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A new Koenigsegg Agera R car
A staff member cleans a the new Koenigsegg Agera R car as it is shown during the press day at the 81st Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The Motor Show will open its gates to the public from March 3 to 13 presenting more than 260 exhibitors. (AP-Yonhap)
March 2, 2011
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A new Wiesmann Spyder concept car
The new Wiesmann Spyder concept car is shown during the press day at the 81st Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 1, 2011. (AP-Yonhap)
March 2, 2011
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Smart's concept car Forspeed
Smart's concept car Forspeed is presented during the press day of the 81st International Motor show in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The International Motor show will run from March 3 to 13. (AP-Yonhap)
March 2, 2011
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US to weigh any military action against Libya
The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge is underway February 16, 2011 in the Red Sea in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. A US warship with hundreds of Marines on board headed towards Libya on March 1, 2011, defense officials said, as US and European allies sought to pile pressure on embattled leader Moamer Khadafi. The USS Kearsarge, an amphibious assault ship accompanied by two other na
World News March 2, 2011
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U.S. experimented on disabled citizens and prison inmates: AP
ATLANTA (AP) - Shocking as it may seem, U.S. government doctors once thought it was fine to experiment on disabled people and prison inmates. Such experiments included giving hepatitis to mental patients in Connecticut, squirting a pandemic flu virus up the noses of prisoners in Maryland, and injecting cancer cells into chronically ill people at a New York hospital.Much of this horrific history is
World Feb. 28, 2011
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Japan to build world’s fastest train
Central Japan Railway Company announced plans to construct the world’s fastest train, restoring its reputation as a leader in state-of-the-art high speed rail technology. Currently, the fastest train on earth operates in China. The new train with a speed of up to 498km/h is set to outpace China’s fastest, which manages 354km/h.Japanese passengers currently enjoy rapid transport with the “Shinkanse
Industry Feb. 28, 2011
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No more soccer for little Gerrards
British Malvern Primary School, where Steven Gerrard of Liverpool FC graduated, is to ban its students from playing soccer.The school recently announced that playing games with leather balls can be dangerous, and therefore will now only allow those made from sponge. The school said that such a decision was to “ensure the safety of all our pupils.”Yet, some are dubious about the school’s “safety-fi
Podcast Feb. 28, 2011
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Samsung Group breaks into biomedical sector
South Korea's top conglomerate Samsung Group said Friday that it will establish a biomedical joint venture with U.S. drugmaker Quintiles Transnational Corp. as part of its efforts to find new growth engines. The joint venture will be capitalized at 300 billion won (US$265.5 million) and be established sometime in the first half of this year, Samsung said, adding work will begin on a plant in Inche
Industry Feb. 25, 2011
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S. Korea dispatches anti-piracy warship off Somalia to Libya
South Korea said Thursday it has ordered its anti-piracy naval unit stationed in Somali waters to sail toward Libya in case its plan to evacuate its nationals out of the troubled African country goes awry. The dispatch of the 4,500-ton destroyer Choi Young comes as anti-government protests intensify in Libya where leader Moammar Gadhafi is reportedly mobilizing armed units to strike those who op
Politics Feb. 24, 2011
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Olympic torch may travel into space
The Olympic Torch is lit during the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. (MCT)The next Winter Olympic Games’ torch relay is to be the longest one ever, if Russia’s bold plan is realized.Russia, the host of 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, is now in the beginning stages of extending the Olympic torch ceremony to the International Space Station.Vitaly Davydov, de
More Sports Feb. 24, 2011
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Catholic church ordains married man
BERLIN (Reuters) - A married father of two was ordained as a priest by the Catholic Church in Germany on Tuesday after receiving an exemption to priestly celibacy from Pope Benedict XVI. Harm Klueting, a theologian and former Protestant pastor, will not have to adhere to the Church’s celibacy law for the duration of his marriage, the diocese of Cologne said. The case sheds light on a little-known
Feb. 24, 2011
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Prosecutors launch probe into Deutsche Bank over market plunge
South Korean prosecutors said Thursday they launched a probe into Deutsche Bank's local brokerage unit in connection with last November's market plunge, following the financial watchdog's partial ban on its operation in the nation over alleged stock manipulation.The prosecution's move comes at the request of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) that Wednesday announced its plan to ban the Germa
Politics Feb. 24, 2011
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Foreigners' land ownership in S. Korea grows in 2010
Foreign ownership of South Korea's land rose slightly last year, but its growth rate remained relatively slow compared with levels tallied before the financial crisis, a government report showed Thursday. Foreigners owned a total of 223.72 million square meters of land in the country at the end of last year, up 2.4 percent from a year earlier, according to the report by the land and transport
Industry Feb. 24, 2011
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One officer of missing Coast Guard chopper found dead
JEJU ISLAND (Yonhap) -- Rescuers on Thursday discovered the body of a female officer as well as the wreckage of a Coast Guard helicopter that went missing with five crew members on board Wednesday night near waters off the southern resort island of Jeju, officials said. The AW-139 helicopter took off from Jeju International Airport at 8:20 p.m. and picked up the deceased 28-year-old female offi
Social Affairs Feb. 24, 2011
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Police arrest a boy for drawing “teacher must die”
A Colorado boy has been arrested and charged with a misdemeanor for drawing stick figures and a threatening message while in his classroom, according to news reports. (captured from The Daily Mail)The as-yet-unnamed boy drew some stick figures saying “teachers they must die” along with himself and a gun. He had thrown away his drawing, yet his teacher found it and reported to the principal.The boy
World News Feb. 24, 2011
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