SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea, one of the world's poorest countries, said on Wednesday it had succeeded in creating a nuclear fusion reaction to produce energy, a claim called absurd by nuclear experts.
The North, which cannot generate enough electricity to light the country at night, said it had created a new energy source it likened to an "artificial sun" to mark the birthday of state founder Kim Il-sung, also called the "Day of the Sun."
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