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N. Korea's Kim gets new title in symbolic move at congress

by Hyung-Jin Kim
| January 10, 2021 4:03 PM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was given a new title, “general secretary” of the ruling Workers’ Party, a post held by his late father and grandfather, state media reported Monday, a largely symbolic appointment apparently aimed at bolstering his authority amid growing economic challenges at home.

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