Word: northerner
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...Compared with its northern neighbor, South Korea certainly poses no threat to peace on the Korean Peninsula. But that doesn't mean the country is innocent of breaking its nuclear promises. Seoul signed the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty in 1975, agreeing not to pursue bomb-making technology and to submit to IAEA monitoring so that techniques and materials used in nuclear-power plants are not converted to military...
...much alcohol. I eat well and just keep breathing." Though Van Andel-Schipper loves to talk, she hasn't been chatting to the press lately due to a mild bladder infection. "We're sure she will bounce back shortly," says Johan Beijering, director of the retirement home in the northern Dutch town of Hoogeveen where Van Andel-Schipper has lived for the past eight years. Before moving to the home, Van Andel-Schipper lived alone and made sure her diet was right. "She was a good cook," Beijering says, "and would take the time and effort to prepare healthy meals...
...move toward independence by the ethnic Albanian majority. Kabul Kidnappings AFGHANISTAN In the first abductions of foreigners in Kabul in recent years, three workers for the U.N.-Afghan commission overseeing the Oct. 9 presidential vote count were snatched from a car. They were identified as Annetta Flanigan of Northern Ireland, Shqipe Habibi of Kosovo and Angelito Nayan of the Philippines. Responsibility for the abductions was claimed by a Taliban splinter group. Suffocation Inquiry THAILAND Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra pledged that an independent inquiry would investigate the deaths of 78 Muslim men who were crushed and suffocated to death in military...
...only team to go through the regular season undefeated in Northern division play, the top-seeded Terriers are the favorites to win the tournament. But although they defeated Harvard 22-11 the first time the two teams met, the game was much closer than the score indicated...
Furthermore, that game was only the Crimson’s second match of the season, and Farrar had just taken over at the helm. Harvard has improved significantly over the past six weeks, winning its last five games against Northern division opponents...