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The New York Times |
More than two dozen wildfires broke out in southeastern South Korea over the weekend, killing four people and injuring nine others, officials said on Monday.
Reuters |
Light rain offered some relief to South Korean authorities tackling the country's worst wildfires on record, with exhausted firefighters making another push on Friday to contain blazes stretching 70 ...

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South Korea Contains Main Blazes in Week-Old Wildfires
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Russian ship bursts into flames near South Korea as six sailors left injured
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