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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Gwyn Topham

Wham, bam, thank you, Pyongyang

Every nuclear cloud has a silver lining. The Chosun Ilbo paper reports that South Korea's troubled inhabitants are making love, not war. Bookings of love motels and sales of condoms have apparently soared since the country's northern neighbour carried out its first nuclear test.

Psychologists claim that such times of stress tend to drive people into the arms of lovers, with similar trends being reported in the US after the 9/11 attacks

A Professor Whang said the increase in condom sales was "arising in an atmosphere of uncertainty".

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