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U.S. says S. Korea's partial suspension of 2018 inter-Korean military accord 'prudent,' 'restrained' move

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- The United States regards South Korea's partial suspension of a 2018 inter-Korean military tension reduction agreement as a "prudent" and "restrained" response to North Korea&
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(LEAD) N. Korea vows to restore all military measures halted under inter-Korean military accord

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout)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 part of the
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SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Nov. 23.Korean-language dailies-- S. Korea counters North's satellite provocation with reconnaissance plane; risk of clash becomes constant (Kyunghyang Shin
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N. Korea says it will restore all military measures halted under 2018 inter-Korean military accord

SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Thursday it will immediately restore all military measures halted under 2018 inter-Korean military accord after South Korea suspend part of the tension reduction deal following the North's launch of a m
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(URGENT) N. Korea says it will immediately restore all military measures suspended under 2018 inter-Korean military accord

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(Meet the Ambassador) Germany to consider joining UNC 'very seriously' if asked: top envoy

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- Germany will have to consider joining the United Nations Command (UNC) "very seriously and carefully" if there is a proposal, its top envoy to South Korea has said, amid talks of the European c
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G7 foreign ministers condemn N. Korea's space rocket launch

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of the Group of Seven (G7) countries on Wednesday condemned "in the strongest terms" North Korea's space rocket launch this week, saying it presented a "grave&quo
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(LEAD) S. Korea elected as member of UNESCO World Heritage Committee

(ATTN: UPDATES with foreign ministry's statement, details throughout)SEOUL/PARIS, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has been elected to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for a four-year term through 2027, officials here said Thursday, marking the
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IAEA chief notes 'strong' water release from N. Korea's Yongbyon nuclear reactor

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON/GENEVA, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief has reported a "strong" water outflow from a reactor's cooling system at North Korea's key nuclear complex in Yongbyon, hinting at the possible
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S. Korea, Britain sign 'Downing Street Accord,' raise security, economic ties to highest level

By Lee Haye-ahLONDON, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak signed the "Downing Street Accord" on Wednesday, raising the two countries' security and economic ties to the highes
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N. Korea fires ballistic missile toward East Sea, but launch apparently failed: S. Korean military

SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired an unspecified ballistic missile toward the East Sea, but the launch appears to have failed, the South Korean military said Thursday.The North fired the missile from the Sunan area in Pyongyang at 11:05 p.
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(URGENT) N. Korea fires ballistic missile toward East Sea, but the launch appears to have failed: S. Korean military

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S. Korea elected as member of UNESCO World Heritage Committee

SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has been elected to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for a four-year term through 2027, officials here said Thursday, marking the country's fourth such election as a member of the committee. Seoul regaine
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Yoon says S. Korea to primarily invest R&D budget in source technology, innovative research

By Lee Haye-ahLONDON, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday the government will primarily invest its research and development (R&D) budget in developing basic source technology and promoting innovative research.Yoon
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(LEAD) Archbishop Gallagher holds Mass at Seoul's shrine for early Korean martyrs

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest development in last para; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See's secretary for relations with states, has held a Mass in Seoul in memory of early Korean martyrs, the Seo
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Yonhap News Agency sues education foundation's management for breach of trust

SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's key news wire agency, on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against a local education foundation's chairman and his wife for breach of trust by inflicting financial damages on a hospital und
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Yoon says updated S. Korea-Britain FTA will enable their businesses to lead global market

By Lee Haye-ahLONDON, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday that updating the South Korea-Britain free trade agreement will enable the two countries' businesses to lead the global market.Yoon made the remark during a business
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(LEAD) N. Korean spy satellite seems to have entered into orbit: Seoul military

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more details throughout; ADDS photo, byline)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's military spy satellite appears to have entered into orbit, but more time would be needed to determine
N. Korean spy satellite seems to have entered into orbit: Seoul

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SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military said Wednesday that Pyongyang's purported military spy satellite is assessed to have entered into orbit, although more time is needed to determine whether it is operating properly.The Joint Ch
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Archbishop Gallagher holds Mass at Seoul's shrine for early Korean martyrs

SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See's secretary for relations with states, has held a Mass in Seoul in memory of early Korean martyrs, the Seoul Archdiocese said Wednesday.The Mass took place Tuesday at the