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North, South Korea
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SEOUL: A South Korean delegation
left Tuesday for high-level talks with North Korea, paving the way
for the resumption of food aid after the impoverished communist
state promised to scrap its nuclear program.
Unification
Minister Lee Jae-Joung said Seoul’s priority at the first
ministerial talks for seven months would be speeding up
implementation of the landmark six-nation nuclear agreement reached
in Beijing this month.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Bird flu reported
in Vietnam
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HANOI: A new
bird-flu outbreak has killed a number of chickens on a farm in
northern Vietnam.
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Base attacked as
Cheney visits
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BAGRAM AIR
BASE, Afghanistan: Eighteen Afghans and foreign troops were killed,
Tuesday in a suicide attack at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan where
US Vice-President Dick Cheney was visiting.
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London has new
plan to reduce emissions
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LONDON:
London’s mayor Ken Livingstone is expected to unveil plans to cut
greenhouse emissions in the capital in an effort to take the lead in
the global battle against climate change.
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INBRIEF
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YANGON,
Myanmar: Four more people have been arrested in military-ruled
Myanmar over a small protest last week against high-food prices,
bringing to nine the number in custody.
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