* North Korea has test-fired another ballistic missile, South Korea's military says
* Rocket fell into the ocean off its east coast with investigations underway to establish exactly what Kim Jong Un's regime has launched
* It is 16th weapon test this year as Kim ramps up missile programme after pause
* Came just hours after Kim announced North Korea's first official case of Covid
North Korea has tested-launched another ballistic missile, South Korea has said, making it the 16th weapon tested so-far this year.
The rocket was fired towards the sea off North Korea's east coast on Thursday, Seoul announced, and said it is analysing the launch to work out exactly what was tested.
It is the latest in a flurry of weapons tests as Kim Jong Un attempts to restart a missile programme that paused during nuclear negotiations with Donald Trump that ultimately came to nothing.
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