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© (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2015.North Korea, running scared from Ebola, bans foreigners from marathon
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shinhiyata
Considering the DPRK biological weapon laboratories have been working for years to reanimate the smallpox and Spanish influenza viruses, humans should be more afraid of diseases coming out of NK than the Kim clique is with Ebola going in. Keep your borders closed fatso. Humanity wants nothing to do with you anyway.
Commodore Shmidlap (Retired)
The North Korean runner will set a new world's record for a marathon of that length, instantaneously completing the course through the guidance of the Dear Leader.
smithinjapan
So long as they don't declare it international news when an NK runner wins the marathon, who cares?
nath
How could it have been an international marathon?
smithinjapan
It"s ME: Exactly what I was saying. Otherwise, a marathon in NK is no news at all.
Laguna
This just narrowed the field to about five.
lostrune2
Probably to hide that it's run on a forward-moving conveyor walkway to highlight the fast times of North Korean runners really are
USNinJapan2
A marathon runner burns about 2600 calories per race. That has to be like a year's caloric intake for the average North Korean?
Garthgoyle
I don't understand this sentence. How could it be an international event if internationals were never allowed to participate till last year?
kitzrow
I wonder if this event will be televised from start to finish?