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North Koreans Starving To Death After 3 Years of Covid Isolation: Report
Civilians living in the country told BBC that they have watched their neighbours starve to death due to a lack of food supplies after Kim Jong Un sealed the borders in 2020.
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North Korea Journalists Meet After 22 Years Amid "Chronic Food Shortages"
North Korea held a conference of its journalists union for the first time since 2001, state media said Wednesday, as the isolated regime ramps up nuclear threats despite reported food shortages.
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Foreign Aid Is "Poisoned Candy": North Korea Paper Calls For Self-Reliance
North Korea's official newspaper said on Wednesday that relying on external aid to cope with food shortages would be equal to taking "poisoned candy", urging economic self-reliance despite deepening hardships amid sanctions and coronavirus lockdowns.
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Kim Jong Un's Hollywood Makeover Amid Food Shortage, Economic Crisis
When the going gets tough for Kim Jong Un, his regime likes to turn its TV cameras on the military, with glossy productions showcasing the missiles and manpower that North Korea tells the masses are protecting the nation.
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Print Money? Eat Swans? How North Korea Is Dealing With "Perilous" Crisis
From printing coupons as replacement cash to breeding ornamental black swans to eat, North Korea is being forced to innovate to handle economic woes and food shortages as anti-pandemic border lockdowns drag on, reports suggest.
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UN Rights Report Warns Of North Korea "Starvation Risk"
North Korea's most vulnerable are "at risk of starvation" with the economy worsening due to a self-imposed coronavirus blockade, and UN sanctions imposed over the country's nuclear programmes should be eased, a UN human rights expert said.
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North Korea Facing "Harsh Food Shortage": United Nations Body
North Korea is facing a food shortage of around 860,000 tonnes this year, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation forecast, warning the country could experience a "harsh lean period" as early as next month.
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Propaganda Or Optics? Analysts Weigh In On A Slimmer Kim Jong Un
A rare mention in North Korean state media of leader Kim Jong Un's health could be intended to head off speculation and play up shared sacrifice amid food shortages, analysts said.
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"Extreme Drought" In North Korea, Says State Media Amid Food Shortages
North Korea's average rain and snowfall this year fell to the lowest level in 37 years, Pyongyang's state media said Wednesday, just days after the UN expressed "grave concerns" about food shortages.
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North Korea Warns Of Food Crisis, Slashes Rations Ahead Of Summit
North Korea has warned that it is facing a food shortfall of some 1.4 million tons in 2019 and has been forced to almost halve rations, blaming high temperatures, drought, floods and United Nations sanctions in a memo seen on Thursday.
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North Koreans Starving To Death After 3 Years of Covid Isolation: Report
Civilians living in the country told BBC that they have watched their neighbours starve to death due to a lack of food supplies after Kim Jong Un sealed the borders in 2020.
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North Korea Journalists Meet After 22 Years Amid "Chronic Food Shortages"
North Korea held a conference of its journalists union for the first time since 2001, state media said Wednesday, as the isolated regime ramps up nuclear threats despite reported food shortages.
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Foreign Aid Is "Poisoned Candy": North Korea Paper Calls For Self-Reliance
North Korea's official newspaper said on Wednesday that relying on external aid to cope with food shortages would be equal to taking "poisoned candy", urging economic self-reliance despite deepening hardships amid sanctions and coronavirus lockdowns.
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Kim Jong Un's Hollywood Makeover Amid Food Shortage, Economic Crisis
When the going gets tough for Kim Jong Un, his regime likes to turn its TV cameras on the military, with glossy productions showcasing the missiles and manpower that North Korea tells the masses are protecting the nation.
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Print Money? Eat Swans? How North Korea Is Dealing With "Perilous" Crisis
From printing coupons as replacement cash to breeding ornamental black swans to eat, North Korea is being forced to innovate to handle economic woes and food shortages as anti-pandemic border lockdowns drag on, reports suggest.
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UN Rights Report Warns Of North Korea "Starvation Risk"
North Korea's most vulnerable are "at risk of starvation" with the economy worsening due to a self-imposed coronavirus blockade, and UN sanctions imposed over the country's nuclear programmes should be eased, a UN human rights expert said.
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North Korea Facing "Harsh Food Shortage": United Nations Body
North Korea is facing a food shortage of around 860,000 tonnes this year, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation forecast, warning the country could experience a "harsh lean period" as early as next month.
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Propaganda Or Optics? Analysts Weigh In On A Slimmer Kim Jong Un
A rare mention in North Korean state media of leader Kim Jong Un's health could be intended to head off speculation and play up shared sacrifice amid food shortages, analysts said.
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"Extreme Drought" In North Korea, Says State Media Amid Food Shortages
North Korea's average rain and snowfall this year fell to the lowest level in 37 years, Pyongyang's state media said Wednesday, just days after the UN expressed "grave concerns" about food shortages.
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North Korea Warns Of Food Crisis, Slashes Rations Ahead Of Summit
North Korea has warned that it is facing a food shortfall of some 1.4 million tons in 2019 and has been forced to almost halve rations, blaming high temperatures, drought, floods and United Nations sanctions in a memo seen on Thursday.
