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South Korea Sees Record Birth Rate Growth For Jan-May

South Korea registered record birth rate growth during the first five months of the year, a statistics agency official told AFP on Wednesday.

International Business Times

Initial probe into South Korea's Jeju Air crash angers families by hinting at pilot error

The findings sparked vehement protests from bereaved families who accused authorities of trying to shift responsibility for the disaster to the deceased pilots.

Euronews

General Motors Profits Fall On Tariffs

General Motors reported Tuesday that second-quarter profits tumbled by more than a third due to tariffs as it confirmed its full-year forecast.

International Business Times

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Initial probe into South Korea’s Jeju Air crash hints at pilot error, angering families

The initial results of an investigation into December’s devastating Jeju Air crash in South Korea show that the plane’s both engines suffered bird strikes but its pilots turned off a less-damaged one just before its crash-landing

The Independent UK

South Korea looks into ways to improve relations with Kim Jong Un’s North

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has pledged to improve strained relations with Pyongyang

The Independent UK

South Korea suspends official accused of illegally sending drones to North Korea

South Korean drone commander says incident was part of ‘clandestine military operation’ to respond to North Korea

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 finally pulls ahead of the Flip in sales in Korea

In Korea, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is racking up more pre-orders than the Flip 7.

Android Central

American prodigy Annie Sanders steals the limelight in a close-run penultimate lead climbing round of the 2025 Climbing World Cup

Annie Sanders, 17, won her maiden lead climbing gold, while South Korea's Dohyun Lee dominated the men's competition in Madrid

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Jeju Air Crash That Killed 179 Linked To Pilots Powering Down Less-Damaged Engine, Says South Korea Probe

The South Korea-led investigation into December's fatal Jeju Air crash, which caused over 179 deaths, says that the pilots turned off the less-damaged left engine after a bird strike.

Benzinga

China hit by multiple storms, floods, and heatwaves as Typhoon Wipha makes landfall

Typhoon Wipha makes landfall in southern Guangdong province as torrential rain continues across parts of China

The Independent UK

Interim report into deadly South Korea plane crash highlights pilot error

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The Independent UK

South Korea mulls allowing individual tours to North Korea as tensions ease

Unification ministry in Seoul says allowing individual tours will not violate international sanctions.

Al Jazeera

Weather tracker: Mediterranean heatwave sparks concern for marine life

Sea surface temperatures soar near Spain and Portugal, while torrential rain and landslides kill four in South Korea

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The Independent UK

South Korea flood death toll rises to 18 as southern regions battered by record rain

More than 14,000 people have evacuated and damage has been reported in 15 cities and provinces

The Independent UK

Pilot error reportedly behind South Korea’s deadly Jeju Air crash as victims’ families protest findings

Families of Jeju Air crash victims accuse officials of prematurely blaming pilots in unreleased interim report

Al Jazeera

In South Korea, Trump’s tariff threats place US love affair under strain

South Koreans’ perceptions of the US have taken a dive amid Trump’s ‘America First’ foreign policy and trade agenda.

Al Jazeera

Death toll from S Korea rains rises to 18 as met agency warns of heatwaves

Five-day deluge unleashed flash floods and landslides that killed 18 and left nine others missing, authorities say.

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The Independent UK

Torrential rain in South Korea leaves 17 dead and 11 missing

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Euronews

Heavy rains in South Korea leave at least 17 dead and 11 others missing

South Korea has been battered by torrential rains for the past five days, leaving at least 17 people dead and 11 missing.

Space

South Korea wants to build a moon base by 2045

South Korea just laid out its long-term space exploration road map, which features the planned construction of a moon base two decades from now.

The Guardian - UK

Death toll from South Korean rains rises to 17

Eleven people still unaccounted for after record downpours sweep north across country, triggering landslides

The Independent UK

Death toll from South Korea rains rises to 16

Ten people still missing as rains subside

The Independent UK

North Korea performs U-turn on new seaside resort

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Al Jazeera

At least 14 dead in South Korea after heavy rains trigger landslide, floods

Above average rainfall recorded in last five days in Sancheong county, where most deaths took place.

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