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Seoul: North Korea fires missile toward sea

South Korea says North Korea has fired an unidentified missile toward the sea

The Independent UK

North Korea orders strict lockdown after first official Covid case

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered a strict national lockdown after the country reported its first official Covid cases.

Evening Standard

North Korea confirms 1st COVID outbreak as Kim orders lockdown

While the scale of the outbreak isn't known, it could have serious consequences because the country has a poor health care system and its 26 million people are believed to be mostly unvaccinated.

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North Korea confirms 1st COVID outbreak, Kim orders lockdown

While the scale of the outbreak isn't known, it could have serious consequences because the country has a poor health care system and its 26 million people are believed to be mostly unvaccinated.

WEKU

North Korea Reports First-Ever COVID-19 Case 2 Years Into Pandemic, Kim Jong-un Orders 'Serious Emergency'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un declared a "serious emergency" and ordered lockdowns across the country after confirming the first-ever Covid-19 case in the country on Thursday.

Benzinga

North Korea enters "severe emergency" lockdown after confirming COVID case for first time

Health experts have long raised doubts that the country, which has no vaccines, has been unaffected by COVID.

Axios

N.Korea reports first COVID outbreak, orders lockdown in "gravest emergency"

North Korea reported its first COVID-19 outbreak on Thursday, calling it the "gravest national emergency" and ordering a national lockdown, with state media saying an Omicron variant had been detected in the capital, Pyongyang.

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Kim orders lockdown after North Korea reports first COVID-19 case

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered all cities to be put under lockdown after the state for the first time Thursday said it has COVID-19 in its borders.

Tribune News Service

North Korea reports first COVID outbreak, orders lockdown

Kim Jong Un calls nationwide lockdown to tackle ‘malicious’ virus after BA.2 sub-variant detected in Pyongyang.

Al Jazeera

North Korea raises alarm after confirming 1st COVID-19 case

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for his country to raise its COVID-19 preventive measures to maximum levels as the country announced its first coronavirus infection more than two years into the pandemic

The Independent UK

North Korea declares 'grave national emergency' as entire country is locked down

North Korean authorities have detected an outbreak of a Covid sub-variant of the highly transmissible Omicron, known as BA.2, according to state media, and announced a "grave national emergency"

Daily Mirror

U.S. calls out Russia, China opposition to U.N. action on N.Korea

The United States called out China and Russia on Wednesday for opposing further United Nations action on North Korea, warning that the Security Council "cannot stay silent any longer" as Pyongyang prepares for a seventh nuclear test.

Reuters

S.Korea's Yoon faces early challenge amid hints of N.Korea nuclear test

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's plans to offer economic aid in return for denuclearisation could face an early challenge amid signs of an imminent North Korean nuclear test - and such proposals have been rebuffed before, analysts say.

Reuters

Yoon Suk-yeol faces tough challenges. Is he up to the job?

Yoon Suk-yeol faces range of ‘complex crises’, from N Korean nuclear tests and US-China rivalry to a slowing economy.

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N.Korea missile launched from sub last week appears same model as last year's -Japan minister

The ballistic missile North Korea launched last week appears to be the same model as the submarine-launched missile Pyongyang tested last October, Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi said on Tuesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

South Korea's Yoon Calls on North to Give Up Nukes

South Korea's new President Yoon Suk-yeol called for the "complete denuclearization" of the North at his swearing-in on Tuesday, describing Pyongyang's weapons as a threat to regional and global security. Yoon, 61, who started work in an underground bunker with a security briefing on North Korea, took office at a…

Axios

New South Korean president touts "audacious plan" for North Korea if it drops nuclear program

Yoon Suk-yeol also wants closer relations with the U.S.

The Guardian - AU

South Korea’s new president offers North economic plan in return for denuclearisation

Elected in a tight contest in March, Yoon Suk-yeol proposes ‘audacious’ plan for Pyongyang at his inauguration in Seoul

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S.Korea's Yoon suggests 'audacious' economic plan if N.Korea abandons nukes

South Korea's new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, said on Tuesday that North Korea's weapons programmes pose a threat but that he is ready to provide an "audacious" economic plan if the North is committed to denuclearisation.

The Independent UK

US calls UN council meeting Wednesday on North Korea tests

The United States has scheduled an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council Wednesday following North Korea’s latest test of a ballistic missile that was likely fired from a submarine

Al Jazeera

US requests UN Security Council meeting on North Korea

Meeting, which diplomats say will take place Wednesday, comes after Pyongyang carried out 15th missile test this year.

Reuters

U.N. Security Council due to meet Wednesday on North Korea, say diplomats

The U.N. Security Council is due to meet on Wednesday at the request of the United States to discuss North Korea's latest missile launches, diplomats said, as Washington pushes the 15-member body to strengthen sanctions on Pyongyang.

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'North Korea' jibe thrown at Northumberland County Council leader after asking members not to criticise the council

Coun Glen Sanderson asked councillors not to criticise the council in public for fear of damaging its reputation

The Independent UK

North Korea fires unidentified projectile off its east coast, says South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff (old)

North Korea fires unidentified projectile

The Independent UK

Yoon faces tough challenges as new South Korean president

Former top prosecutor Yoon Suk Yeol becomes South Korea’s president on Tuesday and immediately faces a tough mix of foreign policy and domestic challenges

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