Tag: #North Korea
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Fevered persons in DPRK tops 4 million
PYONGYANG, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea — The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) reported more than 73,780 new fevered cases and no deaths in the past 24 hours through 0900 GMT on Saturday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Sunday.
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North Korea fires eight ballistic missiles, Seoul says
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched eight ballistic missiles from multiple locations Sunday, South Korea’s military said, a day after Seoul and Washington completed their first joint drills involving a US aircraft carrier in more than four years.
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PH condemns North Korea's latest missile test
The Philippines has condemned the latest missile test by North Korea, saying it undermines peace and stability within the Korean Peninsula, the region, and even the world.
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China, Russia veto US bid at UN to punish North Korea
UNITED NATIONS, United States — China and Russia on Thursday vetoed a US-led bid at the United Nations to toughen sanctions on North Korea over its missile launches, laying bare divisions that Western envoys fear would be exploited by Pyongyang.
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Biden offers aid, vaccines to Covid-stricken North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — US President Joe Biden said Saturday that America had offered Covid-19 vaccines to Pyongyang but “got no response” despite a spiralling epidemic in North Korea, where nearly 2.5 million people have fallen sick with “fever”.
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Biden, Yoon signal expanded military drills due to N. Korea 'threat'
SEOUL, South Korea — US President Joe Biden and South Korea’s new President Yoon Suk-yeol signalled Saturday an expanded military presence in response to the “threat” from North Korea, while also offering to help the isolated regime face a Covid-19 outbreak.
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North Korea's Kim slams officials over pandemic response, deploys army
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un criticised “irresponsible” officials over the country’s pandemic response and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, state media said on Monday, as Seoul offered Covid-19 aid.
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N Korea reports 15 more 'fever' deaths amid Covid outbreak
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Sunday reported 15 additional deaths from “fever”, days after officially confirming its first-ever Covid-19 cases and ordering nationwide lockdowns.
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North Korea reports 21 new deaths as it battles Covid outbreak
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea announced 21 new “fever” deaths Saturday and said more than half a million people had been sickened nationwide, two days after confirming its first cases of Covid-19.
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North Korea confirms first Covid-19 death in 'explosive' outbreak
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea confirmed its first Covid-19 death on Friday, saying fever was spreading “explosively” nationwide and tens of thousands of people were being isolated after falling sick.
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North Korea says 187,000 people being 'isolated and treated' for fever
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Friday that 187,000 people are being “isolated and treated” for fever, after the country reported its first Covid-19 cases and confirmed at least one death linked to the outbreak.
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South Korea's Yoon calls on North to give up nukes
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea’s new President Yoon Suk-yeol called for the “complete denuclearization” of the North at his swearing-in on Tuesday, describing Pyongyang’s weapons as a threat to regional and global security.
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North Korea tests new weapons system to improve 'tactical nukes'
SEOUL, South Korea – Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of a new guided weapons system to improve North Korea’s “tactical nukes”, state media said Sunday, capping days of celebrations surrounding the birthday of the country’s founding leader.
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North Korea's tests stir nuclear debate in South
SEOUL, South Korea – After firing its largest-ever missile, North Korea is preparing to conduct a nuclear test, officials and analysts say, reviving a longstanding debate south of the border: should Seoul have nukes too?
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North Korea slams 'feeble' Biden
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has described Joe Biden as an “old man in his senility”, in a characteristically colourful personal attack on the US president after he accused the Russian leader of war crimes in Ukraine.
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PH condemns North Korea's 'reckless, provocative' missile test
The Philippines has condemned North Korea’s “reckless and provocative” intercontinental ballistic missile test last week.
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US calls for tougher UN Security Council sanctions against N.Korea
UNITED NATIONS, United States — The United States called Friday for tougher international sanctions against North Korea at the UN Security Council, accusing Pyongyang of “increasingly dangerous provocations” after it test-fired its largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile.
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US announces new sanctions after North Korea ICBM test
WASHINGTON, United States — The United States announced new sanctions Thursday on entities and people in Russia and North Korea after Pyongyang’s new ICBM missile test.