
South Korea to swear in conservative new president
Seoul (AFP) May 9, 2022 - South Korea will swear in hawkish new president Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday in a ceremony overshadowed by a recent slew of weapons tests by its nuclear-armed neighbour.
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