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Donald Trump talking to North Korean politician Kim Yong-chol

Trump v Kim: The mind games that led to the Korea summit

8 June 2018

The road to the Singapore summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un has been marked by nuclear bluffs. Let's hope the talks are for real, says Christopher Boehm
Humans may be to blame for a big earthquake in South Korea

Humans may be to blame for a big earthquake in South Korea

26 April 2018

An earthquake that struck South Korea in 2017 was caused by a geothermal energy project that injected water underground – and risk assessments missed it

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