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Coverage dated February 8, 2024

North Korea welcomes Russian tourists, likely first to visit the isolated country since the pandemic

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A group of Russian tourists arrived in North Korea on Friday, likely the first from any country to enter the isolated state since the pandemic.

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    North Korea welcomes Russian tourists, likely first to visit the isolated country since the pandemic (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    A group of Russian tourists arrived in North Korea on Friday, likely the first from any country to enter the isolated state since the pandemic.

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Russians enter North Korea as first post-COVID tourists – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Scores of Russians have flown to North Korea for a private tour — the first foreign tour group to visit the reclusive state since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  3. Digital Journal

    First Russian tourists post-Covid arrive in Pyongyang (opens Digital Journal)

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    A group of Russian tourists arrived in Pyongyang on Friday, AFP reporters saw, the first known foreign tour group to visit nuclear-armed North Korea since

  4. Al Jazeera

    Russians arrive in North Korea as first foreign tour group since COVID-19 (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The visitors’ arrival comes as Moscow and Pyongyang bolster ties, pledging closer economic and military cooperation.

  5. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    North Korea welcomes Russian tourists, the first to visit the isolated country since the pandemic (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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