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North Korea: Missile falls short of Japan

NORTH KOREA conducted another missile test yesterday, with it flying for about 500 miles before plopping into the Sea of Japan.

The country’s dynastic regime carried out the test days after new South Korean president Moon Jae In took office.

Mr Moon had pledged to hold talks with the North in a marked warming compared with the stance of his disgraced predecessor Park Geun Hye, who has been arrested on several corruption charges involving large South Korean companies.

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