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North Korea holds first Pyongyang International Marathon since borders were sealed during COVID pandemic

North Korea has hosted the first Pyongyang International Marathon since sealing its borders during the pandemic, but there were likely no American runners.

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North Korea hosts international marathon after six-year pause

North Korea hosted its annual international marathon on Sunday for the first time in six years. Nearly 200 international runners entered the marathon and associated races under an exemption allowing them to enter a country that has been closed to most international tourism since the coronavirus pandemic.

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North Korea runs its international marathon for first time since Covid

Hundreds of runners took part in the 31st Pyongyang International Marathon, the first race of its kind in Nort Korea since the Covid-19 pandemic.

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N Korea holds first international marathon in six years

North Korea has staged the Pyongyang International Marathon for the first time in six years, welcoming some 200 foreign runners to pound the streets of the reclusive country's capital. The marathon, which was launched in 1981,

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Foreigners run in relaunched Pyongyang marathon

North Korea held its first Pyongyang Marathon in six years on Sunday, and allowed foreigners to take part. The marathon is one of several events celebrating the birthday of Kim Il-sung, the founder of North Korea and the grandfather of current leader Kim Jong-un,

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Foreigners run in N.Korea's first Pyongyang Marathon for six years

North Korea held its first Pyongyang International Marathon in six years on Sunday, with hundreds of runners taking to the streets of the capital and citizens cheering them on.Another image showed elite North Korean and foreign runners competing on the streets of Pyongyang,

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Japan extends trade sanctions on North Korea until 2027

Japan will extend the ban on all exports to and imports from North Korea for two more years, as part of Tokyo's sanctions over Pyongyang's missile development and other concerns, a government spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Japan decides to extend its sanctions on North Korea for 2 years

Japan on Tuesday decided to extend its bans on the entry of North Korean ships and trade between the two nations by another two years

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North Korea's tallest building is an abandoned hotel that has never hosted a single guest. Take a closer look at the 'Hotel of Doom.'

At 1,080 feet, North Korea's Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang is one of the tallest unoccupied buildings in the world.

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North Korea has sent 3,000 more soldiers to bolster Russia’s war on Ukraine, South Korea says

North Korea appears to have sent at least 3,000 more soldiers to Russia early this year, South Korea’s military said Thursday, demonstrating Pyongyang’s continued support for Moscow’s war on Ukraine as world leaders push for an end to the three-year conflict.

British tour guide attempts to show the ‘human side’ of North Korea — despite claims of her spreading propaganda

A British tour guide who shows groups of tourists around North Korea says everyone’s “wrong” about the country — and it’s just a “normal” place to live.

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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un test-fires ‘new sniper rifle’ during training base visit

Kim inspected special forces training which he said bolstered ‘actual war capability for guaranteeing victory’

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North Korea Now Has a Nuclear Submarine—And There’s Only One Place They Could Have Gotten It From

North Korea’s indigenous technological base is clearly insufficient to have developed the submarine on its own—almost certainly meaning that Pyongyang sought help from Russia.