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Military reports 1,704 more COVID-19 cases

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 new cases included 1,106 from the Army, 229 from the
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S. Korea to offer US$200,000 in aid to quake-stricken Philippines

SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to provide US$200,000 in humanitarian aid to the Philippines, which was struck by a deadly earthquake last week, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. A 7.1-magnitude quake hit the northern Philippine island o
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(LEAD) Ruling party to hold nat'l committee to decide on transition to emergency leadership

(ATTN: UPDATES with suspended chief's comments in last 3 paras; ADDS photo)By Kim Na-youngSEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Council of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) decided Tuesday to convene a meeting of the party's national commit
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Presidential office hoping for swift normalization of ruling party

SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office said Tuesday it hopes the ruling party is quickly normalized, shortly after the People Power Party (PPP) decided to convene a meeting to discuss switching to an emergency leadership system. "The
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'Bikini biker couple' under police probe

SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- Police are investigating a man who drove a motorcycle without a shirt in southern Seoul over the weekend and a woman who was sitting behind him in a bikini, officials said Tuesday.The Seoul Gangnam Police Station is mulling
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(2nd LD) New infections at over 3-month high; imported cases at all-time high

(ATTN: ADDS more details in 4th para, last para)SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases sharply rose to over 110,000 on Tuesday as a highly infectious omicron variant has fueled a surge of new infections.The country added 111,7
PM calls for additional measures to cool inflation

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SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Tuesday called for ministers to come up with additional measures to cool inflation, as consumer prices rose at the fastest pace in almost 24 years last month. Han told a Cabinet meeting that lo
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Ruling party to hold nat'l committee to decide on transition to emergency leadership

SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Council of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) decided Tuesday to convene a meeting of the party's national committee to discuss switching to an emergency leadership system after breaking up the current leade
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(LEAD) Police bureau officially comes into being

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in para 5)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- A police bureau came officially into being at the interior ministry Tuesday, marking the first time in 31 years for the ministry to have an organization overseeing the la
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Presidential office to look into allegation of Buddhist figure if necessary

SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- A presidential official said Tuesday it will look into an allegation of influence peddling by a Buddhist figure, who has reportedly claimed close ties with President Yoon Suk-yeol and first lady Kim Keon-hee. The official ma
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(LEAD) New infections at over 3-month high; imported cases at all-time high

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; ADDS more details in paras 5-7, last 2 paras, photo)SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases sharply rose to over 110,000 on Tuesday as a highly infectious omicron variant has fueled a surge of new infec
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Police bureau officially comes into being

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- A police bureau came officially into being at the interior ministry Tuesday, marking the first time in 31 years for the ministry to have an organization overseeing the law enforcement agency.The bureau's es
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S. Korean defense chief to visit Australia for talks on arms industry cooperation

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, his ministry said.Lee pla
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(3rd LD) Blinken reaffirms U.S. commitment to NPT, citing threats posed by N. Korea, Iran

(ATTN: UPDATES with S. Korean official's remarks in last paras; CHANGES dateline; ADDS photo)WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken highlighted the importance of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) o
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases rise to over 3-month high amid virus resurgence

SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases sharply rose to over 110,000 on Tuesday as a highly infectious omicron variant has fueled a surge of new infections.The country added 111,789 new COVID-19 infections, including 568 from o
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(LEAD) N. Korea reports no new suspected COVID-19 cases for 4th day: state media

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info from 3rd para)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases remained at zero for the fourth consecutive day, according to its state media Tuesday.No new fever cases were reporte
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 16 COVID-19 deaths, total at 25,084: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases climb to over 3-month high of 111,789: KDCA

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Tuesday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul30/26Rain60Incheon29/26Rain60Suwon30/26Rain60Cheongju32/27Rain60Daejeon32/26Rain60Ch
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N. Korea reports no new suspected COVID-19 cases for 4th day: state media

SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases remained at zero for the fourth consecutive day, 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 o