Pyongyang, August 1 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Thursday:

- An editorial calls for successfully building socialist paradises in the flood-hit areas by turning out in the rehabilitation work with redoubled courage and confidence under the leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea.

- A ceremony of moving into new dwelling houses took place at the Idopho Farm in Unryul County, South Hwanghae Province.

- The opera "Eternal Victors" is going on.

- A special envoy of the DPRK government attended the inaugural ceremony of the president of Islamic Republic of Iran.

- DPRK players won silver medals in table tennis and diving games of the 33rd Olympiad.

Rodong Sinmun

- Officials, Party members and youth league officials were determined to perform new miracles of turning adversity into favorable situation after hearing the news about the 22nd Emergency Enlarged Meeting of the Political Bureau of the Eighth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.

- A meeting marks the 50th founding anniversary of Pyongyang Middle School for Orphans.

- Political parties, organizations and personages of different countries issued statements and press statements on the occasion of the June 25-July 27 month of anti-U.S. joint struggle.

Minju Joson

- An article says that the State Emergency Disaster Committee is intensifying the command over the work for recovering from damage of floods as early as possible. -0-