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Sugary drinks linked to 180,000 deaths

ScienceMar 20, 2013

Harvard researchers say they've linked sugary drinks to 180,000 deaths a year worldwide, 25,000 in the United States."We know that sugar-sweetened beverages are linked to obesity, and that a large number of deaths are caused by obesity-related diseases. But until now, nobody had really put these pieces together," lead author Gitanjali Singh, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, told ABC-TV News. Singh and colleagues used data from national health surve
Man spots 'Jesus' on painting drop cloth

CultureMar 20, 2013

A Massachusetts man said an image that "looks like Jesus Christ" appeared on the drop cloth he has been using to catch paint for four years.Brian Krantz of Saugus said he used the clotch several times before he noticed the image he identifies as Jesus in the paint, WHDH-TV, Boston, reported Monday."A crown or a halo. Two eyes. Mustache, nose, there's the chin, jaw line," Krantz said, describing the image."I can't deny this. This is what it is. It looks like Jesus Christ," Krantz said.Krantz sai
Pope Francis greets crowds at inauguration

World NewsMar 19, 2013

Pope Francis swept into St Peter's Square on Tuesday to greet throngs of pilgrims before a sumptuous ceremony in which Latin America's first pontiff will receive the formal symbols of papal power.Wearing his papal whites and standing in middle of an open-topped vehicle, the pope waved, smiled and gave the thumbs-up to the ecstatic crowds in the sun-drenched square.The crowds had begun gathering from the early morning for a ceremony laden with centuries-old rituals and lavish imagery, which will
S. Korea pushes for 10 tln won extra budget to boost economy

Mar 19, 2013

The Ministry of Strategy and Finance is looking to devise a supplementary budget worth 10 trillion won to boost jobs and support the middle class.At is confirmation hearing on Tuesday, deputy prime minister Hyun Oh-seok, the nominee for the minister of strategy and finance said the ministry would need to consider devising a supplementary budget in line with the government’s macroeconomic policy.It will further look into ways to raise the budget in terms of timeline by comprehensively viewing all
Doppelganger of U.S. president plays Satan in TV series

World NewsMar 19, 2013

An image capture of a Moroccan actor who played the role of Satan in an American TV series is going viral for his resemblance to U.S. President Barack Obama.Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni appeared in Sunday’s episode of the History Channel’s widely popular “The Bible” and many Twitter users noticed the actor’s strong resemblance to the president. U.S. radio host Glenn Beck tweeted: “Anyone else think the Devil in #TheBible Sunday on History Channel looks exactly like That Guy?” while another Twitter use
최고의 헤럴드 웹툰을 뽑아주세요

Mar 19, 2013

헤럴드 웹툰 공모전 네티즌 투표에 여러분의 참여를 기다립니다.여러분의 투표로 최고의 웹툰을 가려주시기 바랍니다. 헤럴드 웹툰 공모전에 수백명의 응모작이 몰리면서 17일, 성황리에 마감됐습니다. 이 가운데 심사 기준에 적합한 작품들을 18일부터 31일까지 네티즌 투표를 실시합니다.이 네티즌 투표는 네티즌의 니즈와 대중성을 반영하기 위해 도입하였으며, 네티즌 투표결과와 전문심사위원의 평가를 합산하여 공정한 심사평가가 이루어질 예정입니다.네티즌 투표는 헤럴드 웹툰 공모전 홈페이지(cartoon.heraldcorp.com)의 ‘공모전 네티즌 투표’ 메뉴를 통해 참여할 수 있습니다. ‘공모전 네티즌 투표’ 메뉴 클릭 시 전체 지원작품이 보이고, 출력순서는 공정성을 위해 랜덤 형태로 출력되도록 하였으며, 우측 투표순/조회순의 정렬기능을 통해 “현재 투표수가 많은 작품이 무엇인지?”, “많이 본 작품이 무엇인지?”를 확인하면 됩니다.여기서 지원작품 섬네일이미지를 클릭하면 작품별 작가명, 기획의
최악의 '노출' 방송사고…어땠길래

English EyeMar 18, 2013

미국의 뉴스 전문 채널인 폭스뉴스의 한 지역방송국이 ‘여성의 날’ 보도 중 여성의 가슴을 클로즈업한 자료화면을 내보내 공분을 샀다. WTIC-TV는 수요일 (현지시각) 방송국 트위터 계정을 통해 전날 방영된 가슴 노출 화면에 대해 “폭스는 오늘 발생한 자료영상 오류에 대해 사과한다. 우리는 코테니컷주(州)를 넘어 세계 각지 여성의 위대한 사회적 기여를 인정할 것이다”라고 멘션을 남겼다. 이날 방송에서는 앵커가 스튜디오에서 여성의 날에 대한 뉴스를 진행하는 동안 화면에서 거리를 걷고 있는 여성들의 가슴만 찍은 영상이 약 20초 동안 비춰져 논란이 됐다.인터넷 언론 매체인 허핑턴포스트는 이 사건을 보도하면서 트위터 상의 사과가 자료영상을 잘못 처리한 “오류”의 결과라고 전했다.사과에도 불구하고 여성지위위원회는 “정신 나간 성차별”이라며 방송을 비난했다. 위원회는 공식성명을 통해 “이는 여성지위위원회와 국회의사당 앞에서 여성의 날을 맞아 행사에 참여한 여성 뿐 아니라 (성차별의) 대상이
Top 10 chaebol fill one-third of new auditor spots with ex-officials

BusinessMar 18, 2013

South Korea's top 10 conglomerates plan to fill one-third of their new auditor positions with former bureaucrats and law enforcement officials, data showed Monday, a move that critics claim is meant to take advantage of their personal connections for corporate benefits.A total of 66 companies affiliated with the country's family-controlled conglomerates, known as chaebol, have either selected or plan to select 81 new finance managers through an annual general meeting of shareholders, according t
Park stresses inter-governmental cooperation in Cabinet workshop

PoliticsMar 16, 2013

President Park Geun-hye asked her Cabinet Saturday to work out a new policy roadmap as quickly as possible to better serve people.Park took office on Feb. 25 but her 17-member Cabinet could not be fully organized until earlier this week due to conflicts with opposition politicians over her government reorganization proposal.On Saturday, Park addressed a meeting of about 100 senior presidential and government officials, including Prime Minister Chung Hong-won, to discuss ways to share the goal of
Wang nominated as China foreign minister: parliament

World NewsMar 16, 2013

China's parliament on Saturday announced Wang Yi, a former ambassador to Japan and currently in charge of Taiwan affairs, had been nominated as the country's new foreign minister.Wang replaces Yang Jiechi, who has served since 2007. Yang was nominated to the State Council, according to an announcement by the National People's Congress, China's rubberstamp parliament.The changes are part of a broad revamp of personnel as China concludes a once-a-decade leadership transition that saw Communist par
Top diplomats of S. Korea, U.S. discuss N. Korea in phone call

North KoreaMar 16, 2013

The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States on Saturday vowed to maintain their strong alliance and cooperate to deter North Korean threats during their first phone talks, Seoul officials said.South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shared their opinions about North Korea and regional issues over the phone prior to Kerry visiting Seoul next month as part of his first Asia trip, officials at the foreign affairs ministry said. Kerry will travel
U.N.: More than 1/4 of N. Korean children malnourished

North KoreaMar 16, 2013

The United Nations says that more than a fourth of all North Korean children are stunted from chronic malnutrition and fully two-thirds of the country's 24 million people don't know where their next meal is coming from.The U.N. said Friday that its Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs found that 2.8 million North Koreans ``are in need of regular food assistance amidst worrying levels of chronic malnutrition and food insecurity.''The OCHA report read out by U.N. spokesman Eduardo d
Korea's labor participation rate to peak in 2021: report

Social affairsMar 16, 2013

South Korea's labor force participation rate is expected to decline after peaking in 2021 due to fast population aging, a state-run think tank said Saturday.Korea's labor force participation rate, or the share of working-aged people in the labor force, is likely to hit 61.6 percent in 2021 and will likely steadily drop afterwards, according to a report by the state-run Korea Development Institute (KDI).The report said that the participation rate is expected to stay in the low 61 percent range be
U.N. adopts plan to combat violence against women

World NewsMar 16, 2013

Conservative Muslim and Roman Catholic countries and liberal Western nations approved a U.N. blueprint Friday night to combat violence against women and girls, ignoring strong objections from Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood that it clashed with Islamic principles and sought to destroy the family.After two weeks of tough and often contentious negotiations, 131 countries joined consensus on a compromise 17-page document that Michelle Bachelet, the head of the U.N. women's agency, called historic becaus
TV station shows breasts for Women's Day

TelevisionMar 16, 2013

A Connecticut Fox affiliate apologized for a montage of close-up shots of women's breasts shown during a segment on the state's Women's Day.The station, WTIC-TV, Hartford/New Haven, apologized Wednesday on its Twitter account after a news report earlier in the day featured anchor Erika Arias talking about the state's event while the broadcaster showed a montage of close-up shots of women's breasts as they walked down the street, the New York Daily News reported Friday.Online newspaper The Huffin