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    Fire engulfs South Korean apartment block

    A huge blaze that spread up the side of a high-rise apartment building in a South Korean port city left scores of people with minor injuries, officials said Friday. Footage from the scene in Ulsan showed a huge ball of orange flame soaring up

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    Missing Seoul mayor’s body found after huge search

    The missing mayor of South Korea's capital, who was reportedly embroiled in sexual harassment allegations, has been found dead. Park Won-soon's body was discovered after he sent his daughter a will-like message, police said. The

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    North Korea says it is sending soldiers to joint border sites

    North Korea has said it will send soldiers to closed inter-Korean co-operation sites in its territory and reinstall guard posts and resume military exercises at frontline areas, nullifying deals reached with South Korea two years ago. The

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    North Korea fires projectiles, rejects South Korea's 'senseless' dialogue pledge

    North Korea launched at least two projectiles into the sea on Friday, South Korea's military said, shortly after Pyongyang described South Korea's president as "impudent" and vowed that inter-Korean talks are over. The North

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    Paleontologists find 'perfectly preserved' dinosaur skin in South Korea

    Paleontologists in South Korea have found a set of footprints from the Cretaceous Period containing well-preserved traces of a dinosaur's skin. The prints were made by a blackbird-sized Minisauripus, the smallest known theropod, and each

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    Bear walks on two legs to impress tourists

    This bus full of tourists came across a bear who walked on two legs to impress them. The animal walked with a steady stance, much to the amusement of the visitors. The video was captured during a safari in Seoul, South

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    Four accused of secretly filming hotel guests in South Korea

    Police in South Korea have arrested four people on suspicion of secretly filming about 1,600 guests in hotel rooms and posting or streaming the footage on the internet. The Korean National Police Agency said mini-spy cameras were set up in TV

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