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North, South Korea announce summit about ‘denuclearization and peace’ for April 27

On Thursday, North Korea and South Korea announced a top-level summit to be held on April 27. The summit, the third of its kind, was announced in a joint statement released through South Korea’s Ministry of Unification.

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Culture of creativity features at Furnal Equinox 2018

Visual art, fabric art, photography, performance, dance, virtual reality, and music were all the subject of sessions at Furnal Equinox 2018, a conference held from March 16 to 18 at Toronto’s Westin Harbour Castle.

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Toronto Comicon celebrates characters from screen and page

Toronto Comicon 2018, in Ontario, Canada, featured dozens of retailers, a large artist’s alley, celebrity guests, cosplayers, and community groups. Wikinews was there, and later spoke to some of the cosplayers.

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United States: Emergency calls from Great Mills High School shooting released

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office released on Monday audio recordings of calls to the emergency phone line 911 made during the March 20 school shooting at Great Mills High School (GMHS) in Maryland, United States. The sheriff’s office said the shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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K-pop band 100%’s lead singer Seo Minwoo dies

On Monday, South Korea’s TOP Media entertainment management company announced Seo Minwoo, lead singer of pop band 100%, had died at his home in South Korean capital Seoul on Sunday.

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