Tag: North Korea
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Hypersonic weapons, explained; North Korean prison-break video goes viral
What’s all the buzz about Beijing’s hypersonic weapons, and why could they pose a nuclear threat to the United States? We break it down in this episode. A 12-year-old girl died after getting a shot of a Chinese-made vaccine. Her mother asked authorities for an investigation into the case, only to be beaten and detained.…
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North Korea is vulnerable at risk of starvation, UN expert says
A UN expert has warned that vulnerable children and the elderly in North Korea are at risk of starvation, BBC News reported. The UN special rapporteur on human rights in the country blamed worsening food shortages on international sanctions and a Covid blockade. As a result, North Koreans struggle every day to “live a life…
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North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea
On Sep 27, North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea early Tuesday, Seoul and Tokyo officials said. It’s the latest in a series of weapons tests by Pyongyang that raised questions about the sincerity of its recent offer for talks with South Korea, according to the Associated Press. Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff…
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North Korea rejects Chinese vaccines, concerns over potential side effects
North Korea has rejected about 3 million doses of China’s Sinovac Biotech Covid-19 vaccine, saying they should be sent to severely affected countries, Unicef said on Wednesday. A spokesperson said the country had asked that the shots be relocated to harder hit nations in view of global vaccine shortages. In July, North Korea had rejected…
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Kim Jong Un scolds North Korean officials for failures in coronavirus prevention
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated top officials for failing to prevent the coronavirus, resulting in a “great crisis,” using strong language that raised the prospect of a mass breakout in a country that would be ill-equipped to handle it. The state media story on Wednesday did not say what “critical” lapse prompted Kim…
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Kim Jong-un health: North Korea ‘making preparations for despot’s death’
KIM JONG-UN’s health has been back into the spotlight as the hermit state appears to be making plans for the despot’s death – leading one North Korean watcher site to declare it could signal “Kim’s health is not good.” North Korea’s ruling communist party has now appointed an official deputy. Workers’ Party of Korea’s (WKP)…
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