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North Korea To Mark Birthday With "Mass Games", Synchronised Gymnastics
From a distance, the mosaic-like screen of shifting colors almost appears to be electronic, lighting up a North Korean stadium like a huge TV. But on closer look, it's not a screen at all: It's thousands of people holding up colored placards, shifting them in synchrony to create the effect of a moving image.
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Blocked Visas, Parades, Haircuts: North Korea's Plans For Foundation Day
North Korea is planning a party. Next month, the reclusive country will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the country, officially known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. And there are signs that the event, which will take place on Sept. 9, will be a celebration to watch.
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2 Months After Trump-Kim Jong Un Handshake, Xi To Visit North Korea
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Pyongyang next month at the invitation of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un to attend the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding, Singapore's Straits Times newspaper reported.
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Mumbai CST Turns Blue for United Nations' 70th Anniversary
More than 200 iconic monuments in nearly 60 countries lit up blue today to mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations.
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Mamata Banerjee Calls for Amity Among Nations on UN Day
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of United Nations, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today called for rededicating "ourselves" for peace and goodwill among countries.
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Gandhiji's Ideals are Extremely Relevant Today: PM Modi
The ideals and the path shown by Mahatma Gandhi are extremely relevant today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today in a message on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the UN which assumes significance in view of the recent incidents of violence in the country.
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North Korea Ready to Fight Any War With US: Kim Jong Un
Isolated North Korea marked the 70th anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party on Saturday with a massive military parade overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, who said his country was ready to fight any war waged by the United States.
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China Says Let's Toughen Ties as North Korea Celebrates Anniversary
China said it wants to strengthen ties with North Korea, its isolated neighbour under U.N. sanctions for its nuclear weapons programme, which is due to hold a massive military parade in the capital on Saturday to mark the 70th anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party.
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UN General Assembly's 'Historic Gathering' to Redefine Development Goals in New York
It's been billed as "the biggest launch in history" and is possibly the largest ever gathering at the United Nations. Over 150 heads of state, NGOs from around the globe, Nobel Prize winners and media crew are going to descend on the UN headquarters in New York on Friday for the landmark Sustainable Development Summit that coincides with the 70th a...
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Japan Complains to UN Over Ban Ki-Moon's China Military Parade Visit
Tokyo said Monday it has complained to the United Nations over Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's plan to attend a huge military parade in Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II.
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India Proposes an Urgent United Nations Security Council Reform
Advocating an urgent UN Security Council reform, India has said it agrees with the assessment that it is "presumptuous" of the five permanent members to claim responsibility for global security when they represent only 1.9 billion of the world's seven billion population.
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Chinese and North Korean Leaders to Attend World War II Anniversary in Moscow: Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will attend celebrations in Moscow to commemorate the end of World War II.
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North Korea To Mark Birthday With "Mass Games", Synchronised Gymnastics
From a distance, the mosaic-like screen of shifting colors almost appears to be electronic, lighting up a North Korean stadium like a huge TV. But on closer look, it's not a screen at all: It's thousands of people holding up colored placards, shifting them in synchrony to create the effect of a moving image.
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Blocked Visas, Parades, Haircuts: North Korea's Plans For Foundation Day
North Korea is planning a party. Next month, the reclusive country will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the country, officially known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. And there are signs that the event, which will take place on Sept. 9, will be a celebration to watch.
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2 Months After Trump-Kim Jong Un Handshake, Xi To Visit North Korea
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Pyongyang next month at the invitation of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un to attend the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding, Singapore's Straits Times newspaper reported.
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Mumbai CST Turns Blue for United Nations' 70th Anniversary
More than 200 iconic monuments in nearly 60 countries lit up blue today to mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations.
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Mamata Banerjee Calls for Amity Among Nations on UN Day
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of United Nations, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today called for rededicating "ourselves" for peace and goodwill among countries.
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Gandhiji's Ideals are Extremely Relevant Today: PM Modi
The ideals and the path shown by Mahatma Gandhi are extremely relevant today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today in a message on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the UN which assumes significance in view of the recent incidents of violence in the country.
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North Korea Ready to Fight Any War With US: Kim Jong Un
Isolated North Korea marked the 70th anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party on Saturday with a massive military parade overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, who said his country was ready to fight any war waged by the United States.
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China Says Let's Toughen Ties as North Korea Celebrates Anniversary
China said it wants to strengthen ties with North Korea, its isolated neighbour under U.N. sanctions for its nuclear weapons programme, which is due to hold a massive military parade in the capital on Saturday to mark the 70th anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party.
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UN General Assembly's 'Historic Gathering' to Redefine Development Goals in New York
It's been billed as "the biggest launch in history" and is possibly the largest ever gathering at the United Nations. Over 150 heads of state, NGOs from around the globe, Nobel Prize winners and media crew are going to descend on the UN headquarters in New York on Friday for the landmark Sustainable Development Summit that coincides with the 70th a...
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Japan Complains to UN Over Ban Ki-Moon's China Military Parade Visit
Tokyo said Monday it has complained to the United Nations over Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's plan to attend a huge military parade in Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II.
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India Proposes an Urgent United Nations Security Council Reform
Advocating an urgent UN Security Council reform, India has said it agrees with the assessment that it is "presumptuous" of the five permanent members to claim responsibility for global security when they represent only 1.9 billion of the world's seven billion population.
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Chinese and North Korean Leaders to Attend World War II Anniversary in Moscow: Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will attend celebrations in Moscow to commemorate the end of World War II.
