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Korea plans to strengthen support for bilingual education for children from multicultural backgrounds at family support centers across the country, the government announced, Wednesday.
Since the season s first heat wave alerts went into effect in mid-June, South Korea has been gripped with sweltering heat, with recent highs at around 35 degrees Celsius in many parts of the country.
At least 17 people died from an ongoing heat wave in South Korea over the weekend, mostly elderly farmers working outside in the extreme heat, authorities said.Since the season's first heat wave alerts went into effect in mid-June, the country .