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'Overwhelming': S. Korean families' grief compounded by online abuse
AFP, Published on 10/04/2023
» SEOUL - First, he lost his child in Seoul's Halloween crowd crush. Then came a torrent of online abuse, upending his family's once-private life and making him an internet-wide figure of mockery.
S. Korea police chief says crowd surge response was 'insufficient'
AFP, Published on 01/11/2022
» SEOUL: South Korea's police chief said Tuesday that officers had received multiple urgent reports of danger ahead of a deadly crowd crush at a Halloween event but their handling of them was "insufficient".
South Korea mourns Halloween crowd surge victims
AFP, Published on 31/10/2022
» SEOUL: South Koreans flocked Monday to memorials honouring the 154 people killed in a crowd surge at Halloween celebrations, as authorities faced accusations that lax crowd control had caused the disaster.
Scenes of horror in Seoul after Halloween stampede
AFP, Published on 30/10/2022
» SEOUL: Party-goers in costumes fleeing in panic, desperate attempts at first aid on the sidewalks, scores of bodies lined up under makeshift shrouds: in Seoul's lively Itaewon district, a Halloween festival turned to tragedy Saturday.
Dozens suffer cardiac arrests in Seoul Halloween crush
AFP, Published on 30/10/2022
» SEOUL: Dozens of people suffered from cardiac arrest in the South Korean capital Seoul on Saturday, after thousands crowded into narrow streets in the city's Itaewon neighbourhood to celebrate Halloween, local officials said.
Asia virus latest: Australia church sells bleach as Covid cure
AFP, Published on 13/05/2020
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Asia virus latest: S. Korea using mobile data on cluster, sports eye restart
AFP, Published on 12/05/2020
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Nightlife cluster gives S. Korea largest case rise in a month
AFP, Published on 11/05/2020
» SEOUL: South Korea announced its highest number of new coronavirus cases for more than a month Monday, driven by an infection cluster in a Seoul nightlife district just as the country loosens restrictions.
Asia virus latest: Seoul shuts bars and clubs
AFP, Published on 10/05/2020
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Debut drag parade shocks conservative S. Korea
AFP, Published on 27/05/2018
» SEOUL: South Korea held its first ever drag parade this weekend, a small but significant step for rights activists in a country that remains deeply conservative when it comes to gender and sexuality.