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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared victory over COVID-19 at a national meeting where his sister, in an especially combative speech, said Kim had suffered a fever himself and laid dubious blame against South Korea for the outbreak while vowing deadly retaliation. The North’s…

This picture taken on August 10, 2022 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on August 11, 2022 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un greeting with health department officials and scientists in Pyongyang. AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS SEOUL: North Korea's Kim Jong Un declared a "shining…

AP 11 Aug, 2022 04:19 AM5 mins to read North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a "maximum emergency anti-epidemic campaign meeting" in Pyongyang. Photo / AP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared victory over Covid-19 and ordered preventive measures eased just three months after acknowledging an…

SEOUL: North Korea’s Kim Jong Un declared victory in the battle against COVID-19 on Thursday, with the leader’s sister revealing he had suffered from fever and vowing “deadly retaliation” against South Korea which it blames for causing the outbreak. Kim ordered a lifting of maximum anti-epidemic measures imposed in May,…

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has declared victory over its first acknowledged outbreak of the coronavirus, state media reported Thursday, as leader Kim Jong Un’s sister indicated that he may have been among those infected. During a national meeting to review the country’s anti-epidemic measures, Kim’s sister, Kim Yo…

/ Asia / Pacific Issued on: 11/08/2022 - 02:43 North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attends a national meeting on measures against Covid-19 in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this undated photo released on August 10, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). © KCNA via Reuters North Korean…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In a striking speech before thousands of North Koreans, leader Kim Jong Un’s sister said he suffered a fever while guiding the country to victory over the coronavirus. She blamed rival South Korea for the outbreak and vowed “deadly” retaliation. Kim Yo Jong, a powerful…

Author of the article: Reuters Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared victory in the battle against the novel coronavirus and ordered a lifting of its maximum anti-epidemic measures imposed in May, state media KCNA said on Thursday. North Korea has not…

Kim made the remarks during a speech at an event to mark the 69th anniversary of the July 27 Korean War armistice, which left the two Koreas technically still at war, according to the official KCNA news agency on Thursday. The confrontation with the United States posed nuclear threats since…

World 28 Jul, 2022 07:32 AM5 minutes to read Kim Jong Un delivers his speech during a ceremony to mark the 69th anniversary of the signing of the ceasefire armistice that ends the fighting in the Korean War in Pyongyang. Photo / AP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned…