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Wildfires raging in South Korea doubled in size on Thursday from a day earlier, as authorities called the blazes the country’s worst natural fire disaster with at least 28 people killed and historic temples incinerated. CBC | World News
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Detention of South Sudan’s VP nullifies peace deal, his party says
The detention of South Sudan’s First Vice President Riek Machar under house arrest has effectively collapsed the peace deal that ended the 2013-2018 civil war, his party said on Thursday. CBC | World News
Read More »Helicopter pilot fighting blaze among 24 killed in South Korea wildfires
The death toll in the wildfires raging across South Korea’s southeastern region rose to 24 and the pilot of a firefighting helicopter was killed when the aircraft crashed on Wednesday, as the country battles some of its worst forest fires in decades. CBC | World News
Read More »South Korea reinstates impeached acting president who had taken over from impeached president
South Korea’s Constitutional Court reinstated Prime Minister Han Duck-soo’s powers on Monday, the latest twist in the country’s recent turbulent politics after his impeachment as acting president nearly three months ago. CBC | World News
Read More »South Wales fire: Residents urged to ‘close windows and doors’ amid ongoing incident
The local fire and rescue service has urged local residents not to open their windows and doors. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »South Korean air force pilots charged with criminal negligence in accidental bombing of village
South Korean military investigators charged two Air Force pilots on Thursday with criminal negligence over an accidental bombing of a village last week during a training exercise, which injured at least 29 people and caused extensive property damage. CBC | World News
Read More »South Korea’s impeached President Yoon released from detention centre
South Korea’s impeached conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from prison on Saturday, a day after a Seoul court cancelled his arrest to allow him to stand trial for rebellion without being detained. CBC | World News
Read More »South Korea air force jets mistakenly drop bombs on homes, injuring 15
South Korean fighter jets mistakenly dropped eight bombs on a civilian district on Thursday, injuring 15 people and damaging houses and a church during military exercises in Pocheon, the Air Force and fire agency said. CBC | World News
Read More »Tensions erupt in South China Sea as China told to expect retaliation if it makes key move
Manila says it is, alongside allies, ready to “counteract” any attempt by Beijing to restrict flights in airspace over the disputed South China Sea. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »South Korea’s fertility rate rises for the first time in 9 years
South Korea’s fertility rate rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, supported by an increase in marriages, preliminary data showed on Wednesday, in a sign that the country’s demographic crisis might have turned a corner. CBC | World News
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