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Covid outbreak surges in North Korea, Kim Jong Un slams pandemic response
State media didn't specify how many of the fever cases were confirmed as COVID-19. Among the 50 fatalities, North Korea officially identified only one as a COVID-19 case so far.
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Kim orders immediate release of state reserve medicines amid Covid outbreak
On Sunday, North Korea reported eight additional deaths, raising the total number to 50, and over 392,920 people with symptoms of fever nationwide
 "Kim orders immediate release of state reserve medicines amid Covid outbreak")
Covid-19 pandemic: North Korea's cases at 820,000, death toll hits 42
There were about 296,000 cases of fever with 15 deaths, the Korean Central News Agency said
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G7 countries condemn North Korea's continued ballistic missile tests
"We deeply regret that the DPRK, with the most recent launches, has also abandoned its self-declared moratorium on ICBM launches," the G7 Foreign Ministers said in a joint communique after a meeting
 "G7 countries condemn North Korea's continued ballistic missile tests")
North Korea confirms 21 new deaths, 174,440 more show Covid symptoms
The country imposed nationwide lockdowns on Thursday after confirming its first Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic
Live news: 26 die in fire near Delhi metro station, more than 40 injured
Live news updates: From crisis in Sri Lanka and Ukraine, to the political developments back home and more, catch all the live updates on latest news here
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US backs efforts to provide Covid jabs to N Korea amid reports of new cases
North Korea has so far refused to accept millions of doses of Covid-19 vaccine proposed in the COVAX global distribution programme, as it had claimed to be coronavirus-free
Kim Jong Un lookalike disrupts Australian PM Morrison's election campaign
The impersonator, who later identified himself by the stage name Howard X, started talking to gathered media
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North Korea reports 18,000 Covid cases, 6 deaths amid 'explosive' spread
North Korea has so far refused to accept millions of doses of Covid-19 vaccine proposed in the Covax global distribution programme, as it had claimed to be coronavirus-free
 "North Korea reports 18,000 Covid cases, 6 deaths amid 'explosive' spread")
North Korea's Kim Jong Un raises alarm after confirming first Covid-19 case
The Korean Central News Agency said Thursday tests from an unspecified number of people in the capital Pyongyang confirmed that they were infected with the Omicron variant
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US spars with China, Russia over N Korea's nuclear programme sanctions
China and Russia both have veto power and say they want to see new talks and not more punishment for the North
 "US spars with China, Russia over N Korea's nuclear programme sanctions")
Why is the new South Korean prez moving out of the old presidential palace?
The new South Korean president wants to prioritise relations with the US and China may not like it
South Korea's new leader offers support if North Korea denuclearises
South Korea's new president says he'll present an audacious plan to improve North Korea's economy if it denuclearises.
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New South Korean President takes office, briefed on North Korea
Conservative Yoon Suk Yeol took office as South Korea's president on Tuesday, facing a tougher mix of foreign policy and domestic challenges
South Korea's next leader Yeol faces escalating North's nuclear threat
North Korea has a history of trying to rattle new govts in Seoul and Washington to gain leverage in future negotiations. But if Kim orders a nuclear test, Yoon would be left with very limited options
North Korea test-fired missile from submarine: South Korea military
North Korea flight-tested a ballistic missile that was likely fired from a submarine on Saturday, South Korea's military said
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Pyongyang fired unidentified projectile toward eastern sea: South Korea
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff didn't immediately say whether the projectile was ballistic or how far it flew
North Korea launches ballistic missile amid rising animosities with West
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the missile was fired from the North's capital region and flew to the waters off its eastern coast
North Korea launches projectile in an apparent weapon test: S Korea
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says the launch was made on Wednesday but gave no further details.
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China's top nuke envoy in Seoul for talks amid recent NK missile strikes
Touching on pending issues related to North Korea, the envoy said that said that it was up to the US and North Korea to resolve issues on the Peninsula, not China
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