Rescuers discover last missing person in landslide accident
YANGJU, South Korea-- Rescuers on Wednesday found the last missing worker who was buried in a landslide accident at a quarry last week, officials said.The discovery came four days after…
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Military reports 144 more COVID-19 cases
SEOUL-- South Korea's military on Wednesday reported 144 additional COVID-19 cases, raising the total caseload among its domestic personnel to 5,056.The new cases included 90 from the Army, 23 from…
S. Korea reports additional avian influenza case
SEOUL-- South Korean agricultural authorities on Wednesday reported an additional confirmed case of highly pathogenic bird flu from a local farm.The outbreak occurred in a duck farm in Jincheon, North…
Pfizer Expected to Seek FDA Emergency Approval of its COVID-19 Vaccine for Young Children
U.S.-based drugmaker Pfizer and its German-based partner BioNTech is expected to ask the Food and Drug Administration Tuesday to grant authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine for children under five years…
New infections hit record 18,343 amid omicron woes
SEOUL– South Korea’s daily COVID-19 cases exceeded 18,000 for the first time Tuesday, since the first local case emerged two years ago, due to spread of the omicron variant during…
Jimin of BTS tests positive for COVID-19
SEOUL– Jimin, a member of K-pop superband BTS, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, his management agency said Monday. He also underwent a surgery for appendicitis and is in…