S. Korea cuts key rate for 1st time in 15 months

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s central bank cut its key interest rate for the first time in 15 months on Thursday, providing support to an economy dragged down by the shock of a ferry sinking that killed hundreds of teenagers.

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