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(2nd LD) Seoul warns against military cooperation between N. Korea, Russia

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 5-6)SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea warned Thursday that North Korea and Russia will face consequences if they violate U.N. Security Council resolutions with potential arms deals and military cooperation.N
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(LEAD) N. Korean leader's train apparently en route to Russia's Khabarovsk after summit with Putin

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in last 6 paras; ADDS 2nd photo)VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's special train appears to be moving toward Russia's Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk on Thursday, a day after
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(URGENT) Putin accepts invitation from Kim Jong-un to visit North Korea: Kremlin

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(LEAD) Seoul warns against military cooperation between N. Korea, Russia

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 1-4; CHANGES headline)SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea warned Thursday that North Korea and Russia will face consequences if they violate U.N. Security Council resolutions with potential arms deals and mili
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S. Korea aware Russia using N. Korean weapons in Ukraine: presidential official

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has long been aware that North Korea-provided weapons have been used by Russia in its ongoing war with Ukraine, the presidential office said Thursday.A senior presidential official made the remark in response t
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(LEAD) Yoon to use U.N. address to send message about N.K.-Russia military exchanges

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol is expected to use his upcoming address at the U.N. General Assembly to send a message about military exchanges between North Korea and Russia, a senior officia
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(LEAD) S. Korean lawmakers depart for Tokyo for annual meeting with Japanese counterparts

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, photo; RECASTS throughout with updates, lawmaker's comments)By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- Dozens of lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties departed for Tokyo on Thursday to attend an annual meeting
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(News Focus) Kim-Putin summit highlights strategic push to expand cooperation

By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- The latest summit between the leaders of North Korea and Russia has served as a defining moment for the two isolated countries to advance military cooperation and expand their ties, spawning concerns that a
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Seoul Mayor Oh to embark on trip to Canada, U.S. this week

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon will embark on an eight-day trip to Canada and the United States this week, which will include attendance at a global climate meeting in New York, his office said Thursday.Oh will depart Saturday for
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S. Korea warns against violation of U.N. resolutions over possible N. Korea-Russia arms deal

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign ministry on Thursday warned that a potential arms deal between Pyongyang and Moscow would violate U.N. Security Council resolutions, a day after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian Preside
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Taste of Seoul to kick off Saturday

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- A weeklong food festival will kick off this weekend in Seoul, offering a taste of the country's fermented drinks and coffee in the heart of the city.The "Taste of Seoul" is scheduled for Sept. 16-22 on Node
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N. Korean leader's train apparently en route to Russia's Khabarovsk after summit with Putin

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's special train appears to be moving toward Russia's Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk on Thursday, a day after his rare summit with President Vladimir Putin, according to
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Yoon to head to New York to attend U.N. General Assembly next week

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol will visit New York next week to attend the United Nations General Assembly, a presidential official said Thursday.The five-day visit will also include a series of bilateral summits on the sidelines
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S. Korea, U.S. to hold defense talks on deterrence against N. Korea

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will hold regular defense talks on deterrence against North Korean nuclear and missile threats in Seoul next week, Seoul's defense ministry said Thursday.The Korea-U.S. Integrated Defe
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(2nd LD) Rail workers go on 4-day general strike

(ATTN: UPDATES industry ministry's emergency response meeting in paras 11-14)DAEJEON, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- Unionized rail workers went on a four-day general strike Thursday, their first collective action in about four years, which is expected to
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S. Korea's weekly COVID-19 infections decline for 4 consecutive weeks

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- The number of coronavirus patients in South Korea dropped for the fourth consecutive week last week in the wake of the downgrade of the disease's infection level, authorities said Thursday.A total of 12,834 infections
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Former KBS CEO files lawsuits against his dismissal

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- Kim Eui-chul, former president and CEO of public broadcaster KBS, said Thursday he has filed lawsuits against the company's decision to sack him.On Tuesday, the broadcaster's board of directors dismissed him in a v
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(LEAD) Rail workers go on 4-day general strike

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info; photos)DAEJEON, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- Unionized rail workers went on a four-day general strike Thursday, their first collective action in about four years, which is expected to reduce passenger and freight train services
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Gender minister nominee says her ministry will 'dramatically exit' in line with Yoon's abolition promise

By Kim Hyun-sooSEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- Gender Equality Minister Nominee Kim Haeng said Thursday she will help the ministry "dramatically exit" in line with President Yoon Suk Yeol's campaign pledge to abolish the ministry.Scrappin
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3 additional releases of Fukushima wastewater planned by next March: gov't

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- Japan is set to release additional contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant three more times by next March, according to the South Korean government Thursday.The planned additional r