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RIO DE JANEIRO Odell Beckham Jr Giants Jersey , Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Basketball great Kobe Bryant has confirmed his wish to end his decorated career at next year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

The 37-year-old Los Angeles Lakers veteran will bid for a third consecutive Olympic gold medal if he is selected in the USA squad.

"Being a part of the Olympics is such a beautiful experience," Bryant was quoted as saying by Rio2016.

"I grew up overseas, I grew up in Italy (where his father played professionally), and to be able to see how basketball became such an international sport first-hand ... it would be a beautiful thing for me personally to be able to finish my career on the international stage. But we'll see how everything goes."

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SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's unification ministry said Monday that it has allowed an opposition party lawmaker to visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to deliver a wreath commemorating the third anniversary of the death of late DPRK leader Kim Jong Il, father of current leader Kim Jong Un.

Rep. Park Ji-won of New Politics Alliance for Democracy will visit Kaesong, border town of the DPRK not far from the demarcation line, along with six other delegates from the Kim Dae Jung Peace Center.

Park Odell Beckham Jr Black Jersey , who was a close aide to the late South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, will convey the wreath in the name of Lee Hee-ho, the late president's wife, on the occasion of the third anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il.

Unification Ministry spokesman Lim Byeong-cheol told a press briefing that the government approved the visit as it is to reciprocate the DPRK's wreath in August to mark the fifth anniversary of the death of late South Korean President Kim Dae- jung.

Lim said it would not be desirable to excessively interpret the visit as it comes as part of the sheer humanitarian move.

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SEOUL, June 13 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Friday carried out the first major reshuffle of her cabinet since her inauguration last year to regain public confidence lost after the ferry sinking disaster.

Presidential spokesman Min Kyung-wook told a press briefing that President Park nominated seven new ministers to achieve the goal of great national reform and improved safety while strongly pushing for economic innovation and reform in education, society and culture that the South Korean society has demanded.

It was the first major cabinet shake-up since Park took office in February last year as seven of 17 ministers were newly named. On Thursday, Park replaced four of nine senior presidential secretaries for political, economic, civil and educational affairs.

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The Park administration has been under harsh criticism due to the bungling of its initial rescue operations and lax safety standards, which many claimed contributed to a surge in the victims.

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