N.Y. Philharmonic begins unprecedented trip to Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A souvenir shop at a Pyongyang hotel displays a doll decorated with a North Korean flag on Feb. 24 ahead of a visit to the North Korean capital by the New York Philharmonic on Feb. 25.

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