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About 50 people hurt in stampede in South Korea

SEOUL: Dozens of people were injured in a stampede in Seoul as a huge crowd poured into a central district of the South Korean capital for Halloween festivities late on Saturday, according to a news agency.

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Halloween stampede in Seoul leaves at least 149 dead

At least 149 people, mostly teenagers and young adults in their 20s, were killed in a crush when a huge crowd celebrating Halloween surged into an alley in a nightlife area of the South Korean capital Seoul on Saturday night, emergency officials said.

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North Korea fires two ballistic missiles towards Sea of Japan

Missile launches come just four days after North Korea and South Korea exchanged warning shots off the west coast.

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South Korea has not supplied lethal weapons to Ukraine, president says

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Friday Seoul has not provided any lethal weapons to Ukraine, after Russian President Vladimir Putin said such a decision would destroy their bilateral relations.

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Japan, U.S. conduct joint drill involving aircraft carrier -Japan govt

Japan and the United States are conducting a joint military drill involving U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan in areas around Japan in light of North Korea's continued missile launches, Japan's Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

Reuters

US, South Korea fire weapons after North Korea missile launch

Exercises designed to show allies’ military capabilities and deter North Korea from carrying out more ‘provocations’.

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North Korea fires missile over Japan prompting warnings for residents to shelter

Launch is the first time the North has apparently sent a missile over Japanese territory since 2017

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S.Korea President Yoon warns of 'resolute' response over N.Korea's missile launch -Yonhap

South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol on Monday warned of 'resolute' response after North Korea's missile launch earlier in the day, Yonhap News Agency reported.

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South Korean mall fire: At least seven die in Daejeon

More than 500 firefighters and 90 vehicles were sent to the site as the fire burned for about seven hours.

Al Jazeera

S.Korea's Yoon says 'untrue' media reports damage alliance amid hot mic controversy

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Monday "untrue" media reports over his remarks threatened to damage relations with the United States after he was caught cursing on a hot mic during his visit to New York last week.

Reuters

North Korea launches suspected ballistic missile, Yonhap says

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile on Sunday, Yonhap said, its first such launch since shooting off its single-day record of eight at the start of June.

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N.Korea may be preparing to test submarine-launched ballistic missile, S.Korea military says -Yonhap

South Korea's military has detected signs that North Korea may be preparing to test a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), Yonhap news agency reported on Saturday, days before a visit by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris.

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S.Korea, Japan hold first bilateral talks since 2019, seek stronger ties

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held their first one-on-one talks on Wednesday and agreed on the need to improve relations dogged by historical disputes.

Reuters

S.Korea's Yoon to visit London, New York, Canada from Sept 18-24 -Yonhap

South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol plans to visit London, New York and Canada from Sept 18-24, Yonhap news agency said on Monday, citing Yoon's office.

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South Korea offers to discuss reunion of separated families with North Korea -Yonhap

South Korea has offered to discuss with North Korea the reunion of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday.

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Typhoon Hinnamnor rips across S.Korea's industrial south, two dead

A powerful typhoon tore through South Korea's southern industrial hubs on Tuesday, leaving at least two people dead, 10 missing and thousands displaced, authorities said.

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South Korea closes schools, halts flights as typhoon nears

Typhoon Hinnamnor has already brought heavy rain to southern cities and is due to make landfall on Tuesday near Busan.

Reuters

S.Korea official: no soft response in case of N.Korea nuclear test

South Korea's national security adviser has said he and his counterparts from the United States and Japan have agreed there will be no soft response if North Korea conducts a nuclear test, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday.

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South Korea to end pre-departure COVID test requirement for overseas travellers

South Korea will from Saturday no longer require travellers to the country to test for COVID-19 before departure, although they will still need to take a PCR test within 24 hours of arrival.

Reuters

Bill Gates, South Korea expand global health partnership

South Korea agreed on Tuesday to expand its global health partnership with the foundation set up by Microsoft Corp co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates.

Bangkok Post

'Little ghosts' in S Korea prompt ministry warning

The Foreign Affairs Ministry is warning Thais visiting South Korea against overstaying in the country to become illegal job seekers known as "little ghosts".

ABC News

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol pardons Samsung Electronics vice-chairman Jay Y Lee amid 'national economic crisis'

South Korea's President, Yoon Suk-yeol, has pardoned Samsung Electronics vice-chairman Jay Y Lee on Friday, with the nation's Justice Ministry saying the business leader was needed to help overcome a "national economic crisis".

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Seoul to phase out Parasite-style semi-basement flats after storm deaths

Properties seen in Oscar-winning film to be curbed after three people drown in South Korean capital

Reuters

Like a scene from 'Parasite': Floods lay bare social disparity in South Korea

Using a plastic bowl, Ha In-sik bailed water out of his lower ground apartment in the low-income housing district of Sillim in southwestern Seoul on Wednesday, where flooding caused by torrential rain forced his family to sleep at a nearby park.

Al Jazeera

At least 7 dead, as South Korea’s Seoul deluged by record rain

Heaviest rainfall in 80 years submerges homes and metro system, triggers landslides and knocks out power in capital.

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