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Henry Kissinger released from South Korea hospital

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was discharged from a hospital in Seoul on Sunday after being treated for a stomach virus.

He is "in good spirits," said Dr. John Linton of Yonsei Severance Hospital.

Kissinger was hospitalized Saturday. A special medical team conducted a check-up and an MRI scan and took X-rays, but found nothing serious, hospital staffers said.

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