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SEOUL (REUTERS) - South Korea will airlift all troops from a ship on anti-piracy patrol in the Middle East, the Ministry of Defence said on Sunday (July 18), while a replacement team will steer the vessel back home after dozens of soldiers on board tested positive for the coronavirus. South Korea, once cited as a success story for keeping Covid-19 under control, is battling record infections as the more transmissible Delta variant spreads throughout the country after prompting a semi-lockdown in the Seoul area. Two aerial tankers will depart for the Middle East later on Sunday, the ministry said, confirming...
