
Moon, Trump agree on close cooperation on N. Korea: Seoul
He then left his private residence in an emotional send-off from hundreds of people and visited a national cemetery in Seoul . Mr Moon has talked of reforming South Korea's huge family-run conglomerates, known as chaebols , which dominate the domestic economy.
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Moon rises: New South Korean president raises hopes of regional peace
North Korea, as of Wednesday afternoon, had yet to comment officially on Moon's election, but experts say there's no reason for it to dislike his win. Moon's favouring more independence in ties with the United States - a stance not contrary to Trump's own foreign policy vision - creates some common ground.
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Nepal decides to sign China's 'One Belt, One Road' initiative
Why does China want to do this? " China has invested more than 50 billion US dollars in countries along the Belt and Road since proposing the initiative in 2013", He Lifeng, head of the National Development and Reform Commission, said in early March.
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China's Xi discusses nuclear issue with new South Korean president
Moon visited the national cemetery where he honored the country's former presidents, independence fighters and war heroes as he began his presidential duties. The NIS nomination does not require lawmakers' approval, although Suh must first go through a National Assembly hearing. This won't help Moon with conservatives, many of whom look with shock at his proposals for a softer approach, including possible direct talks with dictator Kim Jong Un, and the possible return of massive inter-Korean ...
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Crews working to box in wildfire near Georgia-Florida line
Carver said that fire officials expect the fire to "come this way eventually" and added hey stated they expect the fire to be "drawn out for some time". A west coast sea breeze is expected to push across the fire zone in the late afternoon which will cause variable wind directions. - A plane that lives up to its name - "Very Large Air Tanker" - arrived in Georgia Wednesday to fight a wildfire in West Mims.
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Parents of Chibok Schoolgirls Face Wait to be Reunited
Five Boko Haram commanders were released in exchange for the 82 girls' freedom, a Nigerian government official said Sunday. When last we heard about the Nigerian schoolgirls from Chibok who were kidnapped by an Islamic militant group called Boko Haram , twenty-one had been freed only to face sexist shaming when they returned home.
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Bank of England keeps rates at record low as economy slows
Since then, markets have moved to price an earlier rate hike by the Bank of England and sterling has strengthened, which should help to push down on inflation. In February, the BoE predicted that consumer-price growth would get close to 3% early in 2018 and stay above its 2% target through the three-year forecast period.
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Dems are 'phony hypocrites' for anger over Comey firing
Comey's firing, which the White House blamed on his supposed mishandling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation, dominated Wednesday's press briefing. She should have had the deputy attorney general release the findings. She declined reports that Trump had asked the Justice Department heads to find a justification for firing Comey after already settling on the decision.
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President Trump meets Russian foreign minister
American President Donald trump is very positively described the meeting with Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the White House. The White House closed off press access to the Oval Office meeting with Lavrov, and did not even allow photographers in.
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Trump to meet Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov at the White House
The White House did not anticipate that the Russian government would allow its state news agency to post photographs of an Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russia's ambassador to the USA, a White House official said.
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Federal investigators decline charges against officers in Sterling case
Video footage of the killing showed the officers holding Sterling on the ground when he was shot multiple times, prompting protests and a federal inquiry . The officers recovered a loaded revolver from Sterling's pocket. At the City Hall press conference, Broome said she has not seen the tapes and does not expect to receive them.
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Trump and Putin to meet in July, Russian state media says
Asked by a reporter if the firing would cast a shadow over his talks, Mr Lavrov replied in a sarcastic tone: 'Was he fired? "You're kidding, you're kidding!" Secretary of State Rex Tillerson welcomes Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for a meeting in Washington on May 10.