DMZ, South Korea, Aug 7, 2026 (AFP) - North Korea touts dog soup and other home-cooked recipes to beat the heat

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Dog meat soup and bubbling ginseng broths are being proffered by North Korea's leadership as home remedies to take the edge off a spell of searing weather. The Korean peninsula is sweltering through a record-hot summer with 23 deaths attributed to the heat in the South, where new all-time highs were set on three days last week, peaking at 42.5C on Sunday. State media reported temperatures soaring up to 40C in the North, where the usual fiery thre......

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