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North Korea's Kim says 'ready to mobilise' nuclear weapons

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country was “ready to mobilise” its nuclear deterrent in any future military clash with the United States and South Korea, state media said Thursday. Washington and Seoul have repeatedly warned that Pyongyang is…
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North Korea suggests Covid-19 virus arrived in balloons

North Korean state media reported that North Korea’s epidemic prevention center had found outbreaks of infection in the city of Ipho, near the southeastern border with South Korea, and that some residents with fever symptoms had traveled to Pyongyang. . The center…
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South Korea demands Pyongyang further probe killing of official

Seoul said Saturday it will demand further investigation by Pyongyang into the killing of a South Korean official after a rare public apology from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The fisheries official was shot dead by North Korean soldiers on Tuesday, the first such…