Articles for October, 2018

North and South Korea begin removing landmines along fortified DMZ

North and South Korea begin removing landmines along fortified DMZTroops from North and South Korea began removing some landmines along their heavily fortified border on Monday, the South's defence ministry said, in a pact to reduce tension and build trust on the divided peninsula. Project details were agreed during last month's summit in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, between its leader, Kim Jong Un, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. In a statement, the ministry said the two sides agreed to remove all landmines in the so-called Joint Security Area (JSA) in Panmunjom within the next 20 days, with military engineers performing the hazardous task on the South Korean side. There was no immediate confirmation from North Korea that its troops had begun the process. The deal also provides for removal of guard posts and weapons from the JSA to follow the removal of the mines, with the troops remaining there to be left unarmed. The JSA is the only spot along the 250-km (155-mile) -long "demilitarised zone" (DMZ) where troops from both Koreas are face to face. South Korean soldiers patrol along a barbed-wire fence near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) Credit:  Kim Hong-Ji/ REUTERS South Korean troops have gradually taken over most operations along their side of the border but international forces under the U.S.-led United Nations Command retain major roles, especially at the JSA, where an American commander and a South Korean deputy lead the security battalion. UNC spokesman Colonel Chad Carroll declined to confirm if the command would also withdraw any weapons from the JSA, but said American forces would provide support for the demining operation. "United States Forces Korea will perform a support role - to include having air medical evacuation assets available to respond within minutes of any potential medical emergencies," he told Reuters in a statement. Since fighting during the 1950-1953 Korean War ended in a stalemate, at least nine soldiers have been killed in incidents with North Korean troops, including the killing in 1976 of two U.S. soldiers by axe-wielding North Koreans, the UNC says. In November 2017, North Korean troops at the JSA shot one of their soldiers defecting to the South five times. More recently, it was the scene of the first dramatic April summit between Kim and Moon, as well as their second, more low-key meeting, in May. In April, the neighbours announced their intention to turn the DMZ - long a symbol of tension and division - into a "peace zone". They have already dismantled propaganda loudspeakers and some guard posts along the border. Demining projects are also set to begin on Monday in Gangwon province in South Korea's east, to allow teams to search for the remains of soldiers killed in the war, the ministry added. More than a million landmines were laid in border areas including the DMZ and the Civilian Control Zone in the South, say demining experts, and civilians and soldiers alike have been killed or injured by them. In 2015, two South Korean soldiers were maimed by what Seoul said was a North Korean landmine, an accusation the North denied.


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Turkey's Erdogan says to secure east of Euphrates in Syria

Turkey's Erdogan says to secure east of Euphrates in SyriaANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey aims to secure control of the region of northern Syria east of the Euphrates river, removing the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia from the area, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. Speaking at the opening of parliament, Erdogan said Turkey also aimed to clear Iraq's Sinjar and Qandil regions of Kurdish militants. Ankara regards the YPG as a terrorist organization, closely tied to the militant PKK which has fought a decades-old insurgency in southeast Turkey. ...


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GE Stock Soars After CEO John Flannery Unexpectedly Ousted
GE had fallen 35 percent this year through Friday
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GE Stock Soars After CEO John Flannery Unexpectedly Ousted
GE had fallen 35 percent this year through Friday
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CEO of US drugs giant Pfizer stepping down
US drugmaker Pfizer on Monday announced that chief executive Ian Read is stepping down, handing off to chief operating officer Albert Bourla on January 1. Read will serve in future as executive chairman of Pfizer's board of directors, the company said...
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CEO of US drugs giant Pfizer stepping down
US drugmaker Pfizer on Monday announced that chief executive Ian Read is stepping down, handing off to chief operating officer Albert Bourla on January 1. Read will serve in future as executive chairman of Pfizer's board of directors, the company said...
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Net neutrality: Justice Department sues California hours after state enacts new regulation

Net neutrality: Justice Department sues California hours after state enacts new regulationThe US Department of Justice (DOJ) is set to file a lawsuit against California, just hours after the state introduced a new bill to protect net neutrality. According to campaigners in favour of net neutrality, the new law will help ensure a free and open internet by preventing Internet Service Providers (ISPs) like Verizon and AT&T from creating “fast lanes” for firms who are willing and able to pay for their traffic to be prioritised. Measures to protect net neutrality were first introduced under the Obama administration, however they were abolished in December by the Trump-era Federal Communications Commission.


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Swedish court finds man at center of Nobel prize scandal guilty of rape
The crisis over the charges against Jean-Claude Arnault prompted some members of the Swedish Academy to quit and forced it to cancel this year's literature prize, which would have been announced this month. It is the biggest scandal to hit the Academy...
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Palestinians strike against Israel's Jewish nation law
Palestinians held a general strike on Monday to protest Israel's controversial Jewish nation-state law while also commemorating the deaths of 13 people killed in clashes with police in October 2000. In annexed east Jerusalem, the occupied West Bank an...
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Harry Styles in an Attic: The True Stories and Inspirations Behind the 2018 New Fall TV Shows
This fall, Harry Styles is adding a new gig to his repertoire: Executive producer. Specifically, he's an executive producer on the new CBS sitcom Happy Together, which stars Damon...
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