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(2nd LD) New COVID-19 cases jump to over 73,000 as subvariant spreads

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 7-8; CHANGES headline; ADDS 1st photo)SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases jumped to over 73,000 on Tuesday as a highly contagious omicron subvariant is spreading fast amid eased viru
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(2nd LD) Yoon says 'waited long enough' for DSME strike to end

(ATTN: UPDATES with Yoon's remarks at Cabinet meeting, edits in paras 5-9)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol said Tuesday he believes the country has "waited long enough" for a strike at Daewoo Shipbuildi
(LEAD) Female Air Force officer found dead at local base: source

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(ATTN: UPDATES with details)SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- A female service member of the Air Force was found dead at the barracks of her base south of Seoul on Tuesday, a military source said, as investigators are looking into the exact cause of her dea
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Yoon calls for care for seriously ill COVID-19 patients

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol instructed officials Tuesday to pay special attention to seriously ill COVID-19 patients amid a resurgence of the virus across the country.More than 73,000 new cases were reported Tuesday as the high
Female Air Force officer found dead at local base: source

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SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- A female service member of the Air Force was found dead at the barracks of her base south of Seoul on Tuesday, a military source said.The 21-year-old technical sergeant was a member of the 20th Fighter Wing based in Seosan,
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DLS sales in S. Korea plunge 40 pct in H1

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- The issuance of derivatives-linked securities (DLS) in South Korea tumbled more than 40 percent on-year in the first half of the year, data showed Tuesday, amid new regulations, rising interest rates and a bearish stock mar
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(2nd LD) 1 of 3 major drug kingpins in Southeast Asia extradited from Vietnam

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in para 3; ADDS photo)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean national considered to be one of the country's biggest drug traffickers based in Southeast Asia was repatriated from Vietnam on Tuesday, p
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(LEAD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases jump to over 73,000 as subvariant spreads

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 6-11; ADDS photo)SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases jumped to over 73,000 Tuesday as a highly contagious omicron subvariant is spreading fast amid eased virus curbs.The country repo
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(LEAD) Yoon says 'waited long enough' for DSME strike to end

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more remarks by Yoon, background)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol said Tuesday he believes the country has "waited long enough" for a strike at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine En
S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases jump to over 73,000 as subvariant spreads

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SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases jumped to over 73,000 Tuesday as a highly contagious omicron subvariant is spreading fast amid eased virus curbs.The country reported 73,582 new COVID-19 infections, including 351 fro
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(LEAD) 1 of 3 major drug kingpins in Southeast Asia extradited from Vietnam

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 2, 7; CHANGES photo)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean national considered to be one of the country's biggest drug traffickers based in Southeast Asia was repatriated from Vietnam on Tue
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 12 COVID-19 deaths, total at 24,765: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 73,582 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Yoon says 'waited long enough' for DSME strike to end

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol said Tuesday he believes the country has "waited long enough" for a strike at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) to end, hinting at the possibility of using force to brea
(URGENT) Yoon says 'waited long enough' for DSME strike to end when asked about possibility of using force

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1 of 3 major drug kingpins in Southeast Asia extradited from Vietnam

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean national considered to be one of the country's biggest drug traffickers based in Southeast Asia was repatriated from Vietnam on Tuesday, police said.The 47-year-old suspect, only identified
Tuesday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul31/24Sunny10Incheon28/24Sunny10Suwon31/23Sunny10Cheongju32/23Sunny20Daejeon31/23Clo
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S. Korea, Britain hold 1st strategic defense dialogue on security cooperation

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Britain had their first vice-ministerial strategic defense dialogue in London earlier this week to discuss bilateral security cooperation, Seoul's defense ministry said Tuesday.Seoul's Vice Defense M
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(LEAD) N. Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases fall below 300: state media

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info from 3rd para)By Yi WonjuSEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases dropped below 300, according to its state media Tuesday.More than 250 people showed symptoms of fever over a 24-hour peri
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Judicial riskLee to run for Democratic Party leader after little self-reflection as probes draw nearRep. Lee Jae-myung, the former presidential candidate of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, declared his bid for the party chairmanship on