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Winter Olympics shall not violate sanctions on N Korea: US
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [U.S.A.] Jan 10 (ANI): The United States has asked South Korea to ensure that North Korean participation in Winter Olympics does not violate the UN Security Council's sanction on Pyongyang.
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N Korea restores military hotline with South
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea] Jan. 10 (ANI): A military hotline between North Korea and South Korea has been restored after two years, said local media reports.
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N Korea to participate in Winter Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Jan 9 (ANI): North Korea has agreed to send athletes to February's Winter Olympics in South Korea after the two countries held their first official talks after more than two years.
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IOC extends deadline for N Korea's Winter Games participation
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Jan 8 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Monday that it had extended the deadline to register North Korean athletes for the upcoming Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games.
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Russia welcomes upcoming Koreas' talks
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Jan 7 (ANI): Russia on Sunday welcomed the upcoming high-level talks between arch-rivals North Korea and South Korea and said that it was 'a promising step' taken.
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North Korea 'likely' to participate in Winter Games
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong [Hong Kong], Jan 6 (ANI): North Korea is likely to participate in next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea.
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China urges all to see positive side of upcoming Koreas' talks
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Jan 5 (ANI): China on Friday called on all parties to see the positive side of the upcoming high-level talks between arch-rivals, North Korea and South Korea, scheduled to be held next week.
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Koreas agree to hold high-level talks
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Jan 5 (ANI): North Korea and South Korea have agreed to sit down next week to discuss ways to cooperate in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics to be held next month.
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Japan's mobile-to-medal recycling campaign goes off track
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Jan 3 (ANI): An innovative project in Japan, where mobile phones and other electronic devices would be recycled for making Olympics medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, has hit a roadblock.
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China welcomes talks between two Koreas for improving ties
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 3 (ANI): China has welcomed the talks between North Korea and South Korea and has appreciated their effort to use the 2018 Winter Olympics for improving ties.
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S Korea to hold talks with N Korea next week
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], January 2 (ANI): South Korea have proposed high-level talks with their arch-rivals North Korea next week, over the latter's probable participation in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics next month.
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Special Olympics gold medalist striving to make ends meet
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India] Dec 27 (ANI): Many a times cases of sportsmen in India facing apathy have come to the fore and the recent victim is double gold medalist in cycling, Rajbir Singh, who won at the 2015 Special Olympics World Games, and is working as a labourer in Ludhiana to make ends
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