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Number of North Korean defector drops under Kim Jong-un

Seoul, Sep 30 (UNI) The number of North Koreans defecting to South Korea has dropped under Kim Jong-un since he came to power seven years ago.
Spokesman for the ruling South Korean Democratic Party Park Byeong-seug, citing data from the South's unification ministry, said there had been 1,127 defections last year compared to 2,706 in 2011.
Mr Park said tighter border controls between North Korea and China and higher rates charged by people smugglers were key factors, a report in BBC said.
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Man charged with murder after Anmoral Bajwa found dead in playground in Melbourne

22 Jan 2025 | 12:48 PM

Melbourne, Jan 22 (UNI) A man has been charged with murder after another man’s body was found in a playground near a primary school in Melbourne’s southwest.

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Mexican Prez pledges to defend national independence, sovereignty

Mexican Prez pledges to defend national independence, sovereignty

22 Jan 2025 | 12:17 PM

Mexico City, Jan 22 (UNI) Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday pledged to defend the country's independence and sovereignty in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order to change the name of Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America.

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Four injured in stabbing attack in Tel Aviv, assailant reportedly Moroccan U S resident

22 Jan 2025 | 11:42 AM

Jerusalem, Jan 22 (UNI) Four people were injured late Tuesday in a stabbing attack in central Tel Aviv. The attacker, identified as a Moroccan-born U.S. permanent resident, was shot and "neutralised."
Police Spokesman Aryeh Doron said the assailant, trying to flee the scene, was shot by a civilian passerby and was "neutralised."
Meanwhile, Israel's state-owned Kan TV reported that the suspect was killed and published photos of documents found on his body. The documents indicated he was born in Morocco in June 1995 and had held U.S. permanent resident status since September 2022—an uncommon profile among individuals involved in attacks targeting Israelis. The suspect had entered Israel three days before the attack.

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4 hospitalised after car hits Melbourne home

22 Jan 2025 | 11:03 AM

Sydney, Jan 22 (UNI) Four people have been hospitalised after a car crashed into a house in Australia's state of Victoria early Wednesday, local media reported.

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Angola reports 32 cholera deaths

22 Jan 2025 | 10:54 AM

Luanda, Jan 22 (UNI) The cholera outbreak in Angola has claimed 32 lives, with a total of 671 cases reported nationwide since the outbreak was declared two weeks ago, said the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.

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