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DP proposes controversial 'bulletproof' charter revision again

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party launched a second attempt Thursday to revise its charter to allow the cancellation of party membership suspension for those indicted for corruption charges amid criticism it is aimed at
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S. Korea holds first policy meeting on N.K. human rights in over 2 years

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea held an interagency government meeting Thursday on its North Korean human rights policy for the first time in over two years.The meeting, last held in May 2020, came as the conservative Yoon Suk-yeol administrat
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S. Korean foreign minister to visit Mongolia next week

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin will visit Mongolia next week to discuss bilateral ties and other issues of mutual concern, his ministry said Thursday.He plans to leave for the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar on Sun
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Ministry to push for veteran-only parking spots at supermarkets, hotels

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's veterans ministry is pushing to introduce parking spots reserved for war veterans at supermarkets, hotels and other public facilities out of deference to their sacrifices for the nation, an official said T
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Ex-vice justice minister convicted for assaulting taxi driver

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Former Vice Justice Minister Lee Yong-gu was given a suspended prison term on Thursday for assaulting a taxi driver and attempting to destroy evidence.The Seoul Central District Court sentenced Lee to six mont
178 people nabbed for selling, buying marijuana

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By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- A total of 178 people have been arrested on charges of selling or buying marijuana through the dark web and social media, police said Thursday.Of them, 12 are accused of trafficking the illegal narcotic throug
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Samsung produces prototype 'reinvented toilet' with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it has successfully wrapped up a project with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a prototype toilet for the world's poorest communities.The South Korean tech giant held
U.N. special rapporteur for N. Korea human rights to visit Panmunjom next week

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SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Elizabeth Salmon, newly appointed U.N. special rapporteur for North Korea's human rights, will visit the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom during her first official trip to South Korea next week, a unification min
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Yoon's approval rating edges up to over 30 pct

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating has risen to over 30 percent, a poll showed Thursday, in a positive sign that his rating may be recovering after a personnel reshuffle and his pledge to better listen to the peo
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Military reports 1,395 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 1,395 additional COVID-19 cases Wednesday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 257,169, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 995 from the Army, 163 from th
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(LEAD) N. Korea reports 4 new suspected COVID-19 cases after declaring victory in antivirus fight

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details; MODIFIES headline)SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea reported four new suspected COVID-19 cases in the northeastern province of Ryanggang, according to its state media Thursday, just two weeks after th
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State rights watchdog opposes punishment of gay sex in military

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The state human rights watchdog has submitted an opinion expressing the unconstitutionality of the military criminal code that punishes homosexuality in the military, officials said Thursday.The military crimi
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Former member of boxing youth national team gets 10 years in prison for killing father

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 10-year sentence for a former member of the boxing youth national team convicted of beating to death his father with a disability.The 22-year-old man was indicted for killing his fathe
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State panel confirms massacre of S. Korean civilians by leftists during Korean War

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- A state reconciliation panel said Thursday that more than 130 South Korean civilians were massacred by North Koreans and people close to the North in a southwestern region during the 1950-53 Korean War.The mass killings of
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Senior U.S. official on East Asia policy due in Seoul

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. State Department official in charge of East Asia policy plans to visit South Korea this week for consultations on North Korea and pending alliance issues, a diplomatic source said Thursday.Daniel Kritenbrink,
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(LEAD) S. Korea's new infections over 100,000 for 3rd day amid resurgence woes

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 7-12; CHANGES headline; ADDS 2nd photo) SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed above 100,000 for the third straight day Thursday amid concerns over a resurgence of the omicron subva
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases over 100,000 for 3rd day amid resurgence woes

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed above 100,000 for the third straight day Thursday amid concerns over a resurgence of the omicron subvariant. The country added 113,371 new COVID-19 infections, including 369 from
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 108 COVID-19 deaths, total at 26,332: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 113,371 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Thursday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Thursday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul24/22Rain60Incheon24/22Rain60Suwon25/22Rain60Cheongju26/22Rain60Daejeon27/21Rain60