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South Korea presses on with World Scout Jamboree as heat forces thousands to leave early

Headline from WFMZ Allentown

South Korea is plowing ahead with the World Scout Jamboree, rejecting a call by the world scouting body to cut it short. Thousands of British and U.S. scouts started leaving

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21 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC News

    South Korea scrambles to ensure safety of scout jamboree in heatwave (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Thousands of scouts fell ill as temperatures topped 100 degree Farhenheit.

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    South Korea presses on with World Scout Jamboree as heat forces thousands to leave early (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    South Korea is plowing ahead with the World Scout Jamboree, rejecting a call by the world scouting body to cut it short. Thousands of British and U.S. scouts started leaving

  3. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Scouting body asks South Korea to cut Jamboree short due to heat wave (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    SEOUL, South Korea >> The world scouting body urged South Korea to cut short the World Scout Jamboree as thousands of British scouts began leaving the coastal campsite Saturday because of a punishing heat wave.

  4. NPR

    Scouting body asks South Korea to cut World Scout Jamboree short amid heat wave (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Hundreds of participants have been treated for heat-related ailments since the Jamboree began Wednesday in the coastal town of Buan as South Korea grapples with one of its hottest summers in years.

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    Scouting body asks South Korea to cut World Scout Jamboree short as heat wave prompts exodus (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    The world scouting body is urging South Korea to cut short the World Scout Jamboree as thousands of British scouts have begun leaving the coastal campsite because of a punishing

  6. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    South Korea presses on with World Scout Jamboree in heat wave (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    SEOUL, South Korea >> South Korea is plowing ahead with the World Scout Jamboree, rejecting a call by the world scouting body to cut the event short as a punishing heat wave caused thousands of British and U.S. scouts to begin leaving the coastal campsite today.

  7. WFMZ Allentown

    Scouting body asks South Korea to cut Jamboree short as heat wave prompts exodus of British scouts (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    The world scouting body is urging South Korea to cut short the World Scout Jamboree as thousands of British scouts have begun leaving the coastal campsite because of a punishing

  8. Digital Journal

    US, UK scouts abandon heatwave-hit South Korean jamboree (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    American and British scouts pulled out of the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea Saturday citing scorching temperatures, as organisers weighed whether to

  9. Al Jazeera

    US, UK scouts quit S Korea World Scout Jamboree campsite over extreme heat (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Hundreds of participants in scouting event in South Korea’s southwest have fallen ill due to soaring temperatures.

  10. Deutsche Welle

    South Korea under pressure to cancel World Scout Jamboree – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Hit by extreme temperatures, South Korea has been urged to cut short the World Scout Jamboree after large UK and US groups pulled out early from what's seen as the world's largest youth camp.

  11. NBC News

    Heatwave-hit jamboree in South Korea in doubt as scouts leave (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The U.S., the U.K. and Singapore announced that they were pulling out of the event after hundreds of participants were treated for heat-related illnesses.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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