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S. Korean man first MERS-related death since July

A South Korean man died of complications from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Sunday, in the first death linked to the virus in the country for more than three months. The 66-year-old man was diagnosed in June after contracting the virus at the Samsung Medical Centre in Seoul — one of the major epicentres of the disease that swept the country between May and July, Seoul’s health ministry said. Seoul

Suspect in Thai royal defamation case dies in jail

A policeman who was under investigation as part of a high profile royal insult probe has died in custody after he hanged himself in his cell, Thailand’s justice minister on Sunday. Police Major Prakrom Warunprapa had been jailed by a court on Wednesday along with two other people as part of a probe into a group of people who allegedly falsely claimed ties to the monarchy for personal benefit.[L3N12L1GJ] The