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전직 스트리퍼, 엉덩이 성형 부작용 경악...

Jul 10, 2014

전직 스트리퍼였던 40대 여성이 엉덩이 성형 수술 후 부작용에 시달린 경험을 고백하는 영상을 유튜브에 공개해 화제가 되고 있다.영국 메트로는 라스베가스 스트리퍼 출신 르데 탈리가 지난 4일 미국 케이블 TV “E! Botched” 프로그램에 출연해 자신의 성형 부작용에 대해 솔직하게 고백했다고 지난 8일 보도했다. (YouTube)이 보도에 따르면 그녀는 지난 2010년 엉덩이에 실리콘 주입 수술을 받았다. 그러나 수술 후 6개월이 지나지 않아 엉덩이와 배에 통증이 느껴지기 시작했다. 병원에서 자기공명영상(MRI) 스캔 결과 엉덩이에 주입된 실리콘이 자리를 잡지 못하고 등과 허벅지로 이동해 있었다. 담당 의사는 자기면역질환 등이 발생할 수 있다며 엉덩이 보형물을 제거할 것을 권고했다. 하지만 그녀는 제거 수술을 받은 후 얼마 되지 않아 또 다시 그 자리에 실리콘을 채워 넣었고, 그 결과 더욱 심각한 부작용에 시달렸다. 그녀가 손으로 엉덩이를 직접 만지며 상황의 심각성을 알리는 유튜브
N. Korea proposes talks over its participation in Asian Games

North KoreaJul 10, 2014

North Korea on Thursday proposed holding working-level talks with South Korea next week to discuss issues related to its dispatch of athletes and a cheering squad for the upcoming Asian Games in South Korea.North Korea suggested holding the talks in the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom next Tuesday to discuss the matters stemming from its plans to send athletes and the cheering delegation to this year's Asian Games, according to the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).The
BOK cuts 2014 growth, inflation outlook

Jul 10, 2014

South Korea's central bank on Thursday lowered its economic growth and inflation outlook for the year by 0.2 percentage point each, factoring in the impact of the Sewol ferry disaster that pummeled consumer and business sentiment in Asia's fourth-largest economy.The Bank of Korea (BOK) cut its growth forecast for the year to 3.8 percent from 4 percent, while trimming its growth outlook for next year to 4 percent from 4.2 percent. The previous estimates were released in April."The downward revisi
푹푹 찌는 날씨…폭염주의보 확대

한국어판Jul 10, 2014

우리나라가 제8호 태풍 '너구리'의 영향권에서 거의 벗어나고 있지만 무더위로 폭염주의보가 내려지는 지역이 늘어나고 있다. 10일 기상청에 따르면 태풍 너구리는 이날 오전 7시 일본 가고시마 북북서쪽 70㎞ 부근 해안에 상륙했다. 너구리는 중심 기압 982헥토파스칼(hPa), 중심 부근 최대 풍속 31ｍ/s의 소형 태풍으로 규모가 줄었다. (연합) 태풍의 영향권에서 점차 벗어남에 따라 태풍경보는 해제됐다. 현재 남해 동부 먼바다와 제주도 남쪽 먼바다에는 풍랑경보가, 남해 서부 먼바다와 제주도 앞바다에는 풍랑주의보가 내려진 상태다. 남해에서는 물결이 높게 일고 제주도와 남해안에서는 너울과 매우 높은 파도가 방파제나 해안도로를 넘을 수 있으니 안전사고에 주의해야 한다고 기상청은 당부했다. 전국이 구름이 많이 끼
Percentage of young people hits all-time low in S. Korea: data

Social affairsJul 10, 2014

The proportion of young people to the total population in South Korea dropped to the lowest level ever in 2014, affected by the chronically low birthrates, government data showed Thursday.According to the data by Statistics Korea, the number of people aged 9-24 came to 9.84 million this year, accounting for 19.5 percent of the total population of 50.42 million. The rate marked the lowest since related data started to be compiled in 1960 when the figure stood at 31.8 percent. The percentage of yo
Most girls in S. Korea on the fence about marriage: poll

Social affairsJul 10, 2014

Most South Korean girls see marriage as an option, rather than a necessity, a government survey showed on Thursday.According to the study conducted by Statistics Korea and the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family in 2012, only 45.6 percent of the girls aged between 9 and 24 said marriage was definitely something they must do in life.Boys were more likely to be fond of the idea, with 62.9 percent of them in the same age group saying they would walk down the aisle one day.A slightly higher perce
U.S., China 'refining' strategies on N. Korea at Beijing talks

World NewsJul 10, 2014

The U.S. and China have been "refining" their strategies for an eventual elimination of North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons programs at their annual strategic talks in Beijing, a senior U.S. State Department official has said. North Korea is one of the topics being discussed at the annual U.S.-China dialogue in Beijing, along with a broad range of diplomatic, economic and international issues between the two countries. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese State Councilor Yang Jie
[World Cup] Hong Myung-bo resigns as nat'l football coach after winless World Cup

SoccerJul 10, 2014

(Yonhap)Hong Myung-bo, the embattled head coach of the South Korean men's national football team, announced his resignation from the post on Thursday in the wake of the country's winless World Cup, a stunning development only a week after receiving a vote of confidence from the sport's national governing body. At a press conference held at the Korea Football Association (KFA) headquarters in Seoul, Hong said he takes the blame for South Korea's disappointing campaign in Brazil, where the country
BOK holds key rate steady for 14th straight month as expected

Jul 10, 2014

South Korea's central bank on Thursday froze the policy interest rate at 2.5 percent for a 14th straight month, shrugging off a minority voice that forecast a rate cut as the confirmation of a pro-growth finance minister nominee is underway.The decision by the monetary policy committee of the Bank of Korea (BOK) is in line with a poll conducted by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news arm of Yonhap News Agency. A majority of 21 of 22 analysts projected the central bank to hold the rate as economic
S. Korea, China set for fresh round of FTA negotiations next week

Foreign affairsJul 10, 2014

South Korea and China will hold a new round of negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement next week, the South Korean government said Thursday, the first such meeting after the leaders of the two countries agreed to conclude the pact within this year.The 12th round of the FTA talks will be held in Daegu, 300 kilometers south of Seoul, from Monday through Friday, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Chinese President Xi Jinping ag
WTO chief rules out another delay of S. Korea's rice market opening without cost

Foreign affairsJul 10, 2014

South Korea will have to make compensation to other member nations should it decide to again delay opening its rice market, head of the world trade negotiation body said, as the country nears a deadline to make a decision on one of the most sensitive domestic issues.In a written interview Monday with Yonhap News Agency in Geneva, Director General Robert Azevedo of the World Trade Organization (WTO) said South Korea, pursuant to an earlier agreement, will be required to liberalize its rice market
[World Cup] Nat'l football coach Hong Myung-bo to resign after winless World Cup: official

SoccerJul 10, 2014

Hong Myung-bo, the embattled head coach of the South Korean men's national football team, is set to announce his resignation from the post on Thursday in the wake of the country's winless World Cup, a senior official from the sport's national governing body said.The Korea Football Association (KFA) said Wednesday evening that Hong would hold a press conference the following morning at its Seoul headquarters, without specifying what the coach would discuss. The KFA official, requesting anonymity,
Israel air strikes kill 14 in Gaza on third day of campaign

World NewsJul 10, 2014

Israeli air strikes on the southern and central Gaza Strip killed 14 people on Thursday including seven women and children, medics said, on the third day of a widening military operation.The first strike hit a coffee shop in the city of Khan Yunis, emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told AFP, adding that six men were killed and at least 15 other people wounded.The second, in Nusseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, on the home of Raed Shalat, killed him and wounded several others, Qudra
Typhoon Neoguri slams into Japan's southern main island

World NewsJul 10, 2014

Typhoon Neoguri slammed into Japan's southern main island early Thursday after lashing the Okinawa island chain, with three people killed as powerful winds and torrential rains battered the country.Officials have warned of the risk of flooding and landslides, after the storm forced local authorities to advise half a million people to seek shelter in Okinawa earlier in the week.Neoguri made landfall early Thursday near Akune City on the west of the island of Kyushu, which is home to 13 million pe
[World Cup] Argentina reaches World Cup final after penalties

SoccerJul 10, 2014

Goalkeeper Sergio Romero saved two penalties Wednesday to send Argentina into the World Cup final with a 4-2 shootout win over the Netherlands after the game finished in a 0-0 stalemate. A day after Germany lit up the World Cup with its clinical 7-1 destruction of host Brazil, the Netherlands and Argentina could not manage a goal between them in 120 minutes before the shootout. Romero thought to be a weak link in this Argentine team and not even a starter for his Monaco club most of last season