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South Korea to Hold Military Exercise on Anniversary of North’s Attack

Posted November 22nd, 2011 at 1:20 am (UTC-5)
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South Korea says it plans to hold a military exercise near the tense sea border with North Korea on Wednesday to mark the one-year anniversary of North’s deadly artillery attack on the border island of Yeongpyeong. The South Korean military says it will conduct land, sea and air exercises to simulate a response to a […]

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Three Astronauts return to Earth After 5 Months in Space

Posted November 22nd, 2011 at 12:50 am (UTC-5)
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Three astronauts and their Russian Soyuz capsule landed in snowy Kazakhstan early Tuesday after spending more than five months aboard the International Space Station. American Mike Fossum, Japanese Satoshi Furukawa, and Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov departed the space station Monday, five days after their replacements arrived. All three are reported to be in good shape […]

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