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January 18, 2018

Athletes from North and South Korea to March Together at Olympics
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North and South Korea said Wednesday that athletes from the two
countries will march together under a single "unified flag" at the
opening of next month's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The
two countries also said women's ice hockey players would compete
together on a single Korean team. The thaw in relations came as
President Donald Trump blamed Russia for helping North Korea skirt
international sanctions, telling Reuters in a wide-ranging interview
that he was ordering more defensive and offensive missiles to be
deployed to the region.


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