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Intestinal Disease Hit Hundreds of Families in North Korea
North Korea says hundreds of families had fallen ill with an unidentified intestinal disease, heaping pressure on a crumbling healthcare system already strained by COVID-19. Pyongyang announced its first coronavirus cases last month and activated a “maximum emergency epidemic prevention system”, with leader Kim Jong Un putting himself front and centre of the government’s response.…
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South Korea, US Fire Missiles in Warning to North Korea
South Korea and the US launched eight missiles on Monday, in response to a volley of ballistic missiles fired by North Korea the previous day. It comes as Pyongyang continues to escalate its missile tests. South Korea’s president Yoon Suk-yeol said his government would respond sternly to any provocation from its northern neighbour. “We will…
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Millions Infected with COVID in North Korea
More than a million people have now been sickened by what Pyongyang is calling a fever. According to North Korea state media, some 50 people have died, but it’s unclear how many of those suspected cases tested positive for Covid. North Korea has only limited testing capacity, so few cases are confirmed.North Koreans are likely…
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Nuclear Test and Its Effects On The World Population
Global nuclear test began in the early Mexico, when the United States of America, USA, exploded its first atomic bomb and the rat race ensued among world powers. Between 1945 and 1996, over 2000 nuclear tests were conducted for military purposes at sixty locations worldwide. 1996 heralded the opening of a Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban…
