…replacing the Kim lapel badge with more feminine flowered brooches. She was not present at a recent high-profile event for the 67th founding anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea on October 10 where Kim Jong-un and top officials were all in attendance the JoongAng Ilbo Daily reported. The following day, the South Korean media cited a source who said Ri Sol-ju’s failure to wear any…
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…ted the marathon on Sunday, Amber Miller gave birth to her daughter, June Audra (abc News image) Amber Miller also ran another marathon when she was about four months pregnant with her son, Caleb, now 19 months old. The 27-year-old runner’s time was just three hours off her personal best. Amber Miller began having contractions near the end of the race, but says she is not sure if it was labo…
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North Koreans workers have failed to report for work at Kaesong Industrial Complex, suspending one of the few points of co-operation between the two Koreas. Kaesong Industrial Complex is a joint industrial park and there are more than 120 South Korean companies that operate there, employing 53,000 North Korean workers. The complex is seen as a crucial source of hard currency for North Korea. Nor…
The South Korean navy has fired warning shots at North Korean fishing boats that crossed disputed borders in the Yellow Sea, reports say. No shots hit the vessels which retreated, said an Associated Press report citing an unnamed official with South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. The official also said that no North Korean navy ships were involved. The South Korean navy has fired warning s…
South Korea has decided to pull the last of its workers out of Kaesong Industrial Complex in North Korea, as Seoul announced moves to help affected firms. A total of 125 South Koreans left the joint Kaesong complex on Saturday, and the remaining 50 were expected to leave on Monday, officials said. They had been due out at 17:00 local time but were delayed by “details” that needed R…
Kate Middleton has been voted the world’s best-dressed pregnant star in Vanity Fair‘s annual Top 10 Best-Dressed Pregnant Ladies. Ranking the world’s most stylish expectant mothers, Vanity Fair placed Alec Hilaria Baldwin, second, and Peaches Geldof third. Halle Berry, Penelope Cruz and Lara Stone, with their closets full of figure-hugging dresses and numerous expertly-layered r…
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Researchers at Boston University have found that two cups of tea a day may help boost a woman’s chances of becoming pregnant. The study found that women were 27% more likely to become pregnant if they regularly drank tea compared with those who did not. However, the same research found consuming two cola-style fizzy drinks daily seems to reduce a woman’s prospects of conceiving – and it makes no…
At first glance it’s your average baby doll, diaper clad and equipped with various bottles of “milk”. The blonde-haired, blue-eyed youngster looks life-life enough, her mouth upturned in an open-lipped smile, her puffy elbows and knees typical of a newborn. But on closer inspection she is way more than just a doll, she is the freakish creation of a horror-show design project, developed by U…
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…ed the entry of South Korean workers into joint Kaesong industrial zone The move came as the US called North Korea’s recent rhetoric unacceptable. Kaesong Industrial Complex is home to more than 100 factories. More than 50,000 North Koreans work there, as well as several hundred South Korean managers. Permission is granted on a daily basis for workers to cross into the complex, where they ca…
…sign of any such attacks. On Saturday, cross-border traffic operated as normal, allowing hundreds of South Koreans to travel to and from Kaesong. Over 300 South Koreans remained in the complex, where 123 South Korean textile and other labor-intensive factories employ the North Korean workers, at an average monthly wage of $144. The fate of Kaesong is seen as a crucial test of how far North Korea…
Rumors that Angelina Jolie is pregnant with another set of twins have been spread in recent days. However, Angelina Jolie certainly hasn’t been rocking a noticeable baby bump at the slew of recent award ceremonies she and Brad have been attending, but the dress she wore at the SAG Awards was a little bit suspicious – it was black and loose-fitting with a draped neckline that hung over…
…bulging stomach has gone down – has Ri Sol-Ju given birth?” asked one newspaper, the Dong-A Ilbo. The caption in another South Korean paper, the Chosun Ilbo, read: “Ri Sol-Ju with her tummy reduced in 11 days. Has she come out right after childbirth?” The photographs have undergone the most intense scrutiny and the verdict is that Ri Sol-Ju is a mother. Speculation is growing that Ri Sol-Ju, wife…
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…t take them. Researchers say the pills contain nutrients that may boost fertility such as vitamins A, C and E, zinc and selenium, that are often absent from our diets. The study involved 56 women aged 18 to 40, who had all tried unsuccessfully to fall pregnant using IVF for at least a year. Half of the women were given a multi-nutrient pill to take every day and the other half given folic acid pil…
…not believe that he has any comprehension of the words that he is saying. Instead, they think that the elephant took up talking as a way to bond with his human companions. Between the ages of five and 12, Koshik was the only elephant at Everland Zoo, and the researchers said that this was a crucial period for elephant development. Dr. Angela Stoeger explained: “Humans were his only social co…
…have the technology to strike the US mainland with either a nuclear weapon or a ballistic missile, but it is capable of targeting some US military bases in Asia with its mid-range missiles. More than 160 South Korean commuters went through border control on Thursday morning to start work at the complex, after being approved for entry by North Korea, officials said. North Korean authorities had us…
Whitney Houston’s death is far from being settled and the media continues to speculate on this subject. In the most recent issue, Globe magazine published a shocking theory: Whitney Houston was pregnant when she died. More than that, Globe magazine suggests that Whitney Houston was murdered. The magazine also published a photo of Whitney Houston in which the singer seemed to have a bigger belly,…
Oh Kil-nam, a retired South Korean economist, says his life was ruined by his decision to defect to North Korea. Oh Kil-nam, 70, still does not know the fate of his wife and daughters – either dead or imprisoned in a labor camp. In 1985, North Korean agents approached Oh Kil-nam and suggested he defect. The agents offered him an important job working as an economist for the North Korean gov…
…peninsula which would make the Chernobyl nuclear disaster “seem like a child’s fairy tale”. The UN imposed tough sanctions on North Korea following its third nuclear test on February 12. Pyongyang has responded by issuing almost daily threats to use nuclear weapons and saying it would restart its nuclear reactor. North Korea has also shut down an emergency military hotline betwee…
More details are emerging in South Korea about Ri Sol-Ju, the woman identified as the wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. A lawmaker, quoting intelligence officials, said they believed Ri Sol-Ju had visited South Korea in 2005 and had studied singing in China. Other news reports suggest that Kim Jong-Un may have spotted her at a musical performance. North Korea has not given any details beyo…
…eone’s eating for three or even four because they’re expecting twins or triplets? Do they need to eat significantly more? Perhaps not. If a woman is carrying more than one foetus her metabolic rate is 10% greater, causing her to use up calories faster. And some diets recommend women expecting twins or triplets eat up to 4,000 calories a day. That’s as much as the British forces are advised to cons…
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is married, state media have confirmed for the first time. Reports referred to Kim Jong-Un attending the opening of an amusement park with his wife, “Comrade Ri Sol-Ju”. There had been much speculation Kim Jong-Un’s private life in recent weeks when an unidentified woman was pictured attending events with him. Kim Jong-Un took over as leader of th…
Japan announces that will shoot down a North Korean rocket if necessary, as new satellite images appeared to show preparations for the April launch. Japanese Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka issued the order to intercept the rocket if it threatened Japan’s territory. Pyongyang says it will launch a satellite on a rocket between 12 and 16 April. Satellite images taken on Wednesday indicate that…
Kim Jong-il, the North Korean leader, has died at the age of 69, state-run television has announced. Kim Jong-il, who has led the communist nation since the death of his father, Kim Il-sung in 1994, died on a train while visiting an area outside the capital, the announcement said. North Korean leader suffered a stroke in 2008 and was absent from public view for months. Kim Jong-il’s desig…
At the end of 2011 internet rumours claimed Beyonce had given birth to her baby girl, but the pregnant singer has been seen today for the first time since the speculation began. Beyonce has been exclusively pictured stroking her tummy as she was escorted out of a New York office building by a body guard. The 30-year-old singer, who was dressed in skinny jeans and a blazer, used a huge patterned s…
…at were leaving school when the shooting started. Reports say Zurana Horton was pregnant when she was shot though it has not been reported how far along she was in the pregnancy. Another mother and an 11-year-old girl were also struck, though they were not killed. Pregnant mother Zurana Horton, 34, was killed while defending her children and others that were leaving the Brownsville school when th…
