WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state. Instead of using traffic lights to control the stop and go flow of the cross-roads, attractive women dressed in perfectly crisps and identical outfits dangerously stand along in the middle of the road on a small platform. Displaying riveting focus, they are only allowed to turn counter-clockwise, directing traffic with forceful and halting movements. They have been the subject of photographic study for many years but French photographer Eric Lafforgue, 49, captured these moments during six trips to the Marxist country.
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With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
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A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
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A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
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A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .