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Man arrested for brandishing kitchen knife in National Assembly compound

SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- A drunken man was arrested in the National Assembly compound in the wee hours Tuesday after he trespassed into the compound and then smashed a car window and brandished a kitchen knife toward a policeman.The man in his 50s,
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S. Korea to enforce tougher export ban on Russia, Belarus this week

SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will begin implementing tighter export controls on Russia and Belarus this week by adding nearly 700 items, such as batteries and larger vehicles, to its list of export restrictions in response to Moscow's i
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(LEAD) 6,415 trainee doctors submit resignations; gov't orders 757 doctors to return to work

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with health ministry's briefing; CHANGES headline, photo)By Kim Na-young SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- A total of 6,415 trainee doctors at 100 hospitals have submitted their resignations in protest of the government's p
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DP floor leader says democracy has regressed under Yoon gov't, calls for support in general elections

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Hong Ihk-pyo, the floor leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), said Tuesday that democracy has regressed under the government of President Yoon Suk Yeol, calling for voter support for the pa
(URGENT) Health ministry orders 757 trainee doctors to return to work

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(URGENT) 6,415 trainee doctors at 100 hospitals submit resignations: health ministry

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N. Korean gov't delegations visiting Russia for cooperation

SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- Delegations led by senior North Korean government officials in charge of technology, fisheries and sports affairs have left for Russia, state media reported Tuesday, as Pyongyang and Moscow have been expanding bilateral coo
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S. Korea, Georgia to hold inaugural talks for economic agreement

SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Georgia were to hold inaugural negotiations for a comprehensive economic partnership on trade and supply chains, Seoul's trade ministry said Tuesday.The two nations will hold the first round of talks for
Tuesday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Tuesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul09/02Cloudy40Incheon07/01Cloudy40Suwon08/00Cloudy40Cheongju09/02Rain60Daejeon08/01R
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N.K. leader receives Russian-made car from Putin as gift

SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has received a Russian-made car from Russian President Vladimir Putin as a gift demonstrating the special bonds between the two leaders, state media reported Tuesday.The gift serves as a &qu
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Trainee doctors set to stop work in protest over med school quota hike

By Kim Na-young SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- Trainee doctors were set to walk off the job Tuesday after submitting their letters of collective resignation in protest against the government's plan to boost the number of medical students. Doctors and
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Feb. 20.Korean-language dailies-- Trainee doctors resign en masse, refuse work at hospitals nationwide (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Trainee doctors' collective re
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(News Focus) Political parties in full-fledged election mode as April 10 voting nears

By Kim Han-joo and Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- With just 50 days before the April 10 parliamentary elections, political parties have shifted into full-fledged election mode by nominating candidates for key constituencies, as observers anti
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(LEAD) Biden gov't announces potential US$1.5 billion award to chipmaker GlobalFoundries

(ATTN: RECASTS 2nd para; ADDS more info in 9th para)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. government announced a plan Monday to award roughly US$1.5 billion to the New York-based chipmaker, GlobalFoundries (GF), to strengthen domest
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Biden gov't announces potential US$1.5 billion award to chipmaker GlobalFoundries

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. government announced a plan Monday to award roughly US$1.5 billion to the New York-based chipmaker, GlobalFoundries (GF), to strengthen domestic semiconductor production, drawing attention to it
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(LEAD) Yoon calls for utmost efforts to protect people's lives amid threat of doctors' walkout

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 4-6, 8)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol called on the government Monday to make utmost efforts to protect the people's lives and health amid a looming walkout by doctors protest
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(LEAD) (ROUNDUP) Trainee doctors take collective action against gov't medical policy; back-to-work order issued

(ATTN: UPDATES with details throughout; CHANGES headline, 1st photo)By Oh Seok-min and Kim Na-young SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- Trainee doctors began submitting their letters of collective resignation Monday in protest against the government's pla
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FM Cho may hold talks with U.S., Japanese counterparts at G20 gathering

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul could hold separate bilateral talks with his U.S. and Japanese counterparts, and also meet trilaterally, on the margins of the foreign ministers' meeting of the Group of 20
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Seoul City to extend operating hours of city-run hospitals in event of doctors' walkout

SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul city government said Monday it will extend the operating hours of city-run hospitals and community healthcare centers and take other emergency measures if a looming doctors' walkout materializes.The city gover
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Patients hit by canceled or postponed surgeries as doctors resign collectively

SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- Patients waiting for urgent surgeries or treatment for serious diseases at general hospitals across the country are growing increasingly nervous about operating room paralysis and other disastrous consequences expected from