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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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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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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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Families help ADHD students in college
College students with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder need support from family members and university staff to succeed, a U.S. researcher says.Kristy Morgan, a recent doctoral graduate in student affairs and higher education at Kansas State University in Leavenworth, said ADHD affects 1 percent to 4 percent of college students and the transition from high school to college is the most difficult. Morgan interviewed eight freshmen -- four men and four women -- to talk about their transiti
Aug. 7, 2012
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Apple pulling its YouTube app from iOS 6
Apple Inc. has removed its YouTube app from its latest beta version of iOS 6, with the Cupertino, Calif., company saying its license from Google has expired.The app will not be included in the next version of its mobile operating system for the iPhone and iPad, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.Since the iPhone went on sale in 2007, Apple‘s YouTube app has come pre-installed on the company’s mobile devices.It‘s the latest sign of a growing gulf in the relations between Apple and Google, wh
Aug. 7, 2012
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Korea, U.S. open joint particle acceleration center
The Korea-U.S. Cooperation Center for Accelerator Science will begin operations on Tuesday, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology announced Monday. The center is located within the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, and is established as part of an agreement signed in June by the U.S. organization and Korea’s Institute for Basic Science to collaborate on research using particle accelerators. The Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory operates the world’s secon
Aug. 6, 2012
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KARI upbeat about rocket project
Space agency chief says lessons from two failed attempts to help successful launch of KSLV-1 in OctoberThe chief of Korea’s aerospace agency expressed optimism ahead of the launch of the nation’s first space vehicle slated for October. “Everything is under control and I’m sure we’ll have a successful launch in October,” Kim Seung-jo, president of Korea Aerospace Research Institute, said in an interview with The Korea Herald. Korea failed in its previous two attempts to launch its own rocket in 2
Aug. 6, 2012
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KT, Microsoft to support HTML5 app developers
KT and Microsoft Korea announced on Monday that they will collaborate to promote the development of HTML5-based applications.Under a memorandum of understanding signed by the two companies, KT and MS will seek and support Korean app developers for the World Wide Web, including venture tech start-ups and self-employed entrepreneurs.Korea’s Internet network conglomerate and the global software giant will also provide software and IT education to potential developers as part of efforts to boost the
Aug. 6, 2012
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Korea expected to become 4th-largest mobile ad market
Global ad spending to top $6b this yearKorea is expected to become the world’s fourth-largest mobile advertising market this year.In a report by eMarketer, a U.S. IT research firm, spending for mobile advertisements in Korea is estimated to reach over $450 million this year, up about 40 percent from $320 million in 2011.Korea will follow the U.S., Japan and the U.K. in terms of ad spending. The U.S., the world’s largest ad market, will maintain the top position with ad spending to reach some $2.
Aug. 6, 2012
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NASA rover lands on Mars after plummet
A photo of Mars sent by Curiosity rover moments after it landed on the planet. (NASA)In a show of technological wizardry, the robotic explorer Curiosity blazed through the pink skies of Mars, steering itself to a gentle landing inside a giant crater for the most ambitious dig yet into the red planet's past.A chorus of cheers and applause echoed through the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Sunday
Aug. 6, 2012
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Samsung set to release Galaxy Note 10.1 in U.S.
Tech giant Samsung Electronics may release its Android tablet PC, Galaxy Note 10.1, in U.S. markets in the middle of this month.The speculation came after American tech and electronics website CNET unveiled a recent press invitation issued by Samsung Electronics at New York’s Lincoln Center on Aug. 15.In the invitation, the main graphic outlines a product that closely matches the specifications of the company’s 10.1-inch Android tablet PC, CNET reported.Free-style doodles on the invitation also
Aug. 5, 2012
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Judge denies Apple’s bid for Samsung sanctions
A federal judge on Friday denied Apple Inc.’s demands for an immediate victory in a multibillion-dollar patent trial. Apple sought the long-shot bid as punishment for Samsung Electronics Inc.’s decision to issue a controversial press release on the first day of testimony.The San Jose Mercury News reported Friday that U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh denied Apple’s request after polling the nine jurors to determine if they read media accounts based on the news release. All said they’ve abided by the
Aug. 5, 2012
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Low-income households have higher default risks: report
The ratio of “debt-risk” households among low-income brackets are significantly higher than the national average, a report showed Sunday, confirming that poor families are more vulnerable to worsening economic and financial conditions.According to the report by the state-run Korea Development Institute, the ratio of households deemed to have insufficient ability to pay back their debt among the nation’s poorest 20 percent is about four times higher than the average.The amount of the poor househo
Aug. 5, 2012
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Playfulness may help attract women
(MCT)Humans, unlike most other mature mammals, play throughout their lives and U.S. researchers say that may have something to do with mating.Garry Chick, professor and head of the Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Management at Pennsylvania State University, said playfulness may serve an evolutionary role in human mating preferences by signaling positive qualities to potential long-term
Aug. 5, 2012
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Three companies get go ahead for space taxi plans
Boeing Co.'s CST-100 capsule (left), Sierra Nevada Corp.'s Dream Chaser space plane (middle) and SpaceX's Dragon capsule(right). (NASA)Three aerospace firms were awarded a combined1.1 billion dollars from NASA Friday to develop commercial spaceshipsto carry astronauts into space within the
Aug. 4, 2012
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Samsung defeats Apple bid for sanctions over evidence
Samsung Electronics Co. defeated a bid for judicial sanctions sought by Apple Inc. over a release of evidence in the iPhone patent dispute now on trial in San Jose federal court in California. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh today dismissed Apple’s request to punish a Samsung lawyer’s public disclosure of evidence excluded from trial. Koh polled jurors on the matter and concluded they could remain in
Aug. 4, 2012
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Sex-related keywords peak in summer
A recent study in the U.S. showed that people tend to use date-related keywords in Google searches most frequently in the early summer, and December and January, according to a report on livescience.com.“Wherever we looked within these three different areas -- whether it was searches for ‘eHarmony,’ or for ‘brothel’ -- there was this exact same pattern,” said study researcher Patrick Markey, who is a psychology professor at Villanova University. He added that this trend was proven to be consiste
Aug. 3, 2012
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Is your problem gluten or faddish eating?
ATLANTA (AP) ― It sounds like an unfolding epidemic: A decade ago, virtually no one in the U.S. seemed to have a problem eating gluten in bread and other foods. Now, millions do.Gluten-free products are flying off grocery shelves, and restaurants are boasting of meals with no gluten. Celebrities on TV talk shows chat about the digestive discomfort they blame on the wheat protein they now shun. Some churches even offer gluten-free Communion wafers.“I don’t know whether there’s more people getting
Aug. 2, 2012
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Depression in kids and adolescents
It is natural to feel unhappy during times of frustration or loss at different points in our lives. Children and adolescents can also experience such feelings like adults. These depressive symptoms are usually temporary and are relieved in a few days. However, when this mood progresses to depression, it lasts for a longer period and it is difficult to overcome on one’s own. Therefore, early detection and intervention with regards to depression in children and adolescents is important. The depres
Aug. 2, 2012
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Screening for atopic dermatitis
Summer is a cruel season for atopic dermatitis patients and their families. The heat and humidity exacerbate the itchiness and pain that come with the disorder. Worried parents often stay up all night fanning their children kept awake by itchy and swollen skin. According to the British National Health Service, atopic eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, is the most common form of eczema. It mainly affects children, but can continue into adulthood.The number of people diagnosed with atopic d
Aug. 2, 2012
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Distant galaxy scene of cosmic violence
A seemingly tranquil galaxy that has been the scene of violent cosmic events has been captured in new telescopic images, European astronomers said. The galaxy, NGC 1187, discovered by English astronomer William Herschel in 1784, looks tranquil and unchanging but it has hosted two supernovae explosions since 1982, they said.The galaxy‘s half a dozen prominent spiral arms containing large amounts of gas and dust show bluish features indicating the presence of young stars born out of the clouds of
Aug. 2, 2012
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Who owns the North Pole?
Danish geologists heading for the arctic say their expedition could support a claim the North Pole belongs to Greenland, and by extension to Denmark.Seismic data they collect may support the claim of Denmark and Greenland, politically linked, to 60,000 square miles of extra territory extending north from Greenland into the oil and gas-rich arctic sea floor, they said.The claim rests on whether an underwater formation extending north of Greenland called the Lomonosov Ridge qualifies as an extensi
Aug. 2, 2012
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Microsoft to phase out Hotmail, focus on Outlook email
Microsoft Corp., the world’s biggest software maker, will introduce a new, free Web-based email portal under its Outlook brand and phase out Hotmail over time as it seeks to draw users from Google Inc.’s Gmail. A preview of the new service went online today and Hotmail probably will be phased out in the next year, said Brian Hall, a general manager in Microsoft’s Windows group, in an interview. By going with Outlook, Microsoft is trying to capitalize on the brand behind the most-used corporate e
Aug. 1, 2012