CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-UN Security Council to vote Wednesday on N.Korea sanctions -diplomats

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By Michelle Nichols

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The United Nations

Security Council is set to vote on Wednesday to impose new

sanctions on North Korea for its fifth and largest nuclear test,

slashing Pyongyang's export earnings by some $800 million,

diplomats said on Monday.

Diplomats said the council's five veto-wielding powers - the

United States, China, Britain, Russia and France - had agreed to

new measures, see

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