All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • The U.S. Stock market continues to fluctuate, but has ended on a good note Tuesday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
    Stocks fall sharply as banks, tech sector take a beating

    (AP) — A steep sell-off in stocks got a little less bad by the end of the day, but it still left indexes down sharply for the second day in a row. Banks and technology shares fell...

    • Posted February 8, 2016
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  • This photo provided by PolyPEDAL Lab UC Berkeley, shows the compressible robot, CRAM with a real cockroach. When buildings collapse in future disasters, the hero helping rescue trapped people may be a cheap robotic roach. Repulsive as they seem, cockroaches have the unusual ability to squish their bodies down to one quarter their normal size, yet still scamper at lightning speed. Add to that, the common roach can withstand 900 times its own body weight without being hurt. That’s the equivalent to a 200-pound man who wouldn’t be crushed 90 tons on his head. (PolyPEDAL Lab UC Berkeley/Tom Libby, Kaushik Jayaram and Pauline Jennings via AP)
    An icky new hero: Roach-like robots may help in disasters

    WASHINGTON (AP) — When buildings collapse in future disasters, the hero helping rescue trapped people may be a robotic cockroach. Repulsive as they may be, roaches have the remarkable ability to squish their bodies down to one...

    • Posted February 8, 2016
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  • South Korean ambassador to China Kim Jang-soo (Yonhap)
    China summons South Korean ambassador over THAAD decision

    China summoned South Korean Ambassador Kim Jang-soo to protest against Seoul and Washington’s agreement to begin talks on deploying a U.S. Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery in South Korea.. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin called...

    • Posted February 8, 2016
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    US hopes to deploy THAAD in S. Korea ‘as quickly as possible’

    By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — The United States hopes to deploy the THAAD missile defense system to South Korea “as quickly as possible” and the two countries will begin formal discussions on the matter “in the...

    • Posted February 8, 2016
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  • Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush throws a snowball following a campaign event, Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, in Nashua, N.H. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
    Trump aiming for New Hampshire win, rivals aim to survive

    MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Encouraged by Marco Rubio’s stumbles, the Republicans’ second-tier candidates are seeing fresh hope for survival as they sprint to the finish line in New Hampshire. The Democrats’ Clinton-Sanders duel is veering into gender...

    • Posted February 8, 2016
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  • Lionel Messi (AP, file)
    Barcelona says Messi to undergo tests for kidney problems

    BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona says Lionel Messi is to undergo medical tests to assess a recurrence of kidney problems. Messi missed the Club World Cup semifinal in December due to a renal colic, an abdominal ailment...

    • Posted February 8, 2016
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  • Derek Fisher, left, has been replaced by Kurt Rambis, right, as the head coach of the New York Knicks. (AP, file)
    NY Knicks fire Derek Fisher; Rambis interim head coach

    Derek Fisher was fired by Phil Jackson and replaced by another former Laker Kurt Rambis. The New York Knicks made the change on Monday, as they have lost five straight and nine of 10 to fall well back in...

    • Posted February 8, 2016
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