Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Wednesday, 10 April 2013

Latest News Apr 10, 2013
KAPPC Urges Foreigners in S. Korea to Take Measures for Shelter and Evacuation
The Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee issued the following statement on Tuesday:
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North Korea Urges Foreigners to Consider Leaving
None of the 53,000 North Koreans employed at the Kaesong factory complex, the only remaining North-South joint venture, showed up for work Tuesday. This comes a day after a high-level North Korean official announced the project was being suspended, blaming the South for turning the complex into a 'theater of confrontation.' Meanwhile, North Korea has urged foreigners to consider leaving ...
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Locklear: Tensions on Korean Peninsula Highest Since War's End
With tensions on the Korean Peninsula reaching their highest level in the 60 years since the war there ended, the United States and South Korea are prepared to defend against a North Korean attack, should one come, the U.S. Pacific Command commander told Congress. ...
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Air Combat Command stands down units due to budget cuts
Air Force officials will begin to stand down active-duty combat units starting April 9 to ensure the remaining units supporting worldwide operations can maintain sufficient readiness through the remainder of the fiscal year. ...
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KC-46 progress on track
The top acquisition priority in the Air Force - acquiring a new aerial refueling capability - is proceeding 'on track,' Maj. Gen. John Thompson, the program executive officer for Tankers, said. ...
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'Everything possible is being done' to tackle new flu virus, says UN health agency
All possible steps to monitor and contain the spread of the H7N9 influenza virus in China are being taken by local authorities, the United Nations health agency announced, while confirming that seven people across the Asian country had already succumbed to the disease. ...
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Kerry Ends Mideast Trip With Pledge to Restart Peace Talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has wrapped up a three-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories during which he expressed hope for an eventual Middle East peace agreement and underscored U.S. opposition to a nuclear-armed Iran. ...
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Syrian refugee crisis worsens with aid efforts grossly underfunded, UN warns
With United Nations efforts to tackle the Syrian refugee crisis reaching "breaking point" due to a massive shortfall in funds, a senior official warned that the exodus of people fleeing the conflict could balloon to four million by the end of the year absent a political solution. ...
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