Russian diplomats leave North Korea on hand-powered rail trolley
by Justin McCurry in Tokyo and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#5EP4X)
Coronavirus pandemic meant the envoys and their families had to travel home in an unconventional way
In normal times, most diplomats can expect to end a foreign posting with an official - if not always fond - farewell from their hosts and a comfortable journey back to their native country.
But for one group of Russian envoys and their families, the coronavirus pandemic meant there was only one way home - under their own steam on a hand-pushed rail trolley.
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