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Exclusive: "Most Victims Probably Dead" - Bangkok Police On Building Collapse
A 33-storey high-rise collapsed in Thailand's Bangkok after a massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar and tremors were felt across the South Asian region on Friday afternoon, with aftershocks striking the region multiple times.
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South Korean Man Suspected Of Starting Wildfires While Cleaning Grave
South Korean police have launched a probe into a man suspected of accidentally igniting the country's worst wildfires in history while cleaning his relatives' gravesites, an investigator said Sunday.
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Satellite Images Show Fresh Chinese Bomber Deployment In South China Sea
China deployed two long-range H-6 bombers around the Scarborough Shoal this week, in Beijing's latest move to assert sovereignty over the hotly disputed atoll in the South China Sea, satellite images obtained by Reuters showed.
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South Korea's 'Heartbreaking' Wildfires Expose Super-Aged Society
The inferno has laid bare South Korea's demographic crisis and regional disparities: it is a super-aged society with the world's lowest birth rate.
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South Korea, World's Largest "Baby Exporter", Violated Human Rights To Meet Adoption Demand, Probe Finds
South Korea's government enabled the "mass exportation" of children with private adoption agencies by fabricating birth records and failing to follow consent procedures, a long-awaited investigation has found.
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South Korea Wildfires 'Largest On Record', 27 Dead
Wildfires in South Korea are now the largest and deadliest on record, having burned more forest and killed more people than any previous blaze, officials said, as the deaths hit 27.
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Forbidden K-Pop To Centre Stage: North Koreans Set For Music Debut
It's been a long road from North Korea to the cusp of K-pop stardom in the South for Hyuk and Seok -- but they say they are determined to make 1Verse a success.
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Video: South Korea's "Worst Wildfires" Kill 18, Burn Historic Temples, UNESCO Site
At least 18 people have been killed in one of South Korea's worst wildfire outbreaks, as multiple blazes broke out in the country's southeastern region over the weekend, causing unprecedented damage.
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Pilot Killed As South Korea Firefighting Helicopter Crashes In Mountain
At least 19 people have been killed in one of South Korea's worst wildfire outbreaks, with multiple raging blazes causing "unprecedented damage", the acting president said Wednesday.
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Strong Winds, Dry Weather, Haze: South Korea Struggles To Contain Wildfire
Deadly wildfires in South Korea worsened overnight, officials said Tuesday, as dry, windy weather hampers efforts to contain one of the country's worst-ever fire outbreaks.
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US Trade Official To Visit India Days Before Trump's Reciprocal Tariff Kicks In
Brendan Lynch, the assistant US trade representative for South and Central Asia, will pay a five-day visit to India beginning Tuesday, days before US President Donald Trump's tit-for-tat tariff kicks in.
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South Korean Woman Arrested In UP For "Illegally" Entering India Via Nepal
A joint team of Sashastra Seema Bal and Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested a South Korean woman who was "illegally" entering India through Nepal by changing her name from the border in this district, officials said on Sunday.
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South Korean Court Dismisses PM Han Duck-soo's Impeachment Over Martial Law
South Korea's Constitutional Court struck down the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Monday, reinstating him as acting president-- a role he was given after the president was suspended for declaring martial law last year.
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After Quad, India May Be Part Of New Military Grouping In South China Sea
Even as the Quad steadily strengthens its hold across the Indo-Pacific region, India may soon consider being a part of another key multilateral alliance that focuses on the South China Sea.
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Opinion | India Should Push Trump To Be Practical About Chabahar
With Beijing's rising influence in South Asia and the Indian Ocean, the Iranian port takes on salience and shouldn't become a casualty of Trump's 'Maximum Pressure' policy.
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Exclusive: "Most Victims Probably Dead" - Bangkok Police On Building Collapse
A 33-storey high-rise collapsed in Thailand's Bangkok after a massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar and tremors were felt across the South Asian region on Friday afternoon, with aftershocks striking the region multiple times.
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South Korean Man Suspected Of Starting Wildfires While Cleaning Grave
South Korean police have launched a probe into a man suspected of accidentally igniting the country's worst wildfires in history while cleaning his relatives' gravesites, an investigator said Sunday.
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Satellite Images Show Fresh Chinese Bomber Deployment In South China Sea
China deployed two long-range H-6 bombers around the Scarborough Shoal this week, in Beijing's latest move to assert sovereignty over the hotly disputed atoll in the South China Sea, satellite images obtained by Reuters showed.
-
South Korea's 'Heartbreaking' Wildfires Expose Super-Aged Society
The inferno has laid bare South Korea's demographic crisis and regional disparities: it is a super-aged society with the world's lowest birth rate.
-
South Korea, World's Largest "Baby Exporter", Violated Human Rights To Meet Adoption Demand, Probe Finds
South Korea's government enabled the "mass exportation" of children with private adoption agencies by fabricating birth records and failing to follow consent procedures, a long-awaited investigation has found.
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South Korea Wildfires 'Largest On Record', 27 Dead
Wildfires in South Korea are now the largest and deadliest on record, having burned more forest and killed more people than any previous blaze, officials said, as the deaths hit 27.
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Forbidden K-Pop To Centre Stage: North Koreans Set For Music Debut
It's been a long road from North Korea to the cusp of K-pop stardom in the South for Hyuk and Seok -- but they say they are determined to make 1Verse a success.
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Video: South Korea's "Worst Wildfires" Kill 18, Burn Historic Temples, UNESCO Site
At least 18 people have been killed in one of South Korea's worst wildfire outbreaks, as multiple blazes broke out in the country's southeastern region over the weekend, causing unprecedented damage.
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Pilot Killed As South Korea Firefighting Helicopter Crashes In Mountain
At least 19 people have been killed in one of South Korea's worst wildfire outbreaks, with multiple raging blazes causing "unprecedented damage", the acting president said Wednesday.
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Strong Winds, Dry Weather, Haze: South Korea Struggles To Contain Wildfire
Deadly wildfires in South Korea worsened overnight, officials said Tuesday, as dry, windy weather hampers efforts to contain one of the country's worst-ever fire outbreaks.
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US Trade Official To Visit India Days Before Trump's Reciprocal Tariff Kicks In
Brendan Lynch, the assistant US trade representative for South and Central Asia, will pay a five-day visit to India beginning Tuesday, days before US President Donald Trump's tit-for-tat tariff kicks in.
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South Korean Woman Arrested In UP For "Illegally" Entering India Via Nepal
A joint team of Sashastra Seema Bal and Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested a South Korean woman who was "illegally" entering India through Nepal by changing her name from the border in this district, officials said on Sunday.
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South Korean Court Dismisses PM Han Duck-soo's Impeachment Over Martial Law
South Korea's Constitutional Court struck down the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Monday, reinstating him as acting president-- a role he was given after the president was suspended for declaring martial law last year.
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After Quad, India May Be Part Of New Military Grouping In South China Sea
Even as the Quad steadily strengthens its hold across the Indo-Pacific region, India may soon consider being a part of another key multilateral alliance that focuses on the South China Sea.
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Opinion | India Should Push Trump To Be Practical About Chabahar
With Beijing's rising influence in South Asia and the Indian Ocean, the Iranian port takes on salience and shouldn't become a casualty of Trump's 'Maximum Pressure' policy.
