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North Korea fires another test missile

Mon, May 22, 2017 - 5:50 AM

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Mr Abe said the launch was an unacceptable provocation that undermines global efforts for peace.
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NORTH Korea conducted another ballistic missile test on Sunday, ratcheting up tensions in the region as Kim Jong Un persists with his nuclear programme.

The projectile was fired from Pukchang, northeast of Pyongyang, at 4.59 pm and flew about 500 kilometres, South Korea's...

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