BBC News
"When the Wonsan tourist area was initially planned the idea was to attract around one million tourists to the area while keeping it a closed-off zone," says Ri Jong Ho, a senior North Korean economi… [+850 chars]
BBC News
Mr Pruchnicki said he's wondering whether there was a problem with the fuel control switches. "What does this [bit in the report] exactly mean? Does it mean that with a single flip, that switch coul… [+3305 chars]
Bloomberg
Labour proponents of raising more money from Britains richest people have long circulated a report by the UK Wealth Tax Commission as proof it can be done. But one of the reports authors says he cant… [+334 chars]
Bloomberg
A Germany flush with cash to rearm against the threat from Russia is struggling to muster sufficient recruits in an already stretched jobs market. The military revamp, following decades of neglect, … [+195 chars]
Bloomberg
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has started his three-day visit to North Korea as ties between the two heavily sanctioned nations continue to grow. The Russian minister and his North Korean c… [+118 chars]
CNN
Poland has finalized a deal to acquire a second batch of 180 South Korean tanks under a 2022 agreement that will eventually see Warsaw boost its arsenal with almost 1,000 of the armored vehicles. Th… [+5173 chars]
BBC News
On Friday, Astwood Bank in the West Midlands recorded the highest temperature of 34.7C. Amber heat health alerts for southern England, the Midlands, and East Anglia will remain in place until Monday… [+822 chars]
BBC News
Highgrove itself has an example of the King's private sense of spirituality. There is a small sanctuary tucked away in the grounds, where no one else goes inside, where he can spend time completely a… [+2015 chars]
The Wall Street Journal
TOWNSVILLE, AustraliaIn the rugged hills outside this coastal city, Japanese and Australian artillery crews fired in tandem on a distant target. They were assisted by U.S. Marines, who were embedded … [+316 chars]
The Wall Street Journal
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