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Rival parties looking to reach last-minute compromise over parliamentary committee formations

SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- The rival parties were looking to reach a last-minute compromise Monday to end an impasse in parliamentary committee formations that has left the National Assembly in limbo for more than a month. The floor leaders of the rul
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 4 COVID-19 deaths, total at 24,574: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 6,253 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Monday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Monday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul35/25Sunny60Incheon31/24Sunny20Suwon34/24Sunny60Cheongju34/25Sunny60Daejeon34/25Sunny
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S. Korea, U.S. set to hold first economic security dialogue session in Washington

SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will hold the first session of their newly launched economic security dialogue in Washington this week, the presidential office said Monday.The dialogue channel was established as part of a
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Appeals court upholds ruling ordering rapper Dok2 to pay unpaid jewelry bill

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court has ordered rapper Dok2, famously known for his extravagant lifestyle on media, to pay an unpaid jewelry bill to an overseas jeweler, legal sources said Monday.Upholding a lower court's ruling
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N. Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases below 4,000 for 2nd day: state media

SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases stayed below 4,000 for the second consecutive day, its state media said Monday.More than 3,030 people showed symptoms of fever over a 24-hour period until 6 p.m. the previous da
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(LEAD) Opposition party declares breakdown of talks on sharing committees

(ATTN: UPDATES with opposition floor leader's remarks in paras 1-6; CHANGES headline; ADDS photo)SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- The floor leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) said Sunday talks with the ruling People Power Party (PPP) on
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S. Korea reports this year's 1st heat-related death

SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Sunday reported its first heat-related death this year amid a scorching heat wave nationwide.A man in his 40s was found collapsed while moving farm produce at a market in South Gyeongsang Province on Friday. H
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(2nd LD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases stay over 10,000 for 2nd day amid resurgence woes

(ATTN: UPDATES with 9 p.m. case count in last 2 paras)SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed above 10,000 for the second consecutive day Sunday as the daily cases seemed to be rising again after months of subsiding.T
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S. Korea to return Chinese troop remains from Korean War in September

SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and China agreed Sunday to hold a ceremony returning remains of Chinese troops killed during the 1950-53 Korean War in September, in what would be the ninth such repatriation, Seoul's defense ministry said.Ki
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Rival parties fail to reach compromise on sharing committees

SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- The ruling and main opposition parties failed to reach a compromise Sunday on sharing parliamentary committees, leaving the National Assembly in limbo for over a month.Rep. Kweon Seong-dong, floor leader of the ruling People
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Yoon's disapproval rating exceeds approval rating in latest poll

SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol's disapproval rating surpassed his approval rating in a poll released Sunday.The survey by Research View, conducted on 1,000 South Koreans aged 18 or over from last Tuesday to Thursday, was the la
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Yoon to appoint new JCS chief amid tensions over N. Korea

SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol is expected to appoint Army Gen. Kim Seung-kyum as the new head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) early this week, a key presidential official said Sunday, amid lingering tensions over North Korea
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Workplace harassment increases as people return to office: survey

SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- With more people returning to the office amid easing of social distancing restrictions, instances of workplace harassment have also been on the rise, a survey showed Sunday.According to a poll by Embrain Public, conducted be
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(LEAD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases stay over 10,000 for 2nd day amid resurgence woes

(ATTN: ADDS more details in last 3 paras)SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed above 10,000 for the second consecutive day Sunday as the daily cases seemed to be rising again after months of subsiding.The country ad
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases stay over 10,000 for 2nd day amid resurgence woes

SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed above 10,000 for the second consecutive day Sunday as the daily cases seemed to be rising again after months of subsiding.The country added 10,059 COVID-19 infections, including
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 8 COVID-19 deaths, total at 24,570: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 10,059 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Sunday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Sunday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul33/24Cloudy0Incheon30/23Cloudy0Suwon34/24Cloudy0Cheongju35/25Cloudy10Daejeon34/25Sunn