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North Korean coast guardsmen detained the Lidia Demesh after it approached the coast en route from Japan to the Russian port of Vladivostok, Russian media reported.
A Russian official in North Korea said the authorities had acknowledged that the ship was forced close to shore by a storm.
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Former Mayor of Seoul Sworn In as President
Hard-charging former businessman Lee Myung-bak took the oath of office as South Korea's new president Monday, vowing to revitalize the economy, strengthen relations with the U.S. and deal with nuclear-armed North Korea.
The conservative, pro-U.S. Lee, nicknamed "The Bulldozer" for the can-do image he honed as a construction company CEO and later as mayor of Seoul, was sworn into office in a colorful outdoor ceremony at the National Assembly.
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