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Two South Korean Tourists Drown After Golf-Buggy Collision In Thailand
The bodies of two South Korean men who drowned while golfing in northern Thailand have been found, police said today, after their wives' buggy collided with their own, knocking them into a river. The group were on a ferry preparing to cross the river that runs through the course when the men.
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Overloaded South Korean Ferry Sunken 3 Years Ago Emerges In Grey Sea
A South Korean ferry that sank nearly three years ago, killing 304 people, most of them children on a school trip, slowly emerged from a grey sea on Thursday, a sombre reminder of a tragedy that traumatised the country.
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Japanese Journalist Found Guilty Of Defaming South Korean President
A Japanese journalist was acquitted today of defaming South Korean President Park Geun-Hye over his report on her whereabouts following a fatal ferry disaster, in a case that strained diplomatic relations.
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Salvage Experts Start Survey of Sunken South Korean Ferry
Chinese and South Korean salvage experts on Wednesday began an underwater survey of the sunken Sewol ferry -- the first step in the long, complex process of raising the 6,825-tonne vessel to the surface.
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Appeals Court Convicts South Korea Ferry Captain of Murder
A South Korean appeals court on Tuesday found the captain of the Sewol ferry that sank a year ago guilty of murder and upped his sentence to life imprisonment, a court official said.
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Angry and Divided, South Korea Mourns on Anniversary of Ferry Disaster
A day of mourning for the 304 victims of the Sewol ferry sinking was overtaken by acrimony today, as organisers called off a ceremony planned to mark its one-year anniversary to protest against the South Korean government's response to the disaster.
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South Korea President Says Sunken Sewol Ferry Will be Raised
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye promised today that the sunken Sewol ferry would be raised "at the earliest possible date" acceding to a key demand of the victims' relatives.
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France to Re-Examine Extradition of South Korea Ferry Owner's Daughter
A French court will re-examine whether or not to extradite the daughter of a South Korean tycoon blamed for a ferry disaster that killed more than 300 people, a judicial source said today.
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Parents of South Korea Ferry Victims Shave Heads in Protest
Around 50 mothers and fathers of victims of last year's South Korean ferry disaster had their heads shaved in central Seoul today, to push demands for an effective and genuinely independent inquiry.
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South Korea to Pay About $380,000 for Each Student Killed in Ferry Disaster
The South Korean government said today it would pay about 420 million won ($380,000) compensation for each of the 250 students who died or remain missing from last year's ferry disaster, in the first settlement offer to victims' families.
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Two South Korean Tourists Drown After Golf-Buggy Collision In Thailand
The bodies of two South Korean men who drowned while golfing in northern Thailand have been found, police said today, after their wives' buggy collided with their own, knocking them into a river. The group were on a ferry preparing to cross the river that runs through the course when the men.
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Overloaded South Korean Ferry Sunken 3 Years Ago Emerges In Grey Sea
A South Korean ferry that sank nearly three years ago, killing 304 people, most of them children on a school trip, slowly emerged from a grey sea on Thursday, a sombre reminder of a tragedy that traumatised the country.
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Japanese Journalist Found Guilty Of Defaming South Korean President
A Japanese journalist was acquitted today of defaming South Korean President Park Geun-Hye over his report on her whereabouts following a fatal ferry disaster, in a case that strained diplomatic relations.
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Salvage Experts Start Survey of Sunken South Korean Ferry
Chinese and South Korean salvage experts on Wednesday began an underwater survey of the sunken Sewol ferry -- the first step in the long, complex process of raising the 6,825-tonne vessel to the surface.
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Appeals Court Convicts South Korea Ferry Captain of Murder
A South Korean appeals court on Tuesday found the captain of the Sewol ferry that sank a year ago guilty of murder and upped his sentence to life imprisonment, a court official said.
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Angry and Divided, South Korea Mourns on Anniversary of Ferry Disaster
A day of mourning for the 304 victims of the Sewol ferry sinking was overtaken by acrimony today, as organisers called off a ceremony planned to mark its one-year anniversary to protest against the South Korean government's response to the disaster.
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South Korea President Says Sunken Sewol Ferry Will be Raised
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye promised today that the sunken Sewol ferry would be raised "at the earliest possible date" acceding to a key demand of the victims' relatives.
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France to Re-Examine Extradition of South Korea Ferry Owner's Daughter
A French court will re-examine whether or not to extradite the daughter of a South Korean tycoon blamed for a ferry disaster that killed more than 300 people, a judicial source said today.
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Parents of South Korea Ferry Victims Shave Heads in Protest
Around 50 mothers and fathers of victims of last year's South Korean ferry disaster had their heads shaved in central Seoul today, to push demands for an effective and genuinely independent inquiry.
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South Korea to Pay About $380,000 for Each Student Killed in Ferry Disaster
The South Korean government said today it would pay about 420 million won ($380,000) compensation for each of the 250 students who died or remain missing from last year's ferry disaster, in the first settlement offer to victims' families.
