Taegu
(2000 est. pop. 2.5 million). Taegu is the third most populous city in South Korea (Republic of Korea). The city's origins date back to the Shilla kingdom (57 BCE–935 CE), when it ...
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Beijing (dpa) - The South Korean city of Pyeongchang remains
hopeful that it will win the right to host the 2014 Winter Olympics,
despite the award of other high-profile spo...
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Osaka, Japan (dpa) - The world athletics championships which were
due to end later Sunday provided a phenomenal competition level, but
below-par attendance makes the ruling ...
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Whether a memory is fact or
fiction may depend on where in the brain it is stored, which
may explain why people sometimes swear they remember something
that never happened, res...
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SEOUL, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The death toll from a fire that
ripped through a warehouse under construction outside of Seoul
has risen to 40, officials said on Tuesday, with most of the
victims overcom...
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The citizens of Pyeongchang reacted with quiet shock Thursday as their city failed in its bid to win the 2014 Winter Olympics, reliving the bitter memories of a disappointing defeat four years ago....
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Osaka, Japan (dpa) - The world championships format can be changed
in the future to make the event shorter and more compact, but such a
decision will be a highly political o...
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Osaka, Japan (dpa) - The world championships format can be changed
in the future to make the event shorter and more compact, but such a
decision will be a highly political o...
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Seoul (dpa) - Pyeongchang makes its second attempt to host the
Winter Olympics and this time around the South Korean town appears to
be the favourite.
Accordi...
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American billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Thursday that problems in the U.S. subprime mortgage market will likely weigh on consumers for up to two years, but that the U.S. economy will weat...
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Guatemala City (dpa) - A subtropical seaside resort in Russia, a
new wintersport area in South Korea or back to the roots in Austria,
that's what the International Olympic C...
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Taegu
Pyeongchang still hopeful of hosting 2014 Winter Games
