Positive news from North Korea
N. Korea May Be Willing to Drop Nuke PlanWashington, DC - North Korea apparently is willing to abandon its nuclear weapons programs, with a breakthrough possible in the current round of international talks, South Korea's foreign minister said Sunday. |
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Demilitarised Zone that Divides Koreas Serves as Nature PreserveDorasan - The Demilitarised Zone that divides the Korean peninsula has been a no man's land for over 50 years and because of that, it has also become a wildlife sanctuary for a variety of plant and animal life. |
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N. Korea Agrees to Open-Ended Nuclear Talks, U.S. Official SaysBeijing, China - North Korea and the five nations trying to persuade the world's most isolated nation to dismantle its nuclear weapons program are willing to stay in Beijing as long as needed to reach an agreement, a senior U.S. official told reporters today, following the first meeting after a 13-month hiatus. |
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North Korea Pledges to Seek Nuclear Free PeninsulaBeijing, China - North Korea promised to strive to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons as six-nation talks aimed at dismantling the Stalinist nation's atomic arms program began in Beijing today. |
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North to return to talks in last week of JulySouth Korea - While welcoming North Korea's Saturday announcement that it will return to the six-party talks over its nuclear weapons program later this month, officials in both Seoul and Washington emphasized that "real progress" needs to be made in those negotiations. |
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North Korea Declares its Bird Flu Outbreak OverSeoul, Korea - North Korea has confirmed that a bird flu outbreak that began in February had been stamped out, three months after a UN body declared the outbreak over. |
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U.S. donates food aid to keep North Koreans from starvingWashington, DC - The United States is to donate 50,000 tonnes of food aid to North Korea amid growing fears of a new famine. |
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NKorea, SKorea resume dialogue after 10-month breakSeoul, Korea - North and South Korea have resumed reconciliation talks after a 10-month hiatus, overshadowed by tension over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program. |
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UNESCO treaty on protecting oral traditions could come into force next yearNew York City - A treaty to protect the world's oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, craftsmanship and knowledge of nature is on track to enter into force next year following a slew of new ratifications, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said today. |
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- Swiss Parliament Passes Plastic Bag Ban
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- Scientists uncover gene behind skin disease
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- London’s Eco-Friendly Olympic Games
- Portugal commissions world’s first Nissan Leaf electric car police fleet
- Long hunt detects possible ‘God particle’
- After damning research, France proposes banning pesticide linked to bee collapse
News from East Asia
- China, world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gasses, will tax carbon
- Asahi’s auto glass blocks UV, filters out IR rays
- Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific bans shark fins as air cargo
- Chinese police ‘smash’ trafficking gangs, frees 181
- China to ban shark fin soup from official functions
- 75% of Japan’s NW Pacific whale hunt unsold: official
- South Korea adopts greenhouse gas regulations
- Amazon removes whale meat products from Japanese site
- North Korea agrees to nuclear moratorium
- Shark Fin Soup Off The Menu At China Luxury Hotels