Normalization with Turkey complete, ties fully restored, says Putin
Relations between Turkey and Russia have been fully restored, President Vladimir Putin said in a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Sochi Wednesday. Holding talks at the Russian president’s residence in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi, the two leaders discussed the latest developments on bilatereal relations, particularly the Syrian crisis. Russian President […]
North Korea detains US professor for ‘acts of hostility’ to overthrow hermit kingdom
3 May, 2017 Comments Off on North Korea detains US professor for ‘acts of hostility’ to overthrow hermit kingdom
An American professor arrested in North Korea as he tried to leave the country last month is being held for “committing criminal acts of hostility” aimed at overturning the hermit kingdom, the state-run KCNA news agency claimed. Kim Sang-duk was detained at Pyongyang airport on 22 April. He is reportedly “under detention by a relevant […]
Continue reading …Low-dose aspirin may lower risk for most common type of breast cancer
3 May, 2017 Comments Off on Low-dose aspirin may lower risk for most common type of breast cancer
Score yet another point for low-dose aspirin: Regularly taking ‘baby’ aspirin appears to protect women from the most common type of breast cancer, new researchsuggested. Study senior author Leslie Bernstein said, “Use of low-dose aspirin at least three times a week was linked to a 20 percent risk reduction for cancers known as hormone-receptor positive, […]
Continue reading …Diplomacy or saber-rattling? US, North Korea at crossroads
3 May, 2017 Comments Off on Diplomacy or saber-rattling? US, North Korea at crossroads
Diplomacy or saber-rattling? US, North Korea at crossroads Trump opens door to meeting Kim ‘under the right circumstances’ HIROSHI MINEGISHI and TSUYOSHI NAGASAWA, Nikkei staff writers SEOUL/WASHINGTON — The U.S. and North Korea have reached a key turning point in their standoff over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile development, with the American president making unusual overtures […]
Continue reading …Putin, Trump discuss ‘safe zones’ in Syria, ‘dangerous’ North Korea situation in phone call
3 May, 2017 Comments Off on Putin, Trump discuss ‘safe zones’ in Syria, ‘dangerous’ North Korea situation in phone call
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed working together to end the violence in Syria on Tuesday in their first phone call since U.S. air strikes in Syria strained U.S.-Russian relations. The White House said the two leaders agreed that “all parties must do all they can to end the violence” in […]
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