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(LEAD) Presidential office to announce personnel reshuffle

(ATTN: UPDATES with appointment of new deputy security adviser)SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol was expected to appoint Kim Eun-hye, a former lawmaker and his transition team spokesperson, as new senior secretary for press affairs i
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(LEAD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases stay above 110,000

(ATTN: ADDS more details in last 6 paras)By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed above 110,000 on Sunday, but the daily caseload fell from a week ago in a possible sign that the omicron-fueled summer wave
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Presidential office to announce personnel reshuffle

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol was expected to appoint Kim Eun-hye, a former lawmaker and his transition team spokesperson, as new senior secretary for press affairs in a reshuffle of the presidential office Sunday, sources said.K
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Vice FM to visit U.N. headquarters for briefings on N.K. policy

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- Second Vice Foreign Minister Lee Do-hoon will visit the U.N. headquarters this week to offer briefings on the government's policy on North Korea, including President Yoon Suk-yeol's "audacious plan" call
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N.K. advises people not to eat dirty food washed away in flood waters

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's main Rodong Sinmun newspaper carried a series of articles last week advising how to act in times of flooding, with one of the directions saying, "Do not eat dirty food washed away in flood waters.&q
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Ex-minister ordered officials to promote unpopular school entry age change plan on mom forums

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- Former Education Minister Park Soon-ae had ordered ministry officials to leave positive comments on mom forums when her proposal to lower the school entry age drew massive criticism, multiple sources said Sunday.Park, who r
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases stay above 110,000

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed above 110,000 on Sunday, but the daily caseload fell from a week ago in a possible sign that the omicron-fueled summer wave could be slowing down.The country added 110,944 new COV
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N.K. media outlets mention Abe's death for 1st time

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korean state media outlets mentioned the death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for the first time on Sunday, calling him a "a samurai descendant" who committed numerous crimes against Korean p
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 64 COVID-19 deaths: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 110,944 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Sunday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9 a.m. Sunday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul32/24Sunny20Incheon30/24Cloudy10Suwon32/24Cloudy10Cheongju33/24Cloudy20Daejeon32/23Clou
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(LEAD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall below 130,000; death toll hits 3-month high

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest figures in last para)SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 130,000 Saturday, but the daily number of deaths reached a three-month high amid the continued virus wave driven by a highly co
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Ex-presidential candidate Lee wins North Jeolla province in vote for new DP leadership

SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Lee Jae-myung, former presidential candidate of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), won polls in North Jeolla Province on Saturday as part of an ongoing race for the new party leadership. Lee secured nearly 77 p
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Military reports 1,760 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 1,760 additional COVID-19 cases Saturday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 250,014, the defense ministry said.The new cases, tallied as of 2 p.m., included 1,131 fr
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S. Korean lawmakers leave for U.S. visit

SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- A group of lawmakers from South Korea's rival parties departed for Washington, D.C., Saturday for a weeklong visit at the invitation of the U.S. State Department.National Assembly Vice Speaker Chung Jin-suk, Reps. Kim S
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall below 130,000; death toll hits 3-month high

SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 130,000 Saturday, but the daily number of deaths reached a three-month high amid the continued virus wave driven by a highly contagious omicron subvariant.The country added 12
(URGENT) S. Korea's daily COVID-19 deaths hit 3-month high of 84: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 129,411 new daily COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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U.N. special rapporteur for N. Korea human rights to visit S. Korea this month

SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Elizabeth Salmon, newly appointed U.N. special rapporteur for North Korea's human rights, will make her first official visit to South Korea this month, a U.N. office said Saturday.Salmon will be in South Korea from Aug.
Saturday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weatherforecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Saturday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul32/26Cloudy20Incheon30/25Cloudy10Suwon32/26Cloudy30Cheongju32/26Rai