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# kim-jong-un - Saturday 2 May, 2020
Kim Jong Un makes first public appearance in 20 days amid rumours of ill health
The Korean Central News Agency reported that Kim attended the ceremony Friday in Sunchon with other senior officials.
# kim-jong-un - Monday 27 April, 2020
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un is 'alive and well', South Korea security advisor says
There has been speculation over Kim’s health following his absence from a key anniversary last week.
# kim-jong-un - Sunday 26 April, 2020
Satellite photos locate Kim Jong Un’s train as health rumours persist
Speculation has been rife since the leader skipped the April 15 commemoration of the 108th birthday of his grandfather.
# kim-jong-un - Tuesday 21 April, 2020
South Korea plays down reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 'grave danger after a surgery'
CNN cited a US official saying that Washington was “monitoring intelligence” on the matter.
# kim-jong-un - Sunday 22 March, 2020
North Korea says Trump wrote letter offering cooperation in 'anti-epidemic work'
This comes as a hiatus in disarmament talks between the two nations drags on.
# kim-jong-un - Tuesday 31 December, 2019
Kim Jong-un calls for ‘military counter-measures’ ahead of highly-anticipated New Year address
Kim spoke for seven hours during the ruling Workers’ Party meeting in Pyongyang.
# kim-jong-un - Tuesday 24 December, 2019
Trump says North Korea's threat of 'Christmas gift' to US may be a 'beautiful vase as opposed to a missile test'
Nuclear talks between the US and North Korea have been stalled since a February summit fell apart.
# kim-jong-un - Saturday 14 December, 2019
North Korea conducts another 'crucial test' at long-range rocket site
North Korea continues to pressure the Trump administration over an end-of-year deadline to salvage faltering nuclear negotiations.
# kim-jong-un - Monday 9 December, 2019
Trump warns Kim Jong Un had 'everything' to lose through hostility towards US
This comes as Pyongyang said it had carried out a major new weapons test.
# kim-jong-un - Sunday 8 December, 2019
North Korea conducts 'very important test', according to state media
Pyongyang has carried out a number of launches at the same site where the latest test occurred.
# kim-jong-un - Saturday 30 November, 2019
North Korea threatens Japan with 'real ballistic missile'
The isolated state also called Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the “most stupid man ever known in history”.
# kim-jong-un - Wednesday 16 October, 2019
North Korean media releases images of Kim on white horse up sacred mountain
The location and the animal are symbols associated with the Kim family’s dynastic rule.
# kim-jong-un - Wednesday 2 October, 2019
North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of nuclear talks with US
Washington and Pyongyang are set to resume long-stalled talks in the coming days.
# kim-jong-un - Tuesday 10 September, 2019
North Korea fires projectiles hours after offering talks with US
The US has said it is closely monitoring the situation.
# kim-jong-un - Friday 16 August, 2019
North Korea rejects peace talks with South Korea over military drills
North Korea blamed blamed South Korea and US military exercises.
# kim-jong-un - Sunday 30 June, 2019
'It's a great day for the world': Trump invites Kim to US after symbolic 'handshake of peace'
Trump stepped into North Korean territory, becoming the first time a sitting US president has ever set foot in the former enemy country.
# kim-jong-un - Saturday 29 June, 2019
'We seem to get along': Trump invites Kim to meet for handshake at demilitarised zone
The US president also said he would have no problem stepping over the border into North Korea if he meets the country’s leader.
# kim-jong-un - Sunday 26 May, 2019
'Some small weapons': Trump plays down North Korean missile tests
The US President is in Japan ahead of a state visit.
# kim-jong-un - Saturday 4 May, 2019
Trump says Kim Jong Un 'will not break promise' after reports of North Korea missile launches
South Korea has said North Korea fired a number of projectiles into the sea.
# kim-jong-un - Friday 26 April, 2019
Vladimir Putin could become the middle-man in Trump-Kim denuclearisation talks
Donald Trump was among the topics discussed by the two leaders during their first one-on-one summit.
# kim-jong-un - Thursday 25 April, 2019
Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin vow closer ties as they meet for the first time
Both leaders have met in Russia’s eastern city of Vladivostok, after Kim travelled by train from the North.
# kim-jong-un - Wednesday 24 April, 2019
North Korea's Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia for Putin summit
The talks will be Kim’s first face-to-face meeting with another head of state since his meeting with Trump.
# kim-jong-un - Thursday 18 April, 2019
North Korea test-fires weapon with 'powerful warhead' in first since US nuclear talks broke down
The country’s news agency reported that Kim Jong-Un guided the test-fire.
# kim-jong-un - Saturday 13 April, 2019
Kim open to another summit with Trump, with conditions
Kim said his personal relationship with Trump remains good.
# kim-jong-un - Friday 15 March, 2019
US threw away 'golden opportunity' at Hanoi summit, North Korean official says
A nuclear summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, between Kim and Trump ended without agreement on 28 February.
# kim-jong-un - Monday 11 March, 2019
Indonesian woman charged with Kim Jong Nam's killing freed in shock ruling
Siti Aisyah was held for two years on suspicion of killing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s half brother.
# kim-jong-un - Sunday 10 March, 2019
North Korea's election: There's just one approved name on today's ballot
Analysts say the election is held largely as a political rite to enable the authorities to claim a mandate from the people.
# kim-jong-un - Saturday 9 March, 2019
Kim Jong-un may be preparing a missile or space launch, says US report
The images were taken before Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un’s meeting in Hanoi for their high-stakes summit, which ended in failure.
# kim-jong-un - Wednesday 6 March, 2019
North Korea 'rebuilding' main satellite launch site, satellite photos show
The activity was recorded days after the summit North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump.
# kim-jong-un - Friday 1 March, 2019
North Korea offers to hold more nuclear talks with US despite this week's summit breakdown
A meeting between the two countries this week ended unexpectedly early.
# kim-jong-un - Thursday 28 February, 2019
'We had to walk': Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un summit ends with 'no agreement reached'
Trump and Kim were meeting in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi for talks.
# kim-jong-un - Wednesday 27 February, 2019
'The potential is awesome': Donald Trump set to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam
Trump will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam today and tomorrow.
# kim-jong-un - Tuesday 26 February, 2019
After 4,000km trip that included a smoke break in China, Kim Jong Un arrives in Vietnam by train
Donald Trump took a more traditional route, travelling on Air Force One.
# kim-jong-un - Sunday 24 February, 2019
Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un will meet for the second time this week: here's what to expect
The two leaders will hold talks in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on 27 and 28 February.
# kim-jong-un - Saturday 16 February, 2019
'The future of humanity hangs in the balance': Why the world could not handle a nuclear attack
An expert explains how we could be “headed for a nuclear arms race”.
# kim-jong-un - Thursday 10 January, 2019
China's Xi backs second North Korea-US summit, hoping they'll 'meet each other halfway'
US-North Korea talks over Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal have stalled since the first summit in June.
# kim-jong-un - Tuesday 1 January, 2019
Kim Jong Un warns US against maintaining current sanctions in New Year's speech
The North Korean leader says the state might be compelled to explore a ‘new path’ of defense if US sanctions remain unchanged.
# kim-jong-un - Monday 17 December, 2018
North Korea condemns US sanctions, says they could 'block the path to denuclearisation'
The warning from the North yesterday came days after the US said it was imposing sanctions on three senior North Korean officials.
# kim-jong-un - Sunday 7 October, 2018
Pompeo hails 'productive' talks with Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang
The top US diplomat met with Kim for around two hours this morning in the North’s capital.
# kim-jong-un - Sunday 30 September, 2018
'We fell in love': Trump on exchanging letters with Kim Jong-un
Trump told a cheering crowd at a campaign rally that there was once tough talk “back and forth” between him and the North Korean leader.
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Poll: Will being able to travel 20km significantly impact your life under Covid-19?
ALL GOING TO plan, Ireland will enter Phase Two of re-opening next Monday 8 June.
First off, public health advice is still for people to avoid unnecessary journeys but people will be able to travel up to 20 kilometres from their home from Monday. As recently as mid-May, the recommended travel limit was just 2km.
In terms of social visits, up to four people may visit another household for a short period while maintaining strict social distancing.
For the first time since lockdown measures were introduced, Irish people will be permitted to visit their family in their respective homes. However, social distancing must be adhered to with the two-metre recommendation still in place.
So, today we’re asking you: Will being able to travel 20km significantly impact your life under Covid-19?
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