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N Korea holds key party meeting amid reports of possible nuclear test
On Wednesday, Kim presided over the fifth enlarged plenary meeting of the party's eighth Central Committee, the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said
 "N Korea holds key party meeting amid reports of possible nuclear test")
North Korea test-fires ballistic missile amid signs of nuclear test
The launch was North Korea's 18th round of missile launches in 2022 alone a streak that has included the country's first demonstrations of intercontinental ballistic missiles in nearly five years
 "North Korea test-fires ballistic missile amid signs of nuclear test")
Security Council split spells end of an era for US-led sanctions on N Korea
The two countries on Thursday vetoed a US-led push to impose more UN sanctions on North Korea over its renewed ballistic missile launches
 "Security Council split spells end of an era for US-led sanctions on N Korea")
US to vote on new UN sanctions against N Korea for recent missile launches
Whether China and Russia will use their veto power to block the measure or abstain remains to be seen
Kim Jong Un, other North Koreans attend large funeral amid Covid worry
A large number of North Koreans including Kim Jong Un attended a funeral for a top official as the country maintained the much-disputed claim that its suspected coronavirus outbreak is subsiding.
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North Korea reports more fevers as Kim Jong Un claims virus progress
The outbreak has caused concern about serious tragedies in the poor, isolated country with one of the world's worst health care systems and a high tolerance for civilian suffering.
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N Korea reports nearly 220,000 new Covid cases as Kim claims virus progress
North Korea said it found nearly 220,000 more people with feverish symptoms even as leader Kim Jong Un claimed progress in slowing a largely undiagnosed spread of Covid-19
Biden, South Korea's Yoon to meet amid concerns over North Korea
Leader Kim Jong Un abandoned a freeze on intercontinental ballistic missile testing and appears poised to resume testing of nuclear bombs, perhaps while Biden is in the region
 "Biden, South Korea's Yoon to meet amid concerns over North Korea")
North Korea reports another jump in Covid cases with 232,880 new infections
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un accused officials of immaturity and slackness in handling the escalating COVID-19 outbreak ravaging across the unvaccinated nation.
North Korea's Kim faces huge dilemma on aid as Covid-19 cases surge
During more than a decade as North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un has made self-reliance his governing lynchpin, shunning international help
 "North Korea's Kim faces huge dilemma on aid as Covid-19 cases surge")
N Korea reports nearly 270,000 new fever cases amid likely Covid outbreak
North Korea likely lacks testing supplies to confirm coronavirus infections in large numbers and its virus response is mostly isolating people with symptoms at shelters
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.
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
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
 "Live news: 26 die in fire near Delhi metro station, more than 40 injured")
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
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
