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(2nd LD) LGBTQ festival resumes in Seoul after 2-year hiatus

(ATTN: ADDS details in last 3 paras)By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- Sexual minorities in South Korea held an annual festival in downtown Seoul on Saturday after a pandemic-driven two-year hiatus, with Christian and other conservative groups
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(LEAD) LGBTQ festival resumes in Seoul after 2-year hiatus

(LEAD) LGBTQ-festival(LEAD) LGBTQ festival resumes in Seoul after 2-year hiatus(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 4, 6-7)By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- Sexual minorities in South Korea
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Military reports 1,024 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 1,024 additional COVID-19 cases Saturday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 187,516, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 759 from the Army, 104 from the
LGBTQ festival resumes in Seoul after 3-year hiatus

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By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- Sexual minorities in South Korea held an annual festival in downtown Seoul on Saturday after a pandemic-driven three-year hiatus, with Christian and other conservative groups opposing the high-profile event.T
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U.S. official warns against hiring N. Korean IT workers posing as 3rd country nationals

SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. official has briefed industry and government officials on risks associated with the hiring of North Koreans who pose as third-country citizens working in the information and technology (IT) sector, according t
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases hit 66-day high at 41,310

SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases reached a 66-day high at over 41,000 on Saturday amid the spread of a highly contagious new omicron subvariant.The country reported 41,310 new COVID-19 infections, including 287 from
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 16 COVID-19 deaths, total at 24,738: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases hit 66-day high at 41,310: KDCA

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Saturday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Jul. 16 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weatherforecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Saturday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul29/23Heavy Rain60Incheon27/23Heavy Rain60Suwon29/23Heavy Rain60Cheo
N. Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases fall below 500: state media

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SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases dropped below 500, according to its state media Saturday.More than 460 people showed symptoms of fever over a 24-hour period until 6 p.m. the previous day, the official Korean
House highlights importance of U.S. Forces Korea in passed budget bill

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By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, July 15 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. House of Representatives stressed the need to maintain and even strengthen U.S. military presence in South Korea in its defense budget bill passed earlier this week, the bill showed Friday.The N
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(2nd LD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 infections continue doubling on-week to near 40,000

(ATTN: ADDS latest figures in para 7)SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases more than doubled in a week again on Friday to near 40,000 amid the fast spread of a highly contagious new omicron subvariant.The country added 38
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University freshman arrested for allegedly raping, causing death of female classmate

INCHEON, July 15 (Yonhap) -- Police on Friday placed a university student in Incheon under emergency arrest for allegedly causing a female classmate to fall to her death from a building after raping her.The 20-something male suspect, a freshman at In
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(LEAD) S. Korean FM to make 3-day trip to Japan next week

(ATTN: ADDS info, background throughout)SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin will embark on a three-day trip to Japan next week to discuss areas of bilateral relations and North Korea, Seoul's foreign ministry said Fr
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S. Korean FM to make 3-day trip to Japan next week

SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin will embark on a three-day trip to Japan next week to discuss areas of bilateral relations and North Korea, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday.Park's trip from Monday to Wedn
(URGENT) S. Korean FM to make 3-day trip to Japan starting Monday

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(LEAD) S. Korea to deploy around 20 more F-35A fighters by 2028

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with DAPA statement)SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense authorities approved a 3.94 trillion-won (US$2.97 billion) plan Friday to deploy some 20 additional F-35A radar-evading fighters by 2028 as part of eff
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Ex-NIS chief banned from travelling abroad over probe into handling of North's killing of fisheries official

SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors banned former National Intelligence Service Director Park Jie-won from traveling overseas while putting Park's predecessor, Suh Hoon, on an entry alert list as part of investigations into the previous admini
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S. Korea to deploy around 20 more F-35A fighters by 2028

SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense authorities approved a 3.94 trillion-won (US$2.97 billion) plan Friday to deploy some 20 additional F-35A radar-evading fighters by 2028 as part of efforts to counter North Korea's nuclear and
Top court rules cramped prison conditions violate human dignity

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By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court has ruled that prison cells with less than two square meters of floor space per person violate human dignity and ordered the state to pay compensation to prisoners who suffered such condition