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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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N. Korean defector-spy gets 4-year jail term for assassination attempt
A North Korean defector-turned-spy was sentenced to four years in prison for attempting to kill a fellow defector in South Korea at the order of the communist regime, court officials said Thursday.The secret agent, surnamed Ahn, was charged with plotting to kill Park Sang-hak, a defector leading anti-Pyongyang propaganda activities in the South, with a poisoned needle in September.He was also orde
April 5, 2012
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[단독] 임수정 신작, 남미 영화 리메이크로 뒤늦게 밝혀져
배우 임수정, 이선균, 류승룡 주연의 영화 <내 아내의 모든 것> (민규동 감독) 이 지난 2008년 개봉한 아르헨티나 영화의 리메이크인 것으로 뒤늦게 밝혀졌다.제작사인 “영화사 집”은 작년 말 촬영이 시작된 이 작품이 리메이크이라는 사실을 밝히지 않은 채 영화를 홍보해왔다. 영화사 집은 4일 본지와의 통화에서 원작이 아르헨티나의
(아내의 애인)임을 확인하고 의도적으로 사실을 감춘 것은 아니라고 해명했다.제작사 관계자는 “원작이 흥행에 성공한 할리우드 영화도 아니지 않느냐”며, “리메이크작이라는 사실을 굳이 알리는 것이 영화 홍보에 도움이 될 것이라고 생각하지 않았다”고 말했다.<내 아내의 모든 것>은 못 말리는 아내 (임수정)와 헤어지고 싶은 소심한 남편 (이선균)의 이혼 시도를 그린 영화로, 결별을 위해 다른 남자에게 아내를 유혹해 달라고 부탁한다는 설정이 <아내의 애인>과 동일하다.이에 대해 영진위 관계자는 “계약서에 특정 문제에 April 5, 2012
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Life may 'hide' beneath Jupiter moon crust
Extraterrestrial life in the solar system may be hiding beneath the icy crust of Jupiter's moon Europa, safe from blasts of radiation, U.S. researchers say.Graphic image of Jupiter (MCT)The frozen moon is subject to constant and significant blasts of radiation from Jupiter's magnetic field that could annihilate life at shallow depths, so scientists are conducting an experiment to determine how dee
April 5, 2012
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Ruling party chastises opposition candidate for foul language
The ruling Saenuri Party on Wednesday chastised an opposition candidate running in next week's parliamentary elections for a series of vile sexual remarks aimed at former U.S. President George W. Bush, among others.Kim Yong-min, a candidate of the Democratic United Party (DUP), has drawn fire for his foul remarks on Internet radio and prompted the Saenuri Party earlier in the day to issue a statem
April 4, 2012
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Beatles' kids could form a band, says McCartney's son
A fresh wave of Beatlemania could sweep the world after Paul McCartney's son said four of the legendary British rock group's children were considering setting up a band together.James McCartney told the BBC website that he and John Lennon's son Sean, George Harrison's son Dhani, and Ringo Starr's son Zak Starkey had mooted the idea of forming "The Beatles -- The Next Generation"."I'd be up for it,
April 4, 2012
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Discovery of an 'alien earth' imminent?
The first planet that can be considered a true "alien Earth" will probably be discovered in the next two years, a NASA scientist says.An artist's rendering of a satellite above the Earth. (AFP)Astronomers have so far found more than 750 so-called "exoplanets" orbiting distant stars, and NASA's Kepler Space Telescope has identified 2,300 possible "candidates" that will require analysis and further
April 4, 2012
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Sixth-graders find sunken treasure
A group of sixth-graders scooping trash out of a California lake discovered sunken treasure, including rings, coins and brooches.Richard Bailey, executive director of the Lake Merritt Institute, said the students from the St. Paul's Episcopal School in Oakland were pulling trash out of Lake Merritt Thursday when a girl discovered two bags that were too heavy for her pull out with her net, the San
April 3, 2012
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S. Korea to strike Pyongyang if N. Korea attacks Seoul
South Korea will attack Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, in retaliation if the communist country strikes Seoul, the capital of the South, an official said Monday.South Korea has set up the principle of tit-for-tat retaliation in dealing with North Korea's possible aggression against Seoul and its adjacent areas, the senior military official said in a recent meeting with reporters.South Korea
April 2, 2012
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U.S. teacher arrested over suspected child molestation
A U.S. language instructor who fled South Korea after being suspected of child molestation was recently arrested in his native country and extradited to the South, police here said Monday.The 56-year-old teacher, whose identity was withheld, is accused of five counts of molestation of four boys between June and July 2010, the police said.The suspect allegedly forced the boys into areas at an eleme
April 2, 2012
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Pakistani boy who burned himself over uniform dies
A Pakistani boy who set himself on fire because his parents could not afford to buy him a new school uniform has died, his family and officials said Sunday. Pakistani children play cricket at a park in Islamabad. (MCT)The tragic story is a reminder of the woeful lives of Pakistan's many dirt-poor citizens. It brings out the challenges facing those clinging to the hope that education could be the
April 2, 2012
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Swift to take teen with cancer to ACMs
A New Jersey high school senior who has battled leukemia twice said it's "insane" he's singer Taylor Swift's date to the Academy of Country Music Awards.Taylor Swift (MCT image)Kevin McGuire, a senior at Sterling Regional High School in Stratford, said he hopes his blood cell and hemoglobin counts are good enough for him to make the trip to Las Vegas for the Sunday awards show, the Cherry Hill (N.
April 1, 2012
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2 boys, woman, allegedly sacrificed
Two 10-year-old boys and a woman whose bodies were found in northern Mexico were sacrificed to Santa Muerte, the saint of death, investigators say.Figurine of Santa Muerte. (MCT image)The Sonora State Investigative Police announced Friday that eight people have been charged with the killings, CNN reported. Most of the suspects are members of a single family and one is only 15.The bodies were disco
April 1, 2012
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New ‘cloaking device’ allows heat evasion
French researchers have developed a technology to “cloak” objects from heat, BBC reported Tuesday.The idea of this “thermal cloak” is to re-direct heat so certain areas will be protected from heat, according to the study published on online optic journal Optic Express. The cloak will have 20 rings of material with the diffusivity to transmit or dissipate heat.The heat that entered the multi-layered structure of the cloak is diffused around the outer part, preventing the inner part from rising
March 28, 2012
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100-year-old light bulb still works
GE Lighting said a 100-year-old light bulb from a time capsule uncovered at its Nela Park facility in Ohio still shines.The company said the time capsule containing five incandescent light bulbs was unearthed Monday as part of the run-up to the East Cleveland facility's 100th anniversary celebration
March 28, 2012
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20,000 await Dooms Day in French village
An estimated 20,000 cult believers made their way to the French village of Bugarach to await aliens they say will come from inside a mountain to rescue them when apocalypse strikes. (MCT image) The ‘pilgrims’ o
March 28, 2012
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U.S. Gov't: Nuclear bomb in DC wouldn't destroy city
(MCT image)Hollywood has destroyed Washington -- or New York or Los Angeles -- lots of times with nuclear bombs detonated by terrorists. It turns out to be harder in real life than in the movies.Thinking about the unthinkable, a U.S. government study analyzed the likely effects from terrorists setti
March 27, 2012
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Tiny puppy in California could be world's smallest
A female Dachshund mix "Beyonce" on top of an iPhone. (AP-Yonhap News)A puppy named after one of the world's biggest pop stars could set the world's record for tiniest dog.Animal rescuers in Northern California say the female Dachshund mix, named Beyonce, was so small at birth that she could fit int
March 27, 2012
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Around the world on a taxi cab
A trio of Britons traveling the world in a black taxi cab said in New York they have driven more than 51,499 kilometers.Image from itsonthemeter.comPaul Archer, Leigh Purnell, and Johno Ellison left London in the cab in February 2011 and are currently passing through New York, the Sun reported Monda
March 27, 2012
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BMW recalls 1.3 million cars worldwide
German luxury carmaker BMW said on Monday it was recalling some 1.3 million cars worldwide due to battery problems that could in extreme cases result in a fire."In order to carry out a quality measure, BMW is recalling all BMW 5 and 6 Series models of the previous generation, built between 2003 and
March 27, 2012
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Strauss-Kahn charged in prostitution vice ring
Disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was charged on Monday with involvement in an organised vice ring that procured prostitutes for top-class clients, lawyers said.Former International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn (AP-Yonhap News)Prosecutors said the 62-year-old former Soci
March 27, 2012