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Six of the strangest stories to come out of North Korea

It's hard to know what to believe when it comes to the secretive state.

Six of the strangest stories to come out of North Korea

Tue, 09 Feb, 2016 - 11:44

By Brian Moss and Lorraine Murphy

Kim Jong-un’s North Korea is back in the headlines again this week and, not surprisingly, for all the wrong reasons.

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