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August 25, 2015

Koreas agree to defuse crisis after marathon talks
Seoul (AFP) Aug 24, 2015
North and South Korea wrapped up marathon talks Tuesday with an agreement on a series of measures to defuse a crisis that had pushed the two rivals to the brink of armed conflict. The measures detailed in a joint statement included what amounted to an extremely rare public apology from North Korea, which "expressed regret" over mine blasts this month that maimed two South Korean soldiers on border patrol. In response, the South agreed to halt loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts into North Korea wh ... read more

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