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Kim Chang-nam, 71, who was one of the participants in the latest inter-Korean reunion for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War

After decades apart, reunions bring Koreans together again

Global Scan

At a recent organized reunion, some North and South Koreans found family members they had not seen since the Korean War. A Reuter’s photographer was there. Parliamentarians in Ukraine struck blows — literally — against a free press, when they attacked a news manager over coverage. And Spain gets ready to release a bumper crop of wine, all in today’s Global Scan.

Kim Chang-nam, 71, who was one of the participants in the latest inter-Korean reunion for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War

After decades apart, reunions bring Koreans together again

Global Scan

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