North Korea News
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North Korea launches ballistic missile over Japan, prompting warnings to seek shelterResidents in central Japan were warned to shelter indoors, according to the Japanese government's broadcast warning system. The ballistic missile landed in the Pacific Ocean.WorldNov 2, 2022
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South Korea issues air raid alert in response to North Korean missile launchesSouth Korea's military said the missiles of various kinds flew toward the Korean Peninsula's eastern and western coasts, but gave no further details.WorldNov 1, 2022
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U.S. VP Kamala Harris travels to Korea’s DMZ after North’s latest missile testsNorth Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, while Harris was in Japan, and had fired one before she left Washington on Sunday.WorldSep 28, 2022
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North Korea sees suspected COVID-19 cases after claiming victory over virusNorth Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency said health workers were conducting genetic tests on the samples taken from four people in the Ryanggang Province.WorldAug 24, 2022
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Kim Jong Un declares victory over North Korea COVID-19 outbreak, lifts some measuresThe declaration, reported by state media, comes despite rolling out no known vaccine program, relying instead on lockdowns and homegrown medicine treatments.WorldAug 10, 2022
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North Korea says COVID-19 outbreak began with ‘alien things’ near border with SouthState media shared results from an investigation into the outbreak that blamed people touching objects near the border with South Korea, in an apparent attempt to shift blame.WorldJun 30, 2022
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North Korea looks to declare victory over COVID-19 just over a month into outbreakSouth Korea and some experts believe North Korea may soon declare that it has beaten the virus, linked, of course, to leader Kim Jong Un's strong and clever guidance.WorldJun 20, 2022
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North Korea moves to soften COVID-19 curbs amid rising doubts over case countsOn Sunday, North Korea reported 89,500 more patients with fever symptoms, taking the country's total to 3.4 million. It didn't say whether there were additional deaths.WorldMay 29, 2022
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North Korea confirms COVID-19 outbreak, imposes nationwide lockdownState media said tests from an unspecified number of people in the capital Pyongyang confirmed that they were infected with the Omicron variant.WorldMay 11, 2022
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Uncertainty over Kim Jong Un’s health exposes intelligence limits in North KoreaGathering intelligence on perhaps the world’s most secretive, suspicious and difficult-to-read country is incredibly difficult.WorldApr 27, 2020
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