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THAAD missile system to be set up in S Korea in June at earliest: Seoul
Feb 26, 2017 08:47The US Terminal-High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system will be installed in South Korea no sooner than June, Seoul has announced.
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South Koreans hold competing mass rallies over Park’s impeachment
Feb 26, 2017 05:33Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans have staged rival mass rallies in the country’s capital of Seoul over the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye.
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Clashes erupt in South Africa amid xenophobic attacks
Feb 24, 2017 10:57Police in South Africa have used rubber bullets, stun grenades, and tear gas to scatter people clashing at rival rallies by locals and refugees.
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Senior Samsung executives offer to resign: Report
Feb 24, 2017 04:56Two senior executives with South Korea’s Samsung company have offered to resign over allegations that the firm has been involved in a high-scale scandal linked to South Korean President Park Geun-hye.
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Samsung heir formally arrested in South Korea
Feb 17, 2017 05:26The de facto head of the South Korean company Samsung has been formally arrested on charges of bribery in connection with a massive corruption scandal.
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Fire at South Korea shopping mall kills four, injures 47
Feb 05, 2017 12:05At least four people have lost their lives and more than 45 others sustained injuries in a fire at a shopping mall in South Korea.
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South Korean prosecutors raid presidential residence, are barred by security
Feb 03, 2017 08:33South Korean prosecutors have raided President Park Geun-hye’s official residence as part of an investigation into an influence-peddling scandal but been confronted by security guards at the site.
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US, South Korea agree to deploy THAAD this year: Seoul
Feb 03, 2017 08:24The US and South Korea have agreed to deploy an advanced American missile system on Korean territory this year, South Korea’s Defense Ministry says.
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South Korea president doesn’t allow prosecutors to search residence
Feb 02, 2017 10:27The office of South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye has denied prosecutors access to the president’s residence for a search as part of investigations into a major corruption scandal.
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Ban abruptly ends presidential bid for South Korea
Feb 01, 2017 10:25Former United Nations (UN) secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has ended his unofficial bid to run for the top office of his country of origin, South Korea.