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Atleast 40 killed nationwide as South Korea batters heavy rains
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
At least 40 people have been killed nationwide as South Korea continues to batter heavy downpours, Yonhap news agency reported citing officials on Monday.
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Heavy rains wreak havoc in South Korea, claim 35 lives
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
At least 35 people have been killed and more than 10 are reportedly missing as heavy rains wreaked havoc in South Korea while causing thousands to vacate their homes, Yonhap news agency reported, citing authorities on Sunday.
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South Korea: Passenger opens door of Asiana Airlines plane before landing
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
None of the 194 people aboard fell out of the plane or were hurt, but 12 panicked passengers showed symptoms of breathing difficulty and some of them were taken to a hospital. They were not in serious condition and could have experienced over-breathing, officials said, South Korean News Agen
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German Chancellor Scholz to visit Seoul for bilateral talks with Korean Pr
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to the German official, Yoon and Scholz will discuss a wide range of bilateral and international issues during their meeting, including cooperation on energy and climate change, the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine and Indo-Pacific security policies with a particular
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South Korea, US, Japan hold missile defence drills in East Sea
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to Yonhap News Agency, the three nations have been reinforcing security coordination following Pyongyang's provocative acts, such as the launch of a purportedly solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile last Thursday.
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S. Korea, US to kick off large-scale combined air drills this week
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The 12-day Korea Flying Training will begin Monday, April 17 at the Gwangju Air Base in Gwangju, 267 kilometres south of Seoul, mobilizing some 110 aircraft and more than 1,400 troops, according to the armed service, Yonhap reported.
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North Korea says it tested new solid-fuel "Hwasong-18" ICBM
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, said Friday that the recent launch of its new solid-fuel "Hwasong-18" intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) considerably strengthened the country's nuclear counterattack stance, Yonhap News Agency said Friday quoting North Korean state media.
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At least 1 killed, 34 injured in bus accident in South Korea's Chungju
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
One person was killed and 34 passengers were injured when a tour bus in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province of South Korea, slid backwards on Thursday, Yonhap News Agency reported.
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North Korea fires ballistic missile toward East Sea of Japan, says S. Kore
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Following its ongoing unwillingness to respond to what were formerly daily cross-border communications, North Korea on Thursday fired an unspecified ballistic missile towards the East Sea on Thursday, Yonhap News Agency said citing the South Korean military.
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South Korea's Foreign Minister Park Jin to visit India tomorrow
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The report in Yonhap further read, "According to the ministry, Foreign Minister Park Jin plans to hold talks with his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, during the two-day trip from Friday."
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North Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles towards East Sea: South
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Moments before a US aircraft carrier staged joint drills with South Korea in waters south of Jeju Island, Pyongyang fired two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) toward the East Sea on Monday, Yonhap News Agency reported.
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US man brings live bullets on board in South Korea
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
South Korean police on Tuesday requested a warrant to apprehend an elderly US man accused of bringing two live bullets on a Korean Air aeroplane, South Korean News Agency Yonhap reported. The two 9-millimetre pistol bullets were found on the plane bound for Manila on March 10 before takeoff
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