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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Doctor group's incoming head renews call for govt. to scrap medical school quota hike for dialogue
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Samsung preparing wristwatch as it races Apple for sales
Samsung Electronics is developing a wristwatch as Asia’s biggest technology company races against Apple Inc. to create a new industry of wearable devices that perform similar tasks as smartphones. “We’ve been preparing the watch product for so long,” Lee Young-hee, executive vice president of Samsung’s mobile business, said during an interview in Seoul. “We are working very hard to get ready for it. We are preparing products for the future, and the watch is definitely one of them.” Lee had no co
March 21, 2013
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Hands-free toothbrush developed
Two Canadians have developed a new type of toothbrush that works by the movement of the tongue.The gadget, named “T2T” (meaning “tongue to teeth”), was created by boilermaker Adel Elseri and his friend, Said Fayad, both aged 26.They claimed that users can brush their teeth with the gizmo mounted to their tongue and coated with toothpaste.The newly developed tool is more hygienic than existing toothbrushes, Elseri and Fayad claimed.A Facebook page and Twitter account have been made to promote the
March 21, 2013
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Children who drink skim milk fatter
U.S. children ages 2-4 who drank skim milk or 1 percent milk had higher body mass index than those drinking whole milk, researchers say. Rebecca Scharf and Mark DeBoer, both of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, and Ryan Demmer of Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University said the study involved 10,700 pre-school children. At age 2 the children body mass index was calculated and parents were asked what type of milk they gave their children. The children, a representative
March 21, 2013
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New 3-D method developed for mobile phones
Mobile phone users may soon be able to enjoy 3-D pictures and videos on their devices.Researchers at Hewlett-Packard Co. said that they had developed a new way of putting glassless 3-D video onto mobile phones.Although Nintendo has already adopted 3-D technology for a handheld gaming console, users can enjoy 3-D displays only by centering their eyes on the screen.The newly developed technology portrays a 3-D object by creating 64 different points of view, allowing users to see its every angle on
March 21, 2013
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Digital ‘talking head’ speaks for computer
A digital talking head named “Zoe” could be a first step toward a new era in human-computer interaction, British engineers say. The virtual “talking head” can express a full range of human emotions and could be used as a digital personal assistant or to replace texting with “face messaging,” the University of Cambridge reported Tuesday. Researchers at Toshiba‘s Cambridge Research Lab and the University of Cambridge’s Department of Engineering said the lifelike face can display emotions such as h
March 21, 2013
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New iPhone lock screen bug surfaces
A new bug has popped up in Apple's iOS 6 operating system a day after it was updated to address an iPhone lock screen vulnerability, Arstechnica reported.While the security flaw is different from the passcode bug targeted by Tuesday's iOS 6.1.3 update, it results in the same risk -- that of giving unauthorized access to an iPhone's contact list and photos -- tech site said Wednesday.The process, demonstrated in a YouTube posting by user videosdebarraquito, involves ejecting the phone's SIM card
March 21, 2013
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Samsung to drop LCD patent suit against LG Electronics
Samsung Display Co., the world’s biggest display maker, has decided to drop a patent suit against LG Electronics Co. over liquid-crystal display technologies, paving the way for both sides to end a long-running legal battle, industry sources said Wednesday.The two display giants have been embroiled in a patent tussle over organic light-emitting diode (OLED) and LCD technologies that broke out on the heels of a police investigation into an alleged leak of technologies from Samsung Display to LG D
March 20, 2013
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Patent disputes overshadow electronics industry
Patent infringement had not been a common phrase for the global electronics industry in the past, and companies only had to focus on ramping up the design factor to appeal to customers and create a feel that was different from others. The software that goes inside the device, or rather, just how much of the technology is really “theirs,” was not so significant. But that changed completely with the introduction of smartphones and other devices dubbed “smart,” a trend led by Apple Inc. a few years
March 20, 2013
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Sugary drinks linked to 180,000 deaths
Harvard researchers say they've linked sugary drinks to 180,000 deaths a year worldwide, 25,000 in the United States."We know that sugar-sweetened beverages are linked to obesity, and that a large number of deaths are caused by obesity-related diseases. But until now, nobody had really put these pieces together," lead author Gitanjali Singh, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, told ABC-TV News. Singh and colleagues used data from national health surve
March 20, 2013
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Globe's giant squids may be single species
A finding of exceptionally low genetic diversity suggests all giant squid worldwide are members of a single species, Danish researchers say.A study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B reported on DNA studies of the globe-trotting giant squid, which can grow as big as 43 feet long."These observations are consistent with the hypotheses that there is only one global species of giant squid, Architeuthis dux," researcher Inger Winkelmann and colleagues wrote, suggesting the squid coul
March 20, 2013
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Gov't seeks to set up 2nd operator of bullet trains
The government has decided to establish a second public firm to operate the country's KTX high-speed trains in an effort to inject greater competition into the railway system monopolized by the state-run Korea Railroad (KORAIL), officials said Wednesday.The move is expected to be finalized in a report to President Park Geun-hye slated for later this month, according to the officials from the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs.The new railroad company will likely handle the operatio
March 20, 2013
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Korean websites saddled with search-blocking code
When foreign fans type in “Psy” on major search engines, the results rarely include the Korean singer’s official homepage. The reason lies in a technical problem with Korean websites. According to industry sources, many Korean websites, including Psy’s homepage, have taken steps that block tracking and indexing by foreign search engines and portals. In detail, such websites usually insert a code like “robots.txt” to keep outside parties from indexing the details of their pages. The trouble is th
March 19, 2013
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Stress linked to higher risk of Alzheimer’s: study
A study suggested that constant stress could increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to British media.A research team from Umea University in Sweden studied the relationship between stress hormones in the brain and memories using mice. Results showed that highly stressed mice had higher levels of beta amyloids, proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease, and more allopregnanolone, specific stress hormones in the brain.Accumulated amyloids in mice brains impaired the brain synapses and co
March 19, 2013
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Insufficient sleep causes weight gain: study
A recent study suggests that people tend to gain weight when they are deprived of sleep for just a few days in a row, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. Sleep experts at the University of Colorado recruited 16 healthy grown-ups and adjusted their sleeping hours to see the changes in their sleep patterns, metabolism and eating habits. According to the research, participants who had their sleeping hours cut from nine to five gained two pounds (0.9 kg) on average at the end of the experiment a
March 19, 2013
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Roosters ‘tell time’ in to begin crowing
NAGOYA, Japan -- Roosters crowing at dawn aren‘t just reacting to the external stimulus of light, Japanese researchers say; they actually know what time of day it is.In a study reported in the journal Current Biology, scientists at Nagoya University say there is indeed a clock in “cock-a-doodle-doo” -- a biological one.“’Cock-a-doodle-doo‘ symbolizes the break of dawn in many countries,” researcher Takashi Yoshimura said. “But it wasn’t clear whether crowing is under the control of a biological
March 19, 2013
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Should doctors listen to music while operating?
In last year’s smash hit TV series “Best Love,” the lead actor confirmed his love for a woman by recalling the melody he had heard during his surgery. A very romantic scene to watch, for sure. However, if it were your operation, would you allow your surgeon to enjoy listening to music while doing a very delicate operation?It’d be better to let them enjoy the music, as one recent study revealed that listening or humming to one’s favorite music helps doctors to work more effectively. The study, pu
March 18, 2013
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Music practice helps brain development
MONTREAL -- Musical training before the age of 7 has a significant effect on the parts of the brain involved with planning and motor abilities, Canadian researchers say.Virginia Penhune of Concordia University and her students Ph.D. candidates Christopher J. Steele and Jennifer A. Bailey, in collaboration with Robert J. Zatorre of the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital at McGill University tested 36 adult musicians on a movement task, and scanned their brains.The study, published in th
March 18, 2013
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Doctors challenged by patient discussions
The U.S. doctor-patient conversation is tougher for physicians with today‘s more informed, more proactive and more in-control patients, researchers say.Al Topin, president of Topin & Associates, who conducted the study, said he found the age-old, doctor-patient relationship has been changing dramatically.“Specialists find themselves answering more questions, countering misleading information patients find online and even justifying their treatment recommendations,” Topin said in a statement.“The
March 18, 2013
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THX, founded by George Lucas, sues Apple in patent case
Apple Inc. (AAPL) was accused by THX Ltd., a company founded by “Star Wars” producer George Lucas, of stealing speaker technology used in iPhones, iPads and iMac products. THX holds a 2008 patent for a speaker unit that can boost sound output and attach to computers or flat-screen televisions, according to a complaint filed yesterday in federal court in San Jose, California. Apple products that incorporate the speaker units infringe the THX patent, causing the company “monetary damage and irrepa
March 16, 2013
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Doctors against prescribing 'study drugs'
Prescribing drugs to boost memory and thinking abilities in healthy children and teens to study is misguided, U.S. researchers say. Study author Dr. William Graf of Yale University in New Haven, Conn., said some parents request doctors to prescribe attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder drugs for their children who don't meet the criteria for ADHD, to help them study for tests."Doctors caring for children and teens have a professional obligation to always protect the best interests of the chi
March 15, 2013