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sentences that state something as happening or true
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24%
4 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Missile launches and a dispute over a landmine incident have heightened tensions between the two Koreas.
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launches → heighten → Koreas
Seoul is seeking military talks to prevent accidental clashes, but Pyongyang has yet to respond.
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Pyongyang → seek → clashes
North Korea fired around a dozen short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, a day after Seoul renewed its call for talks to prevent accidental clashes along their heavily fortified border.
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Seoul → fire → border
The missiles were launched from the eastern coastal area of Wonsan at about 12.30pm local time and travelled around 250 kilometres, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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missiles → launch → Staff
South Korea said it had stepped up surveillance for further launches and was sharing information with the United States and Japan.
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it → say → States
Seoul proposed military talks on 23 October to jointly verify the location of the Military Demarcation Line, which separates the two Koreas, restore military communication lines and agree measures to prevent accidental clashes.
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which → propose → clashes
Unification Minister Chung Dong-young renewed the appeal on Wednesday in an address read on his behalf at a forum in Goyang, near Seoul.
“South and North Korea should align their positions on the MDL through dialogue,” Chung said, calling for communication channels to be restored so the area could be managed peacefully.
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area → renew → dialogue
North Korea has not responded to the talks proposal.
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Korea → respond → proposal
Mine blasts deepen border tensions
The offer follows landmine explosions in the Demilitarised Zone on 21 September that injured three South Korean soldiers, two of them seriously.
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that → deepen → them
Seoul accused North Korean troops of planting the mines south of the demarcation line.
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Seoul → accuse → line
North Korea denied responsibility and accused the South of fabricating the incident in a letter to the UN Security Council.
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Korea → deny → Council
The US-led United Nations Command, which oversees the armistice, said a joint investigation with South Korea had identified an active North Korean mine south of the line and determined that an armistice violation had occurred.
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violation → lead → line
North Korean troops have been reinforcing the border with roads, fences and landmines.
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troops → reinforce → roads
South Korea says they have repeatedly crossed the demarcation line during the work, prompting warning broadcasts and warning shots.
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they → say → broadcasts
Seoul says differing interpretations of the boundary could lead to accidental clashes.
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interpretations → say → clashes
Many of the markers installed under the 1953 armistice have deteriorated or disappeared, with only about 200 of the original 1,292 still identifiable, according to Yonhap.
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200 → instal → Yonhap
Direct military communication between the two Koreas remains suspended, although the command maintains a separate channel with the North Korean military.
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command → suspend → military
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