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FactCheck: government’s South Korea testing claim needs context
We may be carrying out more tests than South Korea, but experts say our testing needs are very different.
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South Koreans sentenced to hard labour in North Korea
Two South Korean citizens arrested in North Korea in March on charges of spying have been sentenced to hard labour for life, South Korea said.
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US envoy to South Korea ‘in great spirits’ after attack
The US ambassador to South Korea says he is “doing well”, after being slashed with a razor by a political extremist at a function in Seoul where he was to give a lecture.
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North Korea back online after internet blackout
North Korea suffers an internet outage for several hours before links were restored on Tuesday, but the US government refuses to say whether it is responsible.
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Hackers threaten South Korea nuclear firm
A threat is made to “stay away” from nuclear reactors in South Korea unless the government shuts three down before Christmas, after a cyber-attack on the power company running them.
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South Korean ferry captain escapes death sentence
A South Korean court finds the captain of a ferry which capsized in April killing more than 300 passengers guilty of negligence and sentences him to 36 years in prison.
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North Korea surprises South with a visit. But where’s Kim?
North Korea sends a senior delegation to South Korea as the two countries agree to reopen a dialogue. But where is Kim Jong-un? The North Korean leader has not been seen in public for weeks.
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Keane’s abusive tirade against ‘not Irish’ McCarthy (2002)
Roy Keane vows never to play for his country again under Mick McCarthy after walking out on the Irish squad before the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan. Ireland made it through to the last 16.
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‘Save us! I think we’re sinking’ – missing ferry boy
The first distress call from the stricken South Korean ferry that sank on Wednesday was made by a boy to a fire station, minutes after the vessel began to go down.
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South Korean ferry crew’s conduct ‘like murder’
The actions of some crew members as the South Korean ferry sank were tantamount to murder, the country’s president says. The disaster’s confirmed death toll is now 64, with 238 missing, presumed dead.
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Families’ frustration at South Korean ferry recovery process
Divers have managed to get inside the hull of the sunken South Korean ferry for the first time to recover the bodies of those who died, it is reported.
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Why did the South Korean ferry sink? Transcript revealed
Authorities release the transcript of conversation between harbour and ferry officials – but how much do we really know what happened to South Korean ferry Sewol?
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South Korea ferry captain held over ferry disaster
South Korean prosecutors are seeking arrest warrants for Captain Lee Joon-Seok and two crew members of the ferry that capsized with hundreds of children on board.
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South Korea ferry crash shows ‘sickening’ safety flaws
As rescue efforts continue, experts tell Channel 4 News more disasters on this scale are inevitable unless ships get much safer.
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South Korea drone crash – did it come from the North?
An unmanned aerial vehicle, commonly known as a drone, has crashed in South Korea, officials say, raising suspicions that it is a part of North Korea’s burgeoning espionage arsenal.
