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Four dead as South Korean air force planes collide

Two South Korean air force planes collided in mid-air during training and crashed near their base on Friday, killing all four people on board, officials said. Both planes were KT-1 trainer aircraft, South Korea’s first indigenously developed planes, ...

01 Apr 2022 at 10:55

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Three dead as South Korean air force planes collide

Two South Korean air force planes collided in mid-air during training on Friday, killing three people and injuring one, officials said. The two KT-1 trainer aircraft crashed into a mountain in the south-eastern city of Sacheon after colliding, ...

01 Apr 2022 at 08:55

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North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea off east coast

North Korea on Sunday launched a suspected ballistic missile into sea, South Korean and Japanese officials said, in the North’s apparent eighth round of weapons tests so far this year. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that the ...

27 Feb 2022 at 01:55

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South Korea eases social distancing despite record virus deaths

South Korean officials have announced an easing of social distancing restrictions even as the country saw its deadliest day of the pandemic. The move reflects reduced political capacity to deal with a fast-developing omicron surge in the ...

04 Mar 2022 at 10:55

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South Korea expands rapid testing amid record Covid infections

South Korea has begun enforcing a new coronavirus policy centred on rapid testing as health officials reported a record number of new infections following the Lunar New Year holiday. The 22,907 new cases reported by the Korea Disease ...

03 Feb 2022 at 09:25

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North Korea fires two suspected missiles in sixth launch this year

North Korea fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea on Thursday in its sixth round of weapons launches this month, according to South Korea’s military. Experts say North Korea’s unusually fast pace in testing activity ...

27 Jan 2022 at 05:55

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North Korea fires two suspected missiles in fourth launch this year

North Korea has fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea in its fourth weapons launch this month, South Korea’s military said. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the North likely fired two short-range ballistic ...

17 Jan 2022 at 05:55

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North Korea fires projectile in fourth launch this month, officials say

North Korea has fired at least one suspected ballistic missile into the sea in its fourth weapons launch this month, officials in South Korea and Japan said. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff did not immediately say whether ...

17 Jan 2022 at 02:55

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Covid-19: North Korea reports no ‘fever’ cases for first time since May

North Korea has reported no new “fever” cases for the first time since it admitted to its first domestic Covid-19 outbreak and placed its 26 million people under more draconian restrictions in May. There have been widespread ...

30 Jul 2022 at 09:06

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'There's a lot we need to do' - Billionaire calls for stronger efforts to prepare for next pandemic

Bill Gates has called for South Korea to further step up in international efforts to prevent infectious diseases such as Covid-19 as he stressed the need for the world to be better prepared for the next pandemic. Speaking ...

16 Aug 2022 at 16:33

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North Korea’s talks of new army duties suggest nuclear deployment

North Korea discussed assigning additional duties to its frontline army units at a key military meeting, state media said, in a suggestion the country may want to deploy battlefield nuclear weapons targeting South Korea ...

23 Jun 2022 at 08:28

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South Korea to pardon Samsung heir following corruption scandal

South Korea’s president will formally pardon Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong, one year after he was released on parole from a prison sentence for bribing former President Park Geun-hye as part of a corruption scandal that ...

12 Aug 2022 at 10:32

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