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aespa singer Winter recently underwent what is being described as a “preventive” surgery for a collapsed lung.In a statement today (April 12), the Winter’s label SM Entertainment confirmed reports that the aespa singer recently underwent surgery for a pneumothorax, which is also commonly known as collapsed lung.Speaking to South Korean news outlet Newsen, the K-pop agency said that because the condition is “prone to recurrence”, the surgery was “carried out as a preventive measure in accordance with her doctor’s opinion, and the decision was made after plenty of discussion”, per Soompi.SM Entertainment added said that Winter is “currently recovering”, adding that the aespa singer’s recovery is their “top priority moving forward” when touching on how the surgery would affect the group’s scheduled activities.aespa are expected to drop new music in the second quarter of 2024, according to a preview of upcoming music release SM Entertainment released in February. It is currently unclear how Winter’s surgery will affect these plans.The K-pop group have also announced their upcoming 2024 ‘SYNK: Parallel Line’ world tour, featuring concerts in Asia, Australia and more.

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Disney+’s ‘Uncle Samsik’: cast, plot, premiere date and all you need to know

Uncle Samsik, starring Song Kang-ho. Read on to learn everything you need to know about the new series.The new K-drama, set in the 1960s, will follow the story of Kim San, a bright and ambitious man who has dreams of turning South Korea into a modern, industrial nation.Kim San’s ambitions soon attracts the attention of Uncle Samsik, a shady fixer who takes whatever steps necessary to help accomplish his goals.

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Former T-ARA singer Areum addresses suicide attempt: “The hospital said it was a miracle I survived”

T-ARA singer Areum has addressed her recent suicide attempt and subsequent hospitalisation on Instagram.On March 27, South Korean media reported that Areum had been taken to a hospital after attempting to take her own life. The news came a day after Areum accused her ex-husband, businessman Kim Young-gul, of being physically and emotionally abusive towards her and her children.On March 29, Areum took to her Instagram to post a picture of herself on a hospital bed, accompanied with a caption addressing her attempt and her recovery, saying that “the hospital said it was a miracle I survived”.“I remembered my loved ones, children, family and friends at the brink of death,” she wrote, per Korea JoongAng Daily. “After realising I might never see them again, I desperately wanted to live, so I held on and regained consciousness.”In the same post, Areum also addressed several accusations a South Korean YouTuber had levied against her and her current partner, which included soliciting money from her Instagram followers for a prior hospital treatment, unrelated to the suicide attempt.“What this YouTuber has said is not true,” Areum wrote.

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'The Recruit' Season 2 Cast: 9 Actors Return,10 Sign On & the Fate of 2 Still Unclear

Noah Centineo has officially embarked on another dangerous adventure as Owen Hendricks in The Recruit, and the cast has been unveiled.

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Disney+ K-drama ‘The Tyrant’: cast, plot, premiere date and all you need to know

The Tyrant, including its plot, cast and more. Read on for everything you need to know about the show.The Tyrant begins when the South Korean government’s top-secret creation of a bioenhancer is stolen and exposed by U.S intelligence agencies.

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Bong Joon-ho, South Korean creatives call for probe into Lee Sun-kyun’s death

Parasite director Bong Joon-ho and several South Korean creatives have called for a probe into the circumstances behind renowned actor Lee Sun-kyun’s death.Last month, the 48-year-old actor was found dead in an apparent suicide. At the time of his death, Lee had been undergoing a highly publicised investigation by South Korean police on suspicions of drug use.Earlier this week, the newly established Association of Solidarity of Cultural Artists released a statement calling for an investigation into Lee’s death, per The Korea Herald.

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K-Pop Star Haechan Fined for Smoking Indoors, SM Entertainment Issues Statement

NCT’s Haechan is being fined.

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‘Parasite’ director Bong Joo Ho calls for investigation into actor Lee Sun-kyun’s death

Lee Sun-kyun died at age 48. Lee starred as the father of a wealthy family in “Parasite,” which was the first non-English-language movie to win best picture in the Oscars’ 92-year history.

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Rookie boyband RIIZE return with dreamy ‘Love 119’ music video

RIIZE have made their comeback with a music video for their new single ‘Love 119’.In the new visual, the boyband head to school together on a cold winter’s day, where they quietly observe a love interest in their class from afar. In other scenes, the group practise the song’s choreography together.

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'Living Nostradamus' who 'foresaw Covid' makes chilling 2024 predictions

A man who calls himself "The Living Nostradamus" has unveiled his predictions for the new year - and it's apparently going to be eventful.

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New South-South health cooperation initiative launched linking Africa and the Caribbean

The Health Development Partnership for Africa and the Caribbean (HeDPAC), a new initiative to strengthen South-South health cooperation between Africa and the Caribbean, was launched today.

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South Korea proposes meeting with North on family reunions

A little girl looks through binoculars towards North Korea from a viewing platform covered with ribbons bearing goodwill messages during a visit to Goseong Unification Observatory on February 22, 2018 in Goseong-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Carl Court SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea’s new government on Thursday proposed a meeting with North Korea to discuss a resumption of reunions of families separated since the 1950-53 Korean War, despite long-strained ties between the rivals over the North’s nuclear weapons program.Family reunions are a highly emotional humanitarian issue because they involve people in their 80s and older who are desperate to see their long-lost relatives before they die.

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South Korea to purchase 70,000 courses of new Pfizer COVID-19 pill

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South Korea reports highest COVID-19 daily count amid fourth wave

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South Korea to impose stricter Covid-19 restrictions in Seoul, says PM

South Korea will raise coronavirus restrictions to the highest level in capital Seoul and some neighbouring regions from Monday, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said on Friday.

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South Korea’s fix for Covid-19 vaccine shortages: Ask U.S. for a swap

SEOUL: South Korea has a wealthy-country solution to alleviate its delayed rollout of Covid-19 vaccines: propose a swap with the U.S., which has one of the world’s biggest supplies.With its president visiting the White House on Friday, South Korea is expected to suggest an exchange of millions of doses on a one-for-one basis: The U.S. provides vaccinations now from its growing pile of unused shots.

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The Latest: South Korea reports highest jump in 3 months

SEOUL, South Korea __ South Korea has recorded its highest daily jump in new COVID-19 infections in about three months, as officials urge the public to maintain vigilance.

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US consults with Japan, South Korea on North Korea approach

National security adviser Jake Sullivan consulted with his counterparts from Japan and South Korea on Friday as the Biden administration settles on its approach for dealing with North Korea, including its nuclear program.

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South Korea offers free COVID-19 tests to pet cats and dogs

SEOUL, South Korea - Pet cats and dogs in the capital city of South Korea will be tested for COVID-19 for free if they come into contact with infected humans and show symptoms.In an online briefing, Seoul official Park Yoo-mi said that pets found infected with the virus must be quarantined at their homes or a city-run facility for 14 days. The announcement comes after a cat in the southeastern city of Jinju became the country’s first animal confirmed to have COVID-19.

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South Korea says North Korea tried to hack its coronavirus vaccine developers

South Korea’s intelligence agency foiled North Korean attempts to hack into South Korean companies developing coronavirus vaccines, lawmakers said on Friday.Ha Tae-keung, a member of the parliamentary intelligence committee, said after being briefed by the National Intelligence Service (NIS) that the agency did not specify how many and which drugmakers were targeted but said there was no damage from the hacking attempts.

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South Korea scrambles to avoid hospital bed shortage amid new coronavirus surge

South Korea reported more than 500 new coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day on Friday, a level unseen in nearly nine months, as a third wave of infections spread nationwide, leaving authorities scrambling to provide more hospital beds.“The situation is extremely serious and acute, as all of the 17 metropolitan cities and provinces and especially all the 25 districts in Seoul are reporting new cases,” Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun told a meeting on COVID-19 responses.The daily tally of 569 came a day after the numbers hit the highest level since March 6, when South Korea was reeling from the first major COVID-19 outbreak outside China.

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South Korea's third Covid wave may be largest if not curbed: official

SEOUL: South Korea grappled with a resurgence in COVID-19 cases on Saturday, as a senior official warned it could be the country's largest wave of infections if the spread is not quickly contained.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reported 386 new daily coronavirus cases as of midnight on Friday, bringing total infections to 30,403, with 503 deaths. New cases topped 300 for the fourth day in a row, after Tuesday saw the highest since August."We are at a critical juncture; if we fail to block the current spread, we could be facing a large nationwide infection that surpasses" the first two waves, senior KDCA official Lim Sook-young told a news briefing.

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Man escapes coronavirus quarantine early in South Korea by breaking through wall

Indonesian seaman bust out of a South Korean quarantine facility by breaking through a wall a day before he was due to complete a mandatory two weeks in isolation, a health official said on Wednesday.“The person had tested negative for coronavirus and showed no symptoms during the isolation period,” health ministry spokesman Son Young-rae told reporters.

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South Korea seeks $4 million in damages from church accused of coronavirus spread

South Korea’s capital Seoul said on Friday it would seek 4.6 billion won (US$4 million) in damages against a church for causing the spread of the coronavirus by disrupting tracing and testing efforts.A fresh wave of infections erupted at a church whose members attended a large protest in downtown Seoul in mid-August, becoming the country’s largest cluster in the greater capital area. The outbreak has driven triple-digit increases in daily COVID-19 cases for more than a month.

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South Korea to see tougher measures as new coronavirus outbreak spreads from capital

South Korea said on Saturday it will roll out tougher social distancing guidelines to curb the spread of coronavirus nationwide as it battles a new outbreak of the disease spreading from the capital, Seoul.The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) reported 315 new domestic coronavirus infections as of midnight Friday, the latest in a string of triple digit increases in new local cases.

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South Korea arrests head of religious sect linked to 36% of country’s coronavirus cases

South Korean authorities arrested the founder of a secretive Christian sect at the center of the country’s largest outbreak of COVID-19 infections on Saturday for allegedly hiding crucial information from contact-tracers and other offenses.Lee Man-hee is the powerful head of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus which is linked to more than 5,200 coronavirus infections, or 36% of South Korea’s total cases.

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Coronavirus: South Korea sees spike in new cases as U.S. states tighten controls

South Korea on Saturday reported more than 100 new coronavirus cases for the first time in four months while South Africa announced a surge in infections and some U.S. states tightened anti-disease controls.South Korea’s 113 new cases included 36 workers returning from Iraq and 32 crew members of a Russian freighter, the government said.

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Coronavirus treatment: One in three Covid patients in South Korea improve

SEOUL : One in three South Korean patients seriously ill with COVID-19 showed an improvement in their condition after being given Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral remdesivir, health authorities said.More research was needed to determine if the improvement was attributable to the drug or other factors such as patients' immunity and other therapies, they said.Remdesivir has been at the forefront of the global battle against COVID-19 after the intravenously administered medicine helped shorten hospital recovery times in a U.S. clinical trial.Several countries including South Korea have added the drug to the list of treatment for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

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South Korea honors health workers, highlights importance of handwashing in elaborate drone light show

SEOUL - There has been no shortage of creative tributes to front-line workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but South Korea’s July 7 display served both as a dazzling salute and stellar public service announcement.Using drones, the Republic of Korea orchestrated a spectacular light show to honor the health care heroes battling the virus, while also urging the public to continue following safety guidelines.The drones light show highlighted the importance of mask-wearing when they arranged into a pattern that resembled a masked face, with some drones acting as particles failing to penetrate the mask.Organizers then moved the drones into the shape of open hands with water droplets falling on them from above, symbolizing the importance of

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South Korea limits entry for foreigners after new cases of coronavirus

SEOUL : South Korea’s health authorities will limit the entry of foreigners from some countries where Covid-19 infections are surging through a temporary restriction on flights and visa issuancesWith the exception of important business trips or visits by government officials, Korean authorities will restrict issuance of visas “as much as possible," and put a temporary ban on non-scheduled flights from countries where the virus is widely spreading, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said in a statement on Sunday.The measures will “immediately take effect" for visitors from Pakistan and Bangladesh, which account for some of the recent cases in South Korea, it said.

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South Korea’s coronavirus success story threatened by surge of new infections

South Korea was celebrating its hard-won gains against the coronavirus, easing social distancing, reopening schools and promoting a tech-driven anti- virus campaign President Moon Jae-in has called “K-quarantine.”But a resurgence of infections in the Seoul region where half of South Korea’s 51 million people live is threatening the country’s success story and prompting health authorities to warn that action must be taken now to stop a second wave.South Korea’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 45 new cases, a daily rise that has been fairly consistent since late May.

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George Floyd protests spark COVID-19 fears in U.S., South Korea sees rise in cases

Protests around the U.S. against police brutality have sparked fears of a further spread of the coronavirus, while South Korea is reporting a steady rise in cases around the capital after appearing to bring the outbreak under control.

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The Latest: South Korea has 25 new cases in small outbreaks

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.

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Coronavirus outbreak: South Korea authorities looking at mobile phone data, credit cards to trace possible COVID-19 infections

South Korean authorities said on Tuesday they have been combing through mobile phone data and credit card statements, as well as CCTV footage, in an effort to trace those who recently visited nightclubs and may have been infected due to COVID-19 exposure.

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COVID-19: Increased Homophobia in South Korea After Gay Bar Infections

2 min read A corona-infected man who visited several gay bars in Seoul has been blamed for a new Coronavirus outbreak in South Korea, which risks increasing homophobic abuse in the country. A symptom-free 29-year-old, who was later diagnosed with Covid-19, visited five gay bars in Seoul’s Itaewon party area without knowing he was carrying the coronavirus.

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Coronavirus: South Korea, China slowly resume public events as new infections drop

China and South Korea, which had early, intense outbreaks of the coronavirus, together reported only four new infections Tuesday and were slowly resuming public events after months of containment efforts.

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North Korea, South Korea exchange gunfire across border, raising tensions

North and South Korea exchanged gunfire around the South’s guard post early on Sunday, raising tension a day after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended an almost three-week absence from public life with state media showing him visiting a factory.

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Kim Jong-un ‘alive, well and staying at holiday resort’ claims South Korean official

Kim Jong-un is ‘alive, well and staying at holiday resort’, a South Korean official has said following rumours of his death.

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Covid-19: ICMR approves rapid testing kits from South Korea for Andhra Pradesh

Amaravati: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved rapid testing kits from South Korea and the tests will be continued using these kits as per the protocol, said a government official.

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Coronavirus: Japan sees rise in infections as new cases drop in South Korea

South Korea reported just eight more cases of the coronavirus on Sunday, the first time a daily increase has dropped to single digits in about two months.

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South Korea’s COVID-19 measures land president Moon’s party a massive election victory

South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s ruling party won an absolute majority in parliamentary elections, results on Thursday showed, a landslide victory propelled by successes in the country’s efforts to contain the new coronavirus.

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Can you catch coronavirus twice? South Korea reports 91 recovered patients tested positive

South Korea reported Friday that almost 100 patients thought to have recovered from the new coronavirus had tested positive again, sparking fears that populations could become re-infected with COVID-19.

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Why Son Heung-min's military service in South Korea is being kept secret

Son Heung-min’s military service back home in South Korea will be kept a secret in order to “protect fans and the media’s safety”.

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s son Maddox, 18, ‘left South Korea college to go home’- but he’s ‘quarantining with mom’

ANGELINA Jolie and Brad Pitt’s son Maddox, 18, has left his college in South Korea college to return home to Los Angeles - but he’s quarantining with his mom. Angelina, 44, is said to be taking care of all of the former couple's kids including Pax, 16, Zahara, 15, Shiloh, 13, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 11, during the coronavirus lockdown.

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Angelina Jolie's son Maddox returns home from college in South Korea due to COVID-19 crisis

Angelina Jolie's eldest son Maddox is home from college earlier than expected due to the coronavirus global pandemic.Maddox headed back to the United States after his semester atYonsei University in Seoul, South Korea was abruptly canceled, according to a new report from People Magazine on Thursday.Back in August, the 18-year-old arrived on the Korean campus for his freshman year in college to studybiotechnology.

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Angelina Jolie's son returns home from South Korea after his college semester ends early due to coronavirus

Angelina Jolie’s son has returned to the United States after his semester at college was canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The actress’ eldest son, Maddox, was studying at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, when he learned that his year would be cut short due to the pandemic.

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COVID-19: South Korean firm's testing kit gets NIV’s validation for use in India

NEW DELHI : The diagnostic kit manufactured by the South Korean Biotech firm, Seegene has been validated by National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune to test the increasing number of suspected COVID-19 cases in the country.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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