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Russians Enter North Korea In First Foreign Tour Group Since Covid
A group of Russian tourists arrived in Pyongyang on Friday, AFP photos and video showed, the first known foreign tour group to visit nuclear-armed North Korea since before pandemic-linked border closures.
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North Korea To Allow First Tourists To Enter Country Since 2020 Lockdown
A group from Russia is poised to be the first known tourists allowed into North Korea since anti-pandemic border lockdowns began in early 2020, according to a post from Russian provincial authorities and a Western tour guide.
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North Koreans Starving To Death After 3 Years of Covid Isolation: Report
Civilians living in the country told BBC that they have watched their neighbours starve to death due to a lack of food supplies after Kim Jong Un sealed the borders in 2020.
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These 2 Countries Still Have Zero Covid Cases. Here's Why
According to separate WHO pages on the Covid situation in Turkmenistan and North Korea, the countries have not officially acknowledged any Covid case.
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North Korea's Weapons Programme Defies Covid Outbreak
North Korea forged ahead with its missile programme in 2022 and took steps toward resuming testing of nuclear bombs, as world events including the COVID pandemic and war fractured the already tenuous international pressure against it.
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Kim Jong Un 'Seriously Ill' In North Korea Covid Surge, Says His Sister
Kim Jong Un's sister revealed that the North Korean leader suffered from a "high fever" during a recent Covid outbreak.
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Kim Jong Un's Sister Accuses South Korea Over Covid Outbreak, Warns "Retaliation"
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accused the South of causing a Covid outbreak in the country and warned of "retaliation", as Pyongyang declared "victory" over its outbreak, state media said Thursday.
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Did North Korea Stop Covid Containment China Goods' Import? Data Shows...
North Korea abruptly stopped importing COVID-19 prevention and control products from China in May, trade data released by Beijing showed, after the country bought face masks and ventilators from its neighbour in previous months.
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China Fears Wind Is Blowing Covid Virus In From North Korea
The city of Dandong borders North Korea and is separated by a river that runs hundreds of meters wide.
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Covid Situation "Getting Worse, Not Better" In North Korea, Says WHO
The World Health Organization lamented Wednesday that it had no access to data about North Korea's Covid-19 outbreak, but assumed the crisis was deepening, contrary to Pyongyang's reports of "progress".
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North Korea Lifts Lockdown Amid 'Stable' Covid Situation: Report
North Korea has lifted movement restrictions imposed in the capital Pyongyang after its first admission of Covid-19 outbreak weeks ago.
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Chinese Province Neighbouring N Korea Reports Covid Cases
Border areas in China's northeastern province of Jilin, which shares a long frontier with coronavirus-hit North Korea, reported domestically transmitted COVID-19 infections of unknown origin, a Chinese health official said on Friday.
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North Korea Says Covid Situation "Under Control" In Country
North Korea said on Tuesday it was witnessing a "stable" downward trend in its first confirmed COVID-19 outbreak, reporting less than 200,000 new patients with fever symptoms for a third consecutive day on Tuesday.
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US' Aid Offer To Covid-Stricken North Korea "Got No Response": Joe Biden
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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Coronavirus Highlights: India Reports Over 2,200 New COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours
India on Friday reported at least 2,259 new Covid cases, taking the total number of infections to 4,31,31,822. According to the Union Health Ministry, the active cases dipped to 15,044 in the last 24 hours.
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Russians Enter North Korea In First Foreign Tour Group Since Covid
A group of Russian tourists arrived in Pyongyang on Friday, AFP photos and video showed, the first known foreign tour group to visit nuclear-armed North Korea since before pandemic-linked border closures.
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North Korea To Allow First Tourists To Enter Country Since 2020 Lockdown
A group from Russia is poised to be the first known tourists allowed into North Korea since anti-pandemic border lockdowns began in early 2020, according to a post from Russian provincial authorities and a Western tour guide.
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North Koreans Starving To Death After 3 Years of Covid Isolation: Report
Civilians living in the country told BBC that they have watched their neighbours starve to death due to a lack of food supplies after Kim Jong Un sealed the borders in 2020.
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These 2 Countries Still Have Zero Covid Cases. Here's Why
According to separate WHO pages on the Covid situation in Turkmenistan and North Korea, the countries have not officially acknowledged any Covid case.
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North Korea's Weapons Programme Defies Covid Outbreak
North Korea forged ahead with its missile programme in 2022 and took steps toward resuming testing of nuclear bombs, as world events including the COVID pandemic and war fractured the already tenuous international pressure against it.
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Kim Jong Un 'Seriously Ill' In North Korea Covid Surge, Says His Sister
Kim Jong Un's sister revealed that the North Korean leader suffered from a "high fever" during a recent Covid outbreak.
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Kim Jong Un's Sister Accuses South Korea Over Covid Outbreak, Warns "Retaliation"
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accused the South of causing a Covid outbreak in the country and warned of "retaliation", as Pyongyang declared "victory" over its outbreak, state media said Thursday.
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Did North Korea Stop Covid Containment China Goods' Import? Data Shows...
North Korea abruptly stopped importing COVID-19 prevention and control products from China in May, trade data released by Beijing showed, after the country bought face masks and ventilators from its neighbour in previous months.
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China Fears Wind Is Blowing Covid Virus In From North Korea
The city of Dandong borders North Korea and is separated by a river that runs hundreds of meters wide.
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Covid Situation "Getting Worse, Not Better" In North Korea, Says WHO
The World Health Organization lamented Wednesday that it had no access to data about North Korea's Covid-19 outbreak, but assumed the crisis was deepening, contrary to Pyongyang's reports of "progress".
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North Korea Lifts Lockdown Amid 'Stable' Covid Situation: Report
North Korea has lifted movement restrictions imposed in the capital Pyongyang after its first admission of Covid-19 outbreak weeks ago.
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Chinese Province Neighbouring N Korea Reports Covid Cases
Border areas in China's northeastern province of Jilin, which shares a long frontier with coronavirus-hit North Korea, reported domestically transmitted COVID-19 infections of unknown origin, a Chinese health official said on Friday.
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North Korea Says Covid Situation "Under Control" In Country
North Korea said on Tuesday it was witnessing a "stable" downward trend in its first confirmed COVID-19 outbreak, reporting less than 200,000 new patients with fever symptoms for a third consecutive day on Tuesday.
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US' Aid Offer To Covid-Stricken North Korea "Got No Response": Joe Biden
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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Coronavirus Highlights: India Reports Over 2,200 New COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours
India on Friday reported at least 2,259 new Covid cases, taking the total number of infections to 4,31,31,822. According to the Union Health Ministry, the active cases dipped to 15,044 in the last 24 hours.
