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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 2

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 3

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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N. Korean rocket Unha-3

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket on its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. The country fired the rocket April 13, but it failed and fell into the sea shortly after liftoff.

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N. Korean rocket Unha-3

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket on its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. The country fired the rocket April 13, but it failed and fell into the sea shortly after liftoff.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows an Unha-3 rocket on its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province, in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, but which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Jang Myong Jin (C), general manager of the Sohae Satellite Station, is surrounded by foreign journalists at the station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea on April 8, 2012. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, but which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province, in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A North Korean official gives a briefing on the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite (L), which North Korea says will be mounted atop an Unha-3 rocket, at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea on April 8, 2012. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, but which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows the control center of the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea on April 8, 2012. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, but which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Jang Myong Jin (C), general manager of the Sohae Satellite Station, is surrounded by foreign journalists at the station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea on April 8, 2012. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A North Korean official gives a briefing on the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite (L), which North Korea says will be mounted atop the Unha-3 rocket, at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea on April 8, 2012. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Foreign journalists cover a briefing by a North Korean official in front of the map of an area surrounding the Sohae Satellite Station, at the station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea on April 8, 2012. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the mission control center at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows a North Korean soldier keeping watch on foreign journalists in front of the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Foreign journalists ask a North Korean official questions about the Unha-3 rocket (C back) at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea on April 8, 2012. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite, which North Korea says will be mounted atop the Unha-3 rocket, at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the mission control center at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows a North Korean soldier (L) keeping watch on foreign journalists in front of the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Foreign journalists cover a briefing by a North Korean official on the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite (R back), which North Korea says will be mounted atop the Unha-3 rocket, at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea on April 8, 2012. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows workers at the bottom of the first stage of the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows foreign journalists in front of the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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N. Korea's Kim seeks to expand key missile facility amid ICBM concern

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has instructed his officials to expand a key missile facility to launch a variety of rockets, state-run media reported Friday, with Pyongyang believed to have tested intercontinental ballistic missiles recently. Kim inspected the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in Dongchang-ri in the country's northwest, the Korean Central News Agency said, although it did not state when he visited the facility, which was previously used to test ICBM engines.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A North Korean official gives a briefing on the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite (L), which North Korea says will be mounted atop an Unha-3 rocket, at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea on April 8, 2012. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, but which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Jang Myong Jin (C), general manager of the Sohae Satellite Station, is surrounded by foreign journalists at the station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea on April 8, 2012. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, but which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows the control center of the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea on April 8, 2012. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, but which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows an Unha-3 rocket on its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province, in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, but which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province, in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows a North Korean soldier keeping watch on foreign journalists in front of the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the mission control center at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Jang Myong Jin (C), general manager of the Sohae Satellite Station, is surrounded by foreign journalists at the station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea on April 8, 2012. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows workers at the bottom of the first stage of the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A North Korean official gives a briefing on the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite (L), which North Korea says will be mounted atop the Unha-3 rocket, at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea on April 8, 2012. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Foreign journalists cover a briefing by a North Korean official in front of the map of an area surrounding the Sohae Satellite Station, at the station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea on April 8, 2012. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows foreign journalists in front of the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Foreign journalists ask a North Korean official questions about the Unha-3 rocket (C back) at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea on April 8, 2012. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Foreign journalists cover a briefing by a North Korean official on the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite (R back), which North Korea says will be mounted atop the Unha-3 rocket, at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea on April 8, 2012. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the mission control center at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite, which North Korea says will be mounted atop the Unha-3 rocket, at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows a North Korean soldier (L) keeping watch on foreign journalists in front of the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo)