Published by DPA North Korea and South Korea have restored their direct communications lines, a spokeswoman for the Unification Ministry confirmed in Seoul on Monday. In a statement carried by the North Korean state agency KCNA, the move was described as “part of the effort to realize the expectation and desire of the entire nation
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Published by Reuters By Gene Blevins and Jonathan Allen HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (Reuters) -A large oil spill off the southern California coast left fish dead, birds mired in petroleum and wetlands contaminated, in what local officials called an environmental catastrophe. The U.S. Coast Guard, heading a clean-up response involving federal, state and city agencies, on
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Published by BANG Showbiz English Grimes is still living with Elon Musk. The 33-year-old musician – whose real name is Claire Boucher – and the billionaire entrepreneur revealed last month they have “semi-separated” after three years together, but the singer has revealed they are still living under the same roof with their 18-month-old son X
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Published by BANG Showbiz English Tony Bennett doesn’t know he has Alzheimer’s disease. The 95-year-old music legend’s wife, Susan Crow, has opened up about her husband’s battle with the illness – which slowly destroys memory and thinking skills – and revealed he is not aware he is suffering and has moments where he is “more
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Published by Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s then-leader Leung Chun-ying sold shares worth HK$2.3 million (£200,000) in a subsidiary of international property services firm DTZ in 2015, whilst he was being investigated by an anti-corruption watchdog over past dealings involving DTZ, according to a report. The previously undisclosed sale by the former chief executive
Published by Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A massive leak of financial documents was published by several major news organizations on Sunday that allegedly tie world leaders to secret stores of wealth, including King Abdullah of Jordan, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The dump of more than 11.9 million records,
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Published by Reuters By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea said on Sunday the United Nations Security Council applied double standards over military activities among U.N. member states, state media KCNA said, amid international criticism over its recent missile tests. The Council met behind closed doors on Friday upon requests from the United States and
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Published by Reuters MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine President Rodrigo’s daughter would run for president in next year’s election and her father’s long-time aide, who filed his vice presidential candidacy, would be her running mate, broadcasting firm ABS-CBN news reported late on Saturday. Sara Duterte-Carpio is currently mayor of Davao, the Philippines’ third-largest city, and filed on
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Published by BANG Showbiz English Daniel Craig has been heavily involved with the James Bond special effects team. Academy Award-winning special effects coordinator Chris Corbould – who has worked on six 007 blockbusters, including new movie ‘No Time To Die’ – has heaped praise on the leading man’s efforts behind the scenes. He told HeyUGuys.com:
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Published by Al-Araby Qataris voted on Saturday in the Gulf Arab state’s first legislative elections for two-thirds of the advisory Shura Council, a process that has stirred domestic debate about electoral inclusion and citizenship. Turnout for the election of 30 members of the 45-seat body was 63.5%, the internal ministry said in a statement early
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