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29 Mar 2010 11:20

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World: Cause of South Korean ship sinking: An old mine?

The mine reportedly would’ve been set by the North during the 60-year-old Korean War. So, technically, it still may have been attacked by North Korea. source
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26 Mar 2010 22:42

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World: S. Korea: Let’s not be so quick to blame N. Korea for ship sinking

  • It is premature at this stage to discuss the cause of the sinking. It has not been determined whether this incident is related to North Korea.
  • South Korean presidential spokeswoman Kim Eun-hye • Regarding the country’s ship that sank, leaving at least 46 sailors missing. The early reports were bad enough to make Wall Street freak out, but right now, they’re backing off, with the country’s defense ministry saying “an unidentified reason caused a hole in the ship.” Well, that’s nice and vague. source
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26 Mar 2010 11:26

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World: Holy crap: S. Korean ship may have been hit by N. Korean torpedo

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07 Mar 2010 22:31

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Offbeat: South Korean parents learn they prefer virtual babies to real one

  • virtual A set of South Korean parents found themselves playing Prius Online nonstop, raising a virtual child all the while.
  • real Meanwhile, their real child – a three-month-old baby – starved to death after getting fed just once a day. Bad parents! source
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06 Nov 2009 12:38

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Offbeat: South Koreans proud, fearful of woman who passed driving test

  • 950 tries before she finally got it right; holy crap source
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18 Aug 2009 10:17

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World: Kim Dae-jung: Yes, you can go from dissident to president

The former South Korean leader, who became an icon of the country’s democratic strength, died today. He was 83. source
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08 Jul 2009 11:24

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U.S., World: Are North Korean hackers blocking access to U.S. sites?

  • South Korean sites are being affected, too. The Asian country’s National Intelligence Service has identified 26 Web sites that appear to be affected by “malicious programs,” including the White House’s Web site. The hackers appear to be trying to nail them using denial of service attacks. This sort of Web-based digital attack for political reasons isn’t new: A similar attack in Estonia happened two years ago. source
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29 May 2009 13:00

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U.S., World: North Korea starts firing off more crazy stuff

  • The test-range missile is the sixth this week. You got to hand it to North Korea. When they want to get your attention, they’re willing to go all out. Despite much complaining by the international community, the country continues to blow stuff up. South Korea’s ready for war. Yesterday, the U.S. decided to put the country on its second-highest alert level. Can we just be optimistic and believe they’re just trying to kill off their supplies? source
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23 May 2009 11:41

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World: South Korea’s ex-president, fraught with shame, kills self

  • The former clean politician got caught in scandal. Roh Moo-hyun, who served as president from 2003 to 2008, jumped off a cliff today, according to his aides and police. The former president held a rep for being a clean leader, but was linked to a corruption scandal that had taken down some of his aides. He then started saying things such as “You should now discard me,” which should have been giant flying red flags in retrospect. source
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21 Feb 2009 11:56

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Offbeat: That must’ve been some pretty boring karaoke

  • 76 straight hours of singing by one person – a record, by the way source
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