Tag: South Korea
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JUST IN: Navy plane crash kills 4
A South Korean Navy patrol plane with four people on board crashed on a mountain in Pohang, a city in the south-eastern part of the country.
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South Korea’s president removed from office
South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol has been removed from office after the Constitutional Court upheld his impeachment on Friday. On Dec. 3, Yoon declared martial law during a budget dispute with the opposition, plunging the country into crisis and leading to his impeachment by parliament.
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Deadly wildfires in South Korea claim 27 lives, displace thousands
The wildfires in South Korea have caused devastating destruction, with a rising death toll of at least 27 people, and dozens more injured.
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Another headache for impeached South Korean President as Court issues arrest warrant
A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for impeached and suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol, investigators said on Tuesday, over his short-lived bid to impose martial law. Yoon briefly suspended civilian rule on December 3, plunging South Korea into its worst political crisis in decades. He was stripped of his presidential duties by…
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Details emerge on crashed Jeju Air flight with 181 passengers
Rescuers suspect 179 people died when a plane veered off a South Korean airport runway and caught fire on Sunday, local media reported on Sunday.
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CONFIRMED! 96 die in South Korea plane crash
A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Bangkok to South Korea crashed on arrival Sunday, colliding with a barrier and bursting into flames, with only two survivors rescued so far and 96 confirmed dead. A collision with birds and adverse weather conditions were cited by the
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BLACK SUNDAY: Plane with 181 passengers onboard bursts into flames after landing
A passenger plane with 181 people onboard crashed in the South Korean city of Muan on Sunday.
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BREAKING: Opposition parties move to impeach South Korean president
Opposition parties in South Korea have filed a motion before the country’s parliament to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol.
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S/Korea suspends military agreement with N/Korea
South Korea’s government has approved suspending an agreement with North Korea on détente measures, clearing the way for resuming all military activities along the heavily fortified border between the two countries. Vice Defence Minister Cho Chang Rae said that all activities
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Insecurity: Two abducted South Koreans in Nigeria regain freedom
Three abducted South Koreans have been released three weeks after being abducted by an unidentified armed group in Nigeria, the foreign ministry in Seoul said Saturday.