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| North Korea will hand over a long-delayed declaration of its nuclear activities on Thursday, Japanese news agency Kyodo reports. | North Korea will hand over a long-delayed declaration of its nuclear activities on Thursday, Japanese news agency Kyodo reports. |
| The US is to take the first steps towards removing North Korea from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, the unconfirmed report says. | |
| The North may blow up the cooling tower at its Yongbyon nuclear plant in front of some of the world's media on Friday. | The North may blow up the cooling tower at its Yongbyon nuclear plant in front of some of the world's media on Friday. |
| Long-stalled six-party talks began to make progress again last week. | Long-stalled six-party talks began to make progress again last week. |
| Pyongyang agreed in 2007 to abandon its nuclear ambitions in return for aid. | Pyongyang agreed in 2007 to abandon its nuclear ambitions in return for aid. |
| It has since closed its Yongbyon nuclear reactor, but a dispute arose as to whether the North had by the end of 2007 provided a full account of its nuclear activities as the agreement had dictated. | It has since closed its Yongbyon nuclear reactor, but a dispute arose as to whether the North had by the end of 2007 provided a full account of its nuclear activities as the agreement had dictated. |
| Pyongyang has since handed in tens of thousands of pages of documents to the US. | Pyongyang has since handed in tens of thousands of pages of documents to the US. |
| A full declaration is now due on Thursday, said Kyodo - chiming with reports in South Korea which also suggest the breakthrough will come later in the week. | A full declaration is now due on Thursday, said Kyodo - chiming with reports in South Korea which also suggest the breakthrough will come later in the week. |
| Reports also suggest the North may blow up the cooling tower at Yongbyon in front of a broadcaster from each nation represented in the six-party talks - but it is said to be demanding payment for the demolition. | Reports also suggest the North may blow up the cooling tower at Yongbyon in front of a broadcaster from each nation represented in the six-party talks - but it is said to be demanding payment for the demolition. |