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Wednesday briefing: What went wrong at South Korea’s World Scout Jamboree?

In today’s newsletter: As thousands of scouts are evacuated from their quadrennial global get-together, the host nation’s handling of the event is in the spotlight

The Guardian - UK

Flights and ferries halted in South Korea ahead of storm that's dumped rain on Japan for a week

Dozens of flights and ferry services were grounded in South Korea ahead of a tropical storm that has dumped rain on Japanese islands for a week

The Independent UK

Samsung boasts record-breaking Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Z Flip 5 preorders

Samsung reports record-breaking preorders for its recent wave of foldable phones in South Korea.

Android Central

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Heat sickness, snakes and then a typhoon - how the World Scout Jamboree turned into a disaster

The more than 40,000 attendees had been promised a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ experience - instead the event quickly descended into chaos, Tara Cobham writes

The Independent UK

CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here's what you need to see and know today

Extreme weather continues to confound the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea

The Independent UK

Netflix's Biggest International Thriller Could Be in Serious Trouble

Netflix has been making major bank with their international shows. A looming labor dispute may put that in jeopardy.

Inverse

Suga becomes third BTS member to begin military service in South Korea

BTS’s J-Hope and Jin have already embarked on their military service duties

The Independent UK

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Indian men's team clubbed with Pakistan in Asian Games hockey

NEW DELHI: The Indian men's hockey team has been clubbed alongside arch-rivals Pakistan and will play the big-ticket match on September 30 in the Asian Games, while the women's side has South Korea and Malaysia among others in its pool.

The Times of India

Miss Kim Knows and Other Stories by Cho Nam-joo review – mischief and glee along with trials of Korean women

Cho’s collection, rich in local flavour, reflects on her feminist novel that rocked South Korean society, and generational changes for her countrywomen

The Guardian - UK

Father of 17-year-old British scout says conditions are ‘disgusting’ at South Korea jamboree campsite

‘Toilets deteriorated over the time she was there to the point they were unusable and disgusting’

The Independent UK

Asian Champions Trophy: India hold on to make semis

Hosts survive eight PCs in final quarter to beat KOREA 3-2

The Times of India

South Korea evacuates thousands from World Scout Jamboree as typhoon nears

More than 1,000 vehicles are moving the estimated 37,000 scouts ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Khanun.

Al Jazeera

South Korea begins evacuating thousands of global Scouts from its coast as a tropical storm nears

Buses began moving thousands of global Scouts from their campsite on South Korea’s coast to inland venues ahead of a tropical storm that is forecast to bring intense rains and strong winds to the peninsula

The Independent UK

Thai scout leader 'accidently' used Korean women's bathroom

A Thai scout leader accidentally used the Korean women's bathroom during the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea, according to the National Scout Organization of Thailand.

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The Independent UK

K-pop star Suga becomes 3rd BTS member to begin military service in South Korea

Suga, the K-pop superstar rapper/singer/songwriter, has become the third member of BTS to begin South Korea’s compulsory military service

The Hindu

Superconducting hype: On South Korea’s LK-99

Independent verification by qualified scientists is crucial for which the South Korean group must share all the data

The Hindu

Asian Champions Trophy: Wasteful India beats Korea in seesaw affair

India beat Korea 3-2 in a close game, with the host pushed all the way by the defending champion. India controlled the game, switching flanks to keep moving up and piercing the Korean defence. Pakistan won 2-1 against China, while Malaysia beat Japan 3-1. India's victory was creditable, considering the…

The Independent UK

British scout faced ‘disgusting’ conditions at jamboree campsite, says father

Last week South Korea raised its hot weather warning to the highest ‘serious’ level for the first time in four years.

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Evening Standard

Head of UK Scouts criticises South Korean jamboree over ‘dirty toilets and lack of hygiene’

The head of the UK Scouts has criticised organisers of an international jamboree in South Korea over alleged poor sanitary conditions on the campsite.

The Independent UK

Scouts chief slams lack of hygiene at disastrous jamboree as teenager tells of snakes and children fainting

British contingent driven to leave event in South Korea amid fears for safety

The Guardian - UK

The climate cost of scouts’ ill-judged South Korea jamboree

Letter: Would scouts’ time not be better spent in supporting projects in local areas, or where there is real need, asks Lesley Newell

Evening Standard

When do BTS return from military service? Korean network JTBC issues apology for misreporting footage as Suga

Under South Korean law, all able-bodied male citizens have to serve in the army for up to 21 months by the age of 28

The Guardian - UK

South Korea to evacuate scout jamboree as typhoon looms

Site has been plagued by issues including heatwave that left hundreds ill last week

The Independent UK

UK Scouts evacuation from world jamboree over heatwave fears cost £1m

The UK Scouts ‘jamboree journey’ will now continue in the South Korean capital, Seoul

The Independent UK

Jamboree relocation cost could affect UK Scouts for years, warns chief executive

The UK Scouts ‘jamboree journey’ will now continue in the South Korean capital, Seoul.

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