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

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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 positioned on its soil in addition to the so-called "Three No's&q
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(2nd LD) Yoon apologizes to nation after heavy rains trigger massive flooding

(ATTN: UPDATES with Yoon's visit to apartment complex in paras 10-13)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol apologized to the nation Wednesday after heavy rains triggered massive flooding in southern Seoul this week and
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Man arrested for using 103.9 tln won fake check

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- A man has been arrested on charges of using a 103.9 trillion-won (US$79.26 billion) counterfeit check to pay his debts, police said Wednesday. The Hyehwa Police Station in Seoul said the man in his 60s offered the fake chec
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Gov't, ruling party to review designating flooded areas as special disaster zone

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) and the government agreed Wednesday to consider designating areas that were hit by heavy rains as a special disaster zone.The PPP and the government held a policy consultation meeting at
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Yoon appoints new police chief without parliamentary consent

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol appointed the new chief of the National Police Agency on Wednesday despite objections from the main opposition party.Yoon Hee-keun, the new commissioner general, underwent a parliamentary confirmatio
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Court reduces husband's jail term for murdering wife from 24 to 15 yrs

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court on Wednesday handed down a reduced jail sentence of 15 years to a man in his 60s for murdering his wife and attempting to kill himself afterward.The husband, whose identity has been withheld, was previously
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Military to develop counterterrorism robot, surveillance drone

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's arms procurement agency on Wednesday signed deals with two local firms to develop a counterterrorism robot and a reconnaissance drone, its officials said, as the country seeks to harness new technologies f
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(LEAD) Recovery gets under way after record rainfall

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead, photos: UPDATES with more info throughout)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
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Chungcheong braces for heavy downpours as powerful rain front approaches

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Residents in the central provinces of Chungcheong are bracing for heavy downpours, as a powerful rain front that delivered the heaviest rainfall in 115 years to the Seoul metropolitan area this week was moving south Wednesd
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Military reports 2,626 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 2,626 additional COVID-19 cases Wednesday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 230,264, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 1,868 from the Army, 276 from
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(LEAD) Defense chief stresses priority on building key deterrence system

(ATTN: UPDATES with Lee's meeting with U.S. experts, details in paras 8, 10-11; CHANGES photo; ADDS photo, date in lead)By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup instructed his ministry and affiliat
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Suspended PPP chair files for injunction against leadership switch

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 system that is supposed to automatically r
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(LEAD) Yoon apologizes to nation after heavy rains trigger massive flooding

(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks by Yoon, background from 4th para; TRIMS)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol apologized to the nation Wednesday after heavy rains triggered massive flooding in southern Seoul this week and
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DP slams Yoon's absence during record rainfall

By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party rapped President Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday for remaining at home when massive rainfall caused serious flooding in Seoul and elsewhere earlier this week, moking him as an inv
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Yoon apologizes to nation for inconvenience caused by heavy rains

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol apologized to the nation on Wednesday for inconveniences caused by this week's heavy rains.Yoon offered the apology during a government meeting on the response to the flooding in Se
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Defense chief stresses priority on building key deterrence system

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup instructed his ministry and affiliated agencies to prioritize investing in building a key deterrence system, his office said, as Seoul seeks to bolster defense amid evolving N
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(LEAD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases jump to 4-month high, deaths tallied at 50

(ATTN: ADDS details in last 5 paras, photo)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. Th
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(LEAD) N. Korea reports no new suspected COVID-19 cases for 12th day: state media

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more info)SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases have remained at zero for nearly two weeks, according to its state media Wednesday.No new fever cases were reported over a 24-hour peri
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases jump to 4-month high, deaths tallied at 50

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 added 151,792 new COVID-19 infect