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‘Save us! I think we’re sinking’ – missing ferry boy
The first distress call from the stricken South Korean ferry that sank on Wednesday was made by a boy to a fire station, minutes after the vessel began to go down.
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Paralympic skier Whitley looks beyond Sochi to 2018
James Whitley, 16, is ranked second in the world in slalom at under-18 level. Sochi should stand him in good stead as he pushes to become a medal prospect at the 2018 Paralympics in South Korea.
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Kim Jong Un: executing uncle ‘got rid of filth’
The North Korean dictator has harsh words for his executed uncle in a New Year message. But a conciliatory message for South Korea and the promise of more skiing resorts for his people.
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FactCheck: should we scrap Trident?
David Cameron says we need the Trident deterrent to protect against new threats like South Korea and safeguard jobs. FactCheck goes nuclear.
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Pope’s Easter message calls for world peace
Pope Francis uses his first Easter mass as pontiff to call for a political solution for “dear Syria” and “reconciliation” for the crisis between North and South Korea.
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Samsung attempts to strike a chord with new users
Samsung has buried its South Korean heritage under a mountain of Rodgers & Hammerstein nostalgia and is staging the fight firmly in its competitor’s back yard.
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Badminton players lose appeal against Olympic ban
Eight badminton players from South Korea, China and Indonesia are disqualified from the Olympic doubles over match-fixing allegations.
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It’s the Olympics. What could possibly go wrong?
After the 2012 day one blunder when the South Korean flag was used to welcome the North Korean football team, Channel 4 News recalls memorable diplomatic gaffes from the world of sport.
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How do you beat Usain Bolt?
Sprint stars tell Channel 4 News that catching the world’s fastest man is all in the mind, as Bolt prepares to defend his crown in South Korea.
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C4 ready for World Athletics Championships
As the fastest men and women on the planet gather in South Korea, sporting legends are preparing off-track to bring Channel 4 viewers exclusive coverage of the World Athletics Championships.
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The power games off the Championships’ tracks
The games don’t officially start for a few more days at the World Athletics Championships in South Korea, but Sports reporter Keme Nzerem writes on how the political games have already started.
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Team GB prepare to dazzle at World Athletics Championships
Great Britain’s stars of track and field speak to Channel 4 News Sports Reporter Keme Nzerem about preparing for next week’s World Athletics Championships at their South Korean training camp.
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G20 strives to break currency deadlock
The G20 summit in South Korea has ended without achieving substantial progress. Meanwhile, EU leaders have moved to reassure investors about an Irish bailout.
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Highest daily increase in UK coronavirus cases
The UK has recorded its highest daily increase of coronavirus cases, with 41,385 positive tests recorded in the last 24 hours. And those latest numbers don’t include Northern Ireland. The government nevertheless says pupils in England should still start returning to school from next week, despite teaching unions calling for a delay. Finland and South…
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Africa and coronavirus: Why did we think the continent would be brought to its knees?
How have so many African nations managed to contain the coronavirus and why we have we left them out of the Covid conversation?