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Why were Japanese abducted by North Korea?
TOKYO (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden met Monday with families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to show his support for their efforts to win the return of their loved ones. The families said Biden talked to each of them and listened to their stories, encouraging them as their hopes were …
Biden and South Korea president mull more military exercises
President Joe Biden and his South Korean counterpart, President Yoon Suk-yeol, met over the weekend and declared their committment to the US-South Korea alliance and touted the US committment to defending Seoul from its neighbour to the north. In a joint statement released as part of the president’s five-day trip to east Asia on Saturday …
US President Biden pushes economic, security aims as he ends South Korea visit
President Joe Biden tended to both business and security interests Sunday as he wrapped up a three-day trip to South Korea, first showcasing Hyundai’s pledge to invest at least $10 billion in the United States and later mingling with troops at a nearby military base. Biden’s visit to Osan Air Base, where thousands of U.S. …
Breaking news: South Korea reports 25,125 new Covid-19 cases
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North Korea reports another fever surge amid virus outbreak
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Tuesday reported another large jump in illnesses believed to be Covid-19 as a mass outbreak spreads through its unvaccinated population and military medical officers were deployed to distribute medicine. State media said the North’s anti-virus headquarters reported an additional 269,510 people were found with fevers and six people …
North Korea confirms 21 new deaths as it battles COVID-19
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Saturday reported 21 new deaths and 174,440 more people with fever symptoms as the country scrambles to slow the spread of COVID-19 across its unvaccinated population. The new deaths and cases, which were from Friday, increased total numbers to 27 deaths and 524,440 illnesses amid a rapid spread …
BREAKING: North Korea confirms 21 new deaths due to ‘fever’ since Covid outbreak
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BREAKING: 6 dead of ‘fever’ in North Korea as Covid-19 hits country
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N. Korea reports 6 deaths after admitting COVID-19 outbreak
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday that six people died and hundreds of thousands of others fell ill amid an explosive spread of fever across the nation, a day after it acknowledged a COVID-19 outbreak in a largely unvaccinated population for the first time since the pandemic began. The true scale of …
North Korea tests new weapon bolstering nuclear capability – WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio
SEOUL, South Korea — (AP) — North Korea has test-fired a new type of tactical guided weapon designed to boost its nuclear fighting capability, state media reported Sunday, a day before its chief rivals the United States and South Korea begin annual military drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal. The test, the …
