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S. Korean left-wing party chief sacked for sexual harassment

Kim Jong-cheol admits harassing MP Jang Hye-yeong after a dinner last month

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Borders tightened as coronavirus curfew fury spills over

The United States is set to join France, Israel and Sweden in pulling up the drawbridge to certain arrivals

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21.7 mil birds culled in S. Korea’s fight against avian flu

‘Destruction’ drive at poultry farms sends egg, meat prices soaring

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Xi opens virtual Davos forum as virus-hit West struggles

Biden absent from week-long online gathering to tackle urgent challenges at home

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Cyclone Eloise leaves hundreds homeless in Mozambique

Unicef preliminary figures show 142,000 hectares of farmland, 26 health centres and 76 classrooms have been swamped.

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19 charred bodies found in Mexico cartel hotspot

Preliminary probe suggests victims first shot, likely in different location, before corpses set ablaze

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Senior N. Korean diplomat defects to South, say reports

Ryu Hyun-woo’s arrival in S. Korea in 2019 finally made public, say media

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US warships conduct exercises in South China Sea

‘Freedom of navigation’ exercise the first routine operation in the region under new President Joe Biden

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Samsung chief won’t appeal jail term

Lee Jae-yong will be eligible for parole as soon as September, so long as prosecutors don’t successfully appeal for longer sentence

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S. Korea makes insurance a must for owners of ‘fierce’ dogs

It’s aimed at ensuring victims of incidents related to these animals are compensated promptly

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Australia approves Pfizer jab, first doses to be given in late Feb

It is the first Covid-19 vaccine to get green light in country

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Australia ups bush fire danger rating

Temperatures hit 41°C, as heatwave sweeps over south-eastern states

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New Zealand’s new Covid-19 case is South African variant

Source of infection thought to be returnee from Europe, says minister