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NewsColony N. Korean defectors sorry for ‘false claims’ about Kim Jong-un’s death © Provided by Evening Standard A former senior North Korean diplomat has apologised after saying Kim Jong-un was probably so ill he could not stand, days before he was seen at an event attended by hundreds of officials. Concerns about Kim’s health emerged when he disappeared from state media for three weeks. High-profile defectors from the country suggested that Kim was suffering from a grave illness or could be even dead, but North Korean media put the rumours to bed on Saturday . The state news agency KCNA released pictures showing Kim cutting a ribbon at the opening of a fertiliser factory in Sunchon with other senior officials, including his sister Kim Yo Jong. It was Kim’s first reported public appearance since April 11, when he presided over a ruling Workers’ Party meeting to discuss the coronavirus . © Provided by Evening Standard North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the completion o...