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Assembly speaker steps up arms sale campaign in Romania

BUCHAREST/SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo promoted South Korean arms and nuclear reactor exports to Romania in his meeting with the country's Senate leader, his office said Tuesday.Kim held talks with Alina-Stefani
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(2nd LD) 7 dead, 6 missing in heaviest rainfall in 80 years

(ATTN: UPDATES with details throughout; ADDS photo at bottom)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 hom
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Yoon holds emergency meeting to deal with heavy rains

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol presided over an emergency meeting Tuesday to respond to the heaviest rainfall in 80 years that left seven people dead and six others missing, his office said.The meeting was held in the disaster and
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases rise to nearly 4-month high

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 variant.The country added 149,897 new COVID-19 infections, the highest sin
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(LEAD) N. Korea reports no new suspected COVID-19 cases for 11th day: state media

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more info)By Yi WonjuSEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases have remained at zero for over a week, according to its state media Tuesday.No new fever cases were reported over a 24-hour p
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 40 new COVID-19 deaths, total at 25,332: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 149,897 new daily COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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S. Korea, 20 other countries joining U.S.-led anti-WMD exercise in Hawaii

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 of mass destruction (WMD), the U.S. State Department has said.The five
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(LEAD) 7 dead, 6 missing in heaviest rainfall in 80 years

(ATTN: UPDATES with details, photos from 4th para)SEOUL, 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, buildings
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SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul28/26Rain90Incheon27/26Rain90Suwon28/26Rain90Cheongju30/27Rain90Daejeon30/26Rain60Ch
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7 dead, 6 missing in heaviest rainfall in 80 years

SEOUL, 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, buildings and subway stations, officials said Tuesday.Parts
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N. Korea reports no new suspected COVID-19 cases for 11th day: state media

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases has remained at zero for over a week, according to its state media Tuesday.No new fever cases were reported over a 24-hour period until 6 p.m. the previous day, the official Kor
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PPP to hold national committee meeting to finalize leadership transition

By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) was set to hold a national committee meeting Tuesday to finalize a switch to an emergency leadership system despite fierce opposition from suspended party chief Lee Jun-seok.Fo
U.S. imposes sanctions on crypto mixer over ties with N. Korean hackers

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By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- The United States imposed sanctions on virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash on Monday for its involvement in laundering virtual currency stolen by North Korean hackers.The Department of Treasury said the c
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(3rd LD) Central region suffers damage after heavy rain

(ATTN: UPDATES first 3 paras; ADDS more info)SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Heavy downpours battered the country's central region, including the capital area, on Monday, flooding homes, roads, buildings and other properties. Southern Seoul received mo
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USFK reveals last month's live-fire drills involving allies' special commandos

By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) revealed Monday that South Korean and American special commandos conducted combined military drills at a northeastern firing range last month, in an apparent show of firepower agai
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(2nd LD) New COVID-19 cases at 55,292; serious cases tallied at 324

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest tally in para 8)SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 100,000 on Monday for the first time in a week on fewer virus tests during the weekend, but the number of seriously ill patients rema
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(2nd LD) Central region suffers damage after heavy rain

(ATTN: ADDS info on rainfall in Seoul)SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Up to 170 millimeters of rain battered the country's central region, including the capital area, on Monday, the weather agency said, flooding homes, buildings and other properties. T
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N. Korea appears to release border dam water without prior notice: official

SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to be releasing water from a dam near the inter-Korean border without giving prior notice to the South, a South Korean government official said Monday, as the North is drenched by heavy downpours."A
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S. Korea's top diplomat heads to China for talks on supply chain, N. Korea

SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin departed Monday for China to hold talks with his counterpart on issues related to supply chains, North Korea and regional security. In his first trip to China since taking office in May