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South Korea coronavirus cases rise steadily, more financial aid expected
SEOUL (REUTERS) – South Korea reported 78 new coronavirus cases on Monday (March 30), keeping the rate of infections fairly steady, as President Moon Jae-in held…
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South Korea reports 146 new coronavirus cases, highest in a week
SEOUL (REUTERS) – South Korea reported 146 new coronavirus cases on Friday (March 27), the highest number in a week, its disease control agency said…
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South Korean man behind Telegram sex crime ring paraded in public in rare move amid outcry
SEOUL – The South Korean man behind a Telegram sex crime ring was paraded in public on Wednesday (March 25), in a rare move by…
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South Korea dials up coronavirus testing with hospital 'phone booths'
SEOUL (AFP) – A South Korean hospital has introduced phone booth-style coronavirus testing facilities that allow medical staff to examine patients from behind the safety…
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South Korea reports 107 new coronavirus cases, total 8,086
SEOUL (REUTERS) – South Korea reported more recoveries from the coronavirus than new infections on Saturday (March 14) for the second day is a row,…
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Missile launch embarrasses Moon administration again: Korea Herald
SEOUL (THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Over the past week, North Korea has alternated between conciliatory gestures and provocative acts. On Monday (March 9),…
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Virus batters family businesses in entrepreneur-heavy Korea
SEOUL (BLOOMBERG) – Seoul-based labour lawyer Lee Seung-yeon’s phone has been ringing almost non-stop since the coronavirus hit South Korea. One of the calls is…
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South Korean sect leader apologises over coronavirus spread
GAPYEONG (AFP) – The leader of a South Korean sect linked to more than half the country’s 4,000-plus coronavirus cases apologised on Monday (March 2)…
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North Korea fires two unidentified projectiles: South's military
SEOUL (AFP) – North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles on Monday (March 2), the South’s military said, weeks after Pyongyang declared its moratorium on long-range missile…
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South Korea reports 219 new coronavirus cases, brings total to 3,150
SEOUL (REUTERS) -South Korea reported another 219 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total infections to 3,150, the Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention…
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869,000 sign petition calling for Moon to be impeached
Close to 869,000 people in South Korea have signed a petition to impeach President Moon Jae-in over what they claim is the government’s mishandling of…
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South Korea reports 60 new coronavirus cases, total 893
SEOUL (AFP, REUTERS, BLOOMBERG) – South Korea reported 60 more novel coronavirus cases on Tuesday (Feb 25), the smallest increase for four days in the…
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South Korean cult church leader says coronavirus outbreak is the 'devil's deed'
SEOUL (REUTERS) – The leader and self-proclaimed messiah of a South Korean religious movement at the centre of the country’s largest coronavirus outbreak on Friday…
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