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Dominant North Korea among favourites to win Women’s Asian Cup despite Covid break

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North Korea’s women didn’t play international football for four years because of Covid but they are among the favourites to win the Asian Cup after enjoying significant age-group success. The youth team lifted the Women’s U-17 World Cup in the Dominican Republic in 2024 and then defended their title in Morocco in November last year. … Read more

North Korea opens new housing district for families of Ukraine war dead

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Monday it completed a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of North Korean soldiers killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, the latest effort by leader Kim Jong Un to honor the war dead. State media photos showed Kim Jong Un walking through the new … Read more