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2012 presidential race: Romney inevitable?

World NewsOct 13, 2011

Faltering Perry weighs TV ads to slow rival; Poll shows Obama is vulnerable, hurt by economyWASHINGTON (AP) ― The bitter fight for the Republican presidential nomination could soon get uglier, as Texas Gov. Rick Perry was poised to tap his substantial campaign funds and buy TV ads to criticize the r
Nearly a century on, a stolen French painting returns home

TheaterOct 13, 2011

WASHINGTON (AFP) ―Nearly a century after it was stolen by a German soldier during World War I, and after a decade of transatlantic legal wrangling, a painting by French Realist Jules Breton is going home.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will return “A Fisherman’s Daughter” on Thursday to Fra
Book industry fights back against debt crisis

BooksOct 13, 2011

FRANKFURT (AFP) ― Publishers and booksellers from debt-laden countries gathered at the world’s biggest book fair Wednesday determined to fight the impact of Europe’s economic woes.But authors at least have drawn inspiration from the crisis, they reported.Greece, currently in the eye of the eurozone
Powerful Korean ballet mesmerizes Naples

TheaterOct 13, 2011

Korea National Ballet’s ‘Prince Hodong’ premiere at San Carlo Theater performs to sold-out audienceNAPLES ― A wild roar of applause and countless bravos filled the 300-year-old theater as dancers took their bows at the end of the ballet telling the ancient Korean tale of ill-fated lovers. Korea Nati
Hollywood hacking case victims include Johansson

PeopleOct 13, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― A man was charged with hacking into the emails of Christina Aguilera, Scarlett Johansson and Mila Kunis in a computer invasion scheme that targeted Hollywood celebrities, federal authorities said Wednesday.Christopher Chaney, 35, was arrested without incident as part of a yearlong
London Film Festival opens with Law, Weisz in ‘360’

FilmOct 13, 2011

LONDON (AP) ― The London Film Festival, an international cinema showcase, opens Wednesday with “360,” a fittingly globe-spanning drama that moves from London to Vienna, Rio de Janeiro and Denver, Colorado.The film by “City of God” director Fernando Meirelles stars Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law and Rache
Girls’ Generation to release new single in U.S. and beyond

FilmOct 13, 2011

Hallyu girl group Girls’ Generation will release their latest single “The Boys” in the U.S. and other countries, through Interscope Records, an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. The record label is home to many big-name stars, including Lady Gaga, Eminem and the Black Eyed Pe
Michelle Yeoh, Luc Besson laud Myanmar releases

FilmOct 13, 2011

BUSAN (AFP) ― Actress Michelle Yeoh, who plays Aung San Suu Kyi in a new biopic of the Myanmar activist, said Wednesday that the release of jailed dissident and comedian Zarganar was “joyful news.”Zarganar, one of Myanmar’s most celebrated satirists who had been incarcerated since 2008 for his polit
‘Premature birth needs 35 weeks’

HealthOct 13, 2011

A group of doctors here say it is safer for Korean women to give birth at 35 weeks or later, even should premature labor be required, suggesting a different view from U.S. obstetricians’ 34 week theory. Thirty-five weeks is the minimum period of time for the fetus to be able to protect itself from v
NCC lung cancer survival rate exceeds 50%

HealthOct 13, 2011

Thirty-nine out of 81 lung cancer patients who underwent surgery to remove tumors in 2001 at the National Cancer Center have lived till now, the hospital said Wednesday. Moreover, the hospital’s five-year survival rate marked 65 percent. Among them, two out of every three survivors were declared “he
Autumn season hair care

HealthOct 13, 2011

Human hair usually has a growth cycle. It is made up of three periods: growth season; catagen season and telogen season.The growth phase of hair is about three years, catagen phase is about three weeks and then there is a pause for about three months. This is continually repeated. In contrast to ani
Obese population growing in Korea, with estimated 70,000 serious cases

HealthOct 13, 2011

Being fat used to represent wealth in the old days, when life was hard.But nowadays, it has emerged as a social issue for a very different reason: it is not healthy. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, about 31.3 percent of adults are likely to become overweight once in their lifetime a
Pancreatic cancer 4th most deadly

HealthOct 13, 2011

Death of Apple founder Jobs, Steinman highlights cancer with few treatmentsPancreatic cancer is notoriously lethal ― there are almost as many deaths from it each year as there are new cases. The deaths this week of Apple founder Steve Jobs and Nobel laureate Ralph Steinman have brought more attentio
Panel advises against prostate cancer screening

HealthOct 13, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― No major medical group recommends routine PSA blood tests to check men for prostate cancer, and now a government panel is saying they do more harm than good and healthy men should no longer receive the tests as part of routine cancer screening.The panel’s guidelines had long advise
Rangers grab commanding lead in ALCS

BaseballOct 13, 2011

DETROIT (AP) ― The Texas tag team of Nelson Cruz and Mike Napoli was too much for the Detroit Tigers.Cruz made a rocket throw to keep the score tied, then hit a crushing three-run homer in the 11th inning off Jose Valverde that helped send the Rangers over the Tigers 7-3 Wednesday night for a 3-1 le