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S. Korea tries to curb mounting debt and avert a crisis

South Korea

At a time when much of the advanced world is unloading its debt, South Koreans are still borrowing at a feverish rate that economists say is unsustainable, and potentially dangerous.

 

South Korea ex-president commits suicide

South Korea ex-president commits suicide

Former South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun committed suicide today by leaping to his death from a hill behind his house, the South Korean government announced. Roh, 62, left a suicide family for his family. "I am in debt to too many people," the note reads.

 

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