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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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Putin Invites North Korea's Kim Jong Un To Russia: What To Watch Out For
The Kremlin said on Monday that Putin had invited Kim Jong to Russia for what will be the North Korean's second known visit to Russia and his first trip abroad since the COVID pandemic.
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North Korea Reopens Borders To Citizens Living Abroad: Report
North Korea has moved to further open up from strict pandemic-era isolation, with state media reporting Sunday that citizens living abroad have been allowed to reenter the country.
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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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North Korea Says New Fever Cases Were Flu, Not Covid
North Korea said Friday that the fever cases it detected earlier this week were found to be influenza, and not a Covid-19 resurgence as initially suspected.
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North Korea Lifts Mask Mandate After Kim Jong Un Declares Covid "Victory"
North Korea has lifted a mask mandate and eased other virus restrictions, state media said Saturday, days after leader Kim Jong Un declared "victory" over COVID-19.
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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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North Korea's Kim Jong Un Declares "Shining Victory" Over Covid
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday declared a "shining victory" over Covid-19, after officials reported no new cases of the virus for nearly two weeks.
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North Korea Blames "Alien Things" Near South Korea Border For Covid
North Korea claimed on Friday the country's first COVID outbreak began with patients touching "alien things" near the border with South Korea, apparently shifting blame to the neighbour for the wave of infections that hit the isolated country.
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North Korea Calls US Offer Of Covid Aid 'Foolish', Politically Motivated
North Korea said the United States is taking advantage of its COVID-19 outbreak by offering humanitarian aid with political purposes.
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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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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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Putin Invites North Korea's Kim Jong Un To Russia: What To Watch Out For
The Kremlin said on Monday that Putin had invited Kim Jong to Russia for what will be the North Korean's second known visit to Russia and his first trip abroad since the COVID pandemic.
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North Korea Reopens Borders To Citizens Living Abroad: Report
North Korea has moved to further open up from strict pandemic-era isolation, with state media reporting Sunday that citizens living abroad have been allowed to reenter the country.
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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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North Korea Says New Fever Cases Were Flu, Not Covid
North Korea said Friday that the fever cases it detected earlier this week were found to be influenza, and not a Covid-19 resurgence as initially suspected.
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North Korea Lifts Mask Mandate After Kim Jong Un Declares Covid "Victory"
North Korea has lifted a mask mandate and eased other virus restrictions, state media said Saturday, days after leader Kim Jong Un declared "victory" over COVID-19.
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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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North Korea's Kim Jong Un Declares "Shining Victory" Over Covid
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday declared a "shining victory" over Covid-19, after officials reported no new cases of the virus for nearly two weeks.
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North Korea Blames "Alien Things" Near South Korea Border For Covid
North Korea claimed on Friday the country's first COVID outbreak began with patients touching "alien things" near the border with South Korea, apparently shifting blame to the neighbour for the wave of infections that hit the isolated country.
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North Korea Calls US Offer Of Covid Aid 'Foolish', Politically Motivated
North Korea said the United States is taking advantage of its COVID-19 outbreak by offering humanitarian aid with political purposes.
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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.
