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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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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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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Public backlash against division of Gyeonggi Province under 'corny' name
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Few recall doctor saying child overweight
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Pediatricians are supposed to track if youngsters are putting on too many pounds ― but a new study found less than a quarter of parents of overweight children recall the doctor ever saying there was a problem.Does that mean doctors aren’t screening enough kids, or aren’t frank enough in these tough conversations? Or is the real story parent denial? The research published Monday can’t tell, but makes it clear the message too often isn’t getting through.“It’s tricky to say, and i
Dec. 8, 2011
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Advice for year-end drinking
Doctors say hangover drinks have limited effect, suggest spicy soup and juiceDecember is a month of year-end parties. Nights of drinking and dining fill people’s schedules. In Korea, nights out are an important part of socialization, especially at the year’s end. According to Samsung Medical Center, about 30 percent of salaried workers are habitual drinkers.Medical experts are quick to point out the health risks posed by alcohol. Dr. Lee Jung-kwon and Dr. Yoo Joon-hyun at SMC offer useful inform
Dec. 8, 2011
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Roadmap for technological standardization
Korea finalized a roadmap for standardization of technologies for smart grids, electric cars, nuclear energy, the 3D industry, cloud computing, smart media, smart logistics and smart medical information.National standardization coordinators and industrial experts worked together on the roadmap for standardization of the nation’s technologies in eight major areas, unveiled by the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards under the Ministry of Knowledge Economy on Thursday.In the electric car are
Dec. 8, 2011
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Japan, Russia see chance to clone mammoth
Dec. 8, 2011
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Research: Bedbugs can thrive despite inbreeding
PITTSBURGH (AP) _ Bedbugs aren't just sleeping with you. They're sleeping with each other.Researchers now say that the creepy bugs have a special genetic gift: withstanding incest.It turns out that unlike most creatures, bedbugs are able to inbreed with close relatives and still produce generally he
Dec. 8, 2011
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Milky Way could have megaplanets made of diamond: scientists
Dec. 7, 2011
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Samsung Electronics, seven panel makers pay $388 million in antitrust case
Sharp Corp., Samsung Electronics Co., and six other makers of liquid crystal display panels used in computers and televisions agreed to pay $388 million to settle price-fixing claims by direct purchasers of the products. Sharp, Japan’s largest panel maker, paid $105 million; Samsung, the world’s lar
Dec. 7, 2011
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Samsung to set up new flash memory plant in China
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s second-largest maker of memory chips, said Tuesday it is seeking to build a new production line in China to manufacture flash memory chips in response to rising demand for mobile devices. The company applied for a permit from the South Korean government to build its second overseas production line for producing NAND flash devices based on the 20-nanometer class process technology, it said in a statement. If authorization is given and construction begins on sc
Dec. 6, 2011
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Scientists find monster black holes, biggest yet
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) _ Scientists have found the biggest black holes known to exist _ each one 10 billion times the size of our sun.A team led by astronomers at the University of California, Berkeley, discovered the two gigantic black holes in clusters of elliptical galaxies more than 300 mi
Dec. 6, 2011
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Planet in sweet spot of Goldilocks zone for life
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A newly discovered planet is eerily similar to Earth and is sitting outside Earth's solar system in what seems to be the ideal place for life, except for one hitch. It is a bit too big.The planet is smack in the middle of what astronomers call the Goldilocks zone, that hard to fin
Dec. 6, 2011
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KT acquires video search firm Enswers for W45b
KT Corp. said Monday that it has bought Enswers Inc., a Seoul-based video search technology provider, for 45 billion won ($40 million) to shore up its cloud computing business. The acquisition, one of the largest deals in South Korea’s technology startup history, will help the company release a new multimedia service for purchasing, storing, managing and browsing online video content, KT said in a statement. KT, South Korea’s dominant fixed-line operator and No. 2 mobile carrier, has been seekin
Dec. 5, 2011
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Luxembourg seeks Korean’ investment in IT sector
Luxembourg is looking for investment from Korean tech companies interested in the European online game market. “In the past, Luxembourg was known as a financial center, but now it’s turning more and more into an ICT (information, communication and technology) center,” said Romain Fouarge, information communications and technology director for Korea and Japan at the Luxembourg Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade.Online gaming has become big business due to the combined growth of console, PC and
Dec. 4, 2011
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Woman: Psychologist implanted horrific memories
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The memories that came flooding back were so horrific that Lisa Nasseff says she tried to kill herself: she had been raped several times, had multiple personalities and took part in satanic rituals involving unthinkable acts. She says she only got better when she realized they were
Dec. 4, 2011
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Geoengineering could save Earth, or destroy it
DURBAN, South Africa (AP) -- Brighten clouds with sea water? Spray aerosols high in the stratosphere? Paint roofs white and plant light-colored crops? How about positioning ``sun shades'' over the Earth?At a time of deep concern over global warming, a group of scientists, philosophers and legal scho
Dec. 4, 2011
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US court rejects Apple request on Samsung sales
Samsung Electronics Co. welcomed Saturday a U.S. court decision that turned down Apple Inc.'s request for a preliminary injunction against its mobile devices, a major victory for the Korean firm in a series of high-stakes global legal battles against the iPhone maker.The ruling, delivered by a U.S.
Dec. 4, 2011
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Stealthy cellphone software stirs outcry
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Technology bloggers are asking if our cellphones are spying on us after a security researcher said a piece of software hidden on millions of phones was recording virtually everything people do with them.Amid a broad outcry, Sen. Al Franken is calling for an investigation. A cla
Dec. 3, 2011
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Apple juice can pose a health risk _ from calories
It's true _ apple juice can pose a risk to your health. But not necessarily from the trace amounts of arsenic that people are arguing about.Despite the government's consideration of new limits on arsenic, nutrition experts say apple juice's real danger is to waistlines and children's teeth. Apple ju
Dec. 2, 2011
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US report: Arctic much worse since 2006
WASHINGTON (AP) _ U.S. officials say the Arctic region has changed dramatically for the worse in the past five years.It is melting at a near record pace, and it is darkening and absorbing too much of the sun's heat.A new report card from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration rates the
Dec. 2, 2011
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Apple wins extension on Samsung tablet ban
Apple Inc. won a one-week extension to a ban on Samsung Electronics Co. releasing its latest tablet computer in Australia. High Court Justice Dyson Heydon extended a ban on sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 to Dec. 9, when the court will consider Apple’s request for permission to appeal a lower cou
Dec. 2, 2011
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Threat of HIV infection lingers
7,656 Koreans reported HIV positive as of 2010It has been a long time since health experts first declared that AIDS is not transmittable through everyday human interaction or an automatic death sentence.But public perception is still behind scientific and medical knowledge. People infected with HIV are refused entry into the country at immigration while many hide their health status out of fear of being discriminated against by society. According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prev
Dec. 1, 2011