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Roving art show brings Picasso to Cuban masses

TheaterSept 29, 2011

PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba (AP) ― A traveling exhibition of art donated by a U.S. philanthropist is giving Cubans outside the capital a rare chance to see works from masters such as Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol that would normally hang in world-class galleries instead of sleepy provincial cities.Selection
Study: Dialysis 3 times weekly might not be enough

HealthSept 29, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A major study challenges the way diabetics and others with failing kidneys have been treated for half a century, finding that three-times-a-week dialysis to cleanse the blood of toxins may not be enough.Deaths, heart attacks and hospitalizations were much higher on the day after
Study: Dads less likely to die of heart problems

HealthSept 29, 2011

Fatherhood may be a kick in the old testosterone, but it may also help keep a man alive. New research suggests that dads are a little less likely to die of heart-related problems than childless men are.The study -- by the AARP, the government and several universities - is the largest ever on male fe
Rap gets down to business

PeopleSept 29, 2011

Complex economic arguments such as the appropriate role of government in the economy are likely to be met with groans of boredom by many outside business and politics.But one Seoul-based fee market think tank is seeking to change that and get people thinking about economics ― by rapping about it.“We
Scores got sick, 1 died trying to kill bedbugs

HealthSept 29, 2011

ATLANTA (AP) -- Bedbugs don’t make you sick. But the poisons used to kill them can.A government study released Thursday found that dozens of Americans have fallen ill from the insecticides, and a North Carolina woman died after using 18 cans of chemical fogger to attack the tiny blood suckers.Becaus
Build resistance to flu-type illnesses

HealthSept 29, 2011

Everyone must have had a cold.And flu is one of the most common acute diseases, which can easily strike a whole family at once. However, not many people can tell how to prevent flu-type illnesses easily. Influenza, or flu, is a respiratory infection caused by a variety of viruses. They are composed
Eating just the right amount

HealthSept 29, 2011

Have you ever kept eating even when you are full?Overeating can cause not only weight gain but also gastroesophageal reflux, which can damage the internal organs. Prof. Kim Jong-gab of Konkuk University Institute of Body Culture Study said people nowadays are more likely to overeat than in the past.
AIA campaigns for insurance coverage

Sept 29, 2011

AIA Life, the local branch of Asia’s largest multinational life insurer, launched a marketing initiative to raise awareness of protection needs for the vast majority of households without insurance against cancer and death. Launched in May, the campaign urges the public to identify the protection ga
Korea‘s population aging faster than advanced nations

Sept 29, 2011

More than one out of 10 people in South Korea were aged 65 or older last year, data showed Thursday, indicating the nation is aging at a faster pace than other major advanced nations.According to the data provided by Statistics Korea, the number of people in the senior age group came to 5.36 million
France unveils slashed budget

World BusinessSept 29, 2011

PARIS (AP) ― France proudly presented next year’s budget on Wednesday as the first to cut spending since World War II, as it tries to convince nervous investors that it will get its debts under control.But economists balked at the claim and said the cuts in the 2012 budget are not substantial enough
POSCO breaks ground for Turkey mill

IndustrySept 29, 2011

Cold-rolling plant near Istanbul to produce stainless steel from 2013IZMIT, Turkey ― POSCO has set out to strengthen its foothold in Turkey’s growing market as it broke ground Wednesday for its new cold-rolling mill near the country’s economic and cultural capital.Located in Izmit, a coastal industr
Death of delivery man moves nation

PeopleSept 29, 2011

President Lee, recipients honor donor who died in accidentThe death of a Chinese food delivery man who regularly donated a portion of his small salary to help the needy is touching the heart of the nation. People he barely knew have attended his funeral, expressing condolence. They praised him for c
Korea to open world’s 11th super science computing hub

ScienceSept 29, 2011

South Korea will soon open a super science data computing hub capable of processing more than 20 petabytes of information, joining a select group of 10 countries that operate such a facility, the science ministry said Thursday.The new Global Science Experimental Data Hub Center (GSDC) will begin ser
U.N. Council moves to consider Palestinian bid

World NewsSept 29, 2011

UNITED NATIONS (AP) ― The Security Council took its first official step Wednesday to consider the Palestinians’ request for U.N. membership.Lebanese Ambassador Nawaf Salam, who holds this month’s rotating council presidency, announced that he was forwarding the Palestinians’ request to the committee
‘S. Korean reporters held in China released’

Foreign affairsSept 29, 2011

Chinese authorities released a group of South Korean journalists and others who were detained early last week while on a reporting trip near the Chinese border with North Korea, a foreign ministry official in Seoul said Thursday. The five-member team dispatched by Seoul’s JoongAng Ilbo newspaper was