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Finance minister calls for R&D budget restructuring to boost efficiency, innovation

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho stressed the need Friday to reform state-sponsored scientific research and development (R&D) projects to better focus on "innovative, longer-term" programs in response to the criti
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S. Korea reports first case of lumpy skin disease in cows at local farm

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Friday confirmed the first-ever case of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in cows raised at a local farm, the agriculture ministry said.The owner of the cattle farm in the western city of Seosan detected four cows sho
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(2nd LD) NK leader vows to build 'forward-looking' ties with Russia in talks with FM

(ATTN: ADDS details throughout, photo)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vowed to build a "forward-looking" relationship with Russia during his meeting with its foreign minister, state media said Fr
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Presidential office launches probe into protocol secretary over child's alleged bullying

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office said Friday it has launched an investigation into allegations that the protocol secretary's daughter bullied a schoolmate, leaving injuries that would take nine weeks to heal.Kim Se
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Prosecutors raid Presidential Archives over alleged data manipulation by Moon gov't

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors raided the Presidential Archives for the second day in a row Friday as part of a probe into alleged economic data manipulation by the previous Moon Jae-in government, officials said.Prosecutors and investigators
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U.N. General Assembly head hopes no tension-escalating measures follow N.K.-Russia talks

By Yi WonjuSEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- The president of the U.N. General Assembly on Friday voiced hopes "no policy measures" threatening the security of the Korean Peninsula come out of Pyongyang's recent talks on military cooperation
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Yoon's approval rating falls to 6-month low

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating hit the lowest in six months, a poll showed Friday.The opinion poll, conducted by the polling agency Gallup Korea, showed that the positive assessment of Yoon'
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PPP launches new task force to improve S. Korea's medical services

By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) said Friday it will launch a task force to discuss policy measures to improve medical services, and support the government's commitment to increasing the enrollment quo
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FM hosts dinner meeting with U.N. General Assembly presidents' council

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Park Jin has hosted a dinner meeting for a visiting delegation of former and incumbent presidents of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and discussed ways to better address global challenges and bol
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Teenager gets 3-yr sentence for trying to open plane door midair

INCHEON, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- A court sentenced a teenager to three years in prison Friday for attempting to open a passenger plane's emergency exit door midair under the influence of drugs.The Incheon District Court also ordered the 19-year-old t
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Suspect referred to prosecution for leaving weapon in front of justice minister's home

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- A 42-year-old man was referred Friday to prosecutors for further investigation on suspicions of leaving a weapon in front of Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon's home in southern Seoul. The man, only known by his surname Ho
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S. Korea, Britain hold joint high-tech military training

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Britain staged combined high-tech military drills this month, Seoul's Army said Friday, amid efforts to bolster military cooperation between the two nations.The 11-day drills began last Tuesday at the Ko
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N. Korea warns U.S. strategic assets will be '1st targets of destruction'

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday condemned the arrival of a U.S. B-52 bomber in South Korea, threatening that U.S. strategic assets deployed on the Korean Peninsula will become the "first targets of destruction."Pyongyang&
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S. Korea, U.S. defense chiefs discuss deterrence against N.K. threats in phone talks

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new defense minister held phone talks with his U.S. counterpart for the first time Friday to discuss the allies' efforts to deter North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, Seoul's defense mini
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19 S. Koreans leave Israel aboard Japanese air tanker: report

TOKYO, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- A Japanese air tanker has departed from Israel carrying dozens of its own nationals and 19 South Koreans, a Japanese media company reported Friday, in a move seen as reciprocation for Seoul's help in bringing back Japan
Friday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Friday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul14/09Sunny0Incheon14/10Sunny0Suwon15/09Sunny0Cheongju16/10Sunny0Daejeon16/10Rain10Ch
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(LEAD) NK leader vows to build 'forward-looking' ties with Russia in talks with FM

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS details, photos)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vowed to build a "forward-looking" and "far-reaching" relationship with Russia during his meeting w
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SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Oct. 20.Korean-language dailies-- Medical school quota to rise, state-run hospitals to grow (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- 'There's need to increase medical wor
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NK leader says Pyongyang to build 'forward-looking' ties with Russia: KCNA

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vowed to build a "forward-looking" and "far-reaching" relationship with Russia during his meeting with Russia's foreign minister, state media said Friday.Russi
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(URGENT) NK leader says Pyongyang to build 'future-oriented' ties with Russia: state media

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