Positive news from North Korea
North Korea agrees to nuclear moratoriumNorth Korea has agreed to suspend uranium enrichment, as well as nuclear and long-range missile tests, following talks with the US. |
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North Korea agrees to nuclear moratoriumNorth Korea has agreed to suspend uranium enrichment, as well as nuclear and long-range missile tests, following talks with the US. |
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Koreas agree on October family reunion, location still undecidedRepresentatives for North and South Korea agreed that October would be a good time to do another round of reunions for families separated by the Korean war, the South Korean Unification Ministry said Friday. |
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UN disarmament events kick off in Republic of Korea and Brazil
Two United Nations disarmament events kick off today in the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Brazil as part of the world body�s efforts to promote the non-proliferation of weapons across the globe.
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New York Philharmonic Gets Ovations in North KoreaPyongyang, North Korea - The New York Philharmonic won three standing ovations after the first-ever performance by a U.S. orchestra in North Korea, raising hopes the round of musical diplomacy will boost ties as the U.S. presses the country to end its nuclear weapons program. |
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Rare Sandpipers Found in MyanmarCoast of Myanmar - Eighty-four spoon-billed sandpipers have been discovered in a coastal stretch of Myanmar (Burma), offering hope for the endangered birds, a conservation group said Thursday. |
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Skies to be swept for alien lifeHat Creek, California - The switch has been thrown on a telescope specifically designed to seek out alien life. |
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Al Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. |
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N. Korea agrees to close nuclear facilities by Dec. 31
Source: CBC, Thu October 04, 2007 |
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Envoys say NKorea denuclearisation to go forwardBeijing - Envoys to six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear disarmament said the disablement of its atomic facilities would go forward although they expressed doubts of reaching a written agreement Sunday. |
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US had ‘very positive’ talks in NKorea: SouthSeoul - US disarmament experts had "very positive" talks on detailing a plan to disable North Korea's nuclear facilities during their latest trip to the communist state, South Korean officials said Sunday. |
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