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Sky NewsNews report · Oct 3, 6:14 AM
North Korea 'fires ballistic missile' after Seoul demands apology
North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast on Saturday, South Korea and Japan have said.
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North Korea 'fires ballistic missile' after Seoul demands apology
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What happened North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast on Saturday, South Korea and Japan have said.
The headline split The left frames it as "North Korea launches ballistic missile after Seoul demands apology over wounded soldiers". The right frames it as "North Korea 'fires ballistic missile' after Seoul demands apology".
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Left / center-leftNorth Korea launches ballistic missile after Seoul demands apology over wounded soldiers
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Guardian WorldNews report · Oct 3, 5:31 AM
North Korea launches ballistic missile after Seoul demands apology over wounded soldiers
Pyongyang fires towards sea a day after Kim Jong-un sister denounces South Korea for claiming North’s mines wounded South’s soldiers in DMZ North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the...
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