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S Korea to seek resuming family reunions in talks with North

SEOUL, Jan 08 (AFP): South Korea will seek discussions on resuming reunions of separated families at this week's inter-Korean talks, Seoul's top delegate said Monday, as the North trumpeted the importance of achieving reunification.The two Koreas agreed last week to hold their first official dialogue in more than two years...

Israel will deny entry to 20 activist groups

JERUSALEM, Jan 08 (AP): Israel on Sunday identified 20 activist groups from around the world whose members will be banned from entering the country over their calls to boycott the Jewish state, stepping up its fight against a movement it views as a serious threat.Israel last year enacted a law...

Heart attack care unequal for women than men

LONDON, Jan 08 (BBC): Fewer women who suffer a heart attack would die if they were given the same treatments as men, a new study found.Researchers analysed the outcomes of 180,368 Swedish patients who suffered a heart attack over a 10-year period.Women were two times more likely to die from...

Macron embarks on horse diplomacy in China

XIAN, China, Jan 08 (AFP): In a response to panda power, French President Emmanuel Macron is betting on equine diplomacy during his first state visit to China -- presenting his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping with a horse as a gift.The animal, a retired Republican Guard horse named Vesuve de Brekka,...

Syrian army recapture military base from rebels

DAMASCUS, Jan 08 (Al Jazeera): The Syrian army has reclaimed a military site on the outskirts of the country's capital, Damascus, from rebel forces, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).Government troops "managed to open a road" on Sunday to the Military Vehicles administration base in the city...

SpaceX launches secretive mission

MIAMI, Jan 08 (AFP): SpaceX on Sunday blasted off a secretive US government payload known as Zuma, a mission whose nature -- and the agency behind it -- remains a mystery."Three, two, one, ignition and liftoff," said a SpaceX commentator as the Falcon 9 rocket launched under cover of darkness...

Philippine clash leaves six dead

MANILA, Jan 08 (AFP): Five Muslim rebels and a soldier were killed during a weekend ground and air assault by Philippines security forces on militants supportive of the Islamic State group in a restive southern region, the military said Monday.The Philippine army pounded some 50 militants with artillery in a...

India's SC decides to review gay sex ban

NEW DELHI, Jan 08 (AFP): India's Supreme Court (SC) on Monday announced a review of a hugely controversial ban on gay sex, saying no one should have to live in fear because of their sexuality. The court said it would take up a legal challenge by five high-profile Indians who...

News in Brief -(09-01-2018)

Afghan attack kills 10 militants KUNDUZ, Jan 08: At least 10 militants have been killed as security forces attacked Taliban hideouts in Khan Abad district of the northern Kunduz province on Sunday night, an army spokesman, Ghulam Hazrat Karimi, said Monday. The security forces, according to the official, have been...