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• US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
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All posts tagged "south"

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  S. Korean rescue vessel heads to Bering Sea where 27 died

  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A South Korean vessel is on pace to arrive Friday in the west Bering Sea, where a fishing ship sank, killing at least 27 people. The commander of the U.S. Coast Guard in...

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  S. Korea’s Jin Jeong takes 1st-round lead at Australian PGA

  GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — South Korea’s Jin Jeong birdied three of the six holes he played Friday to conclude his first round for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke lead at the weather-delayed Australian PGA. Jeong...

  • Posted December 11, 2014
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  Korean American banned from leaving country for alleged pro-NK talk shows

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — A Korean American woman has been temporarily banned from leaving South Korea amid an investigation into her alleged pro-North Korean remarks during a series of talk shows, police said Thursday. The move comes after...

  • Posted December 11, 2014
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  Lotte Aquarium water leak cover up scares away visitors

  By Jung Min-ho Two months ago, Na Kyong-chae, a mother of two children, bought yearly memberships to the aquarium inside the second Lotte World. But after the government found at least three water leaks there Wednesday, she...

  • Posted December 11, 2014
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  SNU staff to receive mandatory education on rights, sex

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Seoul National University (SNU), the most prestigious school in South Korea, will make it mandatory for all staff members to regularly take education courses on human rights and gender quality, the university said Thursday,...

  • Posted December 11, 2014
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  S. Korea to take over search after fishing disaster

  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — South Korean officials are expected to take over on-scene control of search efforts following the deadly sinking of a fishing vessel in the western Bering Sea last month. The U.S. Coast Guard has...

  • Posted December 11, 2014
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  S. Korea says logistics not sole reason to keep Olympics at home

  By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL (Yonhap) — Despite recent changes to the Olympic hosting process that would allow multiple cities to jointly stage events, PyeongChang, the South Korean host of the 2018 Winter Olympics, maintains that it has...

  • Posted December 11, 2014
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