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  N. Korea may be restarting Yongbyon nuke reactor: U.S institute After nearly half-a-year of supposed inactivity,... North Korea may have restarted operating its main nuclear reactor. Satellite imagery posted on the 38 North website shows hot water draining...

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  Denuclearization is 'first priority' for U.S., S. Korea: U.S. official U.S. Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman reiterated that the United States and South Korea share the same policy when it comes to North Korea. This, as Washington has been ramping up pressur...

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  Korea's industrial output rises at slowest pace in 2014 Korea posted the worst output growth last year. Statistics Korea says... the country's output across all industries went up a mere 1-point-1 percent in 2014 from a year earlier. That marks the ...

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  Apple posts record sales of iPhone units during Q1 FY2015 Apple saw its revenue and profit soar during the holiday quarter, thanks to record sales of its plus-sized iPhones. Apple sold 74-and-a-half million iPhones during its first fiscal quarter of ...

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  At least 27 killed in simultaneous assaults in North SinaiA deadly attack in Egypt... A series of bombings targeting a military base in the town of Al-Arish,... in North Sinai,... killed at least 27 people, mostly soldiers. Egyptian officials say..., mi...

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  N. Korea should be ready for productive talks: State Dept. U.S. State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki has dismissed speculation Washington has been seeking talks with North Korea in China. She was looking to clarify the State Department's stance after...

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  N. Korea asked for rice in return for inter-Korean summit, warship apology: former S. Korean PresidentWe begin with that revelation by former president Lee Myung-bak. The previous South Korean leader says that, in July 2010,... North Korea offered to hold an inter-Korean summit and issue an apology o...

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  U.S., Japan express support for S. Korea's efforts for inter-Korean dialogue The chief nuclear envoys of the United States and Japan have expressed their support for South Korea's efforts to improve inter-Korean relations. Following a trilateral meeting in Tokyo on Wednes...

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  At least 61 dead in bomb blast at Shiite mosque in Pakistan At least 61 people have been killed in a bomb attack that ripped through a Shiite mosque in southern Pakistan as worshippers gathered for Friday prayers. Police say the blast was either caused by...

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  U.S. publisher stands by history textbook as Japanese PM demands changes Now... in remarks that will almost certainly further enflame tensions with Korea... Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has criticized an American school textbook that describes some of Japan's wart...

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  N. Korea asked for rice in return for inter-Korean summit, warship apology: former S. Korean President Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has shed light on previously hidden history between the end of 2009 to early 2011. Lee says... Pyongyang asked for 500-thousand tons of rice in July 2...

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  Samsung Electronics Q4 earnings improve from Q3 Samsung Electronics has rebounded from its earnings shock in the third quarter of last year... but it's still underperforming compared to the previous year. Samsung's operating profit for the ...