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Yoon visits conservative stronghold of Daegu

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol visited the conservative stronghold of Daegu on Tuesday to attend a convention of a civic group promoting national cohesion and meet with locals at a traditional market.Yoon traveled to
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(LEAD) 6 British, Colombian veterans of Korean War to be laid to rest in Busan

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 2, 4-7)SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- The remains of two British and four Colombian veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War will arrive in South Korea this week to be interred at a memorial cemetery in the southeastern city of
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Olympic fencing medalist banned from leaving country over suspected collusion in ex-fiance's alleged fraud

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- Police have banned Olympic fencing medalist Nam Hyun-hee from leaving the country as part of an investigation into suspicions that she could be an accomplice in alleged fraud by her former fiance, officials said Tuesday.The
Seoul shares sharply down late Tues. morning after record daily gain

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SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks dropped more than 2.6 percent late Tuesday morning as investors took profit following the previous session's sharpest-ever daily gains prompted by the country's reimposing of a ban on stock short
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FM Park holds phone talks with Vatican's top diplomat

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Park Jin has spoken by phone with the top diplomat of the Vatican to discuss bilateral relations, the Korean Peninsula and other regional issues, Park's office said Tuesday. Speaking to Archbishop Paul R
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Cold wave hit S. Korea amid forecast of even chillier morning

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- A cold wave hit South Korea on Tuesday, bringing temperatures below the freezing point in some regions in the mountainous Gangwon and Gyeonggi provinces amid forecasts that even colder weather is likely to grip the nation We
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Lawmaker calls for specifying China's responsibility in U.N. resolution on N.K. human rights

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean defector-turned-lawmaker of South Korea's ruling People Power Party called Monday for a U.N. human rights resolution to include a phrase stipulating China's responsibility for the forced repatriatio
Seoul shares open lower after record daily gain

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SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened lower Tuesday as investors took profit following the previous session's sharpest-ever daily gains prompted by the country's reimposing of a ban on stock short selling.The benchmark Korea Co
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6 British, Colombian veterans of Korean War to be laid to rest in Busan

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- The remains of two British and four Colombian veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War will arrive in South Korea this week to be interred at a memorial cemetery in the southeastern city of Busan, Seoul's veterans ministry sai
Tuesday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Tuesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul10/03Cloudy10Incheon09/05Cloudy10Suwon11/04Cloudy10Cheongju13/08Cloudy20Daejeon13/07
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(LEAD) U.S. envoy vows to make clear 'inextricable' link between N. Korea's human rights abuses, threats

(ATTN: RECASTS para 4; TRIMS para 8)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- The new U.S. envoy for North Korean human rights issues pledged efforts Monday to shine a light on the "inextricable" connection between Pyongyang's rig
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U.S. envoy vows to make clear 'inextricable' link between N. Korea's human rights abuses, threats

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- The new U.S. envoy for North Korean human rights issues pledged efforts Monday to shine a light on the "inextricable" connection between Pyongyang's rights abuses and its security threats.
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Nov. 7.Korean-language dailies-- Stock market soars on short selling ban (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- KOSPI up 134 points on surprise (Kookmin Daily)-- KOSPI logs all-
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Foreign investors remain net sellers of S. Korean stocks in October

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- Foreign investors sold a net 3.1 trillion won (US$2.39 billion) worth of South Korean stocks last month, extending their selling spree to a third consecutive month, data showed Tuesday.Foreigners owned 624.8 trillion won wor
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(LEAD) Unification minister calls on China to enable N. Korean defectors to decide country of choice

(ATTN: ADDS more remarks in 8th para)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho renewed calls Monday for China to help North Korean defectors move to a country of their choice and ensure their hum
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Unification minister calls on China to enable N. Korean defectors to decide country of choice

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho renewed calls Monday for China to help North Korean defectors move to a country of their choice and ensure their human rights are protected based on the
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(News Focus) Year before U.S. presidential vote, discourse centers on America's foreign policy direction

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- Less than a year before the U.S. presidential election, diplomatic and security discourse among South Korean policymakers is shifting to the potential implications that the election outcome may have for A
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(LEAD) Fugitive caught 3 days after escape from hospital

(ATTN: UPDATES with fugitive's capture throughout; RECASTS headline)SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- A prison fugitive, who had been on the run for three days after escaping during outside hospital treatment, was caught Monday on the northern outskirts
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(LEAD) S. Korean family returns home after fleeing Gaza via Egypt

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; CHANGES dateline; ADDS updates as family arrives in Seoul)CAIRO/SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean family who fled the besieged Gaza Strip via an Egyptian border returned home Monday.The Emirates plane with the fa
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Yoon vows to move up completion of GTX commuter rail networks

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Monday to move up the completion of the Great Train Express (GTX) commuter rail networks as he visited a train station in Seoul's suburbs to check progress on a new service lin