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| Kim Jong-un has appeared in public for the first time in 20 days, North Korean state media says. | |
| KCNA news agency reports that the North Korean leader cut the ribbon at the opening of a fertiliser factory. | |
| It adds that people at the factory "broke into thunderous cheers of hurrah" when he appeared. | |
| The reported appearance - his first since a state media appearance on 12 April - comes amid global speculation over his health. | |
| The latest reports from state media could not be independently confirmed and no pictures were provided. | |
| Speculation began when Mr Kim missed the birth anniversary celebrations of state founder Kim Il Sung on 15 April. | |
| It then grew on Wednesday, when US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said officials in the country "hadn't seen" Mr Kim recently. | |
| South Korea said reports that Mr Kim was seriously ill were untrue. | |
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