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Pride And Power: North Korea Nuke Test Plays To Local And Global Audience
By the time North Korean state radio teased listeners on Wednesday morning that a "special announcement" was due at midday, those outside the isolated country were already fairly sure what was coming.
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Pyongyang Pop and Flowers: Last Days of North Korea's Defence Chief
North Korean defence minister Hyon Yong Chol settled into a concert hall seat on an evening in late April to watch Pyongyang's best-known pop act, the Moranbong Band, perform hits including "Glorious Motherland" and "My Country is the Best".
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North Korea Executes Defence Minister With Anti-Aircraft Guns: South Korean Spy Agency
North Korea executed its defence chief by putting him in front of an anti-aircraft gun at a firing range, Seoul's National Intelligence Service told lawmakers, which would be the latest in a series of high-level purges since Kim Jong Un took charge.
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North Korea promotes Kim Jong Un to Marshal
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been granted the title of Marshal, state media reported on Wednesday, cementing his status as the authoritarian nation's top military official as he makes key changes to the million-man force.
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Pride And Power: North Korea Nuke Test Plays To Local And Global Audience
By the time North Korean state radio teased listeners on Wednesday morning that a "special announcement" was due at midday, those outside the isolated country were already fairly sure what was coming.
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Pyongyang Pop and Flowers: Last Days of North Korea's Defence Chief
North Korean defence minister Hyon Yong Chol settled into a concert hall seat on an evening in late April to watch Pyongyang's best-known pop act, the Moranbong Band, perform hits including "Glorious Motherland" and "My Country is the Best".
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North Korea Executes Defence Minister With Anti-Aircraft Guns: South Korean Spy Agency
North Korea executed its defence chief by putting him in front of an anti-aircraft gun at a firing range, Seoul's National Intelligence Service told lawmakers, which would be the latest in a series of high-level purges since Kim Jong Un took charge.
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North Korea promotes Kim Jong Un to Marshal
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been granted the title of Marshal, state media reported on Wednesday, cementing his status as the authoritarian nation's top military official as he makes key changes to the million-man force.
