미국 캘리포니아주에서 자신이 인어라고 주장하는 여성이 나타났다.캘리포니아 프레즈노의 경찰은 현지시각 4일 오전 머리카락이 젖은 채 배회하다 발견된 한 여성의 신원 확인을 위해 공식 페이스북에 글을 올렸다.   (사진=프레즈노 경찰)글에 따르면 검은 속옷을 입은 채 거의 나체로 배회하던 이 여성은 새벽 3시 15분경 한 운전자에 의해 발견되었으며 신고를 받은 경찰에 의해 지역 병원으로 옮겨졌다. 하지만 이후 진행된 조사에서 가족 등을 묻는 대부분의 질문에 “모른다”고 답하며 본인이 “조안나”라는 이름의 인어라며 “물 속에 있었다”고 주장했다. 경찰이 공개한 전단에 따르면 이 여성은 162cm에 68kg이며 갈색 머리와 갈색 눈을 가졌고 양쪽 발에는 물갈퀴가 달려있었다.   (사진=프레즈노 경찰)현지시각 6일 오후의 보도에 따르면 프레즈노 경찰은 결국 이 여성의 신원을 확인하였으나 범죄 피해의 가능성을 염두에 두고 실명은 밝히지 않았다. 　경찰은 33세인 이 여성이 당시 거주하던 버지

South Korean stocks traded lower late Friday morning as investors attempted to lock in gains.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index lost 9.34 points, or 0.43 percent, to 2,143.41 as of 11:15 a.m.Most large-cap stocks were mixed across the board.Top market cap Samsung Electronics shed 1.53 percent as investors tried to cash in recent gains. Earlier in the day, the tech behemoth estimated its first-quarter operating profit at 9.9 trillion won ($8.76 billion), up 48.2 percent on-year, appa

Samsung Electronics Co. started preorders for the Galaxy S8 on Friday, with the tech giant seeking to have the new flagship break the previous sales record set by the short-lived Galaxy Note 7.While the 5.8-inch Galaxy S8 comes with a price tag of 935,000 won ($826), the device can be purchased as low as 631,400 won considering discounts provided by mobile carriers. Similar benefits will also be applied on its larger brother, the 6.2-inch Galaxy S8 Plus.Visitors experience Samsung Electronics' G

BMW, Renault Samsung Motors Co. and six other carmakers have ordered a recall of certain cars with faulty parts, the government said Friday. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said BMW, Renault Samsung, Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, Volvo, Nissan Motor Co., Porsche and Honda Motor Co. plan to recall a combined 18,181 units starting this month, the ministry said in a statement. The recall involves 37 different models made by the companies. Renault Samsung Motors' SM6 sedan (Yonhap file

South Korean stocks opened slightly higher Friday, led by gains in automakers and steelmakers.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 1.78 point, or 0.08 percent, to 2,154.53 in the first 15 minutes of trading.Large caps traded mixed, with market kingpin Samsung Electronics shedding 1.1 percent.The tech behemoth estimated its first-quarter operating profit at 9.9 trillion won ($8.76 billion), up 48.2 percent on-year, apparently helped by the robust performance of its chip business.

South Korean shut out North Korea 3-0 in their much-anticipated women's hockey game on Thursday, but it was what took place afterward that the victorious players found even more interesting and, at least for some of them, "cool."South Korea controlled the pace of the most hyped-up game at the International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championship Division II Group A at Gangneung Hockey Centre in Gangneung, Gangwon Province. It was played amid tensions on the divided peninsula, with North

After South Korea was done beating North Korea in a 3-0 victory at the women's hockey world championships here Thursday, players from the two teams gathered around for souvenir photos ,a gesture of goodwill marking a UN international day celebrating the power of sport in promoting peace.South Korea shut out North Korea at the International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championship Division II Group A at Gangneung Hockey Centre in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, a momentous game on many level

The buildup was intense and pressure-packed, and the hype surrounding the game boiled over.And after South Korea finally played North Korea at the women's hockey world championships on home ice Thursday, head coach Sarah Murray couldn't help but feel the sense of relief.(Yonhap)"I definitely feel relieved it's over with," Murray said after her team's 3-0 win at the International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championship Division II Group A at Gangneung Hockey Centre in Gangneung, Gangwon

South Korean men's football has fallen three spots in the latest FIFA rankings to sit at No. 43. FIFA's April world rankings released on Thursday showed South Korea moved down to No. 43 with 700 points. Iran topped all Asian Football Confederation (AFC) members at No. 28 with 820 points, followed by South Korea, Japan (No. 44), Australia (No. 50) and Saudi Arabia (No. 52). North Korea was ranked 115th place. (Yonhap)The Taeguk Warriors are currently second behind Iran in Group A in the final Asi

Thousands of South Koreans on Thursday asked the Constitutional Court to rule on the legitimacy of the government's ongoing installment of a US missile defense system, the plaintiffs said.A total of 2,550 citizens joined the petition, claiming that the deployment violates their constitutional rights to "peaceful life, health, healthy environment and freedom of occupation." (Yonhap)The plaintiffs included hundreds of residents from Seongju, chosen as the site for a US Terminal High Altitude Area

Prosecutors said Thursday they will question the chief of South Korea's retail giant Lotte later this week over a corruption scandal that removed former President Park Geun-hye from office.Prosecutors summoned Shin Dong-bin to appear at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on Friday at 9:30 a.m. to bear witness to the influence-peddling scandal, they said.Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin arrives at the Seoul Central District Court on April 5, 2017, to attend a hearing on a string of

South Korean stocks ended slightly lower Thursday as foreign investors and institutions sold off local stocks. The Korean won fell against the US dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index shed 8.10 points, or 0.37 percent, to 2,152.75.Institutions remained net sellers of local stocks, selling more than 119 billion won ($105 million), and foreigners sold a net 95 billion won worth of stocks.Bae Sung-young, a market analyst at KB Securities Co., said foreigners offloaded South Korean

The ratio of South Korea's household debt to the country's gross domestic product is much higher than the average for the group of 35 mostly rich nations, central bank data showed Thursday.The proportion of South Korea's household debt to the GDP stood at 91 percent at the end of 2015, compared with the average of 70.4 percent for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Bank of Korea said in a report to the parliament.(Yonhap)South Korea's household debt has been on the ri

South Korea's economy is showing clear signs of picking up pace helped by surging exports, improved consumer sentiment and a rise in stock prices, although some lingering uncertainties could limit a full-fledged recovery, at least for the time being, observers said Thursday.It will take several months for rising exports to lift domestic consumption, a major obstacle to the full-scale economic recovery of Asia's fourth-largest economy, experts said as they predicted some lag time before results s

Moody's Investors Service said Thursday it will maintain the current ratings for Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. despite sharp declines in auto sales in China. "Although Hyundai's and Kia's weak auto unit shipments from China will likely have a short-term negative impact on their profitability and cash flow, we do not expect this development which mainly stems from political tensions between Korea and China to last over the longer term," Yoo Wan-hee, a Moody's vice president and senior cr