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(3rd LD) Ex-presidential candidate Lee elected DP's new leader

(ATTN: UPDATES with President Yoon's quote in last 2 paras)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- Former presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung was elected as the new leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Sunday, taking on a mandat
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(2nd LD) Ex-presidential candidate Lee elected DP's new leader

(ATTN: UPDATES with quote, photo)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- Former presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung was elected as the new leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Sunday, taking on a mandate to recoup the party after it
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(LEAD) Ex-presidential candidate Lee elected DP's new leader

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with Lee's election)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- Former presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung was elected as the new leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Sunday, taking on a mandate to recoup t
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(URGENT) Ex-presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung elected DP's new leader

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(LEAD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases under 90,000, critical patients rise

(ATTN: ADDS more info from para 6)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
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(2nd LD) S. Korea's foreign minister arrives in Mongolia on trip to deepen bilateral ties

(ATTN: UPDATES with Park's meeting with scholars in 7th para; ADDS photo; RECASTS 9th para)ULAANBAATAR/SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin arrived in Mongolia on Sunday for talks with his Mongolian counterpart on bil
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Military reports 715 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 715 additional COVID-19 cases Sunday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 260,260, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 464 from the Army, 93 from the Air
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(LEAD) S. Korea's foreign minister arrives in Mongolia on trip to deepen bilateral ties

(ATTN: UPDATES with Park's arrival in Mongolia; RECASTS headline, lead, dateline; CHANGES photo)ULAANBAATAR/SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin arrived in Mongolia on Sunday for talks with his Mongolian counterpart o
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Gov't to introduce stronger health warnings on cigarette packaging

SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- Cigarette manufacturers in South Korea will be required to strengthen health warnings on cigarette packaging starting in late December under a new government regulation, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Sunday.The mi
S. Korea elected chair of int'l arms treaty's decision-making body

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SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has been elected the chair of a key decision-making body of an international treaty regulating the global conventional arms trade for a one-year term, Seoul's foreign ministry said Sunday.The election by una
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S. Korean foreign minister departs for Mongolia

SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin left Sunday for Mongolia for talks with his Mongolian counterpart on bilateral relations, and regional and global issues, his ministry said.His trip -- the first visit to Mongolia by a
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Navy concludes annual maritime waste collection work

SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- The Navy on Sunday wrapped up an annual operation to collect underwater waste near a northwestern border island as part of efforts to help protect the maritime ecosystem and ensure safer fishing activities, the armed servic
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases under 90,000, critical patients rise

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 COVID-19 infections, including 363 fro
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 70 COVID-19 deaths, total at 26,569: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 85,295 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Sunday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weatherforecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Sunday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul28/16Cloudy20Incheon27/18Cloudy30Suwon28/16Cloudy20Cheongju28/16Cloud
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Main opposition DP to elect ex-presidential candidate Lee as new leader

By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) was set to elect former presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung as its new leader in a national convention Sunday, handing him a mandate to recoup the party after its conse
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(LEAD) Archbishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik becomes S. Korea's fourth cardinal

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout as ceremony takes place)VATICAN, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- Archbishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik became the fourth South Korean cardinal in an appointment ceremony at the Vatican on Saturday.You, 70, was sworn in at St. Peter's Bas
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(LEAD) Suspects in fatal bank robbery arrested after 21 years

(ATTN: ADDS latest info in paras 1, 3, 8)DAEJEON, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- Two men were arrested Saturday for allegedly shooting a bank employee to death and stealing 300 million won (US$223,000) more than two decades ago, officials said.Police in Daejeon
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(4th LD) Ruling party to form new emergency committee after interim leader's duty suspension

(ATTN: ADDS more details in last 5 paras)SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- Members of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) decided Saturday to form a new emergency leadership committee following a court ruling that suspended interim leader Joo Ho-young from