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Summary of external news of North Korea this week

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SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news of North Korea this week.------------S. Korea to seek close cooperation with China for peaceful resolution of N.K. nuclear issue: PMSEOUL -- South Korea will seek close cooperation
Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.------June 27 -- N. Korea issues nationwide heavy rain alert for this week28 -- S. Korea asks N. Korea to give prior notice on dam discharge; ministry says r
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Ex-Pentagon chief stresses deterrence as 'primary' peacekeeping tool on peninsula

By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Former U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis on Friday emphasized the importance of deterrence as a "primary" tool to maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula and help diplomats work to that end "
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(LEAD) Yoon says S. Korea, Japan should discuss past, future issues simultaneously

(ATTN: UPDATES with Yoon's remark on trilateral cooperation in last 4 paras)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol said Friday he believes South Korea and Japan should discuss past and future issues simultaneously to over
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1,000 people evacuated from building in central Seoul after tremor

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- An estimated 1,000 people evacuated from a 20-story building in central Seoul on Friday after tremors continued for about five minutes, fire authorities and officials said.No deaths or injuries were reported, t
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Yoon says S. Korea, Japan should discuss past, future issues simultaneously

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol said Friday he believes South Korea and Japan should discuss past and future issues simultaneously to overcome the disputes that have plagued their relations in recent years.Yoon made th
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Late official's brother urges ex-President Moon to disclose presidential document on 2020 death

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- The brother of a fisheries official killed by North Korea in 2020 urged former President Moon Jae-in on Friday to unseal classified presidential documents related to the death that the Moon government concluded
U.S. military announces plan to transition Korea rotational force to Stryker brigade combat team

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By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Army has announced a plan for the transition this fall of its rotational force in South Korea to a new brigade combat team employing the Stryker armored fighting vehicle in a move to ensure capabiliti
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Embattled PPP chief greets Yoon ahead of ethics committee meeting

SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Ruling People Power Party (PPP) Chairman Lee Jun-seok appeared at an airport to greet President Yoon Suk-yeol returning from a trip to Spain, spurring speculation he may try to seek help from the president in connection with
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Military reports 383 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 383 additional COVID-19 cases Friday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 175,844, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 271 from the Army, 45 from the Air F
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Rights watchdog installs 1st military human rights protection officer

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- The National Human Rights Commission on Friday installed its first new vice minister-level officer in charge of human rights issues in the military.Park Chan-woon, who is a member of the state human rights watc
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At least 3 killed in heavy rains

SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Heavy rains that pounded the country this week have killed at least three people, and flooded houses and farmland nationwide, officials said Friday.A man in his 90s was killed when the roof of his house collapsed in the cent
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Yoon returns home after attending NATO summit in Spain

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol returned home from Spain on Friday after attending the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit and holding a series of bilateral and multilateral meetings on the sidelines on hi
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(LEAD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases up 24 pct from week ago amid signs of virus resurgence

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 5-9, photo)SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea reported more than 9,500 new coronavirus cases Friday, as the virus seemed poised to gain ground again after months of declining cases.The country added 9,528 new COVI
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(3rd LD) N. Korea's first COVID-19 cases traced to area bordering S. Korea: state media

(ATTN: UPDATES with S. Korean government's response in paras 12-15)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korean health authorities have concluded its COVID-19 outbreak originated in an area near the inter-Korean border as local resident
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Newly elected local gov't heads take office

SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Heads of the nation's 17 metropolitan cities and provinces, and 226 lower-level local governments, who were all newly elected in the June 1 local elections, started their official work for a four-year tenure Friday after
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(2nd LD) N. Korea's first COVID-19 cases traced to area bordering S. Korea: state media

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details, background info in paras 6-9)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korean health authorities have concluded its COVID-19 outbreak originated in an area near the inter-Korean border as local residents came i
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S. Korea to expand 'one-stop' COVID-19 treatment centers: PM

SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- The government will expand the number of "one-stop" COVID-19 treatment centers, where people can take a virus test, get in-person medical care services and receive antiviral drugs, to 10,000 from the current 6,20
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases up 24 pct from week ago amid signs of virus resurgence

SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea reported more than 9,500 new coronavirus cases Friday, as the virus seemed poised to gain ground again after months of declining cases.The country added 9,528 new COVID-19 infections, including 146 cases from ove
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 8 COVID-19 deaths, total at 24,555: KDCA

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