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World
Egyptian Youth Groups Protest Against Sexual Harassment
In this Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012 photo, young Egyptian women are harassed by men on the first day of Eid al-Fitr in Cairo, Egypt. Several youth groups and activists have held protests and sit ins against sexual harassment, particularly during Muslims holidays which witness a surge of mobs of teenagers…
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East Asia
TOTO Introduces “Toilet Bike Neo” In Tokyo
Japanese toilet maker TOTO employee Akiko Matsuyama laughs as she shows a “Toilet Bike Neo” at its showroom in Fujisawa, near Tokyo, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. TOTO rolled out the eco-friendly three-wheel 250cc motorcycle with a specially customized toilet-shaped seat that runs on bio-fuel from the discharge of livestock or…
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Column
Korea’s 3 key challenges
Citigroup recently predicted that South Korea would have the fourth highest GDP per capita in the world by 2050 based on purchasing power parity calculations. Korea with an estimated GDP per capita of $107,752 would be among an Asian gang of four that would top the global league along with…
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Smartphone blues
Users top 30 mil. but side effects must be controlled The number of smartphone users in Korea, one of the world’s most wired nations, has surpassed 30 million. This feat has been achieved in just over two years and nine months since KT, one of the nation’s three mobile phone…
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Society
Sensational Ahn keywords sweep Naver
“Ahn Cheol-soo room salon (hostess bar),” “Park Geun-hye room salon,” and “Park Geun-hye condom” were the most searched keywords at the nation’s largest portal site Naver on Tuesday afternoon. As the lewd keywords connected with the possible front-runners for the presidential election appeared on the top 10 search ranking, people…
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Politics
Seoul denies report on Kim’s 1st overseas trip
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade denied Wednesday allegations that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will make his first overseas visit to Iran next week. Iranian media earlier reported that Kim will make a trip to the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Tehran slated for Aug. 26 to 31…
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Seoul likely to return Noda letter
Seoul is likely to return Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s letter protesting President Lee Myung-bak’s visit to Dokdo back to Tokyo, according to a Cheong Wa Dae official, Wednesday. The official said the government has yet to make a decision. “However, we are considering seriously sending the letter back to…
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IT-Science
Core US value put to test
Samsung asks jury to back customer-is-king argument over Apple’s copycat claim The customer is king and the United States is home to consumer capitalism. Now this market axiom is being put to the test in the case of Korea’s Samsung Electronics against America’s Apple in a patent dispute that is…
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South Asia
Indian Gov’t Faced With Coal Scandal
A coal laborer walks to fetch drinking water on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. Angry opposition lawmakers shouted and crowded aisles in India’s parliament Tuesday to demand the prime minister resign after an audit found the government lost huge sums of money by selling coal fields…
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Culture
Russia Joins WTO
A vendor waits for customers at a Moscow market, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. On Wednesday Russia joins the World Trade Organization, 19 years after it first began negotiating entry into the group, which restricts import duties and subsidies in an attempt to create a truly level playing field for…
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