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Saturday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Saturday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul04/00Sleet70Incheon03/00Sleet70Suwon04/-1Sleet70Cheongju05/00Sleet60Daejeon05/-1Ra
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(LEAD) 2 S. Koreans released 17 days after abduction in Nigeria

(ATTN: ADDS more details throughout; ADDS byline)By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) -- Two South Koreans have been released unharmed after being abducted by an unidentified armed group in southern Nigeria, Seoul's foreign ministry said Sat
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2 S. Koreans released 17 days after abduction in Nigeria

SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) -- Two South Koreans have been released unharmed after being abducted by an unidentified armed group in southern Nigeria, Seoul's foreign ministry said Saturday. They were taken during an ambush by the group in Gbaran in t
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(URGENT) 2 S. Koreans released 17 days after being abducted in Nigeria

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(2nd LD) DP leader to meet ex-leader Lee Nak-yon Saturday amid call for resignation

(ATTN: UPDATES with DP's notice)SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), said Friday he will meet with former DP leader Lee Nak-yon this weekend amid the latter's call for his resignat
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(LEAD) Defense chief says N. Korea's light-water reactor likely to be in full operation next summer

(ATTN: ADDS more remarks in para 12; RECASTS paras 20-21)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's experimental light-water nuclear reactor is expected to be in full-fledged operation next summer, South Korea's defense chief ha
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(LEAD) DP leader to meet ex-leader Lee Nak-yon Saturday amid call for resignation

(ATTN: UPDATES with Lee Nak-yon's remarks)SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), said Friday he will have a breakfast meeting with former DP leader Lee Nak-yon this weekend amid the latt
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DP leader to meet ex-leader Lee Nak-yon Saturday amid call for resignation

SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), said Friday he will have a breakfast meeting with former DP leader Lee Nak-yon this weekend amid the latter's call for his resignation.The former p
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Yoon, ex-President Park meet over lunch at presidential residence

SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol and former President Park Geun-hye met over lunch at the presidential residence in Seoul on Friday, Yoon's office said.This was their third meeting since Yoon's inauguration in May 2022.Yoon
Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.------------Dec. 25 -- Pontiff calls for Korea peace through dialogue in Christmas message26 -- N. Korea highlights economic feats ahead of plenary meetingS
Summary of external news of North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news of North Korea this week.------------Defense chief says N. Korea's light-water reactor likely to be in full operation next summerSEOUL -- North Korea's experimental light-
Summary of inter-Korean news this week

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SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.------------S. Korea should be ready against possible N.K. interference in general elections: PPP floor leaderSEOUL -- South Korea should maintain a firm readiness p
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.------------N.K. leader invites contributors in economic sector to New Year's celebrationsSEOUL -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has invited people
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S. Korea holds joint enshrinement ceremony for unidentified Korean War remains excavated in 2023

SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Friday held a joint enshrinement ceremony for the unidentified remains of 192 soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War, the defense ministry said.The ceremony took place at the Seoul National Cemetery in
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S. Korea lifts swathes of military facility protection zones

SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry lifted tens of millions of square meters of military facility protection zones across the country Friday amid efforts to provide them for public use.A total of 53.75 million square meters of the protect
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Justice ministry gives up appeal against court ruling on 2020 disciplinary action for Yoon

SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- The Ministry of Justice said Friday it has decided not to appeal a recent court ruling that canceled a disciplinary suspension imposed on President Yoon Suk Yeol by the ministry while he was serving as prosecutor general in
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N.K.'s total fertility rate estimated at 1.38, far lower than U.N. estimate: BOK report

SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's total fertility rate is presumed to have been far lower than a U.N. estimate amid a delay in marriages and women's increased economic activities, a report from South Korea's central bank showed Fri
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Gov't to introduce 'workation' visa for high-earning foreigners

SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- The government will launch a "workation" visa next year to allow foreigners to travel across the country while working remotely, officials said Friday.The justice ministry said it will start issuing "digit
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Defense chief apologizes over Dokdo's description as disputed territory in education material

SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense chief has apologized over the description of the country's easternmost islets of Dokdo as a disputed territory in the military's newly published educational material for troops.On Thursday,
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Ex-President Rhee named as independence activist of the month

SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- The veterans ministry on Friday named Rhee Syng-man, South Korea's first president, as the independence activist of next month, citing his involvement in the movement against Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule of Korea.R