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

SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol said Friday that people's livelihoods and economic recovery are the focus of his special pardons to be granted ahead of Liberation Day.The pardons will be approved during an extraordinary Cabinet
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SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Friday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul31/22Sunny0Incheon29/23Sunny0Suwon31/22Sunny0Cheongju32/23Cloudy0Daejeon33/23Cloudy0
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Gov't to swiftly take steps to designate rain-hit areas as special disaster zone

SEOUL, 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 special disaster zone. If designated, the rain-hit areas will be eli
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(LEAD) U.S. concerned by N. Korea's 'strengthened rhetoric' around its nuclear program: State Dept.

(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks from the department spokesperson, additional information from 11th para; ADDS photos)By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- The United States is preparing for all contingencies amid signs of a potential North
U.S. concerned by N. Korea's 'strengthened rhetoric' around its nuclear program: State Dept.

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By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- The United States is preparing for all contingencies amid signs of a potential North Korean nuclear test but is concerned by Pyongyang's "strengthened rhetoric" around its nuclear program
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(3rd LD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall; deaths rise to 3-month high

(ATTN: ADDS latest tally in para 7)SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- The number of new daily COVID-19 cases in South Korea fell Thursday after reaching a four-month record high the previous day, but new deaths climbed to a three-month high amid the fast spr
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ASEAN-hosted security meeting backs complete denuclearization of Korean Peninsula

SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other major powers reaffirmed their commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and support for diplomacy toward the goal during
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(LEAD) Heavy rain-caused deaths rise to 12; 7 go missing

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest details in first 4 paras; ADDS last para; CHANGES headline)SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- Deaths from this week's heavy rains have risen to 12, and seven have gone missing, officials said Thursday.Of the dead, seven were in
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(3rd LD) THAAD issue not subject to negotiation: presidential office

(ATTN: UPDATES with Chinese ambassador's statement in last 2 paras)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- The issue of the deployment of the U.S. THAAD anti-missile system in South Korea is not subject to negotiation, the presidential office sa
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Buddhist order picks new chief in uncontested election

SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- A new chief of the Jogye Order, South Korea's biggest Buddhist sect, was elected in an uncontested election Thursday, sources said.Ven. Jinwoo was the only candidate for the 37th president of the Jogye Order and elected
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Arms procurement agency signs deal with LIG Nex1 to develop new lightweight torpedo

SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state arms procurement agency signed a 154.9 billion-won (US$118.9 million) contract with a local firm Thursday to develop a new lightweight torpedo by 2029 for stronger maritime security operations, its o
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(2nd LD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall; deaths rise to 3-month high

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 4-6)SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- The number of new daily COVID-19 cases in South Korea fell Thursday after reaching a four-month record high the previous day, but new deaths climbed to a three-month high amid the fast sprea
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(2nd LD) Unification ministry expresses regret over 'groundless claims' on origin of its COVID-19 outbreak

(ATTN: UPDATES with presidential official's remark in 7th para)By Yi WonjuSEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification ministry on Thursday voiced strong regret over North Korea's claim that its COVID-19 outbreak had originated fr
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Yoon to discuss N.K. nuclear issue with U.N. chief

SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol will discuss North Korea's nuclear program when he meets with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Seoul this week, his top security adviser said Thursday.Yoon and Guterres are set to meet
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Yoon gov't to expand scope of prosecutors' investigative authority

SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- The Ministry of Justice said Thursday it will push to expand the scope of prosecutors' investigative powers through the revision of the presidential decree.The ministry's decision came just one month before the pros
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PM asks African envoys to support S. Korea's bid for 2030 World Expo

SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo held a meeting with ambassadors from African nations Thursday and asked for support for South Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo in its southern port city of Busan, the prime minister
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Defense minister warns of 'high-intensity' response against potential N.K. nuke test

By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup warned Thursday that Seoul and Washington will unleash a "high-intensity" response in case of North Korea conducting a nuclear test to highlight its
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(LEAD) Unification ministry expresses regret over 'groundless claims' on origin of its COVID-19 outbreak

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details)By Yi WonjuSEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification ministry on Thursday voiced strong regret over North Korea's claim that its COVID-19 outbreak had originated from the South and its th
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(2nd LD) THAAD issue not subject to negotiation: presidential office

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in last 4 paras)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- The issue of the deployment of the U.S. THAAD anti-missile system in South Korea is not subject to negotiation, the presidential office said Thursday, after China cl
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200 postal workers evacuate upon bomb hoax against post office in Goyang

GOYANG, South Korea, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- About 200 postal workers were evacuated Thursday after a man made what later turned out to be a bomb hoax against a post office in the city of Goyang, north of Seoul, officials said.The man told a police offic