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Prosecutors request arrest warrant for Lee over development, N.K. remittance scandals

SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Monday requested an arrest warrant for opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on breach of trust, bribery and other charges related to a scandal-ridden land development scandal and allegations of his involvement in
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(LEAD) Yoon departs for New York to attend U.N. General Assembly

(ATTN: UPDATES with departure; CHANGES headline; ADDS photo)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol embarked on a five-day visit to New York on Monday to attend the U.N. General Assembly and meet with world leaders amid sign
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Rail workers' 4-day strike comes to end; train services to normalize by night

DAEJEON, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- Unionized rail workers were returning to work Monday after a four-day general strike staged to demand better working conditions and an expansion of the KTX bullet train service.The Korean Railway Workers' Union began
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(URGENT) Prosecutors request arrest warrant for Lee Jae-myung over development, N.K. remittance scandals

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(LEAD) Opposition leader taken to hospital on 19th day of hunger strike

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was taken to a hospital on Monday due to deteriorating health as his hunger strike entered the 19th day, officials said.Lee was alm
Monday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Monday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul28/22Heavy Rain60Incheon27/22Rain10Suwon29/21Cloudy10Cheongju30/22Heavy Rain60Daeje
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Yoon's approval inches down to 35.5 pct

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating inched down to 35.5 percent, partly due to controversial remarks made by newly-appointed minister nominees in the past, according to a poll Monday.In the survey o
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(LEAD) N. Korea's Kim heads home after 'successful' visit to Russia: state media

(ATTN: ADDS photos)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has left the Far Eastern city of Vladivostok for home after "successfully" completing a visit to Russia that will open up a "new chapter&quo
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Opposition leader taken to hospital on 19th day of hunger strike

SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was taken to a hospital on Monday due to deteriorating health as his hunger strike entered the 19th day, officials said.Lee of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) began his fast on Aug
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(URGENT) Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung taken to hospital as health worsens due to hunger strike

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Yoon to depart for New York to attend U.N. General Assembly

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol was set to embark on a five-day visit to New York on Monday to attend the U.N. General Assembly and meet with world leaders amid signs of growing military cooperation between North Kor
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N. Korea's Kim heads home after 'successful' visit to Russia: state media

By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has left the Far Eastern city of Vladivostok for home after "successfully" completing a visit to Russia that will open up a "new chapter" in their bilater
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Sept. 18)

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Lee must stop his hunger strikeDemocratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung has been on a "hunger strike" for 19 days. As his health worsens, DP lawmakers ask him to end the strike. But Lee does his own thing. We hope he stops the strike be
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Sept. 18)

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Dangerous dealDefense and diplomacy should go hand in handNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un left Russia Sunday, heading back to Pyongyang nearly a week after he left it.The postmortem of Kim's weeklong stay in Russia focuses on what he will get in
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Sept. 18)

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Dangerous dealMoscow must be held responsible if it helps NK upgrade weaponsMilitary cooperation between North Korea and Russia is looming large. The recent summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin is a sigh
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Sept. 18.Korean-language dailies-- N. Korean leader Kim leaves Russia to return home (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Almost all teachers suffer bad words by students
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(Yonhap Interview) Ex-chief of U.S. Space Force warns Pyongyang-Moscow cooperation may give N. Korea 'greater' space capabilities

By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- The former chief of the U.S. Space Force has warned that possible cooperation between North Korea and Russia could enable Pyongyang with "greater" space capabilities as concerns grow over the tw
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Yoon sends letter to Pope Francis on anniv. of S. Korea-Vatican relations

SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol sent a letter to Pope Francis on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between South Korea and Vatican City, expressing his hope to deepen the friendly an
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Opposition leader refuses to be taken to hospital despite worsening health amid hunger strike

SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung refused to be taken to a hospital Sunday despite his failing health caused by a weekslong hunger strike, officials said.Lee of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) entered the 18th day
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S. Korea offers US$2 mln in aid to flood-stricken Libya

SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will send US$2 million in humanitarian aid to flood-stricken Libya, the foreign ministry said Sunday.The aid will be sent via the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the Inter