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Kim Jong Un Wants a Peace Treaty From Trump, Report Says

Kim Jong Un wants to sign a peace treaty after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, South Korean media reported, reviving a long-held goal of the North Korean regime.

Trump last week agreed to meet Kim, although key details of the summit have yet to be decided.

Koh Yu-hwan, who teaches North Korean studies at Dongguk University in Seoul, said the regime has long sought a peace treaty to end the more than 60-year-old ceasefire between the two sides and help guarantee its safety.

“There were agreements between the U.S. and North Korea to open up discussion on a peace treaty, but they never materialized,” Koh said, saying the conditions were key.

“The U.S. wants a peace treaty at the end of the denuclearization process, while for the North, it’s the precondition for its denuclearization.”.

The allies had agreed to delay the drills until after the Winter Paralympics end later this month.

The South Korean Defense Ministry declined to comment on the planned drills. »

Many Missouri child brides may have married their rapists

Authored by amp.kansascity.com

In Idaho, the couple would have had to go before a judge to be married, risking arrest.

Of those, The Star’s review of data shows, more than 300 married men age 21 or older, with some in their 30s, 40s and 50s.

Ashley Tidwell (now Duncan) of Steele, Mo., was pregnant and in the ninth grade when she married her 18-year-old boyfriend. »

80 percent of mass shooters showed no interest in video games, researcher says

Authored by cbsnews.com

NEW YORK -- President Trump met with video game industry representatives Thursday, after saying last month violent video games may play a role in mass shootings.

But psychologist Patrick Markey's research shows 80 percent of mass shooters did not show an interest in violent video games.

The Entertainment Software Association, which represents the video game industry, said it told the president that "numerous scientific studies" show there is "no connection between video games and violence." »

Neil Gaiman Remembers 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' Author Douglas Adams on His Birthday

Authored by comicbook.com

Neil Gaiman is today remembering one of the iconic figures in modern science fiction, Douglas Adams, on what would have been the writerâs 65th birthday.

âIt is Douglas Adams' birthday today,â Gaiman writes.

Gaimanâs essay memorializing Adams, âRemembering Douglas Adams,â can be found in his collection of non-fiction work The View from the Cheap Seats. »

Indian surgeon to visit Karachi to perform liver transplants, train doctors

Authored by tribune.com.pk

KARACHI: Despite border tensions between Pakistan and India and deadly skirmishes on the Line of Control in Kashmir and working boundary in Punjab, eminent Indian liver transplant surgeon Prof Dr Subhash Gupta is arriving in Karachi with his team to perform three to four liver transplants at the Ojha campus of Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) this month.

He advised people to boil water for at least 20 minutes before drinking to avoid contracting infectious waterborne diseases.

“In these circumstances, we have established the PGLDS to create awareness among the masses and train young doctors so that those suffering from the ailments could be treated properly,” he said. »