All posts tagged "blacklist"

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    Four N. Korean officials blacklisted by UN council

    By Yi Whan-woo The U.N. Security Council (UNSC) has blacklisted four senior North Korean officials in charge of nuclear and ballistic missile programs as the council is set to pass a new resolution on sanctions against the...

    • Posted March 2, 2016
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  • President Barack Obama answers a question during a joint news conference with South Korean President Park Geun-hye in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
    Obama blacklists N. Korea for human trafficking

    WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — U.S. President Barack Obama has included North Korea again on a blacklist of countries accused of human trafficking, extending a symbolic ban on provisions of U.S. funding for the communist nation for another year....

    • Posted October 19, 2015
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  • In this Tuesday, May 5, 2015, photo, a man sits in front of portraits of the late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il, right, as he uses his smartphone in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korean officials have unveiled a mobile-friendly online shopping site. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
    S. Korea blacklists foreigners with ties to N. Korea

    SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) — South Korea imposed financial sanctions Friday on six Taiwanese individuals and entities for their alleged arms trade with North Korea. Syria’s Scientific Studies and Research Center was also put on the blacklist,...

    • Posted June 26, 2015
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  • In this Saturday, June 20, 2015 photo, a notification which reads, “Warning! You can’t connect to this website because it’s in blacklist site" is seen on both a computer screen and on a smartphone screen in Pyongyang, North Korea. Warnings are appearing on Instagram accounts in North Korea that claim access to the popular photo-sharing app is being denied and the site is blacklisted for harmful content. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
    Warnings removed from Instagram accounts in North Korea

    PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Instagram appears to be back to normal in North Korea after a week of warnings on user accounts saying the popular photo-sharing app had been blacklisted for harmful content. Virtually no North...

    • Posted June 25, 2015
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  • In this Saturday, June 20, 2015 photo, a notification which reads, “Warning! You can’t connect to this website because it’s in blacklist site" is seen on both a computer screen and on a smartphone screen in Pyongyang, North Korea. Warnings are appearing on Instagram accounts in North Korea that claim access to the popular photo-sharing app is being denied and the site is blacklisted for harmful content. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
    Instagram officially blacklisted in North Korea

    PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Warnings are appearing on Instagram accounts in North Korea that say access to the popular photo-sharing app is being denied and that the site is blacklisted for harmful content. Opening the app...

    • Posted June 22, 2015
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