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(LEAD) PPP to take disciplinary action against lawmaker for insensitive remarks during cleanup work

(ATTN: UPDATES with lawmaker's apology in paras 5-6, photo)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) is expected to take disciplinary action against a party lawmaker after he came under fire for making remarks wis
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(LEAD) S. Korean F-4E fighter crashes during operation over Yellow Sea: Air Force

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in last para; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean F-4E fighter jet crashed during a security mission over the Yellow Sea on Friday, the Air Force said, with its two pilots having escaped safely.The crash t
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Another person who disappeared into manhole amid downpours found dead

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 rainfall to 13, officials said Friday.The deceased
S. Korean F-4E fighter crashes during operation over Yellow Sea: Air Force

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SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean F-4E fighter jet crashed during a security mission over the Yellow Sea on Friday, the Air Force said, with its two pilots having escaped safely.The crash took place at 12:20 p.m. when the jet was on its way b
(URGENT) South Korean F-4E fighter crashes during operation over Yellow Sea: Air Force

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(2nd LD) Samsung heir Lee granted special presidential pardon

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details from 9th para)SEOUL, 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 next week's L
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S. Korea, U.S. to hold regular defense talks on N.K. deterrence in Seoul next week

By Song Sang-ho and Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will hold regular defense talks on deterrence against evolving North Korean military threats and other alliance-related issues next week in Seoul, the def
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Yoon expected to hold press conference to mark 100 days in office

SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol is expected to hold a press conference next week to mark his first 100 days in office, a presidential official said Friday.The press conference will be held at the presidential office on Wednesday to
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(LEAD) Samsung heir Lee granted special presidential pardon

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout)SEOUL, 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 next week's Libe
(URGENT) Samsung heir Lee granted special presidential pardon

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(LEAD) Yoon says pardons aim to help people's livelihoods, economic recovery

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with Yoon's remarks at Cabinet meeting; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol expressed hope Friday that his special Liberation Day pardons would help stabilize people's livelihoods and pull t
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PPP to take disciplinary action against lawmaker for insensitive remarks during cleanup work

SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) is expected to take disciplinary action against a party lawmaker after he came under fire for making remarks wishing for more rain during voluntary cleanup work in the wake of massive dow
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Supreme Court upholds acquittal of Shincheonji leader

SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Friday upheld lower courts' acquittal of a religious sect leader of charges that he obstructed the government's response to COVID-19 outbreaks in 2020.Lee Man-hee, the 91-year-old founder of the
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(LEAD) New COVID-19 infections fall for 2nd day; critical cases hit over 3-month high

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS more details, photos throughout)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 th
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British documents shed light on Korean liberation forces' fight against Japanese imperialist forces

SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's patriots ministry on Friday unveiled part of rare documents confirming a group of Korean independence activists fought alongside British troops in a joint military campaign against Japan's imperial for
S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall for 2nd straight day

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SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The number of new daily COVID-19 cases in South Korea declined for the second straight day Friday, but infections stayed above 100,000 for a fourth day amid a fast-spreading omicron variant of the virus.The country added 12
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(LEAD) Gov't to swiftly take steps to designate rain-hit areas as special disaster zone

(ATTN: ADDS remarks, details in last 5 paras, photo)By Kim Deok-hyunSEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Friday instructed the government to swiftly take steps to designate areas that were hit by heavy rains early this week as a
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Gov't set to announce presidential pardons; Samsung heir Lee among likely beneficiaries

SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The government was set to issue special presidential pardons Friday on the occasion of next week's Liberation Day anniversary amid widespread speculation that Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong will be among the beneficiaries.Ju
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 58 new COVID-19 deaths, total at 25,499: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 128,714 new daily COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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