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1 hr ago | Science Daily

Common Brain Processes of Anesthetic-Induced Unconsciousness Identified

Brain centers and mechanisms of consciousness have not been well understood, resulting in a need for better monitors of consciousness during anesthesia.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, World News

1 hr ago | The Baltimore Sun

Japan's wartime brothels were wrong, says 91-year-old veteran

Former Japanese army medic Matsumoto, 91, points at a 1940s photo of himself during an interview with Reuters in Sagamihara SAGAMIHARA, Japan - When Masayoshi Matsumoto joined the Japanese army in 1943 and was sent to occupied China as a medic, he thought he was taking part in a righteous war to free Asia from the yoke of Western imperialism.

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Related Topix: World News, Japan, Asia,

1 hr ago | Energy Tribune

South Korea's Oil Imports from Iran Rise in April

South Korea imported 4.18 million barrels of Iranian crude oil in April, equivalent to 139,400 barrels per day , Reuters reported citing the latest official data on Wednesday.

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6 hrs ago | Chosun Ilbo

Pianist Lim Hyun-jung Prepares for Belated Solo Performances at Home

Despite her burgeoning fame overseas, pianist Lim Hyun-jung is set to hold her first sole recital in Korea this week.

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Related Topix: World News, Classical, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Rimsky-Korsakov

10 hrs ago | Ledger-Enquirer.com

South Korea trade deal produces bleak first-year results for U.S.

In Washington state, where global trade is now linked to 2 of every 5 jobs, trade backers are happy: Exports of aircraft and parts to Korea rose by more than 75 percent last year, and Koreans are gobbling up more of the state's prized cherries and apples.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Senator Elizabeth Warren, US Senate, Park Geun-hye

10 hrs ago | Jaunted

Seoul: If You Only Do One Thing in Seoul, Let It Be a Late Night Food Tour

No Seoul/jokes jokes this week, guys. We're just going to tell it like it is in celebration of American Airlines' new route to Seoul, South Korea , a city so hugely underrated and yet so majorly cool.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Korean Cuisine, Life, Food, Travel

14 hrs ago | English Dong-A

`Takeshima is Korean territory`

'Takeshima is Korean territory!' Four members of the Japanese civic group 'Citizens' gathering against Takeshima' publicize an ancient map demonstrating that the rocky outcroppings in the East Sea belong to Korean territory, as they hold a press conference at the Busan City Hall on Tuesday.

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15 hrs ago | Chosun Ilbo

Korean Without Hands Climbs World's 3rd Highest Mountain

Kim Hong-bin, a mountaineer without hands, has conquered the third highest peak in the world, the 8,586-m Kangchenjunga in the Himalayas.

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19 hrs ago | Newkerala.com

245 South Koreans have paper companies

Seoul, May 22 : A total of 245 South Koreans were confirmed to have established paper companies in safe havens in a bid to avoid tax payment, an independent South Korean media said Wednesday.

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20 hrs ago | Inter Press Service

Seeking Justice for Dictatorship Victims - Two Continents Apart

HIJOS , the acronym for "Sons and Daughters for Identity and Justice Against Oblivion and Silence", is an Argentine rights group founded in 1995 when children of people "disappeared" by that country's 1976-1983 military regime came together to hold escraches or outings of human rights violators.

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Related Topix: Activism, Sons and Daughters, Pop/Rock, Aung San Suu Kyi

Yesterday | Rediff.com

15 DRAMATIC moments captured on lens

Stunt expert Leigh-Anne Vizer is held by a 4.5 metre King Kong hand 300 metres above the city of Melbourne during a 'King Kong' production photo call at Eureka Skydeck in Melbourne, Australia.

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Related Topix: Australia, World News, Immigration Reform, US News, Illegal Immigration, Tornado, Natural Disasters, Moore, OK, Asia

Tue May 21, 2013

ABC News

NKorea Sends 'Special Envoy' to China

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to travel to China on Wednesday as a special envoy while Beijing is under pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor.

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Related Topix: North Korea, World News, Asia, Kim Jong Un,

Bloomberg

Bank of Japan Affirms Easing After Surge in Bond Yields: Economy

The Bank of Japan affirmed a plan to double the monetary base over two years after a jump in bond yields highlighted risks associated with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's campaign to revive the economy.

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Chosun Ilbo

Japanese Historians Back Korean Sovereignty Over Dokdo

Four Japanese academics held a press conference in Busan on Tuesday to announce their support of Korea's sovereignty over the Dokdo islets.

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International Business Times

North Korea Fires Sixth Missile Raising Tensions in Seoul [VIDEO]

Tensions in the Korean Peninsula are running high as North Korea launched two more short-range missiles for a third consecutive day - bringing the total fired to six.

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Related Topix: Asia, North Korea, World News,

Times-Standard

More senior centers focusing on culture

If Mohammad Rahro, 91, had gone to just any senior center in Maryland, chances are he would not have encountered someone who remembered the headmaster with four wives who rode to school each day on a beloved white donkey.

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Related Topix: Maryland, World News, Asian-American, Chinese-American

BroadwayWorld.com

B-Boy 'Lil Rock' Wins Red Bull BC One Las Vegas Cypher

Sin City was set afire on Saturday night as the best b-boys from the West Coast went head to head in a fierce battle during the Red Bull BC One Cypher under the lighted canopy at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas.

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Korean News

South Koreans Call for Conclusion of Peace Treaty

Organizations of various circles in south Korea held a seminar for peace on the Korean peninsula in Kwangju on May 17.

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Eastern Daily Press

Qualifier for international breakdancing competition to be held in Norwich

Breakdancers from across the country are heading to Norwich this weekend to battle it out for a place in an international competition.

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Channelnewsasia.com

Japan mayor says S Korean troops abused women

South Korean soldiers were guilty of abusing women in wartime, Osaka's mayor said in comments reported Tuesday, days after provoking a storm by labelling sex slaves a military necessity.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Japan, Park Geun-hye