North Korea's nuclear weapons are, of course, already in violation of its commitment to the 1992 Joint Declaration of South and North Korea on the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. As in other subsequent inter-Korean agreements, this one refrains from pointing that out. Instead it pledges both Koreas to "carry out their respective roles and responsibilities" under the agreements. The North is praised for "very meaningful and crucial" measures related to denuclearization, presumably a reference to the April announcement that Kim would refrain from nuclear and missile testing, which North Korea long ago had agreed not to do. … [Read more...] about Nice try, North Korea and South Korea, but your pledges are airy, empty confections
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New giraffe at South Carolina zoo named in girl’s honor
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A new baby giraffe at a South Carolina zoo has been named in honor of a girl who died from cancer.Local outlets report that the female calf born last month at Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia has been named Amelia.The zoo held a naming contest, with proceeds going to benefit giraffe conservation. The winning $5,000 bid came from a group led by the parents of Amelia Attaway, an 8-year-old girl who died in 2014 from brain cancer.The zoo says Amelia began exploring the giraffe yard for the first time Monday morning. She'll be on exhibit for brief periods for the first several days while she becomes accustomed to the outdoor habitat. … [Read more...] about New giraffe at South Carolina zoo named in girl’s honor
North and South Korea still have a long path ahead, most of it uncharted
Democracy Dies in Darkness Sections Home Try 1 month for $1 Username Sign In Account Profile Newsletters & Alerts Gift Subscriptions Contact Us Help Desk Subscribe Account Profile Newsletters & Alerts Gift Subscriptions Contact Us Help Desk Accessibility for screenreader Monkey Cage Analysis Analysis Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events by Bridget Coggins by Bridget Coggins May 1 at 5:00 AM North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in walk together at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea, Friday, April 27, 2018. (Korea Summit Press Pool via AP) Friday was quite a busy day in Panmunjom in the Korean peninsula’s demilitarized zone. At the first high-level summit between North and South Korea in over a decade, President Moon … [Read more...] about North and South Korea still have a long path ahead, most of it uncharted
Garden shows new signs of life after South Bend flood
Updated 4:02 am, Tuesday, May 1, 2018 SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — One needs to look closely, getting down on a knee and examining the tiny shrubs near the ground. There is no mistaking it: There are reddish shoots along green stalks, early signs of continued life on many of the young bushes in the Leeper Park Rose Garden. It seems the Great Flood of February 2018 struck hard, but didn't manage to kill the roses. And many of the irises and day lilies have survived, too. Led by local resident Larry Clifford, volunteers spent the past three summers carefully planting and tending rosebushes and other flowering plants on the circular garden in the eastern side of Leeper Park, near the Michigan Street bridge. Local Channel Now Playing: Now Playing Big shows coming to S.A. 2018 San Antonio Express-News Football Player Shoots Through Locked Door to Kill Ex After She Ended 'Toxic' Relationship People Report: Only One City Seems Really Interested In 2020 GOP … [Read more...] about Garden shows new signs of life after South Bend flood
North and South Korea start to dismantle border speakers, fulfilling summit pledge
By Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) - North and South Korea began dismantling loudspeakers that blared propaganda across their heavily fortified border on Tuesday, South Korea's defense ministry said, fulfilling a promise made at last week's historic summit. The moves are the first practical, if small, steps toward reconciliation after Friday's meeting between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and the North's Kim Jong Un. Moon, meanwhile, asked that the United Nations help verify North Korea's planned shutdown of its Punggye-ri nuclear test site in a phone conversation on Tuesday with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, a statement from the presidential Blue House said. Guterres said the requests need approval from the U.N. Security Council, but he wanted to cooperate to build peace on the Korean peninsula and would assign a U.N. official in charge of arms control to cooperate with South Korea, the statement said. Several days before Friday's summit, the North surprised the world by … [Read more...] about North and South Korea start to dismantle border speakers, fulfilling summit pledge