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North Korea Holds First Party Congress in Decades
Rare party gathering in North Korea; Strike on Syrian refugee camp; Spending $3 million
North Korea is poised to hold its first party congress in decades, as leader Kim Jong-un seeks to cement his status and chart a vision for the future.
At least 28 people are reported to have been killed in an air strike on a refugee camp in rebel-held northern Syria, monitors say.
And the story of an Australian woman who spend $3 million that turned up in her account by mistake.
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