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(LEAD) N. Korea slams Pelosi's Taiwan visit, backs China's position

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; ADDS photo)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea strongly denounced Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan on Wednesday, calling it an "impudent interference" by Washington into another
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases rise to over 3-month high, cumulative cases top 20 mln

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 infections, including 600 from overseas, bri
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 26 COVID-19 deaths, total at 25,110: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases rise to over 3-month high of 119,922, cumulative cases top 20 mln: KDCA

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Wednesday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul31/26Rain20Incheon30/26Rain20Suwon32/26Rain20Cheongju33/26Rain60Daejeon32/25Rain60
N. Korea slams Pelosi's Taiwan visit, backs China's position

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SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday slammed U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, calling the move an "impudent interference" by Washington into another nation's internal affairs.Pyon
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U.S. welcomes Speaker Pelosi's trip to S. Korea, Japan: White House

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes the ongoing trip to Asia by the speaker of the House of Representatives that will soon take her to South Korea and Japan, a White House official said Tuesday.The remarks
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N. Korea reports no new suspected COVID-19 cases for 5th day: state media

SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases remained at zero for the fifth consecutive day, according to its state media Wednesday.No new fever cases were reported over a 24-hour period until 6 p.m. the previous day, the
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(3rd LD) S. Korea's cumulative COVID-19 cases exceed 20 mln

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES details in paras 1-7)SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea saw its total COVID-19 caseload rise above 20 million late Tuesday as a highly infectious omicron variant has fueled a surge of new infections.As of 9 p
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(2nd LD) Yoon orders public discussion on plan to lower school entry age

(ATTN: ADDS petition figures in para 6, education minister's remarks in paras 9-11, photos) SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol has ordered the education ministry to swiftly put to public debate the government's proposal to lowe
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Ex-South Chungcheong gov. to be discharged from prison this week

SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- Former South Chungcheong Province Gov. An Hee-jung will be discharged from prison this week upon completing a 3 1/2-year sentence he got after being convicted of sexually abusing a female secretary who worked for him, source
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(LEAD) Yoon orders public discussion on plan to lower school entry age

(ATTN: ADDS official's remarks on pension reform in last 4 paras) SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol has ordered the education ministry to swiftly put to public debate the government's proposal to lower the elementary school st
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NIS director says agency reported investigation requests into ex-spy chiefs to Yoon

SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- The National Intelligence Service (NIS) has reported to President Yoon Suk-yeol that it filed complaints against two of its former chiefs on charges of mishandling controversial incidents involving North Korea, the spy agenc
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Foreign ministry refuses to comment on Pelosi's expected visit to Taiwan

SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign ministry refused Tuesday to comment on U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's expected visit to Taiwan but reiterated its position on the importance of "stability and peace&
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Yoon orders public discussion on plan to lower school entry age

SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol has ordered the education ministry to swiftly put to public debate the government's proposal to lower the elementary school starting age by one year to 5, an official said Tuesday.Yoon also instru
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(LEAD) Military reports 1,704 more COVID-19 cases

(ATTN: UPDATES with figure from USFK in last para)SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 1,704 additional COVID-19 cases Tuesday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 214,036, the defense ministry said.The ne
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Air Force service member arrested for sexually assaulting female subordinate: civic group

SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- The military police have arrested an Air Force service member on charges of sexually assaulting a female subordinate between January and April this year, a civic group said Tuesday. The 44-year-old warrant officer at the Air
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(2nd LD) S. Korean defense chief to visit Australia for talks on arms industry cooperation

(ATT: RECASTS 7th para)By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup is set to depart for Australia on Tuesday for talks with his Australian counterpart on arms industry cooperation and regional security, hi
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(LEAD) S. Korean defense chief to visit Australia for talks on arms industry cooperation

(ATT: UPDATES with additional info in paras 3-6)By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup is set to depart for Australia on Tuesday for talks with his Australian counterpart on arms industry cooperation
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(LEAD) Presidential office hoping for swift normalization of ruling party

(ATTN: ADDS the presidential office denying report of resignation offers by presidential secretaries in last 3 paras)SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office said Tuesday it hopes the ruling party is quickly normalized, shortly after the Peo