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Japanese Journalist Found Guilty Of Defaming South Korean President
A Japanese journalist was acquitted today of defaming South Korean President Park Geun-Hye over his report on her whereabouts following a fatal ferry disaster, in a case that strained diplomatic relations.
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Appeals Court Convicts South Korea Ferry Captain of Murder
A South Korean appeals court on Tuesday found the captain of the Sewol ferry that sank a year ago guilty of murder and upped his sentence to life imprisonment, a court official said.
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Angry and Divided, South Korea Mourns on Anniversary of Ferry Disaster
A day of mourning for the 304 victims of the Sewol ferry sinking was overtaken by acrimony today, as organisers called off a ceremony planned to mark its one-year anniversary to protest against the South Korean government's response to the disaster.
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South Korea President Says Sunken Sewol Ferry Will be Raised
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye promised today that the sunken Sewol ferry would be raised "at the earliest possible date" acceding to a key demand of the victims' relatives.
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France to Re-Examine Extradition of South Korea Ferry Owner's Daughter
A French court will re-examine whether or not to extradite the daughter of a South Korean tycoon blamed for a ferry disaster that killed more than 300 people, a judicial source said today.
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Parents of South Korea Ferry Victims Shave Heads in Protest
Around 50 mothers and fathers of victims of last year's South Korean ferry disaster had their heads shaved in central Seoul today, to push demands for an effective and genuinely independent inquiry.
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South Korea to Pay About $380,000 for Each Student Killed in Ferry Disaster
The South Korean government said today it would pay about 420 million won ($380,000) compensation for each of the 250 students who died or remain missing from last year's ferry disaster, in the first settlement offer to victims' families.
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South Korea Ferry Captain 'Murdered' Passengers
The captain of the Sewol ferry, which sank in April with the loss of 304 lives, murdered his passengers by intentionally abandoning them to their certain deaths, a South Korean appeals court heard on Tuesday.
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South Korea Court Sentences Ferry Operator Chief to 10 Years in Jail
A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced the head of the company that operated a ferry which capsized in April to 10 years in jail over his role in the country's worst maritime disaster in decades.
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South Korea Court Jails Ferry Operator CEO for 10 Years
The head of the company that operated South Korea's ill-fated Sewol ferry was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday, after being convicted of manslaughter over the disaster that killed more than 300 people.
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South Korean Ferry Captain Gets 36 Years in Prison
A news report says that a South Korean district court has handed a sentence of 36 years in prison to the captain of a ferry that sank in April, killing more than 300 people.
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Judgement in Murder Trial of South Korea Ferry Captain
A South Korean court Tuesday will deliver its verdict -- and possible death sentence -- on the ferry captain at the centre of one of the country's worst peacetime disasters, as officials finally ended the long search for bodies.
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Son, Brothers of Sunken South Korean Ferry Owner Convicted
A South Korean court convicted three relatives of the sunken ferry's owner and other associates for corruption on Wednesday, about four months after the tycoon was found dead on the run.
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Divers Find Body Six Months After South Korea Ferry Disaster
South Korean divers discovered another body inside the sunken Sewol ferry on Tuesday, six months after it capsized and more than 100 days after the last corpse was recovered, officials said.
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Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Korea Ferry Disaster Captain
South Korean prosecutors on Monday demanded the death penalty for the captain of the Sewol ferry that sank in April, saying he had abandoned the more than 300 people who died in the disaster.
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Japanese Journalist Found Guilty Of Defaming South Korean President
A Japanese journalist was acquitted today of defaming South Korean President Park Geun-Hye over his report on her whereabouts following a fatal ferry disaster, in a case that strained diplomatic relations.
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Appeals Court Convicts South Korea Ferry Captain of Murder
A South Korean appeals court on Tuesday found the captain of the Sewol ferry that sank a year ago guilty of murder and upped his sentence to life imprisonment, a court official said.
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Angry and Divided, South Korea Mourns on Anniversary of Ferry Disaster
A day of mourning for the 304 victims of the Sewol ferry sinking was overtaken by acrimony today, as organisers called off a ceremony planned to mark its one-year anniversary to protest against the South Korean government's response to the disaster.
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South Korea President Says Sunken Sewol Ferry Will be Raised
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye promised today that the sunken Sewol ferry would be raised "at the earliest possible date" acceding to a key demand of the victims' relatives.
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France to Re-Examine Extradition of South Korea Ferry Owner's Daughter
A French court will re-examine whether or not to extradite the daughter of a South Korean tycoon blamed for a ferry disaster that killed more than 300 people, a judicial source said today.
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Parents of South Korea Ferry Victims Shave Heads in Protest
Around 50 mothers and fathers of victims of last year's South Korean ferry disaster had their heads shaved in central Seoul today, to push demands for an effective and genuinely independent inquiry.
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South Korea to Pay About $380,000 for Each Student Killed in Ferry Disaster
The South Korean government said today it would pay about 420 million won ($380,000) compensation for each of the 250 students who died or remain missing from last year's ferry disaster, in the first settlement offer to victims' families.
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South Korea Ferry Captain 'Murdered' Passengers
The captain of the Sewol ferry, which sank in April with the loss of 304 lives, murdered his passengers by intentionally abandoning them to their certain deaths, a South Korean appeals court heard on Tuesday.
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South Korea Court Sentences Ferry Operator Chief to 10 Years in Jail
A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced the head of the company that operated a ferry which capsized in April to 10 years in jail over his role in the country's worst maritime disaster in decades.
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South Korea Court Jails Ferry Operator CEO for 10 Years
The head of the company that operated South Korea's ill-fated Sewol ferry was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday, after being convicted of manslaughter over the disaster that killed more than 300 people.
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South Korean Ferry Captain Gets 36 Years in Prison
A news report says that a South Korean district court has handed a sentence of 36 years in prison to the captain of a ferry that sank in April, killing more than 300 people.
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Judgement in Murder Trial of South Korea Ferry Captain
A South Korean court Tuesday will deliver its verdict -- and possible death sentence -- on the ferry captain at the centre of one of the country's worst peacetime disasters, as officials finally ended the long search for bodies.
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Son, Brothers of Sunken South Korean Ferry Owner Convicted
A South Korean court convicted three relatives of the sunken ferry's owner and other associates for corruption on Wednesday, about four months after the tycoon was found dead on the run.
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Divers Find Body Six Months After South Korea Ferry Disaster
South Korean divers discovered another body inside the sunken Sewol ferry on Tuesday, six months after it capsized and more than 100 days after the last corpse was recovered, officials said.
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Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Korea Ferry Disaster Captain
South Korean prosecutors on Monday demanded the death penalty for the captain of the Sewol ferry that sank in April, saying he had abandoned the more than 300 people who died in the disaster.
