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S. Korea's COVID-19 cases bounce back to over 50,000

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SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases bounced back to surpass 50,000 on Tuesday after reporting a steady decline last week.The country reported 57,309 new COVID-19 infections, including 272 cases from overseas, bringing the
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Disposable cup consumption at cafe and fast food chains tops 1 bln in 2021

SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- The number of disposable cups consumed at major cafe and fast food chains topped 1 billion last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a report showed Tuesday. According to the environment ministry report submitted to Rep. Lee J
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Assembly speaker discusses economic cooperation with Spanish parliamentary leader

MADRID/SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo met with the leader of Spain's Congress of Deputies to discuss ways to enhance economic cooperation between the two countries, his office said Tuesday.Kim held a 70-minute m
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 35 COVID-19 deaths, total at 27,533: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 57,309 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Tuesday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Sep. 13 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul28/21Cloudy30Incheon27/22Cloudy30Suwon28/21Cloudy30Cheongju28/21Sunny60Daejeon27/20
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Nearly 560,000 foreign hacking attempts against gov't detected over past 6 yrs: report

SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- The government has seen nearly 560,000 outside hacking attempts into its key computer systems over the past six years, with a combined 43 percent from China and the United States, a report showed Tuesday. According to the
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Sept. 13.Korean-language dailies-- Queen Elizabeth II makes 'final journey' (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Queen Elizabeth II makes final journey as world mour
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N. Korea continuing to run uranium enrichment facility at Yongbyon site: IAEA

GENEVA, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Monday there are signs that North Korea is operating the Yongbyon nuclear complex's uranium enrichment facility while carrying out construction work there.Rafael Grossi, Dir
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(2nd LD) New COVID-19 cases below 40,000 for 2nd day amid Chuseok holiday

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest tally in para 4)SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed below 40,000 for the second consecutive day on Monday due largely to fewer tests being carried out over the Chuseok fall harvest holida
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(LEAD) Yoon to visit Britain, U.S., Canada next week

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol will depart for Britain next week to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on a trip that will also take him to New York for the U.N. Gener
Yoon to visit Britain, U.S., Canada next week

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SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol will depart for Britain next week to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on a trip that will also take him to New York for the U.N. General Assembly and Canada for a bilateral visit, his office
(URGENT) Yoon to visit Britain, U.S., Canada next week: presidential office

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(LEAD) New COVID-19 cases below 40,000 for 2nd day amid Chuseok holiday

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(ATTN: CORRECTS figure; ADDS more info in 5th para)SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed below 40,000 for the second consecutive day on Monday due largely to fewer tests being carried out over the Chuseok fall harves
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S. Korean victim of Japan's forced labor dies at 91

JEONJU, South Korea, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- Choi Hee-soon, a South Korean victim of wartime forced labor who filed a damage suit with a Korean court against Japanese companies, has died, civic group officials said Monday.Choi died of illness the previo
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(LEAD) Conservative, anti-Japanese groups clash overnight at rally near symbolic peace statue

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in 4th para)SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- Scuffles plagued the site of a statue of a girl symbolizing victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery Sunday night as members of a right-wing organization raided the site and c
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U.N. ambassador stresses need for S. Korea to co-sponsor resolution on N.K. human rights

NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea should co-sponsor an annual resolution condemning North Korea for its human rights abuses and urging the regime to improve the situation, Seoul's new ambassador to the United Nations said.Ambassador Hwan
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Experts warn of possible 'twindemic' in S. Korea starting this fall

SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- A simultaneous outbreak of COVID-19 and the seasonal influenza, dubbed a "twindemic," could hit South Korea over this fall and winter, experts warned Monday, calling for a thorough medical response system to be
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Conservative, anti-Japanese groups clash overnight at rally near symbolic peace statue

SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- Scuffles plagued the site of a statue of a girl symbolizing victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery Sunday night as members of a right-wing organization raided the site and clashed with anti-Japanese activists guardi
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New COVID-19 cases below 40,000 for 2nd day amid Chuseok holiday

SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed below 40,000 for the second consecutive day on Monday due largely to fewer tests being carried out over the Chuseok fall harvest holiday amid the virus slowdown. The country repo