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2 lawmakers of main opposition party not to join new party ahead of April elections

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- Two lawmakers of the Democratic Party (DP) who announced their departure from the main opposition party said Sunday they would not join a new party to be formed by a former leader of the DP, ahead of the April 10 parliamenta
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(2nd LD) S. Korea calls on Moscow to act responsibly as Russian deputy FM visits Seoul

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS more info in last para)By Yi WonjuSEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has called for Moscow to act responsibly, the foreign ministry said Sunday, as a senior Russian diplomat visited Seoul for talks on regional s
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Gov't mulls raising health insurance premiums for sustainability

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will begin discussions on raising state health insurance premiums in order to make the program sustainable amid the low birth rate and aging population, the health ministry said Sunday.The government has outlined
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(LEAD) Russian deputy FM visits Seoul to discuss bilateral ties, Ukrainian war: ministry

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 5 paras)By Yi WonjuSEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- Russia's deputy foreign minister held talks with his South Korean counterpart to discuss regional security and other pending issues during his visit to Seoul, the foreign
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Russian deputy FM visits Seoul to discuss bilateral ties, Ukrainian war: ministry

By Yi WonjuSEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- Russia's deputy foreign minister held talks with his South Korean counterpart to discuss regional security and other pending issues during his visit to Seoul, the South's foreign ministry said Sunday.Andre
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(URGENT) Russian deputy FM visits Seoul to discuss bilateral ties, Ukrainian war: ministry

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Navy chief visits U.S. naval base housing nuclear submarines

By Yi WonjuSEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top naval officer visited a key naval submarine base in the United States for the first time and stressed the need to strengthen ties against growing North Korean threats, the South's Navy sa
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Gov't expected to announce medical school quota hikes this week

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- The government is likely to announce an increase in the medical school enrollment quota this week to address the shortage of doctors in remote areas and essential medicine despite strong opposition from the medical circle, o
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Biden wins 1st Democratic primary in South Carolina

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- President Joe Biden swept to victory in the Democratic Party's first official presidential nomination contest in South Carolina on Saturday, the Associated Press and CNN projected, as political attent
Sunday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Sunday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul09/02Cloudy30Incheon08/02Cloudy30Suwon09/02Cloudy30Cheongju09/02Cloudy30Daejeon09/02C
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(Yonhap Interview) U.S. nuclear envoy says no indications of 'direct' N.K. military action, stresses 'sincerity' in dialogue

By Song Sang-ho and Kim Dong-hyunWASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- The United States has not detected indications of "direct" North Korean military action, its top nuclear envoy has said, pledging to make "relentless" efforts to
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Defense minister visits S. Korean Akh unit in UAE

SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Shin Won-sik has visited a South Korean military contingent in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to encourage troops for their service there, Seoul's defense ministry said Saturday.Shin met with members of
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(LEAD) S. Korea summons Russian ambassador over commentary on Yoon's remark

(ATTN: UPDATES headline, lead; ADDS details throughout)SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign ministry on Saturday summoned the top Russian envoy to Seoul to protest a recent statement by a Russian foreign ministry official on President
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2 firefighters laid to rest at nat'l cemetery

SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- A funeral was held Saturday for two firefighters who died during a mission earlier this week to search for victims at a burning meat processing factory in the central city of Mungyeong.The two firefighters -- Kim Soo-kwang,
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Bereaved family members of Itaewon crowd crush stage rally in central Seoul

SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- The bereaved family members of the deadly 2022 crowd crush in the district of Itaewon staged a rally in central Seoul on Saturday, condemning President Yoon Suk Yeol for vetoing a special bill for a new investigation into th
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(2nd LD) N. Korea says it conducted 'cruise missile super-large warhead power test'

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 4, 6-10)SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Saturday it conducted what it calls a "cruise missile super-large warhead power test" and test-fired a new type of anti-aircraft missile the previous day
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S. Korea hits back at Russia's criticism of Yoon's remarks on N. Korea

SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea slammed Russia on Saturday for labeling President Yoon Suk Yeol's recent description of North Korea as "biased," calling the remarks "rude" and "ignorant."On Wednesday, Yoo
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Feb. 3.-- Food price inflation breaks backs; fruit, vegetable prices jump 14 pct (Kookmin Daily)-- 7 out of 10 firefighter deaths since 2021 caused by sandwich p
Saturday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weatherforecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Saturday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul08/00Sunny60Incheon08/00Sunny60Suwon08/00Sunny60Cheongju08/01Sunny80
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U.S. begins retaliatory strikes at Iran-backed militia targets in Iraq, Syria

By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- The United States on Friday mounted strikes at targets used by Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria, President Joe Biden said, delivering on his vow to retaliate for last weekend's drone strike tha