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(2nd LD) S. Korea braces for Typhoon Hinnamnor; southern part forecast to be hit hard

(ATTN: ADDS more details throughout; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- Typhoon Hinnamnor is forecast to make landfall near the southern city of Busan early next week, the state weather agency said Saturday.The powerful typhoon is forecast to l
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Military reports 706 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 706 additional COVID-19 cases Saturday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 265,697, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 446 from the Army, 99 from the Ai
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(LEAD) S. Korea braces for Typhoon Hinnamnor; southern part forecast to be hit hard

(ATTN: ADDS more details in last 4 paras)SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- Typhoon Hinnamnor is forecast to make landfall near the southern city of Busan early next week, the state weather agency said Saturday.The powerful typhoon is forecast to land 70 kil
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S. Korea reports 2nd case of monkeypox infection

SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Saturday confirmed its second case of monkeypox infection, prompting concerns over the possibility of the spread of the virus.According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), the patient,
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S. Korea braces for Typhoon Hinnamnor; southern part forecast to be hit hard

SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- Typhoon Hinnamnor is forecast to make landfall near the southern city of Busan early next week, the state weather agency said Saturday.The powerful typhoon is forecast to land 70 kilometers southwest of the port city at 9 a
(URGENT) S. Korea confirms 2nd case of monkeypox infection

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(LEAD) New COVID-19 cases below 90,000 for 3rd day; pre-departure virus tests for arrivals lifted

(ATTN: ADDS more details from para 3)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 vir
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New COVID-19 cases below 90,000 for 3rd day; pre-departure virus tests for arrivals lifted

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 virus wave.The country reported 79,746 n
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 74 COVID-19 deaths, total at 27,014: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 79,746 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Saturday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Sep. 03 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Saturday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul28/20Sunny60Incheon27/20Sunny60Suwon28/20Sunny60Cheongju26/21Rain60Daejeon26/21Sun
U.S. special envoy for N. Korea to meet S. Korean, Japanese counterparts next week

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By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim will travel to Tokyo next week for talks with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts, the U.S. state department said Friday.The U.S. envoy will ma
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U.S. aircraft carrier Reagan due in S. Korea this month

SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), a forward-deployed aircraft carrier, will arrive at the South Korean port city of Busan later this month amid signs of a possible nuclear test by North Korea, government sources said Friday.A
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(LEAD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases below 90,000 for 2nd day

(ATTN: ADDS more details in last para)SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed below 90,000 for the second straight day Friday, hitting the lowest for a Friday count in five weeks, as the virus wave is slowing down. The
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Group files complaint against Starbucks Korea over giveaway bags containing toxic chemicals

SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- A civic group filed a complaint against Starbucks Coffee Korea on Friday in connection with giveaway picnic bags found to contain toxic chemicals.The company came under fire in July after formaldehyde, a carcinogen, was det
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S. Korean, Japanese officials discuss timing of Yoon-Kishida summit

INCHEON/SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan have discussed the timing of a possible summit between their leaders, Seoul's top security adviser said Friday, leaving open the possibility of the meeting taking place as early as later th
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New U.N. rapporteur voices concerns over South Korea's repatriation of N. Korean fishermen in 2019

SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- The new U.N. special rapporteur for North Korea's human rights on Friday expressed concerns over South Korea's forced repatriation of two North Korean fishermen in 2019.During a press conference in Seoul, Elizabeth
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Top nuke envoys of S. Korea, U.S., Japan to meet in Tokyo next week

SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- The top nuclear envoys of South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold trilateral talks in Tokyo next week over North Korea's denuclearization and other issues, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday.Seoul's
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Yoon asks Arizona gov. to help address concerns about Inflation Reduction Act

SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol met with the visiting governor of Arizona on Friday and asked for his cooperation in addressing South Korea's concerns about the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the presidential office said.Y
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(2nd LD) Main opposition leader Lee calls summons 'inappropriate'

(ATTN: UPDATES with DP's claim in last 2 paras)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Main opposition Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung on Friday called the prosecution's summons of him an "inappropriate" attempt to find