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Russians Enter North Korea In First Foreign Tour Group Since Covid
A group of Russian tourists arrived in Pyongyang on Friday, AFP photos and video showed, the first known foreign tour group to visit nuclear-armed North Korea since before pandemic-linked border closures.
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North Korea To Allow First Tourists To Enter Country Since 2020 Lockdown
A group from Russia is poised to be the first known tourists allowed into North Korea since anti-pandemic border lockdowns began in early 2020, according to a post from Russian provincial authorities and a Western tour guide.
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North Korea Reopens Borders To Citizens Living Abroad: Report
North Korea has moved to further open up from strict pandemic-era isolation, with state media reporting Sunday that citizens living abroad have been allowed to reenter the country.
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North Korea's Weapons Programme Defies Covid Outbreak
North Korea forged ahead with its missile programme in 2022 and took steps toward resuming testing of nuclear bombs, as world events including the COVID pandemic and war fractured the already tenuous international pressure against it.
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North Korea Lifts Mask Mandate After Kim Jong Un Declares Covid "Victory"
North Korea has lifted a mask mandate and eased other virus restrictions, state media said Saturday, days after leader Kim Jong Un declared "victory" over COVID-19.
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Kim Jong Un's Sister Accuses South Korea Over Covid Outbreak, Warns "Retaliation"
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accused the South of causing a Covid outbreak in the country and warned of "retaliation", as Pyongyang declared "victory" over its outbreak, state media said Thursday.
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Did North Korea Stop Covid Containment China Goods' Import? Data Shows...
North Korea abruptly stopped importing COVID-19 prevention and control products from China in May, trade data released by Beijing showed, after the country bought face masks and ventilators from its neighbour in previous months.
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North Korea Lifts Lockdown Amid 'Stable' Covid Situation: Report
North Korea has lifted movement restrictions imposed in the capital Pyongyang after its first admission of Covid-19 outbreak weeks ago.
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US' Aid Offer To Covid-Stricken North Korea "Got No Response": Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden said Saturday that America had offered Covid-19 vaccines to Pyongyang but "got no response" despite a spiralling epidemic in North Korea, where nearly 2.5 million people have fallen sick with "fever".
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Meet The Public Face Leading North Korea's Battle Against Covid
At 9:30 a.m. every day this week, a soft-spoken official has appeared on North Korean television to report the number of people with fever and new deaths, and to explain measures to stop North Korea's first confirmed COVID-19 outbreak.
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UN Warns Of "Dire Consequences" Of North Korea Covid Response
The United Nations voiced alarm Tuesday at the human rights implications of North Korea's response to the massive coronavirus outbreak in the country.
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North Korea Reports 6 New Deaths, Over 1 Million Infected With Covid
North Korea reported six new deaths amid a COVID-19 wave, as the country's military was mobilised to distribute medical supplies, state media KCNA said on Tuesday.
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Kim Jong Un Asks Army To Distribute Medicines As Covid Cases Rise: Report
North Korea's Kim Jong Un criticised "irresponsible" officials over the country's pandemic response and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, state media said on Monday, as Seoul offered Covid aid.
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In North Korea's Covid Outbreak, Over A Million Cases Of "Fever", 50 Dead
Kim Jong Un slammed North Korea's pandemic response and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, state media said Monday, as the country said 50 people had died since first reporting an outbreak of COVID-19.
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Tens Of Thousands Isolating In North Korea After Super-Spreader Parade
Thousands of people unmasked and not socially distanced packed into Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung square to watch the massive military parade on April 25 to celebrate the founding anniversary of the army.
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Russians Enter North Korea In First Foreign Tour Group Since Covid
A group of Russian tourists arrived in Pyongyang on Friday, AFP photos and video showed, the first known foreign tour group to visit nuclear-armed North Korea since before pandemic-linked border closures.
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North Korea To Allow First Tourists To Enter Country Since 2020 Lockdown
A group from Russia is poised to be the first known tourists allowed into North Korea since anti-pandemic border lockdowns began in early 2020, according to a post from Russian provincial authorities and a Western tour guide.
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North Korea Reopens Borders To Citizens Living Abroad: Report
North Korea has moved to further open up from strict pandemic-era isolation, with state media reporting Sunday that citizens living abroad have been allowed to reenter the country.
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North Korea's Weapons Programme Defies Covid Outbreak
North Korea forged ahead with its missile programme in 2022 and took steps toward resuming testing of nuclear bombs, as world events including the COVID pandemic and war fractured the already tenuous international pressure against it.
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North Korea Lifts Mask Mandate After Kim Jong Un Declares Covid "Victory"
North Korea has lifted a mask mandate and eased other virus restrictions, state media said Saturday, days after leader Kim Jong Un declared "victory" over COVID-19.
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Kim Jong Un's Sister Accuses South Korea Over Covid Outbreak, Warns "Retaliation"
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accused the South of causing a Covid outbreak in the country and warned of "retaliation", as Pyongyang declared "victory" over its outbreak, state media said Thursday.
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Did North Korea Stop Covid Containment China Goods' Import? Data Shows...
North Korea abruptly stopped importing COVID-19 prevention and control products from China in May, trade data released by Beijing showed, after the country bought face masks and ventilators from its neighbour in previous months.
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North Korea Lifts Lockdown Amid 'Stable' Covid Situation: Report
North Korea has lifted movement restrictions imposed in the capital Pyongyang after its first admission of Covid-19 outbreak weeks ago.
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US' Aid Offer To Covid-Stricken North Korea "Got No Response": Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden said Saturday that America had offered Covid-19 vaccines to Pyongyang but "got no response" despite a spiralling epidemic in North Korea, where nearly 2.5 million people have fallen sick with "fever".
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Meet The Public Face Leading North Korea's Battle Against Covid
At 9:30 a.m. every day this week, a soft-spoken official has appeared on North Korean television to report the number of people with fever and new deaths, and to explain measures to stop North Korea's first confirmed COVID-19 outbreak.
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UN Warns Of "Dire Consequences" Of North Korea Covid Response
The United Nations voiced alarm Tuesday at the human rights implications of North Korea's response to the massive coronavirus outbreak in the country.
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North Korea Reports 6 New Deaths, Over 1 Million Infected With Covid
North Korea reported six new deaths amid a COVID-19 wave, as the country's military was mobilised to distribute medical supplies, state media KCNA said on Tuesday.
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Kim Jong Un Asks Army To Distribute Medicines As Covid Cases Rise: Report
North Korea's Kim Jong Un criticised "irresponsible" officials over the country's pandemic response and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, state media said on Monday, as Seoul offered Covid aid.
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In North Korea's Covid Outbreak, Over A Million Cases Of "Fever", 50 Dead
Kim Jong Un slammed North Korea's pandemic response and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, state media said Monday, as the country said 50 people had died since first reporting an outbreak of COVID-19.
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Tens Of Thousands Isolating In North Korea After Super-Spreader Parade
Thousands of people unmasked and not socially distanced packed into Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung square to watch the massive military parade on April 25 to celebrate the founding anniversary of the army.
