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Military reports 611 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 611 additional COVID-19 cases Monday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 260,871, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 419 from the Army, 95 from the Air
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PM voices need to cut wages of public officials to tackle inflation

SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Monday that there is a need to reduce wages of public officials to tackle red-hot inflation. "Public officials should lower their wages to some extent by tightening fiscal policy,&quo
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(2nd LD) Floor leader Kweon to lead PPP until new emergency leadership is launched

(ATTN: UPDATES with ousted PPP chair's additional injunction request in last para)SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People's Power Party (PPP) decided Monday to have its embattled floor leader, Rep. Kweon Seong-dong, temporarily lead the
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Nation stunned by video of middle school student lying on platform during class

SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- Controversy has erupted over a stunning video of a male middle school student lying on the teacher's platform with a mobile phone in his hands during class by a female teacher.According to local education officials Mond
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(LEAD) Floor leader Kweon to lead PPP until new emergency leadership is launched

(ATTN: UPDATES with PPP central committee chair's objection in last 4 paras)SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People's Power Party (PPP) decided Monday to have its embattled floor leader, Rep. Kweon Seong-dong, temporarily lead the party
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(LEAD) N. Korea set for nuke test, but no sign of action yet: S. Korean defense chief

(ATTN: UPDATES with Lee's remarks in last 3 paras; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea remains ready to carry out a nuclear experiment, but no "particular" signs have emerged yet that the test is imminent, South Korea
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S. Korea forms THAAD environmental impact assessment panel

SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has formed a government-civilian body tasked with the long-delayed environmental impact assessment of a U.S. THAAD missile defense unit here, Seoul's defense chief said Monday, clearing a key hurdle to Seoul
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(LEAD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall below 50,000; critically ill cases on the rise

(ATTN: ADDS more details in para 9-10 and 11; UPDATES photo)SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 50,000 on Monday, but the number of critically ill patients kept rising despite a slowing virus trend. The country
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Floor leader Kweon to lead PPP until new emergency leadership is launched

SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People's Power Party (PPP) decided Monday to have its embattled floor leader, Rep. Kweon Seong-dong, temporarily lead the party after a court suspended the chairman of the party's emergency leadership com
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New DP Chairman Lee kicks off 1st day in office with emphasis on unity, cooperation

SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- New Chairman Lee Jae-myung of the main opposition Democratic Party kicked off his first day in office on Monday with a pledge to cooperate for the success of the government of President Yoon Suk-yeol and to fight any attemp
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N. Korea set for nuke test, but no sign of action yet: S. Korean defense chief

SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea remains ready to carry out a nuclear experiment, but no "particular" signs have emerged yet that the test is imminent, South Korea's defense minister said Monday.In a parliamentary briefing, Lee
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Yoon says presidential office must be dedicated, competent to serve people

SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol said Monday that the presidential office must be dedicated and competent to better serve people amid speculation he may carry out a reshuffle of aides at his office to regain people's trust. &qu
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Yoon's approval rating inches up for 3rd straight week

SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating rose for a third consecutive week, a poll showed Monday. In the poll of 2,513 voters conducted by Realmeter from Monday to Friday last week, 33.6 percent gave a positive assessm
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall below 50,000; critically ill cases on the rise

SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 50,000 on Monday, but the number of critically ill patients kept rising despite a slowing virus trend. The country reported 43,142 new COVID-19 infections, including 360 cases
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64.1 pct opposed to banning call recording: poll

SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- About two-thirds of South Koreans are opposed to a proposed bill that bans the recording of phone calls without consent because such recordings can be used to protect themselves or for public good, such as whistleblowing, a
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 49 COVID-19 deaths, critically ill cases at 597: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 43,142 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Monday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Monday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul23/20Rain60Incheon23/21Rain40Suwon23/20Rain40Cheongju24/20Cloudy30Daejeon24/19Sunny6
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Aug. 29.Korean-language dailies-- 'Law-abiding' ruling party protests court ruling (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Lee Jae-myung grabs power of 169-seat party (K
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(2nd LD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases under 90,000, critical patients rise

(ATTN: ADDS more info in 6th para)SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases dropped below 90,000 on Sunday, while the number of critically ill patients reached its highest level since late April. The country added 85,295 new COV