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(LEAD) Yoon says N. Korea is ready to conduct nuclear test at any time

(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks by Yoon from 4th para)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol said Friday that North Korea is ready to conduct a nuclear test at any time it decides.Yoon was responding to a reporter's que
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall below 70,000, remain high on subvariant

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 70,000 Friday but are nearly 10 times higher than a month ago amid the spread of a highly contagious omicron subvariant. The country reported 68,632 new COVID-19 infections
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 31 COVID-19 deaths, total at 24,825: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 68,632 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Campus rape suspect referred to prosecutors with added charge of filming rape scene

INCHEON, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Police referred a university freshman accused of raping a schoolmate and causing her to fall to her death to the prosecution Friday for potential indictment with an additional charge of filming the rape scene, officials s
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Yoon says N. Korea is ready to conduct nuclear test at any time

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol said Friday that North Korea is ready to conduct a nuclear test at any time it decides.Yoon was responding to a reporter's question about the U.S. Department of Defense's assessment that the
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Veterans minister to attend event celebrating new Korean War monument in D.C.

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Veterans Affairs Minister Park Min-shik will attend a ceremony celebrating the completion of a new Korean War memorial monument in Washington D.C. next week, his ministry said Friday.Park plans to read out
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(LEAD) N. Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases under 200 for 2nd day: state media

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details from 3rd para)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases remained below 200 for the second consecutive day, according to its state media Friday.More than 140 people showe
(URGENT) Yoon says N. Korea is ready to conduct nuclear test at any time

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Friday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Friday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul30/22Heavy Rain60Incheon28/23Rain10Suwon29/22Cloudy20Cheongju30/22Heavy Rain60Daejeo
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on July 22.Korean-language dailies-- Big tax cut to haves, little tax cut to have-nots (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Government's new tax cut plan aimed at easing fin
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N. Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases under 200 for 2nd day: state media

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases remained below 200 for the second consecutive day, according to its state media Friday.More than 140 people showed symptoms of fever over a 24-hour period until 6 p.m. the prev
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(2nd LD) New infections above 70,000 for 3rd day as subvariant spreads

(ATTN: ADDS latest tally in 6th para)SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed above 70,000 for the third straight day Thursday due to the spread of a highly contagious omicron subvariant. The country reported 71,170 n
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(LEAD) Yoon calls for relationship of trust with Japan

(ATTN: UPDATES with details, background from 4th para)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol has a strong commitment to improving ties between South Korea and Japan and believes the two countries should build a relationship
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Yoon calls for relationship of trust with Japan: FM

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol has a strong commitment to improving ties between South Korea and Japan and believes the two countries should build a relationship of trust based on common interests, his top diplomat said Thursday.F
(URGENT) Yoon calls for mutually beneficial relationship of trust with Japan: FM

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Court deems personal data collection by authorities without notification as unconstitutional

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- The Constitutional Court on Thursday struck down a law allowing mobile carriers to provide customers' personal data to law enforcement authorities without notifying the affected people.The Telecommunicatio
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Appeals court acquits senior prosecutor of assaulting Justice Minister Han during 2020 raid

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- An appellate court on Thursday acquitted a senior prosecutor of charges that he assaulted now-Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon during a 2020 raid into Han's office, saying there is not enough evidence that the violence wa
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Indonesian president to visit S. Korea next week

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo will visit South Korea next week for summit talks with President Yoon Suk-yeol, Yoon's office said Thursday.Widodo will pay an official visit from Wednesday to Thursday at Yoon's inv
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S. Korea's defense minister meets new U.S. ambassador

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup met with new U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg on Thursday for discussions on regional security and the bilateral alliance, Lee's ministry said.During the meeting, Lee stressed