North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has claimed that his country has made a nuclear bomb lighter and achieved its "standardization". The North's official Korean Central Television said Kim made the remarks at a meeting with scientists and technicians on Wednesday while giving his guidance on the development of nuclear weapons. Kim was quoted as saying that the North's nuclear device is "a very great warhead that is designed in a reasonable structure that enables an instantaneous thermonuclear reaction" using what he claims is the country's own style of mixed explosives. Kim's comments came a week after the U.N. Security Council adopted its toughest new sanctions resolution penalizing Pyongyang for its latest nuclear test and long-range rocket launch. Claiming that it has miniaturized its nuclear bombs enough to be mounted on a inter-continental missile, the North has declared itself a nuclear state. But South Korea and its allies including the United States deny the claim. Meanwhile, South Korea's new chief nuclear envoy Kim Hong-Kyun will visit Washington on Thursday to meet with his U.S. counterpart, Ambassador Sung Kim, for discussions on North Korea.There are at least three winning tickets in the US for the record $1.6bn (£1.1bn) lottery jackpot, officials have said.
The winning tickets in the Powerball jackpot were sold in California, Tennessee and Florida.
The previous draw was the 19th without a grand prize winner, which requires all six numbers to match.
Officials said it would take several hours to know if there were any other winning tickets.
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Winning numbers in 13 January draw
The identity of the winners is not yet known.
Thousands of people queued up outside shops across the US on Wednesday, hoping to defy the odds of 292.2 million to one.
California Lottery tweeted that the winning ticket in the state was sold at a 7-Eleven store in Chino Hills, a suburb east of Los Angeles.
Television pictures showed a cheering crowd gathering at the shop after the result was announced.
The winners will share a prize of $1.586bn. They can collect their winnings in annual payments over 29 years, or opt to share a lump-sum payment of $930m.
The government will also share in the big prize, however, levying a 39.6% federal income tax on the winners - and the payout will also be subject any taxes that the winners' home states may impose.
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