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Kim Jong Un Warns Failure To Provide Food A "Serious Political Issue"
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for ways to be found to improve economic development after saying that a failure to provide people with basic living necessities including food is a "serious political issue", state media reported on Thursd
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Man Who Entered N Korea Is US Soldier Facing Disciplinary Action: Report
A U.S. soldier facing disciplinary action crossed the inter-Korean border into North Korea on Tuesday and was believed to be in North Korean custody, U.S. officials said, creating a fresh crisis for Washington.
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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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Kim Jong Un's Daughter Leads A Luxurious Life As North Korea Struggles For Food: Report
A report by a South Korean spy agency stated that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's second child, a daughter named Kim Ju Ae, "lives a life of luxury" as North Korea battles a food crisis.
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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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Kim Jong Un's Hollywood Makeover Amid Food Shortage, Economic Crisis
When the going gets tough for Kim Jong Un, his regime likes to turn its TV cameras on the military, with glossy productions showcasing the missiles and manpower that North Korea tells the masses are protecting the nation.
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"Root Cause Of Crisis...": North Korea On Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
North Korea has accused the United States of being the "root cause of the Ukraine crisis" while defending Russia, in Pyongyang's first official response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
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S Korea Warns Of "Crisis" If N Korea Restarts Long-Range Missile Tests
South Korea's leader warned Thursday the peninsula could slide back into a "state of crisis" if Pyongyang follows through on threats to resume testing long-range missiles.
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Print Money? Eat Swans? How North Korea Is Dealing With "Perilous" Crisis
From printing coupons as replacement cash to breeding ornamental black swans to eat, North Korea is being forced to innovate to handle economic woes and food shortages as anti-pandemic border lockdowns drag on, reports suggest.
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UN Rights Report Warns Of North Korea "Starvation Risk"
North Korea's most vulnerable are "at risk of starvation" with the economy worsening due to a self-imposed coronavirus blockade, and UN sanctions imposed over the country's nuclear programmes should be eased, a UN human rights expert said.
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North Korea's "Security Crisis" Warning Ahead Of US, South Korea Drills
North Korea said South Korea and the United States are risking a "huge security crisis" by choosing to escalate tensions, North Korea state media reported on Wednesday citing a top Workers' Party official.
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Kim Jong Un Says "Great Crisis" Caused By Unspecified Quarantine Lapse
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said a "grave" situation stemming from quarantine negligence has created a crisis, hinting at Covid risks that could affect his rule after his regime has denied it has had any infections.
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Diplomats Race To Defuse Tensions Ahead Of North Korea's Deadline
A last minute flurry of diplomacy aimed at engaging with North Korea ahead of its declared year-end deadline for talks has been met with stony silence from Pyongyang so far, with the looming crisis expected to top the agenda at summits in China next week.
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North Koreans Survive By Paying Bribes: UN Report
North Koreans are forced to pay bribes to officials to survive in their isolated country where corruption is "endemic" and repression rife, the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday in a report that Pyongyang dismissed as politically motivated.
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Russia Ships Over 2000 Tonnes Of Wheat As Humanitarian Aid To North Korea
Russian authorities said they have sent over 2,000 tonnes of wheat to North Korea as humanitarian aid to help the nation amid a food crisis.
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Kim Jong Un Warns Failure To Provide Food A "Serious Political Issue"
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for ways to be found to improve economic development after saying that a failure to provide people with basic living necessities including food is a "serious political issue", state media reported on Thursd
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Man Who Entered N Korea Is US Soldier Facing Disciplinary Action: Report
A U.S. soldier facing disciplinary action crossed the inter-Korean border into North Korea on Tuesday and was believed to be in North Korean custody, U.S. officials said, creating a fresh crisis for Washington.
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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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Kim Jong Un's Daughter Leads A Luxurious Life As North Korea Struggles For Food: Report
A report by a South Korean spy agency stated that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's second child, a daughter named Kim Ju Ae, "lives a life of luxury" as North Korea battles a food crisis.
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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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Kim Jong Un's Hollywood Makeover Amid Food Shortage, Economic Crisis
When the going gets tough for Kim Jong Un, his regime likes to turn its TV cameras on the military, with glossy productions showcasing the missiles and manpower that North Korea tells the masses are protecting the nation.
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"Root Cause Of Crisis...": North Korea On Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
North Korea has accused the United States of being the "root cause of the Ukraine crisis" while defending Russia, in Pyongyang's first official response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
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S Korea Warns Of "Crisis" If N Korea Restarts Long-Range Missile Tests
South Korea's leader warned Thursday the peninsula could slide back into a "state of crisis" if Pyongyang follows through on threats to resume testing long-range missiles.
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Print Money? Eat Swans? How North Korea Is Dealing With "Perilous" Crisis
From printing coupons as replacement cash to breeding ornamental black swans to eat, North Korea is being forced to innovate to handle economic woes and food shortages as anti-pandemic border lockdowns drag on, reports suggest.
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UN Rights Report Warns Of North Korea "Starvation Risk"
North Korea's most vulnerable are "at risk of starvation" with the economy worsening due to a self-imposed coronavirus blockade, and UN sanctions imposed over the country's nuclear programmes should be eased, a UN human rights expert said.
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North Korea's "Security Crisis" Warning Ahead Of US, South Korea Drills
North Korea said South Korea and the United States are risking a "huge security crisis" by choosing to escalate tensions, North Korea state media reported on Wednesday citing a top Workers' Party official.
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Kim Jong Un Says "Great Crisis" Caused By Unspecified Quarantine Lapse
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said a "grave" situation stemming from quarantine negligence has created a crisis, hinting at Covid risks that could affect his rule after his regime has denied it has had any infections.
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Diplomats Race To Defuse Tensions Ahead Of North Korea's Deadline
A last minute flurry of diplomacy aimed at engaging with North Korea ahead of its declared year-end deadline for talks has been met with stony silence from Pyongyang so far, with the looming crisis expected to top the agenda at summits in China next week.
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North Koreans Survive By Paying Bribes: UN Report
North Koreans are forced to pay bribes to officials to survive in their isolated country where corruption is "endemic" and repression rife, the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday in a report that Pyongyang dismissed as politically motivated.
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Russia Ships Over 2000 Tonnes Of Wheat As Humanitarian Aid To North Korea
Russian authorities said they have sent over 2,000 tonnes of wheat to North Korea as humanitarian aid to help the nation amid a food crisis.
