North Korean state propaganda has given its first public acknowledgment that its Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un has been afflicted with some kind of health problem.
"The wealth and prosperity of our socialism is thanks to the painstaking efforts of our marshal," says the voiceover in an hour-long documentary piece, "who keeps lighting the path for the people, like the flicker of a flame, despite suffering discomfort."
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