A second attempt to stop oil leaking into the Timor Sea has been delayed more than
seven weeks after it first began spilling from an offshore well.

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By Tony Chang
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Red Cross on Monday proposed talks to
its Northern counterpart on resuming cross-border family reunions and other

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with proposal)
By Tony Chang
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Monday proposed holding talks with

(LEAD) Seoul's Red Cross proposes talks with North on family reunions
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details from para 3)
By Tony Chang

Yonhap News Summary

The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Monday.

SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea ranked ninth worldwide in terms of carbon
dioxide (CO2) gas released into the atmosphere in 2007, a government report said
Monday.

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Today in Korean history

Oct. 13

(ATTN: COMBINES earlier stories on Seoul's proposal for talks with the North)
By Tony Chang
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- Seoul on Monday proposed talks to North Korea this