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Firewood and coal prices double in Ryanggang province

Firewood and coal prices have doubled in North Korea’s Ryanggang province after a sudden cold snap, a local source said. Low-income families in Hyesan, Samjiyon and other highland areas...

Top grades, top class: Hyesan schools rank students

Some junior and senior middle schools in Hyesan, a North Korean border city, began...

Fearing a slip, North Koreans avoid saying “unification”

North Koreans still think of South Koreans as members of the same nation, but...

North Koreans fed up with folk remedies as colds spread

A wave of respiratory illness is sweeping parts of North Korea as the seasons...

Dozens of foreign fighters eliminated in strike on Ukrainian base – Russia

More than 90 mercenaries have been killed in a high-precision strike in the city of Kharkov, the Defense Ministry says ...

‘Russians will be blamed when it rains,’ says Olympic hero

Double Olympic biathlon champion Dmitry Vasilyev says it is unfair to punish Russian sportspeople due to international affairs ...

Energy crisis forces EU aluminum plant to shut down

A Slovak smelter will halt production by the start of October due to soaring electricity prices ...

Nadal defeat hands boost to Medvedev

Nadal suffered a three-set defeat to Croatia’s Borna Coric on his return to action in Cincinnati ...

Russia urges international inspection of shelled nuclear site

Moscow said it will do whatever it can to enable an IAEA visit to the Zaporozhye power plant ...

No military aid pledges to Kiev from EU in July – study

It’s the first month that no support has been offered since the start of the conflict, according to researchers cited by Politico ...

UK awaits shipment of Australian LNG – media

Data shows a tanker carrying the fuel is already on its way ...

US to Hold Trade Talks with Taiwan in New Show of Support

https://ift.tt/P5RIVXz U.S. government has announced talks with Taiwan on a trade treaty in a new sign of support for the self-ruled island democracy claimed...

More Russian oil headed for Asia – Bloomberg

Fuel shipments to Myanmar will reportedly start next month ...

Climbers can now share selfies from Africa’s tallest mountain

Mount Kilimanjaro was connected to the internet for the very first time in what officials called a ‘historic’ event ...

Japan wants citizens to drink more booze

Looking for new ways to boost revenue, Tokyo’s tax authority will hold a competition for ideas on how to revive liquor sales ...

Taiwan independence means war, Chinese envoy warns

China’s ambassador to the UK urged London not to follow Washington’s lead on the Taiwan question ...

Russia names main victim of US energy ‘victory’

Ambassador Anatoly Antonov calls US blocking of Nord Stream 2 a defeat for Europe more so than Russia ...

CDC admits to botched Covid-19 response

The US disease control agency has announced an overhaul to strengthen its handling of public health emergencies ...

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