It's a far cry from LnC Lois but it's definitely not out of the realm of possibility. It's been a staple of Lois that she would be assigned to out-of-country assignments from time to time in the 1960s and 1970s (mostly in the "Lois Lane: Superman's Girlfriend" or Superman Family books). In fact, Lois was a traveling reporter just before she got married to Clark. The beginning of the Wedding Album has her returning from an assignment to find a non-superpowered Clark.
CLARK: No. I'm just worried I'm a jinx.
JONATHAN: A jinx?
CLARK: Yeah. Let's face it, ever since she's known me, Lois's been kidnapped, frozen, pushed off buildings, almost stabbed, poisoned, buried alive and who knows what else, and it's all because of me.
-"Contact" (You're not her jinx, you're her blessing.)
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