Jul 27, 2018

White House confirms remains of fallen service members have left North Korea

Lauren Meier

The White House has confirmed that the remains of fallen service members kept in North Korea have departed the country, and are bound for Osan Air Base in South Korea.

"Today’s actions represent a significant first step to recommence the repatriation of remains from North Korea and to resume field operations in North Korea to search for the estimated 5,300 Americans who have not yet returned home."
— White House statement on the return of remains

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Sanders hits new stratosphere of online interest

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A 23-year-old American soldier stationed at Camp Carroll in South Korea has tested positive to the novel coronavirus, as the outbreak spreads to more countries.

The big picture: COVID-19 has killed more than 2,700 people and infected over 81,000 others. By Wednesday morning, South Korea had the most cases outside China, with 1,146 infections. Europe's biggest outbreak is in Italy, where 322 cases have been confirmed.

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The novel coronavirus has spread from China to infect people in more than 40 countries and territories around the world, killing over 2,700 people.

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