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South Korea jet with 176 passengers onboard erupts in flames at major airport

A huge blaze has erupted on a passenger flight in South Korea with 169 people on board. The Air Busan plane caught fire...

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South China Sea tensions erupt as Beijing's vessels accused of 'harassment'

Tensions are rising in the South China Sea, with Philippine authorities claiming China’s coast guard and navy have harassed them with “aggressive manoeuvres”....

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The giant £1.5bn megaproject that could transform underrated South American country

The rolling peaks of the Andes Mountains, long a symbol of Chile’s natural grandeur, are now home to one of the most ambitious...

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Deep South braces for a rare winter storm threatening heavy snow, sleet and ice

By SARAH BRUMFIELD, Associated Press Millions of people across the northern Gulf Coast braced Tuesday for a rare winter storm that’s expected to...

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What lies ahead for South Korea’s impeached president as investigators seek his arrest?

By KIM TONG-HYUNG SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Law enforcement authorities on Friday requested a court warrant to formally arrest South Korea’s impeached...

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South Korea's President arrested after tense stand-off triggering rival protests

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained – but defiantly insisted the anti-corruption agency lacked the authority to investigate him....

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South Korean authorities arrive at residence of impeached president for 2nd attempt to detain him

By KIM TONG-HYUNG SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean law enforcement officials arrived early Wednesday at impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol’s official...

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The incredible mountain of rubbish in South America so large you can see it from space

Satellite imagery has revealed that a pile of clothes created by the fast fashion industry—which produces an estimated 92 million tonnes of waste...

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Winter storm plods into the Deep South, prompting states of emergency and school closures

By JAMIE STENGLE and KENDRIA LAFLEUR, Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A powerful winter storm that dumped heavy snow and glazed roads with...

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Jimmy Carter in the South Bronx: Poverty, presidents and the press

In 1977 I was working for the newly elected City Councilmember from the South Bronx, Gilberto Gerena‐Valentin, when President Jimmy Carter came to...