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Newshour: 17/03/2021 14:06 GMT: US Secretary of State condemns North Korea during Asia trip

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US Secretary of State condemns North Korea during Asia trip

17/03/2021 14:06 GMT

17/03/2021 14:06 GMT: US Secretary of State condemns North Korea during Asia trip

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Antony Blinken accuses North Korea of human rights abuses during first trip abroad

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The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has accused North Korea of carrying out systemic and widespread abuses against its own people.  He was speaking at the start of talks in Seoul with his South Korean counterpart, Chung Eui-yong.  Mr Blinken and the US defence secretary, who's also on the trip, are discussing how to handle the nuclear threat from Pyongyang.  

Also on the programme: we discuss the ongoing disruption to the rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine as several EU countries keep it on hold; and a look at the Australian songbird that’s losing its own call.

(Picture: Antony Blinken, Credit: Reuters)

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