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Typhoon fears mounting in Busan ahead of Tuesday's landfall

BUSAN, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- Busan, South Korea's second-largest city, is making an all-out effort to minimize the damage from the approaching super strong typhoon, officials said Monday, as Hinnamnor is forecast to hit the southeastern port city h
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(LEAD) N. Korea noncommittal about S. Korea's bid for prior notice on border dam discharge

(ATTN: UPDATES with military's comments, more info from 5th para; MODIFIES headline; ADDS photo, byline)By Yi WonjuSEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government said Monday it has sought to send a formal letter asking North Korea to give
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(LEAD) Police to drop academic falsification charges against first lady

(ATTN: UPDATES with official's remarks throughout)SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- Police have decided to wrap up an investigation into academic falsification charges against first lady Kim Keon-hee without sending the case to the prosecution for possi
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PPP leaders offer to quit emergency committee en masse in bid to form new leadership

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- All members of the ruling People Power Party's emergency committee quit Monday in a bid to break up the committee and form a new one after a court effectively ruled the current committee invalid in a suit filed by ouste
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Military reports 383 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 383 additional COVID-19 cases Monday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 266,640, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 270 from the Army, 42 from the Air
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K-character Pinkfong to celebrate 10th anniversary

SEOUL, September 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean character Pinkfong which is familiar to parents with young children will be celebrating its 10th birthday on September 10. Using Pinkfong’s cute and childli
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Defector group says COVID-19 pain relievers, masks sent to N. Korea

INCHEON, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean defectors' group said Monday it has sent big balloons carrying COVID-19 pain relievers and face masks to North Korea. Fighters for a Free North Korea said 20 plastic balloons were released from Ganghwa
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(LEAD) Opposition DP to file complaint against Yoon on charges of stating false information

(ATTN: ADDS details in last three paras, photo)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) decided Monday to file a complaint against President Yoon Suk-yeol on charges of violating the election law by stating fal
N. Korea noncommittal on S. Korea's bid for prior notice on border dam discharge

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SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government said Monday it has sought to send a formal letter asking North Korea to give notification before releasing water from dams near their border, with a super typhoon approaching the peninsula.Pyongy
(URGENT) S. Korea attempts to deliver message to N. Korea requesting prior notice on possible border dam water release; no response so far: ministry

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Opposition DP to file complaint against Yoon on charges of stating false information

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SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) decided Monday to file a complaint against President Yoon Suk-yeol on charges of violating the election law by stating false information, days after the prosecution summoned DP lead
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(LEAD) N. Korea on alert for powerful Typhoon Hinnamnor

(ATTN: ADDS upcoming key events, other details in last 9 paras, photo)By Yi WonjuSEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is taking precautionary measures as it braces for a "super strong" typhoon churning toward the Korean Peninsula, accor
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(LEAD) S. Korea braces for powerful Typhoon Hinnamnor

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout; ADDS photo)By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- Super Typhoon Hinnamnor has gradually moved northward to reach waters off the southern island of Jeju on Monday, the state weather agency said, as South Ko
(URGENT) Main opposition DP files complaint accusing Yoon of stating false information

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Yoon says he will be on standby as nation braces for powerful typhoon

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol said Monday he will be on "emergency standby" as powerful Typhoon Hinnamnor approached the nation with strong winds and heavy rains already knocking southern regions."The government
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases hit lowest for Monday in 6 weeks as virus slows

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases hit the lowest for a Monday count in six weeks, as the virus is slowing at a steady pace. The country reported 37,548 new COVID-19 infections, including 286 from overseas, bringing the t
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 56 COVID-19 deaths, total at 27,149: KDCA

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Police to drop academic falsification charges against first lady

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- Police are expected to wrap up an investigation into academic falsification charges against first lady Kim Keon-hee this week without sending the case to the prosecution for possible indictment, sources said Monday.Kim has
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S. Korea braces for powerful Typhoon Hinnamnor

By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- Super Typhoon Hinnamnor has gradually moved northward to reach waters off the southern island of Jeju on Monday, the state weather agency said, as South Korea braces for what could be the most powerful storm
(URGENT) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases hit 37,548, lowest for Monday in 6 weeks: KDCA

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