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North Korea's Kim Jong Un has made his first public appearance in nearly three weeks, state media reported on Saturday, following intense speculation that the leader of the nuclear-armed nation was seriously ill or possibly dead.The North reported that Kim had attended the opening of a fertiliser factory and released pictures it said showed the…

As COVID-19 spreads around the world, some countries' timelines look different from others. With a combination of contact tracing, testing, and isolating cases, along with other physical distancing policies, places like South Korea were able to reduce the size of its coronavirus outbreak and flatten the curve. But many other countries have seen the number…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Senior officials in North Korea paid tribute to the remote kingdom's founder Kim Il Sung Wednesday, but the apparent absence of current dictator Kim Jong Un raised questions about whether coronavirus played a part.The Hermit Kingdom's most important holiday is April 15, the birthday…