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UN warns of N Korea food shortage
North Korea is on the brink of a humanitarian crisis as a result of worsening food shortages, a United Nations agency has warned. Tony Banbury, the World Food Programme's (WFP) Asia director, said: "The food security situation .....The WFP estimated that more than 6.5 million people, out of a population...
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