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North Korea fires suspected artillery: Seoul

North Korea fires suspected artillery: Seoul

North Korea fired a series of artillery shots over the weekend, Seoul's military said, days after leader Kim Jong Un vowed to use "power for power" to defend the country's sovereignty.
South Korea, US launch eight missiles in response to North Korea missile firings

South Korea, US launch eight missiles in response to North Korea missile firings

S. Korea and the U.S. fired eight surface-to-surface missiles early on Monday off South Korea's east coast after North Korea launched a barrage of short range ballistic missiles on Sunday, a S. Korea defense ministry official said.
June 5, 2022 | 05:00 pm PT
N. Korea launches unidentified ballistic missile: Seoul

N. Korea launches unidentified ballistic missile: Seoul

North Korea launched at least one ballistic missile into waters off its east coast, South Korea's military said Sunday, the latest in a recent series of weapons tests.
June 4, 2022 | 06:18 pm PT
N. Korea Covid outbreak likely 'getting worse' says WHO

N. Korea Covid outbreak likely 'getting worse' says WHO

The World Health Organization lamented Wednesday that it had no access to data about North Korea's Covid-19 outbreak, but assumed the crisis was deepening, contrary to Pyongyang's reports of "progress".
June 1, 2022 | 06:25 pm PT
US issues sanctions targeting North Korean weapons of mass destruction program

US issues sanctions targeting North Korean weapons of mass destruction program

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on two Russian banks, a North Korean company and a person it accused of supporting North Korea's weapons of mass destruction program, increasing pressure on Pyongyang over its renewed ballistic missile launches.
May 27, 2022 | 04:54 pm PT
North Korea says new fever cases under 100,000 as virus fight heats up

North Korea says new fever cases under 100,000 as virus fight heats up

North Korea's daily fever cases dropped to below 100,000 for the first time, state media said on Saturday, less than three weeks after the country's first acknowledgement of a Covid-19 outbreak.
May 27, 2022 | 04:53 pm PT
South Korea to call at Davos for Covid aid for North: envoy

South Korea to call at Davos for Covid aid for North: envoy

South Korea will issue a call this week at the World Economic Forum for Covid-19 vaccines and other medical help for North Korea, even if that means exemptions from U.N. sanctions imposed over its nuclear program, a senior official said on Tuesday.
May 23, 2022 | 11:39 pm PT
N. Korea claims 'good results' in Covid fight as fever cases top 2 million

N. Korea claims 'good results' in Covid fight as fever cases top 2 million

North Korea said Friday it was achieving "good results" in the fight against the country's first confirmed Covid-19 outbreak, as the number of people with fever symptoms surpassed 2 million.
May 19, 2022 | 06:54 pm PT
N.Korea boosts production of drugs, medical supplies to battle Covid

N.Korea boosts production of drugs, medical supplies to battle Covid

North Korea is ramping up production of drugs and medical supplies including sterilizers and thermometers as it battles an unprecedented coronavirus outbreak, state media KCNA said on Thursday.
May 18, 2022 | 07:20 pm PT
North Korea Covid outbreak is 'worrying' for new variants: WHO

North Korea Covid outbreak is 'worrying' for new variants: WHO

A senior World Health Organization official said on Tuesday that high levels of transmission of the coronavirus among unvaccinated people, such as in North Korea, creates a higher risk of new variants.
May 18, 2022 | 01:49 am PT
N.Korean leader Kim slams officials' 'immature' response amid Covid outbreak

N.Korean leader Kim slams officials' 'immature' response amid Covid outbreak

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un slammed his country's response to its first officially confirmed Covid -19 outbreak as "immature," accusing government officials of inadequacies and inertia as fever cases swept the country, state media reported on Wednesday.
May 17, 2022 | 06:39 pm PT
N.Korea mobilizes army, steps up tracing amid Covid wave

N.Korea mobilizes army, steps up tracing amid Covid wave

North Korea has mobilized its military to distribute Covid medications and deployed more than 10,000 health workers to help trace potential patients as it fights a sweeping coronavirus wave, state media KCNA said on Tuesday.
May 16, 2022 | 06:46 pm PT
N.Korea reports 8 more dead, medicine supply issues amid Covid outbreak

N.Korea reports 8 more dead, medicine supply issues amid Covid outbreak

North Korea on Monday reported eight more deaths from “fever” after recently announcing its first Covid cases, with the military deployed to resolve “supply of medicines” issues.
May 15, 2022 | 06:33 pm PT
North Korea reports more deaths, says taking 'swift measures' against Covid outbreak

North Korea reports more deaths, says taking 'swift measures' against Covid outbreak

North Korea said on Sunday a total of 42 people had died as the country began its fourth day under a nationwide lockdown aimed at stopping the impoverished country's first confirmed Covid-19 outbreak.
May 14, 2022 | 05:36 pm PT
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