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(LEAD) Yoon visits semi-basement apartment where flood killed 3

(ATTN: UPDATES with spokesperson's briefing in last 3 paras)SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol visited a semi-basement apartment in Seoul on Tuesday where a flash flood the previous night killed a family of three.Yoon visited the a
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Death of webtoon author shine’s light on work environment

SEOUL, August 9 (Yonhap) -- Sudden death of author Jang Sung-rak known for his popular webtoon “Solo Leveling” sparked other authors to take a stand to ease up their high intensity labor.Webtoon Assoc
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Prosecution refiles murder charge against university freshman in campus rape case

By Kim Han-jooINCHEON, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Tuesday they have refiled a murder charge against a university freshman accused of attempting to rape a female schoolmate and causing her to fall to her death.The 20-year-old student of Inha
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(LEAD) PPP approves leadership shift, names interim leader

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with meeting results)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) amended the party charter Tuesday to switch to an emergency leadership system and named a five-term lawma
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Cars abandoned on Seoul streets after heavy downpours and flooding

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- A disaster movie-like scene unfolded in southern Seoul on Tuesday morning, as a large number of cars abandoned the previous night by flood-stricken motorists were left unattended on streets.The heaviest rainfall in 80 years
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Yoon visits semi-basement apartment where flood killed 3

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol visited a semi-basement apartment in Seoul on Tuesday where a flash flood the previous night killed a family of three.Yoon visited the apartment in southern Seoul after presiding over an emergency gov
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S. Korea, U.S. to begin preparatory drills next week ahead of major combined exercise

By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States plan to kick off preliminary military drills next week ahead of their major combined exercise later this month, informed sources said Tuesday.The allies are set to begin the f
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Military reports 2,739 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 2,739 additional COVID-19 cases Tuesday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 227,639, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 1,969 from the Army, 266 from the
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(4th LD) 8 dead, 6 missing in heaviest rainfall in 80 years

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest info throughout)By Park BoramSEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The heaviest rainfall in 80 years has pounded Seoul and surrounding regions, leaving eight people dead and six others missing, as well as flooding homes, vehicles, buil
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Vice education minister hints at scrapping proposal to lower school entry age

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- Vice Education Minister Jang Sang-yoon said Tuesday it has become "realistically difficult" to continue to push ahead with a widely unpopular proposal to lower the elementary school starting age by one year to 5.
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Bill Gates to speak at National Assembly next week

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates will deliver an address at the National Assembly next week about international cooperation on COVID-19, officials said Tuesday.Gates will visit parliament Tuesday morning to meet with Speaker
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(3rd LD) 7 dead, 6 missing in heaviest rainfall in 80 years

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in 3rd para)By Park BoramSEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The heaviest rainfall in 80 years has pounded Seoul and surrounding regions, leaving seven people dead and six others missing, as well as flooding homes, vehicles, build
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(LEAD) Yoon calls for all-out efforts to minimize damage from heavy rains

(ATTN: UPDATES with Yoon's remarks in paras 1-8; CHANGES headline)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol instructed officials Tuesday to make all-out efforts to minimize damage from the country's heaviest rainfall in
(URGENT) Up to 300 mm of additional rain forecast for capital area through Thursday: KMA

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Seoul districts battered by month's worth of rain in one day

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- Residents in some districts of Seoul were dumbfounded by the unusually strong torrential rain this week, as a month's worth of precipitation fell in just one day.The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said a total
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(LEAD) S. Korea, 20 other countries joining U.S.-led anti-WMD exercise in Hawaii

(ATTN: UPDATES with Korean defense ministry's comments in 4th para)SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and 19 other countries are conducting a U.S.-hosted exercise in Hawaii with an aim to prevent the proliferation of weapons
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Justice ministry reviews candidates for presidential pardons

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The Justice Ministry on Tuesday reviewed candidates for presidential pardons to be granted on the occasion of next week's Liberation Day amid attention as to whether Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong and former Pre
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N. Korea issues heavy rain alert for southern regions

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea issued a heavy rain alert across its southern regions, state media reported Tuesday, as downpours pounded Pyongyang and other areas earlier this week.The advisory was issued for regions in the southwestern provin
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(LEAD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases rise to nearly 4-month high

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 4, 7-11, photo)SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases jumped to a nearly four-month high Tuesday amid a resurgence of infections driven by a highly infectious omicron subvariant.The country added 1
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PM visits flood control center amid heavy rains

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo visited a flood control center along the Han River on Tuesday and instructed officials to redouble efforts to minimize damage after heavy rains left seven people dead and six others missing, his o