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(URGENT) Yoon to speak by phone with U.S. House Speaker Pelosi

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Man gets one-year prison term in finger-biting case

SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- A man charged with biting off part of an acquaintance's finger during a fight has been given a one-year prison sentence, court officials said Thursday.The Seoul Central District Court made the ruling after convicting the
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(LEAD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases above 100,000 for 3rd day; critical cases at over 2-month high

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 4-5, 7-8, last para)SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed above 100,000 for the third straight day Thursday amid a fresh wave of infections driven by a highly infectious omicron varian
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Defense ministry asks U.N. Command to share surveillance footage in N.K. fishermen repatriation case

SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry has requested the United Nations Command to provide its surveillance camera footage showing two North Korean fishermen being repatriated across the inter-Korean border in 2019, a lawmaker's office sa
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Black Eagles aerobatic team flies over Egyptian pyramids as 1st foreign military

By Song Sang-hoCAIRO/SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) -- A group of the South Korean Air Force's T-50B jets streaked over Egyptian pyramids during an air show earlier this week, in the first such performance by a foreign military around t
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Ex-South Chungcheong Gov. Ahn discharged from prison

YEOJU, South Korea, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- Former South Chungcheong Province Governor An Hee-jung was discharged from prison Thursday after completing a 3 1/2-year prison term for sexually abusing a female secretary who worked for him.An, 58, did not res
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases above 100,000 for 3rd day; critical cases at over 2-month high

SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed above 100,000 for the third straight day Thursday amid a fresh wave of infections driven by a highly infectious omicron variant.The country added 107,894 new COVID-19 infections, i
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 34 COVID-19 deaths, total at 25,144: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 107,894 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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(LEAD) N. Korea reports no new suspected COVID-19 cases for 6th day: state media

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases stayed at zero for the sixth consecutive day, with apparently no remaining fever patients under treatment, according to it
Thursday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Thursday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul32/26Rain10Incheon30/26Cloudy0Suwon33/26Cloudy10Cheongju34/26Heavy Rain60Daejeon33/
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Pelosi to meet Nat'l Assembly speaker amid heightened regional tensions over Taiwan visit

SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was set to hold talks with National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo in Seoul on Thursday amid heightened regional tensions in the wake of her high-profile visit to Taiwan.Pelosi arrived in Seoul
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N. Korea reports no new suspected COVID-19 cases for 6th day: state media

SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases remained at zero for the sixth consecutive day, according to its state media Thursday.No new fever cases were reported over a 24-hour period until 6 p.m. the previous day, the o
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U.S. House Speaker Pelosi arrives in S. Korea amid Sino-U.S. tensions over Taiwan

By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in South Korea on Wednesday, as part of her Asia swing that has taken on geopolitical overtones with China lambasting her high-stakes visit to Taiwan as an "interf
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(2nd LD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases rise to over 3-month high, cumulative cases top 20 mln

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 7-8)SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases rose further on Wednesday amid a fresh wave of infections driven by a highly infectious omicron variant.The country added 119,922 new COVID-19 inf
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(LEAD) 112 Thais denied entry into S. Korea for alleged attempt at illegal job-hunting

(ATTN: ADDS new info)JEJU, South Korea, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- A total of 112 Thais were denied entry for an alleged attempt at illegal job-hunting after their arrival on the southern island of Jeju earlier this week, officials said Wednesday.Of 184 Thai
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(LEAD) S. Korea's top diplomat heads to Cambodia for ASEAN-hosted meetings

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with minister's departure, comments; CHANGES headline, dateline, photo)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL/PHNOM PENH, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin departed Wednesday for Cambodia to attend a series of annu
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(LEAD) Amb. Goldberg hikes Mt. Bukhan in Seoul with S. Korea's top diplomat

(ATTN: ADDS photo)SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap)--- New U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg said Wednesday he hiked a Seoul mountain together with Foreign Minister Park Jin last weekend.In a Twitter message, the envoy described Mount Bukhan in the
Amb. Goldberg hikes Mt. Bukhan in Seoul with S. Korea's top diplomat

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SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap)--- New U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg said Wednesday he hiked a Seoul mountain together with Foreign Minister Park Jin last weekend.In a Twitter message, the envoy described Mount Bukhan in the northern part of
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(LEAD) Presidential office calls for regional peace through dialogue after Pelosi's visit to Taiwan

(ATTN: ADDS presidential office's denial of possible meeting between Yoon and Pelosi in last 2 paras)SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office called Wednesday for regional peace and stability through dialogue as U.S. House Speaker Nancy