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Cattle disease outbreaks set to stabilize by end of November: gov't

SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's agricultural authorities said Thursday that lumpy skin disease (LSD) outbreaks are projected to stabilize by the end of this month, following the completion of the vaccination campaign. "During winte
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(LEAD) NIS says Russia's help was behind N. Korea's successful satellite launch

(ATTN: ADDS additional details in para 6)By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is believed to have received technological assistance from Russia for this week's successful launch of a military spy satellite, South Korea's inte
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(3rd LD) N. Korea vows to restore all military measures halted under inter-Korean military accord

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout)By Kim Soo-yeon and Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Thursday it will immediately restore all military measures it had halted under a 2018 inter-Korean military accord, a day after S
Appellate court orders Japan to compensate 'comfort women' in lawsuit over wartime sexual slavery

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SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul High Court on Thursday overturned a lower court's rejection of a damages suit filed by victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery and ordered Japan to pay 200 million won (US$153,863) in compensation to eac
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NIS says Russia's help was behind N. Korea's successful satellite launch

By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is believed to have received technological assistance from Russia for this week's successful launch of a military spy satellite, South Korea's intelligence agency was quoted as saying Thur
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S. Korea unveils plan to reduce methane emissions to meet global goal of 30 pct cut

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea unveiled a detailed plan Thursday to reduce methane emissions by deploying new technologies, aligning with a global pact to cut releases of the powerful greenhouse gas by more than 30 percent by 20
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Hanwha Aerospace to supply NATO standard 155-mm MCS to Britain's BAE Systems

SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Aerospace Co., a defense industry unit of South Korea's Hanwha Group, said Thursday it will supply a modular charge system (MCS) for 155-millimeter artillery shells used by members of the North Atlantic Treaty Or
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(2nd LD) N. Korea vows to restore all military measures halted under inter-Korean military accord

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout; ADDS photo)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Thursday it will immediately restore all military measures halted under a 2018 inter-Korean military accord after South Korea suspended
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(LEAD) Defense chief says partial suspension of 2018 military agreement 'minimal defensive measure'

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details, comments in last four paras; CHANGES photo) By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- Defense chief Shin Won-sik said Thursday that South Korea's partial suspension of a 2018 inter-Korean tension reduction deal i
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PPP leader warns S. Korea could consider scrapping inter-Korean military accord altogether

By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea could consider scrapping a military tension reduction agreement with North Korea altogether if the North keeps undertaking provocations, the leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) said Thur
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Governance, legal ambiguity key hurdles for central bank digital currency projects: BIS chief

SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said Thursday that governance and legal ambiguity should be solved on top of technical infrastructure advances for a step toward central bank digital currency projec
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S. Korea returns remains of 25 Chinese troops killed in Korean War

SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday handed over the remains of 25 Chinese troops killed during the 1950-53 Korean War to China, Seoul's defense ministry said, marking the 10th repatriation of its kind.The remains were returned in a
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Seoul Metro to ban all subway protests by disability advocacy group

SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- Seoul Metro, the operator of Seoul subway lines No. 1-8, announced measures Thursday to ban all subway protests by a disabled advocacy group after they resumed their morning rush-hour protest this week.Seoul Metro said it c
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S. Korean, British FMs condemn N. Korea-Russia arms trade

SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Park Jin held talks with his British counterpart to discuss growing North Korean threats and ways to boost their bilateral relations, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.In the breakfast meeting held
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COVID-19 infections down for 3rd week

SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- The weekly count of COVID-19 patients in South Korea fell 2 percent in the third week of November, marking a decline for three consecutive weeks, data showed Thursday.The number of additional patients came to 6,088 last wee
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Defense chief says partial suspension of 2018 military agreement 'minimum defensive measure'

By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- Defense chief Shin Won-sik said Thursday that South Korea's partial suspension of a 2018 inter-Korean tension reduction deal is "a proportional response" and "a minimal defensive measure
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6 pct of executives in S. Korea's top 100 firms women: data

SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- The proportion of females in executive positions at the top 100 companies in South Korea reached the 6 percent mark for the first time ever this year, data showed Thursday.According to data of top 100 companies in terms of
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S. Korea, Britain sign MOU on joint defense exports

SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Britain have signed an initial agreement to push for joint defense exports, Seoul's arms procurement agency said Thursday, as the two countries seek to boost security cooperation.Defense Acquisition Prog
Thursday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Thursday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul14/09Sunny60Incheon12/10Sunny60Suwon14/09Cloudy20Cheongju17/12Sunny60Daejeon17/11S
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S. Korea, Britain forge strategic partnership on ODA projects

SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Britain have forged a strategic partnership on official development assistance (ODA) projects and other areas of sustainable growth, the financial ministry said Thursday.Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho and Fo