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South Korea Seize 2 Tonnes Of Cocaine In Largest-Ever Drug Bust
South Korea discovered and seized two tonnes of cocaine hidden aboard a Norwegian-flagged vessel, authorities told AFP on Friday, marking the country's largest drug bust to date.
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Lee Sun-Kyun Dies: 5 Points On 'Parasite' Actor
South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun of the Oscar-winning film 'Parasite' died at the age of 48 in central Seoul in an apparent suicide, as per AFP. His wife told the police that the actor had left home and she had found what seemed like a suicide note.
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Woman High On Meth Tries To Open Emergency Exit Mid-Flight On Korean Air Plane
The passenger reportedly began to show signs of anxiety after 10 hours of flight and tried several times to open the emergency door.
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China Executes South Korean National For Drug Trafficking
China has executed a South Korean national for drug trafficking, Beijing's foreign ministry said, the first time such a sentence has been carried out on a citizen of that country in almost a decade.
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"North Koreans' Right To Life Greatly Threatened": South Korean Report
North Korea executes people for drugs, sharing South Korean media, and religious activities as it stifles its citizens' human rights and freedom, its rival, South Korea, said in a report on Thursday.
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South Korea Authorises Emergency Use Of Pfizer's Antiviral Covid Pill
South Korea authorised for emergency use Pfizer's antiviral pills targeting COVID19 as the first of its kind to be introduced in South Korea, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
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Samsung Vice Chairman Convicted, Fined For Illegal Anaesthetic Drug Use
The de-facto leader of South Korea's sprawling Samsung group Lee Jae-yong was convicted Tuesday of illegally using the anaesthetic drug propofol, the latest legal travail to beset the multi-billionaire.
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High Traces Of Viagra, Other Drugs Found In South Korea's Seoul Sewers, Shows Research
High traces of Viagra and other drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction were found in Seoul's wastewaters, and their presence in the urban area is expected to increase, South Korean researchers say.
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South Korea President's Office Explains Viagra Purchase
South Korea President Park Geun-hye's office on Wednesday confirmed revelations by an opposition lawmaker that it purchased about 360 erectile dysfunction Viagra pills and the generic version of the drug in December.
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Electile Dysfunction: South Korea Probes Sex Pills-For-Votes Claim
Elderly men in South Korea have allegedly been given erectile dysfunction drugs to buy their votes in legislative elections, prosecutors said Tuesday, announcing an investigation into the suspected breach.
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Japanese Woman Abducted by North Korea Died of Drug Overdose: Report
Megumi Yokota, a Japanese national abducted by North Korean agents decades ago as a schoolgirl, died from an overdose of medication in 1994 and was buried in a pit with other corpses, a South Korean newspaper said on Friday.
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Asian Games Hit by Hijab, Drugs Controversies
Mounting controversies stole attention from world records in archery and shooting and an improved performance by South Korea's Park Tae-Hwan in the 100 metres freestyle heats at the Asian Games.
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South Korean bill that groups gaming with drugs and alcohol sparks debate
The bill is winning support from parents, religious groups and doctors but has alarmed the Internet industry and enraged gamers.
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Korean tourist allegedly raped in Bandhavgarh reserve
A South Korean student holidaying on her own in India was allegedly drugged and raped by the son of a hotel owner as she visited a tiger reserve in central India, police said on Friday.
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Found: Thousands of smuggled capsules holding human flesh
South Korea has seized thousands of smuggled drug capsules filled with powdered flesh from dead babies, which some people believe can cure disease, officials said on Monday. The capsules were made in north-eastern China from babies whose bodies were chopped into small pieces and dried on stoves before being turned into powder, the Korea Customs Ser...
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South Korea Seize 2 Tonnes Of Cocaine In Largest-Ever Drug Bust
South Korea discovered and seized two tonnes of cocaine hidden aboard a Norwegian-flagged vessel, authorities told AFP on Friday, marking the country's largest drug bust to date.
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Lee Sun-Kyun Dies: 5 Points On 'Parasite' Actor
South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun of the Oscar-winning film 'Parasite' died at the age of 48 in central Seoul in an apparent suicide, as per AFP. His wife told the police that the actor had left home and she had found what seemed like a suicide note.
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Woman High On Meth Tries To Open Emergency Exit Mid-Flight On Korean Air Plane
The passenger reportedly began to show signs of anxiety after 10 hours of flight and tried several times to open the emergency door.
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China Executes South Korean National For Drug Trafficking
China has executed a South Korean national for drug trafficking, Beijing's foreign ministry said, the first time such a sentence has been carried out on a citizen of that country in almost a decade.
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"North Koreans' Right To Life Greatly Threatened": South Korean Report
North Korea executes people for drugs, sharing South Korean media, and religious activities as it stifles its citizens' human rights and freedom, its rival, South Korea, said in a report on Thursday.
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South Korea Authorises Emergency Use Of Pfizer's Antiviral Covid Pill
South Korea authorised for emergency use Pfizer's antiviral pills targeting COVID19 as the first of its kind to be introduced in South Korea, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
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Samsung Vice Chairman Convicted, Fined For Illegal Anaesthetic Drug Use
The de-facto leader of South Korea's sprawling Samsung group Lee Jae-yong was convicted Tuesday of illegally using the anaesthetic drug propofol, the latest legal travail to beset the multi-billionaire.
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High Traces Of Viagra, Other Drugs Found In South Korea's Seoul Sewers, Shows Research
High traces of Viagra and other drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction were found in Seoul's wastewaters, and their presence in the urban area is expected to increase, South Korean researchers say.
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South Korea President's Office Explains Viagra Purchase
South Korea President Park Geun-hye's office on Wednesday confirmed revelations by an opposition lawmaker that it purchased about 360 erectile dysfunction Viagra pills and the generic version of the drug in December.
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Electile Dysfunction: South Korea Probes Sex Pills-For-Votes Claim
Elderly men in South Korea have allegedly been given erectile dysfunction drugs to buy their votes in legislative elections, prosecutors said Tuesday, announcing an investigation into the suspected breach.
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Japanese Woman Abducted by North Korea Died of Drug Overdose: Report
Megumi Yokota, a Japanese national abducted by North Korean agents decades ago as a schoolgirl, died from an overdose of medication in 1994 and was buried in a pit with other corpses, a South Korean newspaper said on Friday.
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Asian Games Hit by Hijab, Drugs Controversies
Mounting controversies stole attention from world records in archery and shooting and an improved performance by South Korea's Park Tae-Hwan in the 100 metres freestyle heats at the Asian Games.
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South Korean bill that groups gaming with drugs and alcohol sparks debate
The bill is winning support from parents, religious groups and doctors but has alarmed the Internet industry and enraged gamers.
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Korean tourist allegedly raped in Bandhavgarh reserve
A South Korean student holidaying on her own in India was allegedly drugged and raped by the son of a hotel owner as she visited a tiger reserve in central India, police said on Friday.
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Found: Thousands of smuggled capsules holding human flesh
South Korea has seized thousands of smuggled drug capsules filled with powdered flesh from dead babies, which some people believe can cure disease, officials said on Monday. The capsules were made in north-eastern China from babies whose bodies were chopped into small pieces and dried on stoves before being turned into powder, the Korea Customs Ser...
