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Senior police officer disciplined over reply to president's text message

Social affairsJan 27, 2012

SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) -- A senior police officer has been disciplined after answering President Lee Myung-bak's holiday text message with a warning that he will "pass judgment" on the government's law revision seen as restricting investigative rights of the police.On Saturday, Lee sent a thank-you
NASA: Asteroid may have retained ice

World NewsJan 27, 2012

This image obtained by NASA`s Dawn spacecraft shows the south pole of the giant asteroid Vesta. (NASA)GREENBELT, Md., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- NASA says data from its Dawn mission to the asteroid Vesta suggests the rocky body is cold and dark enough to have retained ice for billions of years.Modeling of Ves
Samsung Electronics reports 17 pct rise in Q4 net

IndustryJan 27, 2012

SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest maker of computer memory chips, said Friday that its fourth-quarter earnings rose 17 percent from a year earlier, fueled by strong sales of smartphones. (Yonhap News)Net profit amounted to 4 trillion won (US$3.56 billion) i
Paul McCartney composing music for video game

PeopleJan 27, 2012

FILE- In this March 8, 2010 file photo, Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell watch the presentation of British fashion designer Stella McCartney's fall-winter 2010-2011 ready-to-wear collection in Paris. Shevell, who married McCartney in October 2011, announced her resignation from the board of New York
FM parries attack over stock manipulation scandal

Foreign affairsJan 27, 2012

SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan defended against an attack on him Friday, saying he would not have requested an audit into a stock manipulation scandal involving members of his ministry had he tried to cover it up.Independent lawmaker Jeong Tae-keun attacked the minister an
First 'cloaking' of a 3D object announced

ScienceJan 27, 2012

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they have "cloaked" a three-dimensional object, making it invisible from all angles for the first time.The process uses a shell of what are known as plasmonic materials that create a "photo negative" of the object being cloaked, effectively cancel
Iraqi town says justice failed victims of US raid

World NewsJan 25, 2012

Iraqi security forces inspect the site of a blast after a bomb ripped through a group of workers in Sadr City in Baghdad on January 24, 2012. (AFP)HADITHA, Iraq (AP) _ In this town which saw 24 unarmed civilians die in a U.S. raid seven years ago, residents expressed disbelief and sadness that the M
Fold-up car of the future unveiled at EU

TransportJan 25, 2012

BRUSSELS (AFP) - A tiny revolutionary fold-up car designed in Spain's Basque country as the answer to urban stress and pollution was unveiled Tuesday before hitting European cities in 2013.The "Hiriko", the Basque word for "urban", is an electric two-seater with no doors whose motor is located in th
JFK library releases last of his secret tapes

World NewsJan 25, 2012

BOSTON (AP) _ Newly released final recordings President John F. Kennedy secretly made in the Oval Office include an eerie conversation about what would become the day of his funeral.While trying to arrange his schedule, Kennedy remarked that Nov. 25 was shaping up to be a ``tough day'' after his ret
Solar storm sparks dazzling northern lights

ScienceJan 25, 2012

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A storm from the broiling sun turned the chilly northernmost skies of Earth into an ever-changing and awe-provoking art show of northern lights on Tuesday.Even experienced stargazers were stunned by the intensity of the aurora borealis that swept across the night sky in northe
Green light for whiskers at US Disney parks

TravelJan 25, 2012

Cinderella`s Castle(left) is seen at the end of Main Street USA at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (AFP)Captain Hook would certainly approve: the Walt Disney Co. has overturned a rule in place since 1955 banning facial hair for its US theme park workers.Starting February 3, workers a
Ex-US envoy sees little power for young Kim

North KoreaJan 24, 2012

NEW YORK, Jan 23, 2012 (AFP) - The former US pointman on North Korea voiced doubt Monday that the communist regime would give significant power to young new leader Kim Jong-Un, lowering chances for a resumption of diplomacy."Diplomatically, I think it's likely to be a fairly quiet year," Stephen Bos
Strongest solar storm since 2005 hitting Earth

ScienceJan 24, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — The sun is bombarding Earth with radiation from the biggest solar storm in more than six years with more to come from the fast-moving eruption.The solar flare occurred at about 11 p.m. EST Sunday and will hit Earth with three different effects at three different times. The bi
N. Korea to provide 400 new laborers to S. Korean firms in Gaesong: sources

North KoreaJan 24, 2012

SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea will soon provide about 400 more North Korean laborers to South Korean companies operating in the joint industrial complex South Korea runs in the North's border town, sources said Tuesday.It is the first time since the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il
Starbucks to add alcohol at more cafes

Food&BeverageJan 24, 2012

Starbucks Corp., the world’s largest coffee-shop chain, will sell beer and wine at more locations to lure customers during the slower afternoon and evening hours. The chain, which first served alcohol in October 2010 at a Seattle store, will sell beer and wine in as many as 25 locations by the end o

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