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Yoon's approval rating snaps 3-week rising streak amid party unrest

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating fell slightly to 32.3 percent last week, ending a three-week rising streak, as ongoing leadership turmoil at the ruling People Power Party (PPP) disheartened conservative suppor
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N. Korea on alert for powerful Typhoon Hinnamnor

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, according to its state media Monday.North Korean officials have inspected b
Monday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Monday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul23/22Rain90Incheon22/21Rain90Suwon24/22Rain90Cheongju27/24Rain70Daejeon27/23Rain60Ch
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(3rd LD) New infections below 100,000 for 4th day; pre-departure PCR tests no longer needed

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest figure in last para)SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed below 100,000 for the fourth straight day, local health authorities said Sunday, as a measure to scrap the pre-departure testing rul
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(4th LD) S. Korea braces for 'super strong' typhoon

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES with latest info throughout)SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- Typhoon Hinnamnor is forecast to reach waters off Jeju Island this week as a "very strong" typhoon, causing heavy rains across South Korea and strong wind
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Justice Party votes down reform motion advising resignation of 5 party lawmakers

SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- The progressive minor opposition Justice Party voted down a reform motion advising all five of the party's proportional representation lawmakers to step down over the party's recent election defeats.The motion recom
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(3rd LD) S. Korea braces for 'super strong' typhoon

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest info in paras 12-13, 15, 21)SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- Typhoon Hinnamnor is forecast to reach waters off Jeju Island this week as a "super strong" typhoon, the strongest on a four-tier scale, the state weather a
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(2nd LD) S. Korea braces for 'super strong' typhoon

(ATTN: UPDATES with President Yoon's remarks in paras 7-10; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- Typhoon Hinnamnor is forecast to reach waters off Jeju Island this week as a "super strong" typhoon, the strongest on a four-tier scale,
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(2nd LD) New infections below 100,000 for 4th day; pre-departure PCR tests no longer needed

(ATTN: MODIFIES lead; ADDS military data in last paras; CHANGES photos)SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed below 100,000 for the fourth straight day, local health authorities said Sunday, as a measure to scrap the p
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(LEAD) S. Korea braces for landfall of 'super strong' typhoon

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with latest forecasts; CHANGES headline, photos)SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- Typhoon Hinnamnor is forecast to reach waters off Jeju Island this week as a "super strong" typhoon, the strongest on a four-tier scale,
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(LEAD) China's top legislator to visit S. Korea for talks with parliamentary speaker

(ATTN: UPDATES with details; MODIFIES headline)SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- China's top legislator Li Zhanshu will make a visit to Seoul next week for a meeting with National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo, the speaker's office said Sunday.It is
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China's No. 3 official to visit S. Korea for talks with parliamentary speaker

SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- Li Zhanshu, China's third-ranked official and chief of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, will visit Seoul next week for a meeting with National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo, the speaker's
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Equipment delivered to THAAD base amid residents' protest

SEONGJU, South Korea, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- The military delivered equipment to a U.S. THAAD missile defense unit here in the wee hours of Sunday, a civic group said, as the government moves to normalize access to the base despite local residents'
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(LEAD) New COVID-19 cases below 100,000 for 4th day amid eased virus curbs

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 6, 8-9)SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed below 100,000 for the fourth straight day, according to the country's health authorities Sunday.The Korea Disease Control and Pr
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New COVID-19 cases below 100,000 for 4th day amid eased virus curbs

SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed below 100,000 for the fourth straight day, according to the country's health authorities Sunday.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said 72,144 new COVID
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Typhoon Hinnamnor travels toward S. Korea, southern regions on alert

SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- Typhoon Hinnamnor continued to move northward toward South Korea on Sunday, triggering fresh weather advisories in southern parts of the country, including Busan and Gwangju.Parts of the country received rain on Sunday as a
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 79 COVID-19 deaths, total at 27,093: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 72,144 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Sunday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Sep. 04 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weatherforecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Sunday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul26/22Rain80Incheon27/21Rain80Suwon27/21Rain70Cheongju28/22Rain70Daeje
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(2nd LD) New COVID-19 cases below 90,000 for 3rd day; pre-departure virus tests for arrivals lifted

(ATTN: ADDS more details in last para)SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed below 90,000 for the third straight day Saturday as the country lifted its mandatory pre-departure virus tests for arrivals amid an easing vi