CBS News5d
South Korea wildfires kill at least 24 people, force tens of thousands to evacuate
Seoul — South Korea's worst wildfires on record have scorched a massive swath of the country's southeast over the past five days and killed at least 24 people, according to the national fire ...
Reuters3d
South Korea contains main blazes in week-old wildfires
Light rain aids firefighters in South Korea's worst wildfires Main fires of five regions contained, minister says Experts link fire spread to climate change, warn of future risks Mostly elderly ...
The Irish Times5d
South Korea wildfires kill at least 24, force more than 27,000 to evacuate
The death toll in the wildfires raging across South Korea’s southeastern region rose to 24 and the pilot of a firefighting helicopter was killed when the aircraft crashed on Wednesday ...
The Irish News6d
Helicopter aiding efforts to tackle wildfires in South Korea crashes
South Korean officials say a helicopter crashed during efforts to contain wildfires in the south-eastern town of Uiseong. The Korea Forest Service said on Wednesday that rescue efforts were ...
The Irish News5d
South Korea in uphill battle to contain wildfires as death toll rises
Multiple wildfires raging across South Korea’s southern regions for days have killed 27 people and destroyed more than 300 structures, officials said. Thousands of personnel and dozens of ...
Forbes4d
South Korea
After emerging from the 1950-53 war with North Korea, South Korea emerged as one of the 20th century’s most remarkable economic success stories, becoming a developed, globally connected ...
The Irish Times6d
Fraud and abuse in South Korea’s foreign-adoption programme in 1970s and 1980s highlighted
A South Korea commission has highlighted a foreign-adoption programme in the 1970s and 1980s that was rife with fraud and abuse, and the role of military governments in permitting the large-scale ...
KTEN3d
Rallies grow in South Korea as court weighs president's fate
Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans rallied for and against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday as protests grow while the country's Constitutional Court weighs whether to dismiss him.
Independent.ie5d
South Korea battles worst ever wildfires as death toll hits 26
making it the biggest single forest fire in South Korea's history. The previous record was 24,000 hectares (59,000 acres) in a March 2000 fire. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up ...
The Boston Globe5d
North Korea sent 3,000 more troops to Russia, according to South’s assessment
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea sent around 3,000 additional troops to Russia in January and February in continued support for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, ...
AOL6d
At least 24 dead as wildfires ravage southern South Korea and force 27,000 to evacuate
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Wind-driven wildfires that were among South Korea’s worst ever have ravaged the country’s southern regions, killing 24 people, destroying more than 300 structures ...