After rumours about health, North Korea state media report Kim Jong Un appearance


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  • Saturday, 02 May 2020

FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks as he takes part in a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 11, 2020. KCNA/via REUTERS/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) - After weeks of intense speculation about the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the country's official media said he had attended the completion of a fertiliser plant, the first report of his appearance since April 11.

In a report on Saturday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Kim cut a ribbon at the ceremony on Friday and those attending the event "burst into thunderous cheers of 'hurrah!' for the Supreme Leader..."

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