next month, but its toxic fuel and radioactive material on board will pose no danger of contamination, the Russian space agency said Friday.Between 20 and 30 fragments of the probe with a
Dec. 18, 2011
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Amazon selling over one million Kindles a week
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Amazon said Thursday that it is selling more than one million Kindles a week and the new Kindle Fire tablet computer is its top-selling item."Kindle Fire is the most successful product we've ever launched -- it's the best-selling product across all of Amazon for 11 straight weeks,
Dec. 18, 2011
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Regulators reject both bidders for fourth mobile operator
KMI and IST fail to pass, clouding outlook over new impetus to wireless sectorThe Korea Communications Commission said on Friday it would not issue wireless carrier licenses to Internet Space Time and its rival Korea Mobile Internet. Both IST and KMI failed to secure 70 points or higher in the screening process, dimming their hopes to become the country’s fourth mobile carrier. Currently, the domestic market is dominated by SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus. The KCC held a judging committee meeting ea
Dec. 16, 2011
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iPhones guide artillery fire as Pentagon plans app store: tech
At Camp Blessing in Afghanistan’s Pech Valley, some American soldiers played “Angry Birds” on their iPhones when off-duty. Jonathan Springer decided to put his device to a different use: building an app to help fight the Taliban. “I wanted to give something back to soldiers that might help save thei
Dec. 16, 2011
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Doomed gas cloud rushing toward black hole: study
Astronomers have spied a giant gas cloud with several times the mass of Earth accelerating toward the supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy.The doomed cloud has a rendezvous with oblivion in mid-2013, when it will pass within 40 billion kilometres -- a hair's breadth on a
Dec. 16, 2011
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Malaysian acid attack victim to get new face in Korea
A group of Korean plastic surgeons will restore the face of a 19-year-old Malaysian woman who was severely scarred in an acid attack. The surgery will be part of the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s Medical Korea project that provides pro bono surgery to foreign patients in need of state-of-the-art procedures. The patient, Tan Hui Linn, arrived at Seoul on Wednesday evening and had a medical consultation with JK Plastic Surgery Center in southern Seoul the next day. Based on examination results,
Dec. 15, 2011
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LGE, Intel join hands for smart TV
LG Electronics Inc., the world’s second-largest maker of flat-screen TVs, said Thursday that it has agreed to collaborate with Intel Corp. to use the U.S. chipmaker’s wireless display technology in smart TVs. The result of their partnership will be introduced in the market during the first quarter of next year, LG Electronics said, in a form of Web-connected TVs that can play content from laptop computers and mobile devices. Intel is seeking to expand the number of hardware partners to adopt its
Dec. 15, 2011
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LG Electronics unveils Prada Phone 3.0
LG Electronics said on Thursday that it will release Prada Phone 3.0 in Korea as early as this month, drawing attention to whether the new smartphone will be able to help the company expand its sales of mobile devices.Prada Phone 3.0, the third smartphone jointly built with Prada, comes three years after its second LG-Prada model was released in 2008.The officials said that Prada Phone 3.0 could be sold in the domestic market this year, a month earlier than initially expected. The launch date in
Dec. 15, 2011
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Arthritis tied to cardiovascular deaths
About 40 percent of rheumatoid patients are likely to die of cardiovascular disease, a group of doctors claimed here Tuesday. They called for higher public awareness of rheumatoid arthritis and other disorders conventionally referred to as rheumatism here. According to Dr. Bae Sang-cheol and Dr. Choi Chan-beom’s joint study of 4,721 rheumatoid arthritis patients, about 25 percent suffered from various cardiovascular diseases. About 15 percent had diabetes or other endocrine system disorders and
Dec. 15, 2011
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Lactobacillus effective against atopic eczema
Lactobacillus has been proven effective in easing atopic eczema, osteoporosis, diabetes symptoms and irritable bowel syndrome. According to eight-week research by professor Choi Chang-hwan of Chung-Ang University Medical Center, IBS patients given Duolac7, an agent containing lactobacillus, showed 50 percent improvement compared to those given placebo’s 13 percent improvement.In other research by Dr. Lee Hyun-ki of Cell Biotech, the manufacturer of Duolac7, those given calcium and lactobacillus
Dec. 15, 2011
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Tiniest babies are growing up healthy despite odds
CHICAGO (AP) ― One is a healthy first-grader, the other an honors college student majoring in psychology. Once the tiniest babies ever born, both girls are thriving, despite long odds when they entered the world weighing less than a pound.A medical report from the doctor who resuscitated the infants at a suburban Chicago hospital is both a success story and a cautionary tale. These two are the exceptions and their remarkable health years later should not raise false hope: Most babies this small
Dec. 15, 2011
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ADHD drugs safe for adults’ hearts, research finds
CHICAGO (AP) ― Ritalin and other drugs used to treat attention deficit disorder are safe for adults’ hearts, even though they can increase blood pressure and heart rate, according to the largest study of these medicines in adults.The results echo findings in a study of children with ADHD, by the same researchers, published last month.The review of health records for more than 440,000 adults aged 25 to 64 showed those taking ADHD drugs had about the same number of heart attacks, strokes and sudde
Dec. 15, 2011
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Tourettes and other tic disorders
Stress is believed to be the most probable aggravating factor of tics. Most tics go away as children become older. However, complex tics that lead to strong discomfort, physical damage, and functional disorders require close consultation with specialists. Children affected by chronic tic disorders or Tourette’s Disorder, with motor tics or vocal tics that persist for more than a year, must seek psychiatric help.Signs and symptomsA tic is an involuntary, recurrent and sudden movement of a part of
Dec. 15, 2011
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Study finds skin cancer link to smoking
Female smokers four times more likely to get form of non-melanoma tumorsThere are scores of reasons not to smoke, and a recent study has added one more: it may cause skin cancer.Dr. Dana Rollison of the Moffitt Cancer Center recruited 698 participants ― 383 diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma, both skin cancers, and 315 with no history of skin cancer. The researchers found smoking was associated with non-melanoma skin cancer overall and that the risk increased with
Dec. 15, 2011
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SK Telecom reaches 500,000 4G subscribers
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, said Wednesday that the number of fourth-generation wireless subscribers has topped 500,000 in about five months. In July, SK Telecom kicked off the long-term evolution network in Seoul, offering faster wireless data than the third-generation network for data-hungry smartphone users. The carrier has since launched 10 new mobile devices compatible with the new high-speed data service. The mobile operator said the growth rate of the 4G service
Dec. 14, 2011
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Israeli scientists develop cancer 'cluster bomb'
Israeli medical researchers say they have developed a new technique for blasting cancer tumours from the inside out which reduces the risk of the disease returning after treatment.Tel Aviv University professors Yona Keisari and Itzhak Kelson are about to start clinical trials of a pin-sized radioact
Dec. 14, 2011
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Facebook aims to help prevent suicide
MENLO PARK, California (AP) _ Facebook is making it easier for people who express suicidal thoughts on the social networking site to get help.A program launching Tuesday enables users to instantly connect with a crisis counselor through Facebook's “chat” messaging system.The service is the latest to
Dec. 14, 2011
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Founding Apple contract sells for $1.6 million
A three-page contract that established Apple Computer Co. (AAPL) sold for $1.59 million at Sotheby’s (BID) in New York today, soaring past the presale estimate of $100,000 to $150,000. The bidding started at $70,000 in a half-empty room attended by about 20 people and almost as many Sotheby’s staffe
Dec. 14, 2011
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Learning high-performance tasks with no conscious effort may soon be possible
Dec. 14, 2011
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New operating system for space: High-tech tycoons
SEATTLE (AP) -- The tycoons of cyberspace are looking to bankroll America's resurgence in outer space, reviving ``Star Trek'' dreams that first interested them in science.Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen made the latest step Tuesday, unveiling plans for a new commercial spaceship that, instead o
Dec. 14, 2011