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Newsday: 13/04/2023 04:06 GMT : North Korea missile causes alarm in Japan

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13/04/2023 04:06 GMT : North Korea missile causes alarm in Japan

North Korea missile causes alarm in Japan

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Japan warns millions of people in Hokkaido to seek shelter from Pyongyang missile

A missile launch by North Korea has prompted the Japanese government to warn millions of people in Hokkaido to seek shelter.

A North Korean missile test causes panic in Japan - though falls well short of Japanese waters - but tensions on the Korean peninsula are extremely high as we hear from our correspondent in Seoul.

The US, Mexico, and Canada will meet on Thursday to discuss the North American opioid crisis - which kills tens of thousands every year; we hear from an expert on cross-border smuggling.

And why do scientists think a unique African bird which carries water in its feathers might be helpful to humans?

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