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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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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Healthy blood vessels for a longer life
Blood vessels are literally the vessels through which our blood flows. There are essential substances such as nutrients and oxygen in the blood, and the vessels function as a carrier of these substances throughout the body. Therefore, it is easy to understand that the blood has to flow smoothly for a healthy life. Blood vessels can be narrowed or obstructed due to many reasons including aging, disease, diet and smoking. If so, the body sends an SOS signal and in severe cases, the person’s life i
Aug. 9, 2012
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Gender test is Olympic hurdle
Of all the obstacles athletes have had to overcome to compete in the Olympics, perhaps the most controversial has been the gender test.Originally designed to prevent men from competing in women’s events, it is based on the premise that competitors can be sorted into two categories via established scientific rules. But the biological boundaries of gender aren’t always clear.Consider the Spanish hurdler Maria Jose Martinez-Patino. A gender test revealed that she had a Y chromosome, which normally
Aug. 9, 2012
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Drug combination lifts breast cancer survival rates, study says
SEATTLE ― Women with metastatic breast cancer treated with a combination of two estrogen-blocking drugs survived more than six months longer than those treated with just one of the drugs or one followed by the other, according to a study involving nearly 700 women.It’s the first time such improvement in overall survival has been seen in trials of first-line hormonal therapy for hormone-receptive metastatic breast cancer, the study authors said.“We’re finding a lot of other ways of treating these
Aug. 9, 2012
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Heat wave threatens public health
The prolonged scorching weather is putting people at risk of not only heat-related illnesses but waterborne diseases as well. Seoul City has been gripped by a weeks-long heat wave, with the mercury often soaring above 35 degrees Celsius and nighttime highs staying above 25 C, resulting in 13 consecutive tropical nights since July 27.A total of 89 people have been taken to the hospital for heat-related illnesses such as heatstroke and dehydration since June, whereas 27 people suffered from such i
Aug. 9, 2012
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Men prefer heavier women when stressed: study
A new study indicates that putting men under stress can lead them to find overweight women more attractive.The new study, led by researchers Viren Swami of the University of Westminster and Martin Tovee of Newcastle University, alleges that men who are put under stress have a higher preference toward overweight women than men who are relaxed.Swami and Tovee randomly selected a group of men and asked them to take part in a mock interview designed to elevate their stress levels. The control group,
Aug. 9, 2012
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Fossil find shows other human cousins
Fossils show two additional species of our genus Homo lived alongside our direct ancestral species in Africa almost 2 million years ago, scientists say.The discovery near Lake Turkana in Kenya confirms that a fossil skull found 40 years ago was a different species of early Homo living alongside Homo erectus during the Pleistocene epoch.That skull, dubbed KNM-ER 1470, missing the teeth and lower jaw but distinguished by a large brain size and long flat face, started a longstanding debate about j
Aug. 9, 2012
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SK Platform opens Hoppin to other telecom users
SK Planet will allow users or subscribers of other telecom network services operated by KT and LG Uplus to access SK’s media platform and see a variety of entertainment content.The mobile platform operating subsidiary of SK Telecom said the media platform named “Hoppin” will open beginning Aug. 8 to such users who can enjoy video on demand, television shows and movies, as well as other free programs such as news and comedies.Consumers can watch them not only on smartphones, but also on their per
Aug. 8, 2012
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LG Uplus launches smart foreign education service
LG Uplus, the smallest of Korea’s three telecom companies, has formed an alliance with foreign language education service providers to launch smart education services in foreign languages via Long Term Evolution.With partnerships with Korea’s YBM Sisa, Edubox and SDA, Uplus will kick off the service in September, featuring native speakers and teachers through its fast and real-time LTE networks, the telecom company said.The foreign language program will be offered in English, Japanese and Chines
Aug. 8, 2012
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Samsung, LG unveil VoLTE smartphones
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday they have released smartphones that support the voice over Long-Term Evolution service.The release comes in line with the start of commercialized VoLTE services by local mobile carriers SK Telecom Co. and LG Uplus Corp.The VoLTE service, which offers voice calls through the fourth-generation LTE networks, enables clearer quality and faster connection than services on the existing third-generation network. Previously, LTE networks sup
Aug. 8, 2012
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Global gaming exhibition to feature online blockbusters
Nexon, Blizzard will showcase new games at gamescom to open next week in GermanyGamescom, one of the world’s largest game premieres, is gearing up to feature new innovations in the sectors of mobile games, online games, console and PC games when it kicks off next Wednesday in Cologne, Germany.Scheduled for a five-day run, big name game firms like Nexon Europe, Blizzard Entertainment, Capcom, Electronics Arts and KONAMI will take part in the games exhibition, one of the top three such shows in th
Aug. 8, 2012
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Strawberry extract may help protect skin
Strawberry extract added to skin cell cultures protects against ultraviolet radiation and reduces DNA damage, Italian and Spanish researchers say.Lead author Maurizio Battino of the Universita Politecnica delle Marche in Italy and colleagues said the team prepared human skin cell cultures -- fibroblasts -- added strawberry extract in different concentrations -- 0.05, 0.25 and 0.5 milligram/milliliter, the only exception being the control extract.Using ultraviolet light, the samples were then exp
Aug. 8, 2012
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Popcorn ingredient linked to Alzheimer's
Diacetyl, a flavoring used to produce the buttery flavor and aroma of microwave popcorn and other food, may be linked to Alzheimer’s, U.S. researchers say.Robert Vince, director of the Center for Drug Design at the University of Minnesota, and colleagues Swati More and Ashish Vartak said diacetyl has been the focus of research recently because it is linked to respiratory and other problems in workers at microwave popcorn and food-flavoring factories.In addition to microwave popcorn, diacetyl is
Aug. 8, 2012
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Mystery of ‘monster’ stars solved
Astronomers in Germany say four “monster” sized stars in a nearby galaxy, but so far found nowhere else, are the result of “mergers” of stars in twin systems.The stars, as much as 300 times as massive as the sun, were discovered in 2010 in the giant star cluster R136 in the nearby galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud, astronomers said.Until that discovery, observations of the Milky Way and other galaxies had suggested the upper limit for stars formed in the present day universe was about 150 times
Aug. 8, 2012
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Study shows parrots can reason like 3-year-olds
Certain species of parrots are able to deduce by exclusion, an ability equal to that of 3-year-olds, scientists found in a recent study.Christian Schloegl and his team of researchers from the University of Vienna conducted an experiment in which they made African grey parrots find food by inferring from given information about where it was.They first presented the parrots with two boxes -- one of which was filled with food, and the other of which was empty -- and shook them. The parrots reliably
Aug. 8, 2012
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Creatine helps treat depression: study
The dietary supplement creatine can enhance the efficacy of treatments for depression, research by a Korean team of scientists suggests.Creatine is an organic acid that occurs naturally in the body, but is taken as a dietary supplement by athletes as the compound facilitates energy delivery to muscle and brain cells. According to the research conducted by professor Lyoo In-kyoon of Seoul National University’s College of Medicine in collaboration with the Catholic University of Korea researchers,
Aug. 7, 2012
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Ancient bridge unearthed in China
A 2,000-year-old wooden bridge found in Shaanxi province, home of the famous Terracotta Army, may have been the world's biggest at that time, scientists say.Remnants of the bridge's piers were unearthed in a suburb of Xi'an, the province's capital, China's state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.The bridge is estimated to have been almost 1,000 feet long and 65 feet wide, Li Yufang, a researcher at
Aug. 7, 2012
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Scientists find eating behavior gene
Findings of animal experiments could lead to new treatment for obesityA Korean team of scientists has discovered genes closely involved in regulating feeding behavior, opening new possibilities for treating obesity and metabolic disorders. Led by Yu Kweon, principal researcher at Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology’s Aging Research Center, the team found that the fruit fly gene minibrain, or mnb, and mammalian functional equivalent DYRK1a gene control the expression of neuro
Aug. 7, 2012
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'Apewoman’ to return to Mexico
The remains of carnival attraction and “Apewoman” Julia Pastrana will be returned to her native Mexico, Oslo University in Norway said. Her body has been kept in Norway since the 1920s for research purposes, but a letter from Oslo University to Mexico‘s Ministry of Education, published in the scientific journal Uniforum, announced plans for a return to her home country for burial, the Norwegian news agency The Local reported Monday.Pastrana was a dancer, born in 1834 in Mexico with hypertrichosi
Aug. 7, 2012
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Woman donates kidney, saves five lives
A single mother of four children from North Carolina, donated her kidney and ultimately saved five lives.Honica Brittman, 35, decided to donate her kidney after seeing her family member struggle to get a kidney. She found a program named “kidney swap,” where there is a waiting list of people who need a kidney. When someone on the waiting list receives a kidney, the recipient’s loved one donates their kidney to someone else on the waiting list. Brittman started the chain reaction by donating her
Aug. 7, 2012
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Alcohol may help prevent osteoporosis
Women in menopause who drink about two small glasses of wine a day have less of a risk of developing weaker bones, U.S. researchers say. Researchers at Boston University Medical Center said their study involved 40 healthy postmenopausal women of an average age of 56. The authors measured factors that relate to osteoporosis -- body fails to form enough new bone, when too much old bone is reabsorbed by the body, or both -- in postmenopausal women who were consuming alcohol. They were tested after
Aug. 7, 2012