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Schwarzenegger to star in Kim Jee-woon’s movie

FilmJul 12, 2011
Ryu brings U.S. Open title back for Korea

GolfJul 12, 2011

It has been an unusually quiet year for Korean women’s golf. In recent years, the leader board at LPGA golf events has been dominated by Korean women: they combined 22 wins from 2009-2010. But this year has been disappointing with no title yet for the Koreans until last week. The deadlock was finally broken when Ryu So-yeon claimed the U.S. Women’s Open title on Monday by beating her fellow countr
'Hitler ordered Nazis to create sex dolls'

Jul 12, 2011

Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler ordered his troops to come up with a sex doll that would prevent his troops from contracting sexually transmitted diseases from prostitutes, according to reports. Author Graeme Donald’s research to the origins of the Barbie doll revealed that it may be based on a post-war German sex doll toy during the 1950’sSyphilis and gonorrhea were serious problems during World War I
Opposites attract? No!

ScienceJul 12, 2011

The long-held theory of romance that opposites attract may be wrong a new study suggests.Researchers at University of California, Berkeley found similarity rules when people find themselves drawn to potential romantic partners, the U.K.’s Daily Mail reported. In what they refer to as “matching hypothesis,” men and women fall for the potential partners of their own or similar league and desirabilit
Super typhoon to hit the Korean Peninsula

Social affairsJul 12, 2011

The Korean Peninsula is expected to face a mega typhoon of disastrous proportions this summer, according to the state’s weather agency on Tuesday.　The Korea Meteorological Administration predicts that two or three more typhoons could hit the two Koreas up till September, after analyzing computer simulations. The KMA found that the North Pacific high-pressure system is moving toward the peninsula a
Whoa, baby! Texas mom delivers 16-pound newborn

World NewsJul 12, 2011

LONGVIEW, Texas (AP) -- A Texas mom expected a big baby, but nothing like this: 16 pounds, 1 ounce (7.3 kilograms).Janet Johnson on Monday remained in an East Texas hospital after giving birth to what her doctors called one of the biggest newborns they've ever seen. She was awaiting word on whether her son, JaMichael Brown, ranked among the biggest births in state history.This photo provided by Go
High levels of caesium found in Fukushima beef

World NewsJul 12, 2011

This file photo shows a Japanese woman browsing for beef in a food hall in Tokyo. (Bloomberg)More than six times the legal limit of radioactive caesium has been found in beef from Fukushima prefecture, home to Japan's crippled nuclear plant, an official statement said Saturday.The meat came from one of 11 cows shipped this month to Tokyo from a farmer in Minamisoma city, according to the statement
N. Korea-Europe joint venture firm opens luxury restaurant in Pyongyang

North KoreaJul 12, 2011

SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean joint venture with a European company has opened a luxury restaurant in the capital of the isolated country, the company said Tuesday.Hana Electronics JVC opened "The Restaurant at Hana" and related leisure facilities such as a swimming pool, sauna, hairdresser and bar in its headquarters in Pyongyang, Europe-based Phoenix Commercial Ventures said on its W
Beckenbauer fumes at European IOC members after Munich’s failure

More sportsJul 12, 2011

German soccer legend Franz Beckenbauer vented over Munich’s failure to win the rights to host 2018 Winter Olympics, blaming it on European countries’ “selfishness.” Pyeongchang, an internationally unfamiliar town with population of a little higher than 40,000, won 63 votes from International Olympic Committee members at the election in Durban, South Africa, last week. Munich managed 25 votes while
Chinese 13 years of runway murderer caught after appearing on TV

World NewsJul 12, 2011

A Chinese murderer was caught after 13 years as the man in his forties appeared on a television dating program only to reveal his real identity and past crime.The man surnamed Wu, was finally arrested after having committed a murder during a fight at a pub in 1998, and running from the Chinese police for 13 years, the People’s Daily reported.Wu changed his name to Liu Hao and lived with a new iden
Samsung smartphones set for space experiments

TechnologyJul 12, 2011

Astronomers are to conduct various space experiments with Samsung Electronics’ Nexus S Android smartphones carried by the space shuttle Atlantis. Atlantis docked the International Space Station on Sunday after it was launched Friday as the final flight of the U.S. shuttle program. (Yonhap News)Samsung smart phones are to perform various tasks ranging from measuring and inspecting ISS along with a
S. Korea not bidding for Brazil's bullet train project

IndustryJul 12, 2011

South Korea did not submit a bid for a multi-billion dollar high-speed rail project in Brazil, sources said Sunday, on concerns about its low profitability.A South Korean consortium did not submit a preliminary bid for the auction for building a 511-kilometer train network between Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, officials said. The deadline for the bid submission closes on Tuesday.The consortium, le
Senator proposes congressional conference on pending FTA bills

Jul 12, 2011

A senior U.S. senator on Monday proposed a joint "mock conference" by the Senate and the House of Representatives to help resolve a deadlock over trade deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama.President Barack Obama's push for the ratification of the free trade agreements (FTAs) has been complicated, as he has sought to link it with a controversial labor assistance program.Members of Congress l
Gen. Thurman to be sworn in as USFK commander this week

DefenseJul 12, 2011

The new commander of U.S. forces in Korea is scheduled to begin work later this week, as he has been confirmed by the Senate, a diplomatic source here said Monday.The Senate recently endorsed President Barack Obama's nomination of Gen. James Thurman as head of the 28,000 troops after last month's confirmation hearing, and a change of command ceremony will be held in Seoul Thursday, added the sourc
S. Korean Ryu So-yeon wins U.S. Women's Open

GolfJul 12, 2011

South Korean golfer Ryu So-yeon captured the U.S. Women's Open in a playoff for her first career LPGA Tour major on Monday (U.S. time) in Colorado.At the par-71 East Course of The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Ryu beat fellow Korean Seo Hee-kyung in a three-hole aggregate playoff. Ryu, 21, is the first South Korean winner on the LPGA Tour this year and the fifth South Korean to win the U.S. natio