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South Koreans explode with joy over 'Parasite' Oscar wins

by Associated Press
| February 12, 2020 12:05 AM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Koreans reacted with rare collective joy Monday after director Bong Joon Ho and his movie “Parasite” won Oscars for best picture and three other categories, good news that came as their country struggles to cope with a new virus from China and its economic fallout.

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