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(URGENT) S. Korea's new deaths rise to 3-month high of 59, total at 25,441: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 137,241 new daily COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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S. Korea identifies remains of another Korean War soldier

SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has identified the remains of a South Korean soldier killed during the 1950-53 Korean War after their excavation from a battle site more than a decade ago, the defense ministry said Thursday.The ministry's e
Thursday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Thursday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul28/23Rain60Incheon27/24Rain70Suwon27/23Rain70Cheongju28/25Rain70Daejeon27/25Rain60
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Heavy rain casualties rise to 11 deaths, 8 missing

SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- Casualties from this week's heavy rains have risen to 11 people dead and eight others missing, officials said Thursday.Of the dead, six were in Seoul, three in Gyeonggi Province and two in Gangwon Province while three o
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(2nd LD) N.K. leader declares victory in fight against COVID-19: state media

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details, quotes from English-language report throughout; ADDS photos, byline)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has declared victory in his country's emergency campaign against COVI
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Aug. 11.Korean-language dailies-- Heavy rainfall reveals 'crisis inequality' as the vulnerable bears cost of damage, recovery (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Dow
(LEAD) N.K. leader declares victory in fight against COVID-19: state media

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(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks from N.K. leader's sister, more details in last 4 paras)SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has declared victory over his country's emergency campaign against COVID-19, state media reported T
N.K. leader declares victory in fight against COVID-19: state media

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SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has declared victory over his country's emergency campaign against COVID-19, state media reported Thursday.Kim made the announcement during a national meeting on anti-epidemic measures he
(URGENT) N.K. leader's sister warns S. Korean authorities of "eradication" if it introduces virus into the North: state media

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(URGENT) N.K. leader declares victory in fight against COVID-19: state media

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(URGENT) N.K. leader presides over national meeting on anti-epidemic measures: state media

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(LEAD) China says S. Korea has vowed to limit THAAD operation, heralding continued diplomatic row

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(ATTN: ADDS South Korean foreign ministry's remarks in paras 11-12) BEIJING/SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The Chinese government said Wednesday that South Korea has even pledged to limit the operation of the advanced U.S. missile defense system posi
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(2nd LD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases jump to 4-month high, deaths tallied at 50

(ATTN: ADDS details in para 6)SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The number of new daily COVID-19 cases in South Korea reached a four-month high Wednesday, as the nation grapples with the fast spread of a highly contagious omicron subvariant. The country add
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(LEAD) Suspended PPP chair files for injunction against leadership switch

(ATTN: ADDS details in last 2 paras) SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The suspended chairman of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), Lee Jun-seok, said Wednesday he filed for an injunction against the party's transition to an emergency leadership syste
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(2nd LD) Recovery gets under way after record rainfall

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest figures in paras 3-5, 7)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Recovery and cleanup work got under way in Seoul and elsewhere in the central and eastern regions Wednesday after this week's record rainfall that left at
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Seoul to weed out basement, semi-basement homes following flooding deaths of family

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The city government of Seoul will no longer give permission to construct basement or semi-basement homes, while pushing to gradually weed out existing subterranean homes, officials said Wednesday. The plan follows the death
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Yoon to meet with Bill Gates next week

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol plans to meet with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates next week, the presidential office said Wednesday. Gates will visit South Korea from next Monday for three days, and the planned meeting between Yoo
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Defense chief calls for firm readiness against possible N.K. provocations during allied drills

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup called on top military commanders Wednesday to ensure strong readiness against possibilities of North Korea launching provocations around the time of the upcoming combined exe
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One of 2 people who disappeared into manhole amid downpours found dead

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- One of two Seoul residents who went missing after being sucked into a manhole in southern Seoul early this week amid heavy downpours was found dead inside the underground facility, rescue officials said Wednesday.The deceas