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Yoon thanks all those who helped smoothly wrap up jamboree

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday thanked religious circles, businesses and others who he said helped smoothly wrap up the 2023 World Scout Jamboree following turmoil, his office said.Yoon expressed his gratit
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Swimming star Hwang Sun-woo under police investigation for hit-and-run charges

JINCHEON, South Korea, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean swimming star Hwang Sun-woo is under police investigation over a suspected hit-and-run accident, local authorities said Monday.Police in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province, said Monday that Hw
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S. Korea, U.S. to stage key military drills next week amid persistent N. Korean threats

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will kick off a major combined military exercise next week to beef up their joint defense, both sides said Monday, amid North Korea's hardening rhetoric adding to the prospects of it un
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Top diplomats of S. Korea, U.S., Japan to hold virtual meeting ahead of trilateral summit

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold discussions virtually ahead of a trilateral summit among their leaders slated for later this week, the U.S. State Department has said.The virtual meeti
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Gov't to approve Liberation Day special pardons

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- The government was to grant special presidential pardons Monday on the occasion of this week's Liberation Day anniversary, with many business tycoons expected to be among the beneficiaries.The Cabinet was scheduled to m
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S. Korea to honor 100 independence fighters on Liberation Day

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will confer state medals and awards on 100 late independence fighters to honor their sacrifices in the resistance movement against Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule over the Korean Peninsula, the veterans minist
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Police probing bomb threat email for Seoul City Hall

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- Police are investigating an email threatening to blow up Seoul City Hall on this week's Liberation Day, officials said Monday.The email sent from a Japanese account to local media outlets Sunday said high-powered bombs
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(2nd LD) Lioness shot to death after escaping from tourist animal farm in Goryeong

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more info)GORYEONG, South Korea, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- A lioness was shot dead Monday about an hour after escaping from a private tourist animal farm in the southern county of Goryeong, officials said.The animal broke out
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FM urges S. Korean envoys in Arab countries to promote World Expo bid

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Park Jin met with a group of South Korean envoys stationed in the Middle East to discuss ways to strengthen diplomacy in the region and urged efforts to promote Seoul's bid to host the 2030 World Expo,
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(LEAD) Lioness shot to death after escaping from tourist animal farm in Goryeong

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more info)GORYEONG, South Korea, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- A lioness was shot dead Monday about an hour after escaping from a private tourist animal farm in the southern county of Goryeong, officials said.The animal broke out
Monday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Monday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul33/24Sunny60Incheon31/25Sunny20Suwon33/24Sunny60Cheongju34/24Sunny20Daejeon33/24Sunn
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Lioness escapes animal farm in Goryeong

GORYEONG, South Korea, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- A lioness escaped from a private animal farm in the southern county of Goryeong on Monday, and a hunt is under way, officials said.The animal broke out of its cage at the farm in Goryeong, 233 kilometers sou
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N. Korea's Kim slams officials as 'irresponsible' over typhoon damage

By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has berated local officials as being "irresponsible" and "insensitive" over their failure to prevent damage from Typhoon Khanun that recently swept through
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(LEAD) N. Korea's Kim calls for 'drastic boost' of missile production capacity: state media

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS byline, details, photos throughout)By Lee Minji SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for a "drastic boost" of the country's missile production capacity, the North
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Aug. 14.Korean-language dailies-- Those responsible for poor jamboree management to be examined (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Jamboree exposed overall ineptitude; stil
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N. Korea's Kim calls for 'rapid' improvement of missile production capabilities: state media

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for a "rapid" improvement of the country's missile production capabilities to better meet demands of its front-line and missile units, state media said Monday.Kim m
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(URGENT) N. Korea's Kim conducts another inspection of arms factories

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(LEAD) State audit agency to launch inspection of jamboree mismanagement

(ATTN: ADDS more info from 6th para; CORRECTS typo in 1st para)SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state audit agency could launch an inspection of what went wrong and who was responsible for the poor organization of the 2023 World Scout Jam
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S. Korea-U.S.-Japan summit to lead to security cooperation framework: official

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- This week's trilateral summit involving South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will lead to the establishment of a "key framework&qu
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State audit agency to launch inspection of jamboree mismanagement

SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state audit agency could launch an inspection of what went wrong and who was responsible for the poor organization of the 2023 World Scout Jamboree as early as this week, officials said Sunday.The Board of