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Umstrittener Start: Nordkorea betankt Rakete # 11.04.2012 14 Uhr # korea12c # Journal Englisch

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April 11, 2012

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has been given a new title - First Secretary of the ruling Worker's Party. Observers say the move is designed to give bolster his position as of head of the communist state. The announcement came as the country is poised to launch a satellite rocket - despite international concerns that it is actually testing a long range ballistic missile.

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