North and South Korea launch talks on family reunions
North and South Korea on Monday started talks on resuming the reunions of families separated by the Korean War in the early 1950s.
The talks, which are being held in a border village between representatives of the rival nations' Red Cross organizations, were made possible under a deal to avert war after an exchange of cross-border fire last month. About 22,500 Koreans have participated in brief, highly emotional reunions, but none have taken place since early last year.
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