down on the social media platform site in the country. the government suspended twitter�*s operations injune last year, accusing it of double standards and supporting secessionists in the country. this was after the microblogging service deleted a controversial tweet by the president. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the united states has announced its first sanctions on north korea over the country's weapons program. north korea has launched a number of missiles, including two in the past week. sanctions target a number of north koreans and a russian firm said to be responsible for procuring goods for weapons. ronnie spector, lead singer of the 19605 girl group �*the ronettes', has died at the age of 78. the group had hits including "be my baby" and "baby, i love you". according to a statement released by her family, spector died surrounded