2006.05.13

Japan-BSE (AP) Japan confirms 26th mad cow case. 2006.05.13

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DPRK-ROK Border Rail (AFP). The two Koreas have agreed to conduct test runs later this month on railways linking the North and South for the first time since the Korean peninsula was divided in 1948. 2006.05.13

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Japan-USA Beef Ban (AP). Japan says it will not be pressured by Washington into speeding up its review of the country's ban on American beef. 2006.05.13

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How about a little relaxation with your robbery? (Reuters) A burglar gave a 35-year-old woman a shoulder massage for several hours after breaking into her apartment in central Tokyo and tying her up. 2006.05.13

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Resumption of DPRK food aid but to fewer people. [Radio Australia] Six months after expelling international aid agencies from the country, North Korea has agreed to accept food aid. That decision has left the door open for the U.N. World Food Program to resume its operations. The WFP has hailed the deal as a breakthrough although it has had to compromise on the size of the new aid program. It says the reduction will leave millions of people hungry. 2006.05.13

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