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Largest, deadliest fire in South Korea breaks out

FIREFIGHTERS in South Korea are battling a wildfire considered as the largest in the country’s history, affecting more than 35,810 hectares, appr...
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Mass illegal adoption uncovered in South Korea

THE Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Korea has discovered that over 200,000 South Korean children were unlawfully sent abroad through i...
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Grandparents, 2 others, nabbed for toddler’s death in French Alps

THE grandparents of a two-year-old boy were among the four persons who were arrested for the toddler’s death in the French Alps in July 2023.The...
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US cuts to HIV aid feared to cost millions of lives, rise in daily infections

THE Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAids) said the United States’ foreign aid cuts could affect millions of lives, fearing that HIV...
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Pope Francis discharged from hospital

AFTER a five-week bout with pneumonia, Pope Francis was finally discharged from hospital on Sunday.The 88-year-old pontiff made his first public ap...
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Power outage shuts down UK’s largest aviation hub

A POWER outage sent one of the world’s busiest airports to a standstill, affecting 200,000 passengers.Operations at Heathrow Airport were halted ...
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Canada slams China for executing its nationals over drug offenses

CANADA has strongly condemned China’s execution of four individuals with Canadian citizenship, all convicted of drug-related offenses. Foreign Mi...
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End of war? Trump, Zelensky had a ‘very good’ talk

US President Donald Trump disclosed that he had a “very good” hour-long phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky.Shortly after the ...
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Putin rejects full truce but halts attacks on Ukraine’s energy infra

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call on Tuesday, March 18, discussing a potential ceasefire in Ukraine....
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HOMEWARD BOUND: NASA astronauts set for return after being stranded in space

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are finally heading home after an extended nine-month mission aboard the International Space Statio...