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South Koreans watch a TV news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's New Year's speech, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. North Korea's development of banned long-range missiles is in "final stages," the country's leader Kim was quoted as saying in his New Year's message. The letters read "New Year for Reunification." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) (AP)

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Azalea, whose Korean name is "Dalle", a 19-year-old female chimpanzee, lights a cigarette at the Central Zoo in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. According to officials at the newly renovated zoo, which has become a favorite leisure spot in the North Korean capital since it was re-opened in July, the chimpanzee smokes about a pack a day. They insist, however, that she doesn’t inhale. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) (AP)

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In this Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, photo, a North Korean woman walks down the street where murals of the late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il decorate the streets in downtown Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP)

Want to avoid hearing about Donald Trump? Move to North Korea

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