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S. Korea welcomes first U.N. meeting on N. Korea's human rights in 6 years

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign ministry on Monday welcomed a rare public meeting by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on North Korea's human rights last week.The UNSC convened the briefing on Aug. 17 (New York time)
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Police to decide whether to disclose identity of rape and murder suspect Wednesday

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- Police said Monday they plan to decide whether to disclose the identity of a 30-year-old man arrested recently for sexually assaulting and murdering a woman on a hiking trail in Seoul in a review committee meeting later thi
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(3rd LD) N. Korean leader visits navy unit, inspects cruise missile test aboard warship

(ATTN: REWRITES lead; UPDATES with more details throughout)By Kim Soo-yeon and Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a navy unit and inspected a cruise missile test aboard a warship, Pyongyang's state
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Yoon's approval rating falls for first time in 4 weeks: poll

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating has fallen for the first time in four weeks in the wake of criticism over the World Scout Jamboree, marred by poor management and bad weather, a poll showed Monday.In the poll o
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ROKS Park Wi submarine achieves 300,000 miles of mishap-free operation

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- A 1,200-ton South Korean submarine has achieved 300,000 miles of accident-free maritime operations in a milestone underscoring the Navy's enhanced underwater operational capabilities, the armed service said Monday.A cer
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Four-day Ulchi civil defense drill kicks off nationwide Monday

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- The annual Ulchi civil defense exercise kicked off Monday for a four-day run nationwide in conjunction with a joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States, the interior ministry said.Some 580,000 offici
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S. Korea, U.S. launch key joint military drills amid heightened tensions with N. Korea

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States kicked off major combined military drills Monday to bolster their joint readiness posture amid heightened tensions from North Korea's missile tests and hardening rhetoric against the al
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(2nd LD) N. Korean leader visits navy unit, inspects cruise missile test aboard warship

(ATTN: UPDATES with South Korean military's response in paras 8-10)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a navy unit and inspected a cruise missile test aboard a warship, Pyongyang's state media
Monday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Monday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul32/25Sunny60Incheon31/25Sunny20Suwon32/24Sunny60Cheongju34/25Sunny60Daejeon33/25Sunn
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(LEAD) N. Korean leader visits navy unit, inspects cruise missile test aboard warship

(ATTN: REWRITES headline; UPDATES with more details throughout; CHANGES photos; ADDS byline)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a navy unit and inspected a cruise missile test aboard a warship, Pyongy
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Aug. 21.Korean-language dailies-- S. Korea's diplomacy in maze; nat'l interest invisible (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- S. Korea, U.S., Japan elevated to key pa
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N. Korean leader visits navy unit, guides cruise missile test

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a navy unit and inspected a test of launching cruise missiles, Pyongyang's state media reported Monday, in an apparent bid to respond to joint military drills between South Ko
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(URGENT) N. Korean leader oversees cruise missile launch test: state media

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Trilateral summit to help bolster response to N. Korea's threats: presidential office

SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- The latest trilateral summit among the leaders of South Korea, the United States and Japan has helped establish a "basic framework" for coping with North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, Seoul's pres
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S. Korea likely to downgrade COVID-19 on par with seasonal flu this month

SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is likely to downgrade the infection level of COVID-19 to the lowest category on par with seasonal flu this month, health officials said Sunday, in a step to lift all antivirus curbs and fully return to pre-pand
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S. Korea expected to push to host next trilateral summit with U.S., Japan next year

SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is expected to push to host the next trilateral summit with the United States and Japan in Seoul next year, officials said Sunday, after the first standalone meeting between the three countries' leaders last
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S. Korea, U.S. set to launch joint military drills this week amid N. Korean threats

SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States were set to kick off major combined military drills this week as the allies seek to bolster joint readiness against evolving military threats from North Korea.The annual Ulchi Freedom Shiel
Sunday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Sunday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul32/25Cloudy30Incheon30/25Cloudy30Suwon32/24Cloudy30Cheongju33/25Cloudy20Daejeon32/24
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Yoon returns home from Camp David summit with Biden, Kishida

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol returned home Sunday after attending a trilateral summit with U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland.Frida
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(2nd LD) Arrest warrant issued for rape suspect in Seoul

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout)SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court issued a warrant Saturday to arrest a 30-year-old man accused of assaulting and raping a woman on a hiking trail in Seoul earlier this week.The Seoul Central District Court granted th