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Countdown begins for 2nd F1 Korea

More sportsJul 10, 2011

A race car at the Yeongam International Circuit in South Jeolla Province during the D-100 ceremony of the F1 Korean Grand Prix on Sunday. (Sports Plus)Yeongam to speed up improving transport links and accommodationsYEONGAM, South Jeolla Province ― While the country is still basking in the victory of PyeongChang’s 2018 bid, Yeongam, some 320 kilometers south of Seoul, is gearing up for the Formula
Kim bags 5th world boxing crown

More sportsJul 10, 2011

Kim Ju-hee celebrates her win on Saturday. (Yonhap News)Korea’s Kim Ju-hee on Saturday routed Fahpratan Looksaikongdin of Thailand to become the new Women’s International Boxing Council light flyweight champion, making her the holder of five world boxing organizations’ titles. The 25-year-old won a 3-0 victory over Looksaikongdin, 20, after dominating the bout on Wando, an island off South Korea’s
Girl kills herself to donate organs to family

Social affairsJul 10, 2011

A 12-year-old girl killed herself in to donate her organs to her father and brother, but she was cremated before her family discovered her intentions.Mumpy Sarkar, from West Bengal of India, drank pesticides in order to share her kidney to brother and eyes to father.Soon after consuming poison, she ran to her father and explained that someone forced her to do so. Although her father, Mridul Sarkar
Koreans deceived by fake Obama prize

Social affairsJul 10, 2011

A Korean volunteering group was caught for allegedly selling fake prizes in the name of U.S. President Barack Obama, police said.Twenty-nine people including lawyers, businessmen and students were swindled, according to Seoul Metropolitan Police AgencyThe international division of police booked the 52-year-old leader surnamed Park and six other members. Park told police that he planned the fraudul
Worst driver proves himself by running over TV host

Jul 10, 2011

A contestant on a Dutch TV show “Who is The Worst Driver in the Netherlands?” proved himself by running into the show’s host during the filming of the last episode, according to reports.The contestant known as Pim was in the middle of “braking from a speed test” when he took his eyes off the road and started to run over traffic cones. TV personality Ruben Nicolai was watching when the accident occ
UK's News of the World bids farewell to readers

CultureJul 10, 2011

LONDON (AP) _ Britain's best-selling Sunday tabloid the News of the World signed off with a simple front page message _ ``THANK YOU & GOODBYE'' _ leaving the media establishment here reeling from the expanding phone-hacking scandal that brought down the muckraking newspaper after 168 years. Journalists crafted the newspaper's own obituary before sending the tabloid's final edition to the prin
Official: Congo plane crashes; more than 50 dead

World NewsJul 10, 2011

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) _ A plane crashed in a thunderstorm as it was attempting to land in the Congo Friday, killing at least 48 people, and leaving a dozen or more buried in the wreckage. 53 passengers survived.``I confirm the crash of one of our planes,‘’ said Stavros Papaioannou, the chairman and CEO of Hewa Bora Airways told The Associated Press by telephone. ``There are already 46 bodies at the
S. Korea's budget carriers come under fire for string of mishaps

Social affairsJul 10, 2011

SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's budget carriers are coming under fire for a string of mishaps that have raised concerns about the safety of the airlines and the quality of flight crews, local industry sources said Saturday.Sources said the discoveries of a Eastar Jet Co. pilot trying to fly a plane while still being under the influence of alcohol last month and the failure of a Jeju Air Co
Lee sprays disinfectant at alleys, toilets as part of volunteer work in Ethiopia

PoliticsJul 10, 2011

ADDIS ABABA, July 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak sprayed disinfectant at alleys and toilets in Ethiopia on Saturday as he engaged in volunteer work at a poverty-stricken village in a symbolic gesture of returning the African nation's help during the Korean War.Lee's visit to Kebena Village, one of four major poverty areas in this Ethiopian capital, was one of a series of activi
Steelers' Hines Ward arrested on drink charge

More sportsJul 10, 2011

DECATUR, Georgia (AP) _ Pittsburgh Steelers star wide receiver Hines Ward was arrested early Saturday in Georgia on a drunken driving charge, sheriff's officials said.The former Super Bowl MVP and reigning ``Dancing With the Stars'' champ was booked into the DeKalb County jail just outside Atlanta at 3:41 a.m. and charged with driving under the influence. He was released on $1,300 bond.The sheriff
Hyundai launches new Sonata turbo with upgraded performance

IndustryJul 10, 2011

SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's leading automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said Sunday that it has launched a new Sonata turbo model with upgraded performance and competitive options designed to meet consumer demands.The new model of the top selling mid-size sedan has a 2.0-liter gasoline direct injection (GDi) engine that produces a maximum horsepower of 271 and 37.2 kilogram-meters of torque.
S. Korea's Kim conquers five world boxing crowns

More sportsJul 9, 2011

WANDO ISLAND -- South Korea's Kim Ju-hee on Saturday routed Fahpratan Looksaikongdin of Thailand to become the new Women's International Boxing Council (WIBC) light flyweight champion, making her the holder of five world boxing organizations' titles. The 25-year-old won a 3-0 victory over Looksaikongdin, 20, after dominating the bout on Wando, an island off South Korea's southwest coast.
U.S. nuclear-powered submarine makes port call in S. Korea

DefenseJul 9, 2011

The U.S. nuclear-powered submarine USS Texas made a port call in South Korea on Saturday as part of a regular deployment to the Pacific area, the U.S. military in the South said. The Texas, based in Hawaii, arrived at South Korea's southeastern port city of Busan with more than 130 crew members, according to officials at the U.S. Forces Korea. The 7,800-ton Texas is a Virginia-class attack s
Ruling party chief agrees to block more tax cuts for big companies

PoliticsJul 9, 2011

The head of South Korea's ruling party said Saturday that he agreed to ditch a plan to further cut taxes for big companies, as the conservative party looks to regain votes from the poor ahead of next year's elections. "It is inconsistent for the government to continue to cut taxes for big companies, which are said to put some 100 trillion won(US$94.6 billion) in banks and block the money from
Former U.S. first lady Betty Ford dies at 93

PeopleJul 9, 2011

DETROIT (AP) _ Betty Ford, the former first lady whose triumph over drug and alcohol addiction became a beacon of hope for addicts and the inspiration for her Betty Ford Center, has died, a family friend said Friday. She was 93. Mrs. Ford's death was confirmed by Marty Allen, chairman emeritus of the Ford Foundation. He did not comment further, and said he expected the Gerald R. Ford Presiden