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Major wildfire in Uiseong 95% contained: authorities

The containment rate of a major wildfire in the southeastern county of Uiseong that has spread for eight days has risen to 95 percent, officials said Friday, as they have been making all-out efforts t

Fire-ravaged southeast reels from unprecedented damage

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Trump’s 25% auto tariff to hit Korean car exports hard

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Concerns rise over ‘paralyzed’ Constitutional Court as justices delay verdict on Yoon Suk Yeol

As the highly anticipated Constitutional Court ruling on President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment continues to be delayed, with no date for the verdict yet announced, concerns are mounting over the court

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Korea’s worst-ever wildfires prompt massive relocation of cultural artifacts

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Damage to heritage grows amid raging wildfires

Key UNESCO sites in Andong still intact, officials say The tally of damage to cultural heritage overseen by the government has been steadily increasing since last week, when one of the worst wildfires