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03/01/2018 GMT

North Korea Reopens Hotline To South

BBC World Service - The Newsroom, North Korea Reopens Hotline To South

Phone line was disabled almost two years ago

Phone line was disabled almost two years ago.

Phone line was disabled almost two years ago on the orders of North Korea's leader. Also: Dozens killed as coach plunges off cliff in Peru, and President Trump threatens to halt Palestinian aid.

(Picture: A South Korean government official checks the direct communications hotline on January 3, 2018 in Panmunjom, South Korea. Credit: South Korean Unification Ministry via Getty Images)

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