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N. Korea moves toward pre-pandemic normalcy after declaring victory in COVID-19 fight

SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has lifted a face mask mandate and eased antivirus curbs as the communist state moves toward normalcy after declaring victory in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, state media reported Saturday.Earlier thi
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Aug. 13.Korean-language dailies-- Yoon unshackles Samsung's Lee Jae-yong with special pardon (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Yoon's special pardon includes Lee J
Saturday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Saturday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul27/24Rain80Incheon27/24Rain80Suwon28/23Rain80Cheongju30/25Rain90Daejeon31/24Rain90
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(2nd LD) New COVID-19 infections fall for 2nd day; critical cases hit over 3-month high

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest tally in paras 6-7)SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell for the second straight day Friday, but the number of seriously ill patients hit an over three-month high amid the fast spread of a hig
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S. Korean, U.S. defense officials hold annual ICT cooperation meeting

SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- Defense officials of South Korea and the United States on Friday discussed cooperation in the area of defense-related information and communication technologies (ICT) in Seoul, officials said. Park Nam-hee, director-general
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(2nd LD) U.N. chief voices support for complete denuclearization of N. Korea

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details of meeting)SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday and expressed support for the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of North Ko
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Yoon, U.S. senator meet to discuss alliance

SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol met with U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) on Friday and discussed strengthening the bilateral alliance.Markey is in Seoul as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, an
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Korean War veteran, former POW dies at 88

SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- A former South Korean prisoner of war (POW) who fled North Korea in 2008, 57 years after his capture during the Korean War, died earlier this week, a civic group here said Friday. He was 88 years old.Lee Gyu-il died Monday,
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.------------(4th LD) N.K. leader declares victory in fight against COVID-19: state mediaSEOUL -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has declared victory in h
Summary of external news of North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news of North Korea this week.------------U.N. chief voices support for complete denuclearization of N. KoreaSEOUL -- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with President Yoon Su
Summary of inter-Korean news this week

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SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.------------(2nd LD) Unification ministry expresses regret over 'groundless claims' on origin of its COVID-19 outbreakSEOUL -- South Korea's unification
Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.------Aug. 8-- N. Korea to hold Supreme People's Assembly meeting on Sept. 7: KCNAN. Korea appears to release border dam water without prior notice: off
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(4th LD) Samsung heir Lee granted special presidential pardon

(ATTN: UPDATES with political parties' response)By Park BoramSEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol granted his first special pardons to Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong, Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin and 1,691 others on the occasion of
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(LEAD) U.N. chief voices support for complete denuclearization of N. Korea

(ATTN: UPDATES with U.N. chief's meeting with foreign minister in last para)SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday and expressed support for the complete, verifiable and irrev
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(2nd LD) S. Korean F-4E fighter crashes into Yellow Sea, no causalities: Air Force

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details)SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean F-4E fighter jet crashed into the Yellow Sea following a security mission Friday, the Air Force said, with its two pilots having escaped safely.The decades-old jet
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(LEAD) Another person who disappeared into manhole amid downpours found dead

(ATTN; UPDATES with more info in 6-7 paras)SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The remaining one of two people who went missing after being sucked into a manhole in southern Seoul has been found dead, bringing the death toll from this week's heavy rainfal
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(LEAD) Yoon to hold press conference to mark 100 days in office

(ATTN: UPDATES with announcement of press conference; CHANGES headline)SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol will hold a press conference next week to mark his first 100 days in office, a presidential official said Friday.The press confe
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U.N. chief voices support for complete denuclearization of N. Korea

SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday and expressed support for the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of North Korea, officials said.Guterres, who is on a tw
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(3rd LD) Samsung heir Lee granted special presidential pardon

(ATTN: UPDATES with Lee's remarks in 12th para)By Park BoramSEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol granted his first special pardons to Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong, Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin and 1,691 others on the occasion of
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Military reports 2,057 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 2,057 additional COVID-19 cases Friday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 234,979, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 1,423 from the Army, 228 from the