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North Korea’s Energy Sector: Solar in Government and Telecommunications
05 May 2023 22:56 GMT
In this installment of our series on the North Korean power sector, we look at solar deployments in the central government.
Within the central government, solar has been most widely adopted by the financial and telecommunications sectors. Panels can be …
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EU bans ALL transactions with Russian central bank in plot to financially cripple Putin
27 Feb 2022 21:24 GMT
The EU approved banning all transactions with the Central Bank of Russia, Bloomberg reported. The move comes only hours after Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, said: "The European Union and its partners are working to cripple …
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US slaps sanctions on North Korean bank and executives
27 Sep 2017 16:27 GMT
The US imposed sanctions on eight North Korean banks and 26 executives on Tuesday, ratcheting up pressure on the country amid increasingly aggressive exchanges with Pyongyang over its nuclear program.
'This further advances our strategy to fully …
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Trump says world must isolate North Korean 'menace' as US announces new sanctions
27 Sep 2017 10:58 GMT
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the country was prepared for a military option in handling the North Korea nuclear crisis and it was time for all nations "to join forces to isolate to the North Korean menace," warning it would have …
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US imposes banking sanctions on North Korea
26 Sep 2017 21:16 GMT
The United States has imposed new sanctions on North Korea, targeting the country’s major banks and 26 executives, amid increasing tensions between the two countries over US military build-up on the Korean peninsula and Pyongyang’s nuclear and ballistic …
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U.S. slaps sanctions on eight N. Korean banks
26 Sep 2017 23:30 GMT
[U.S.A.], September 27 (ANI): The Trump administration has slapped new sanctions on eight North Korean banks and 26 bank workers living abroad.
The move diplomatically takes the pressure on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un a notch higher to disband its …
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US slaps sanctions on North Korean banks, executives
26 Sep 2017 21:23 GMT
The US imposed sanctions on eight North Korean banks and 26 executives on Tuesday, ratcheting up pressure on the country amid increasingly bellicose exchanges with Pyongyang over its nuclear program.
"This further advances our strategy to fully …
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US: Government slaps sanctions on North Korean banks, executives
26 Sep 2017 20:10 GMT
The US imposed sanctions on eight North Korean banks and 26 executives on Tuesday, ratcheting up pressure on the country amid increasingly bellicose exchanges with Pyongyang over its nuclear program.
"This further advances our strategy to fully …
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US slaps sanctions on North Korean banks, executives
26 Sep 2017 19:16 GMT
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US imposed sanctions on eight North Korean banks and 26 executives on Tuesday, ratcheting up pressure on the country amid increasingly bellicose exchanges with Pyongyang over its nuclear programme.
"This further …
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President kills his general by throwing him in deadly fish tank
10 Jun 2019 12:46 GMT
SUMMARY The general, whose name has not been revealed, was accused of planning a coup but ended up as a victim.
He has previously executed his army chief, the CEO of North Korea's Central Bank and the ambassadors in Cuba and Malaysia. South Korean …