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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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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Father hires virtual hitman to ‘kill’ son’s online avatar
A Chinese father hired professional gamers to kill his son’s online avatar, according to Chinese newspaper the Sanqing Daily. The father, surnamed Feng, believed that if his 23-year-old son was killed every time he played, he would get bored of playing and start putting more effort into getting a job. But his plan failed as son Xiao Feng asked the attackers why they were out to get him, only to hear that his father had hired them to do so. “I can play or I can not play, it doesn’t bother me. I’m
Jan. 10, 2013
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‘Standing up helps lose weight’
For busy office workers, standing while working can help you burn extra calories, U.K. physiotherapist said.A person can burn off about 3.6 kilograms of fat each year -- or 144 calories a day -- by standing on one’s feet for three extra hours a day, according to exercise scientist John Buckley from the University of Chester.Buckley, from the department of clinical science and nutrition, said a person’s metabolic rate “crashes to an absolute minimum” when he or she is sitting down. “It isn’t natu
Jan. 10, 2013
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High-tech fork can help with dieting
A high-tech fork its developers say can help people diet was introduced at the Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas.The HapiFork that pairs itself to a smartphone using Bluetooth will vibrate if the user is eating too fast, developers HapiLabs said.The fork contains a capacitive sensor that determines how long it has been since the user has taken the last bite, and will gently vibrate to tell the user they are eating too fast.Though there is no set or recommended time between bites in most die
Jan. 10, 2013
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Space telescope snaps asteroid photos
A European spacecraft has captured images of an asteroid heading for a close fly-by of Earth that shows it's bigger than previously thought, astronomers say.The European Space Agency's Herschel space telescope took the photographs of the asteroid Apophis, dubbed the "doomsday asteroid" by the media when initial observations in 2004 yielded a 2.7 percent chance of it striking the Earth in 2029.Subsequent analysis has ruled out a collision, though the asteroid will pass within 22,000 miles of Eart
Jan. 10, 2013
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KAIST, Aramco sign agreement to develop carbon storage technology
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and Saudi Aramco have agreed to establish a research center to develop technologies to capture, store and utilize carbon dioxide. Korea’s leading research institution and the world’s top oil developer signed a memorandum of understanding in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on Monday. They will build a new facility with a total floor space of 16,500 square meters in the school’s campus in Daejeon.KAIST said the center will be financed equally by the t
Jan. 9, 2013
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1 in 3 elderly dementia patients live alone: report
More than one-third of elderly patients with severe dementia in Korea are living alone without family support, a report found Wednesday.According to a research team at St. Mary’s Hospital in Seoul, about 36 percent of a group of patients with severe cognitive impairment or with a score of 2 on the clinical dementia rating said they were on their own. The CDR is a scale that assesses the severity of dementia. “Patients with a CDR score of 2 can only do simple housework. They are in the severe sta
Jan. 9, 2013
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Apple said to develop cheaper iPhone for late 2013 debut
Apple Inc. plans to sell a smaller, cheaper version of the iPhone as soon as this year, said a person familiar with the plans, part of a push to gain customers in developing nations.Apple, which had been working on a more affordable smartphone since at least February 2011, is weighing retail prices of $99 to $149 for a device that would debut in late 2013, at the earliest, according to the person, who asked not to be named because the negotiations are private. Apple has spoken to at least one of
Jan. 9, 2013
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Innovative tech augments autos
LAS VEGAS ― Carmakers are expressing their big appetites for in-vehicle technology integration at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, led by Audi and Lexus’ unveiling of skills for driverless driving.“Whenever I don’t want to drive, I can allow myself to be driven. Ultimate responsibility rests with the pilot,” said Ricky Hudi, head of development in electrics and electronics at Audi. Boasting that Audi is the world’s first car manufacturer that has a license to test automated driving in Neva
Jan. 9, 2013
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OLED TV market to grow to 1m units in 2014: LG
LAS VEGAS ― LG Electronics’ home entertainment chief Kwon Hee-won said Wednesday that the firm expects that about 1 million units of OLED TVs will be shipped globally next year thanks to the increase of competitors.With the rise of Japanese firms in the OLED TV market, LG is getting ready to mass produce the 55-inch OLED TV which it claims to have superior brightness, clear picture quality and good contrast ratio. Using W-RGB display technology, the company also showcased the world’s first 55-in
Jan. 9, 2013
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Samsung, LG unveil world’s first ‘curved’ OLED TVs
LAS VEGAS ― Samsung and LG Electronics, the world’s top two TV makers, once again boasted tech prowess in the TV industry by revealing the world’s first curved OLED TV at the Consumer Electronics Show on Wednesday.Creating a panorama effect, the 55-inch curved OLED TV is intended to offer a more immersive viewing experience for consumers, according to Samsung officials.They also said that the curved display offers consistent picture quality from any angle and that consumers are deemed to be more
Jan. 9, 2013
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Nearly 100 doctors caught for abusing propofol, other drugs
Nearly 100 doctors have been caught for misusing narcotics and psychotropic drugs such as propofol, police said Wednesday.Police have uncovered 98 medical workers -- mostly doctors -- and eight hospitals in a two-month nationwide crackdown on illegal use of drugs by hospitals.The crackdown, conducted jointly with the health authorities, came after a local obstetrician was arrested in August on charges of injecting his girlfriend with an anesthetic that caused her death and then abandoning her bo
Jan. 9, 2013
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Online game 'ArcheAge' captivates with unique economic system
"ArcheAge," a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, is said to provide gamers with a new experience of farming and trade.Korean game developer XLGAMES’ new title "ArcheAge" offers a complex economic system, including farming, lumbering, mining, manufacturing and trading, with which gamers can not only earn in-game money but also raise their character’s level without engaging in combat or completing quests.The system allows players to produce crops, livestock, lumber and minerals to pro
Jan. 9, 2013
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Smart TVs get smarter, by just a little bit
In the not-so-distant future, couch potatoes will be waving, pointing, swiping and tapping to make their TVs react, kind of like what Tom Cruise did in the 2002 movie ``Minority Report.'' That's the vision of TV manufacturers as they show off ``smart TVs.''The sets will recognize who's watching and will try to guess what viewers want to see. They'll respond to more natural speech and will connect with your smartphone in a single touch.The idea is to make TV watching easier and more pleasant as v
Jan. 9, 2013
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Anxiety found as Koreans’ top mental illness: report
Anxiety disorder ranked No. 1 on a list of mental illnesses in Korea, according to a study by the Ministry of Health and Welfare.In “The Epidemiological Survey of Mental Disorders in Korea,” 6,022 randomly selected Koreans were asked if they have suffered from 25 major mental illnesses for the past year. Among them, 16 percent said they suffered from anxiety disorder.About 6.8 percent of respondents answered that they have experienced anxiety disorder, which surpassed the percentage of alcohol a
Jan. 9, 2013
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Samsung Electronics takes up 20% of stock market cap: data
South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. has increased its presence in the local stock market with its value reaching nearly 20 percent of the total market capitalization, data showed Tuesday.The market cap of Samsung Electronics reached 223.8 trillion won ($210.5 billion) as of Monday, or 19.26 percent of the market total and up 4.3 percentage points from end-2011, according to data compiled by the bourse operator Korea Exchange.Samsung’s market cap had stayed below 20 percent after rea
Jan. 8, 2013
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Even in Roman times, cool shoes were a must
Children living in Roman times showed off their social status through the shoes they wore, a recent research suggested.According to a study led by Elizabeth Greene of the University of Western Ontario, Roman children were dressed to reveal their place in society. “The role of dress in expressing status was prominent even for children of the very youngest ages,” Livescience.com quoted Greene as saying. Greene and her colleagues looked at over 4,000 shoes found at Vindolanda, a Roman army fort in
Jan. 8, 2013
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U.S. Supreme Court leaves stem cell research alone
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to enter the emotionally-charged debate over stem cell research, refusing to hear an appeal centered on the issue of federal government funding.The top U.S. court did not give a reason for its decision, which ends the long judicial saga over President Barack Obama's 2009 executive order lifting restrictions on financing imposed by his predecessor George W. Bush.The appeal had come from two researchers working with adult cells rather than embryonic stem cell
Jan. 8, 2013
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Two die of H1N1 flu in Beijing
Two people died of H1N1 flu in Beijing recently, but Chinese health officials said the situation is not as threatening as it was in 2009.The deaths occurred since late December after the patients contracted the virus, previously called swine flu, China Daily reported.The report quoted the Beijing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that despite its potential to cause harm, the virus is not as threatening and can be contained.The report said both the victims of influenza A, or H1N1, virus
Jan. 7, 2013
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Melting glaciers could rise sea levels by 3 feet by 2100
Global sea levels may rise more than 3 feet by 2100 due to melting glaciers in Antarctica and Greenland, according to glaciologists. Such a rise in sea levels could displace millions of people in low-lying countries such as Bangladesh, swamp atolls in the Pacific Ocean, cause dikes in Holland to fail and cost coastal mega cities from New York to Tokyo billions of dollars for construction of sea walls and other infrastructure. Glaciologist Jonathan Bamber and his colleague Willy Aspinall used a s
Jan. 7, 2013
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Bedbugs no reason to skip library books
Despite recent reports speculating on bed bugs in library books, a U.S. entomologist and bed bug experts says there is no need to skip library books.Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann, a Cornell University entomologist and New York state Integrated Pest Management Program field expert, said since bed bugs are transported by humans, on belongings and clothes, it made sense borrowed books could be a method or vehicle of bed bug movement.“Bed bugs will not stay on books on the shelf for very long -- they need
Jan. 7, 2013