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North Korea says it has sentenced a US citizen to 15 years of hard labour. The announcement, from state news agency KCNA, said Pae Jun-ho, known in the US as Kenneth Bae, was tried on 30 April. He was held last year after entering North Korea as a tourist. Pyongyang said he was accused of anti-government crimes. The move comes amid high tensions between North Korea and the US, after Pyongyang’s third [...] North Korea’s state media outlet KCNA has issued a new series of messages on its news homepage warning of a “great war for national reunification.” The messages come after the North Korean ambassdor to the UN warned Monday that a “spark” could trigger a nuclear war and a South Korean fears of an impending provocation by Pyongyang. This is not the first time belligerent rhetoric has been used against Seoul, with [...] North Korea spent about $850 million on its failed April 13 satellite launch — it looks like they freed up that cash by skimping on their official national website. Michael DiTanna, an undergraduate student at Fordham University, was researching North Korean media outlets when he made an interesting discovery tucked away in the source code of the country’s official website. What did he find? The site was based on a $15 “ Blender” [...] |
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