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  Kim Jong-un's 'bitter sorrow' as bus crash kills Chinese tourists  Map of North Hwanghae North Korea North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has expressed 'bitter sorrow' over a bus accident that left 32 Chinese tourists and four North Koreans dead
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| Mar.12 |
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 North Korea submarine 'missing' The vessel was operating off the North Korean coast for several days when it disappeared and presumed sunk, according to reports in the US m...
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| Dec.29 |
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North Korea official Kim Yang-gon killed in car crash| Kim Yang-gon, 73, a top aide to the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has died in a car crash, state news agency KCNA has said | |
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| Jul.3 |
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North Korean farmers face dry fields amid drought The farmers work to pump underground water into fields. Instead of rice seedlings standing in flooded paddies, the baked earth is cracked
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| Jun.16 |
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North Korea faces worst drought in a century North Korea is sparking fears of worsening food shortages. Main rice-growing provinces had been badly affected
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| Dec.22 |
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North Korea partially back online  Some internet services have been restored in N Korea after an almost unprecedented internet outage, amid a cyber security row with the US
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| May.17 |
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North Korea reports 'serious' Pyongyang construction accident Map of Phyongchon Pyongyang North Korea Accident last week at a construction site in the capital claimed casualties and triggered a major rescue operation but no death toll was mentioned
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| Apr.3 |
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South Korea says 2 North Korean cargo ship crew members dead, 11 missing
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| Mar.6 |
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China plane 'flew near North Korea missile path'
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| Nov.4 |
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North Korea reveals warship sinking
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| Aug.30 |
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North Korea in grip of drugs epidemic
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| Aug.5 |
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 UN sends food aid to 38,000 N. Korea flood victims The World Food Program had begun distributing 460 tonnes of maize to victims of major floods in North Korea that have killed more than 30 pe...
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| Jul.12 |
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Two killed, hundreds homeless in N. Korean floods
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| Feb.11 |
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 Seismic activity amid nuclear test concerns Seismic activity has been detected in North Korea, the US and South Korea say, in what could be a sign of a widely anticipated nuclear test
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| Aug.3 |
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N. Koreans in desperate need of food after floods
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| Jul.30 |
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Floods kill dozens with more rain to come
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| Jan.1 |
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2 killed, 15 missing after ship sinks. China
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| Nov.16 |
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N Korea facing hunger due to grain deficit UN: About 5 million North Koreans will continue to face food shortages. The government plans to import only 325,000 metric tons
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| Aug.22 |
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More than 94,000 flee flooding. Northeast China
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| Aug.19 |
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Mechanic. Failures to blame for plane crash. Northeast China
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| Jul.14 |
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'Healthcare crisis' hits N Korea
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| Mar.26 |
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South Korean navy ship sinking near North Map of Baengnyeong Island South Korea 104 crew members are on board the 1,500-ton ship in the Yellow Sea off the Seoul-controlled island of Baengnyeong, near North Korea
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| Oct.22 |
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N Korea food shortage 'desperate' A UN rights expert says the food situation is desperate, with aid from the World Food Program reaching only one-third of the hungry
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| Apr.5 |
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Space launch 'fails' North Korea failed in its attempt to get a satellite into space. 2 stages of the rocket and its payload landed in the Pacific Ocean
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| Jul.30 |
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U.N.: Millions at risk in N.K. food crisis The survey on food and nutrition in North Korea shows millions of people are going hungry, with households reducing their food intake
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'Hundreds dead' in floods Flooding caused by heavy rain has left hundreds of people dead or missing. The rain had destroyed more than 30,000 homes
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 N. Korea works to contain bird flu North Korea, which has culled tens of thousands of chickens, may be able to contain its first suspected outbreaks
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| Mar.27 |
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N.Korea confirms bird flu outbreak Officials for the first time have acknowledged that avian flu has broken out
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| Sep.11 |
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Big blast reported| A big explosion rocked a northern province near the border with China on the 56th anniversary of the country founding | |
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| Apr.26 |
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Train blast site 'apocalyptic' An international aid official was shocked at the widespread destruction and says urgent medical help is needed
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| Apr.25 |
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Train disaster death toll rises The toll from explosion has reached 161, according to a Red Cross. More than 1,300 have been injured
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| Apr.24 |
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Red Cross: Train explosion site flattened A Red Cross worker has described the scene as one of devastation, with burned and 'totally flattened' buildings
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| Apr.23 |
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100 bodies found in train blast
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| Apr.22 |
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Many casualties in train crash| 2 trains carrying flammable materials have exploded in a station and leaves up to 3,000 people dead or injured | |
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Food aid dries up
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North Korean famine| Together with the accompanying general economic crisis are known as the Arduous March, occurred in North Korea from 1994 to 1998 | |
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