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North Korea removed virus lockdown measures that had been in place for more than two weeks in its capital, news reports indicated, after saying policies by leader Kim Jong Un have controlled the country’s first Covid outbreak. Kim’s regime…
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North Korea – often referred to as “the hermit state”– has recorded a massive Covid-19 outbreak, after claiming to have zero Covid cases for nearly two years. The country on Thursday recorded its first confirmed patient and within a few…
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, on Saturday, said that the spread of Covid-19 had put the country in “great turmoil” and called for an all-out battle to overcome the epidemic, while 21 new deaths were reported a day earlier among people…
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned yet again that the North could preemptively use its nuclear weapons if threatened, as he praised his top military officials over the staging of a massive military parade in the capital, Pyongyang, this…
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North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to bolster his country’s nuclear capability “at the maximum speed.” The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said Tuesday that Kim made the remarks during a military parade the previous…
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has observed the test firing of a new type of tactical guided weapon aimed at boosting the country’s nuclear capabilities, the North’s KCNA state news agency reported on Sunday. The report comes amid signs…
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North Korea conducted tests of an upgraded long-range cruise missile and a warhead of a tactical guided missile this week, as leader Kim Jong Un visited a munitions factory producing a “major weapon system,” state media KCNA said on Friday.…
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North Korea hit back at U.S. sanctions in response to recent hypersonic missile tests that raised new security concerns, vowing a “stronger and certain reaction” to Washington’s attempt to halt its weapons programs. The pursuit of the…
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Since assuming power 10 years ago, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ruled the isolated country with absolute power, significantly expanded its nuclear arsenal and become the North’s first ruler to hold a summit with a sitting U.S.…
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country’s military education system must redouble efforts to turn out officers who “remain absolutely loyal” to the country’s ruling party, state media reported on Tuesday. Kim made the remarks at…
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