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S. Korean FM extends condolences to quake-stricken Morocco

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SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin on Saturday expressed condolences to the people of Morocco affected by a devastating earthquake that has reportedly claimed hundreds of lives in the North African country. "I wou
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Yoon, Biden meet on margins of G20 summit

By Lee Haye-ahNEW DELHI, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden met briefly on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) summit in New Delhi, just weeks after their trilateral summit with Japanese Prime Min
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Yoon pledges additional US$300 mln to Green Climate Fund at G20 session

By Lee Haye-ahNEW DELHI, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged an additional US$300 million to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) on Saturday as part of the country's efforts to help counter climate change.Yoon made the annou
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(2nd LD) DP leader questioned over illegal money transfers to N. Korea

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 9-10, 12; CHANGES photo; RECASTS headline)SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung appeared before prosecutors Saturday for questioning over allegations that he was involved in a company's alleged
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(LEAD) DP leader appears for prosecution questioning over allegations of illegal money transfers to N. Korea

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with latest info, background)SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung appeared before prosecutors Saturday for questioning over allegations that he was involved in a company's alleged illegal money tran
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(3rd LD) N. Korean leader attends paramilitary parade to mark key anniversary

(ATTN: REPLACES photos)By Lee Minji SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea staged a paramilitary parade in Pyongyang on Saturday to mark the 75th anniversary of the regime's founding day, with leader Kim Jong-un in attendance, the North's sta
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DP leader appears for prosecution questioning over allegations of illegal money transfers to N. Korea

SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung appeared before prosecutors Saturday for questioning over allegations that he was involved in a company's alleged illegal money transfers to North Korea.Lee, chairman of the main oppositi
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(2nd LD) N. Korean leader attends paramilitary parade to mark key anniversary

(ATTN: REWRITES headline; UPDATES with more details throughout; ADDS photos)By Lee Minji SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea staged a paramilitary parade in Pyongyang on Saturday to mark the 75th anniversary of the regime's founding day, with
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Sept. 9.Korean-language dailies-- N. Korea unveils new 'tactical nuclear attack submarine' for 1st time, maximizing threat (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- N. Kor
Saturday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weatherforecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Saturday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul31/21Sunny10Incheon29/22Cloudy10Suwon31/20Cloudy20Cheongju31/20Sunn
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(LEAD) N. Korea holds paramilitary parade to mark key anniversary: KCNA

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS details throughout, byline)By Lee Minji SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has staged a paramilitary parade in Pyongyang to mark the 75th anniversary of the regime's founding day, with leader Kim Jong-un in
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N. Korea holding paramilitary parade to mark key anniversary: source

SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea was staging a paramilitary parade in Pyongyang on Saturday to mark the 75th anniversary of the regime's founding day, an informed source said.The event began at midnight following a pre-parade ceremony held
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(URGENT) N. Korea stages paramilitary parade to mark key anniversary: source

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Yoon arrives in India to attend G20 summit

By Lee Haye-ahNEW DELHI, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived in New Delhi on Friday to attend a summit of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies.During his three-day stay, Yoon will attend three sessions of the G20 summit,
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Civic group's marches against Fukushima water release permitted near presidential office

SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Friday ruled in favor of a civic group seeking to reverse a police decision to partially ban its plan to march toward the presidential office in protest against Japan's release of treated radioactive wa
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KB Financial picks vice chairman as candidate for next chief

SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- KB Financial Group Inc., a major South Korean banking group, said Friday it has picked one of its vice chairmen as the candidate for the group's next chief.Its chairman nomination committee selected Yang Jong-hee as the
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(LEAD) Yoon approves dismissal motion of commissioner for conflict of interest violation

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 6, 9)SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol approved a motion for the dismissal of a left-leaning commissioner of the state media regulation agency Friday for violating conflict-of-interest rules, th
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Civic groups file complaint against ban on sex education books for kids from local libraries

By Kim Hyun-sooSEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- Civic groups filed a complaint against a provincial governor and the culture minister Friday, calling for the reversal of a recent decision to remove sex education books for children from public libraries.Som
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.------------(3rd LD) N. Korea unveils new 'tactical nuclear attack submarine'SEOUL -- North Korea has launched a newly built "tactical nucle
Summary of external news of North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news of North Korea this week.------------Defense chiefs of S. Korea, U.S., Japan discuss security cooperation in phone callSEOUL -- The defense chiefs of South Korea, the United State