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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 16 COVID-19 deaths, total at 24,712: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases more than double in a week to 38,882: KDCA

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S. Korea ranks 2nd at int'l youth math competition

SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea ranked second at this year's youth international mathematics competition in Norway earlier this month, with China clinching the top spot, the event's organizers said Friday.The six-member South Korean de
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N. Korea holds key Cabinet meeting on this year's national economic goals

SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea held a Cabinet meeting earlier this week to assess its economic performance for the first half of the year and urged utmost efforts to attain its goals in the remaining months, state media reported Friday.The en
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(LEAD) N. Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases under 600 for 2nd day: state media

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details)SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases remained below 600 for the second consecutive day, according to its state media Friday.More than 500 people showed symptoms of fever over
Friday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Friday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul30/23Sunny60Incheon28/23Cloudy0Suwon30/22Cloudy10Cheongju32/23Cloudy0Daejeon32/23Clo
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N. Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases under 600 for 2nd day: state media

SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases remained below 600 for the second consecutive day, according to its state media Friday.More than 500 people showed symptoms of fever over a 24-hour period until 6 p.m. the prev
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Consultative body discusses possible compensation for forced labor victims

By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- A public-private consultative body continued discussions Thursday on how to compensate Korean victims of forced labor during Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule, one of most thorny diplomatic issues between Seo
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(3rd LD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases more than double in week to near 40,000

(ATTN: ADDS latest figure in para 7)SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases more than doubled in a week to near 40,000 on Thursday, as the country has experienced a resurgence of infections amid the fast spread of a highly
Main opposition party halts talks with ruling party over parliamentary committee formations

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SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) said Thursday that it suspended talks with the ruling People Power Party (PPP) over parliamentary committee formations that have left the National Assembly in limbo. Earlier this mo
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Three judges on shortlist for top court justice

SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- Three senior judges were selected as candidates for a seat at the Supreme Court to succeed outgoing justice Kim Jae-hyung, the top court said Thursday.The Supreme Court Justice Candidate Recommending Committee proposed the
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(Yonhap Interview) Ukraine's first lady calls for unceasing global unity against Russia's aggression

By Song Sang-ho and Kim Ji-yeonSEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska made an emphatic appeal Thursday for unflagging global solidarity behind her country's struggle against Russia's aggression, stressing the &quo
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Unification, justice ministries deny there was legal basis to repatriate N.K. fishermen: lawmaker

SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- The unification and justice ministries have denied that there was any legal basis for the previous administration's repatriation of two North Korean fishermen in 2019, according to a lawmaker's office on Thursday.In
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Court rules in favor of comprehensive real estate holding tax

SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- A local court on Thursday ruled in favor of the comprehensive real estate holding tax, a controversial additional tax burden imposed on expensive house owners.The Seoul Administrative Court rejected two lawsuits filed separ
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Religious leaders urge Constitutional Court to abolish death penalty

SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- Leaders of seven religious orders in South Korea on Thursday urged the Constitutional Court to abolish the death penalty in their first joint opinion on the long-held dispute as the court was to hold an open hearing on the
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S. Korea, U.S. in talks over strengthening semiconductor cooperation

SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are using various channels to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation on semiconductors, a presidential official said Thursday.Earlier, a source in Washington told Yonhap News Agency the U.S
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(LEAD) WFP chief meets S. Korean ministers to discuss N. Korea food situation

(ATTN: UPDATES with meeting with foreign minister; MODIFIES headline; ADDS photo, byline)By Yi WonjuSEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- The head of the World Food Programme (WFP) had discussions with South Korea's foreign and unification ministers Thursda
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(3rd LD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases more than double in week to near 40,000

(ATTN: UPDATES paras 10-11 as KDCA confirms 1st BA.2.75 case)SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases more than doubled in a week to near 40,000 on Thursday, as the country has experienced a resurgence of infections amid the
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(2nd LD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases more than double in week to near 40,000

(ATTN: ADDS 1st suspected case of newest BA.2.75 variant in paras 10-12)SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases more than doubled in a week to near 40,000 on Thursday, as the country has experienced a resurgence of infectio
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Police looking into online post accusing first lady of luxury shopping spree

SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- Police have launched an investigation into an online post claiming first lady Kim Keon-hee went on a shopping spree at a luxury brand in Seoul's posh Gangnam district, sources said Thursday. A fan club of Kim, Gunsarang