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• North Korea says it will suspend all nuclear and missile tests
  iStock/Thinkstock(SEOUL, South Korea) -- North Korea has announced a freeze of all nuclear and missile tests, according to South Korean media reports. “The North will shut down a nuclear test site in the country's northern side to guarantee transparency in suspending nuclear tests,” media reports quoted North Korean state media. Kim Jong-un was cited by […]
• Trump administration's first human rights report sparks fierce criticism
  iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. State Department has released its first human rights report fully compiled under the Trump administration, and it's generating controversy for several changes and omissions - including eliminating references to "reproductive rights" and dropping use of the term "occupied territories."The report – which is mandated by Congress – is published every year […]
• US believes Austin Tice still alive as FBI offers new $1 million reward
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Intelligence gathered over the past 18 months suggests that American journalist Austin Tice is still alive almost six years after he went missing in Syria, ABC News has learned.The assessment comes as the FBI has, for the first time, announced a new reward for information leading to […]
• Endangered African penguins threatened by avian flu
  iStock/Thinkstock(CAPE TOWN, South Africa) -- Endangered African penguins living in a colony on Boulders Beach in Cape Town, South Africa, have been further threatened by an outbreak of avian flu.According to Nature, veterinarians detected the virus in February among penguins there as well as Cape cormorants, swift terns and peregrine falcons. By March, the South […]