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Chocolate wards off hunger, and maybe sunburn too

HealthAug 17, 2011

MONTREAL (AFP) -- Scientists in Canada said Monday that they plan to study whether eating dark chocolate not only satisfies sweet tooth cravings, but protects against sunburn as well.(MCT)The study by researchers at Laval University in Quebec will monitor the effects of chocolate consumption o
Korean speed skating star seeks Russian passport

More sportsAug 17, 2011

Star speed skater Ahn Hyun-Soo said Wednesday he would give up his South Korean citizenship and become Russian so that he can perform for his new country at the Winter Olympics in 2014.Ahn, 25, a three-time Olympic and five-time world champion in short track speed skating said on his website that he
Man kills soldier on vacation with umbrella

Social affairsAug 17, 2011

A man accidently killed his soldier friend on vacation with an umbrella after having an argument with a passerby, Busan Geumjeong Police Station announced.The man, only known by the surname Kim, was with his naval serviceman friend near a convenience store at Busan on Sunday.The two got involved wit
K-pop group B2ST denied entry in Japan on visa issue

MusicAug 17, 2011

K-pop group B2ST returned to Seoul Tuesday after the band was denied entry at Haneda International Airport in Japan because of visa problems, according to reports.The South Korean boy band couldn’t pass through immigration desks and were put on standby for over eight hours. They were denied entry fo
Warren Buffett signals successor has been chosen

World NewsAug 17, 2011

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- American billionaire Warren Buffett has indicated that a successor to head his Berkshire Hathaway firm has already been "agreed on" and could step in as soon as the investment guru retires or dies.Warren Buffett (AP-Yonhap News)"There's several people, but there's one person they
Merkel, Sarkozy propose eurozone government

World BusinessAug 17, 2011

PARIS (AP) -- The leaders of France and Germany called Tuesday for greater economic discipline and unity among European nations but declined to take immediate financial measures seen by many investors as the only way to halt the continent's spiraling debt crisis.The Dow Jones industrial average fell
Ex-lawmaker indicted over savings bank scandal

PoliticsAug 16, 2011

Prosecutors said Tuesday they have indicted a former opposition lawmaker on charges of taking illegal political funds from a scandal-ridden savings bank.Suh Gab-won, a former lawmaker with the main opposition Democratic Party, is charged with receiving 30 million won($27,985) from Kim Yang, vice pre
Merkel, Sarkozy meet as euro economy stalls

World NewsAug 16, 2011

PARIS (AP) -- A marked slowdown in European economic growth is overshadowing a meeting Tuesday between the leaders of Germany and France aimed at getting the eurozone's 17 countries to work closer together to dig Europe out of its debt crisis. The meeting between Angela Merkel and Nicola
iPhone users to file class action suit against Apple Wednesday

Social affairsAug 16, 2011

A class action lawsuit seeking compensation for privacy violations by U.S. electronics maker Apple Inc. will be filed on Wednesday with a regional court in South Korea, a law firm dealing with the litigation said. A total of 27,612 Korean users of Apple's iPhone joined a class action suit last month
HUFS head cleared of embezzlement suspicions

Social affairsAug 16, 2011

Prosecutors said Tuesday they have cleared the head of a private Seoul university of allegations that he embezzled school funds.Park Chul, the president of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, was summoned by prosecutors early this month over accusations that he misappropriated some 160 million won
Man City beat Swansea 4-0

More sportsAug 16, 2011

MANCHESTER (AP) ― Sergio Aguero scored two goals and set up another on his debut to help Manchester City beat newcomer Swansea 4-0 Monday and give the Welsh club a harsh welcome to the Premier League.The Argentina striker came on as a substitute and needed just 30 minutes to show why big-spending Ci
Jeter, Burnett lead Yankees over Royals

More sportsAug 16, 2011

KANSAS CITY (AP) ― A.J. Burnett hadn’t won a game in weeks. He hadn’t felt good about a start in months. And he had never experienced victory as a member of the New York Yankees when the calendar flipped to August.The Kansas City Royals were the perfect opponent to change all that.Burnett managed to
Local handset makers brace for Google’s Motorola buy

IndustryAug 16, 2011

With Google Inc. inking a deal with Motorola Mobility to acquire the mobile phone maker for $12.5 billion Monday, local handset makers are bracing for changes the surprise takeover is expected to bring.While it was seen as positive in terms of patent protection for Android-powered smartphones becaus
Hyundai firms plan W500b charity foundation

IndustryAug 16, 2011

Hyundai Heavy Industries and some other companies bearing the Hyundai name will set up a charitable foundation with 500 billion won ($467 million), the shipbuilder announced Tuesday.Much of the fund will be raised by Hyundai Heavy Industries and its subsidiaries, and the group’s largest shareholder,
Asylum claims approach record

Social affairsAug 16, 2011

386 people submit requests in 1st halfThe number of asylum seekers this year has sharply increased from previous years, and may reach the highest number of applicants since Korea started receiving refugee claims, according to government data. The information, released by the refugee support group Na