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S. Korea to participate in working group for Ukraine Peace Formula

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will participate in a working group tasked with implementing a peace plan proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a presidential official said Wednesday.The decision came while National Security Advi
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U.N. rights envoy voices concern over S. Korea as Myanmar ambassador attended arms event

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- A United Nations rights envoy has expressed concern over the South Korean government as it allowed the Myanmar ambassador to Seoul to attend an event promoting weapons systems in May, according to the envoy's letter on W
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Presidential office on 24-hour emergency duty over approaching typhoon

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The office of President Yoon Suk Yeol was on 24-hour emergency duty Wednesday as a powerful typhoon was set to make landfall on the southeast coast and travel northward across the country.Typhoon Khanun has been forecast to
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S. Korea braces for powerful Typhoon Khanun

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is forecast to enter the influence of powerful Typhoon Khanun on Wednesday, the first typhoon expected to make landfall on the country since Hinnamnor in September last year, the weather agency said. Khanun was a
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Yoon's approval rating inches down to 38 pct: Yonhap survey

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating has inched down to 38 percent, a survey that Yonhap News Agency conducted jointly with Yonhap News TV showed Wednesday. The survey, commissioned by the two news outlets, was cond
Wednesday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Aug. 09 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weatherforecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Wednesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul33/26Sunny60Incheon33/26Sunny60Suwon33/26Sunny60Cheongju32/26Sunny
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Top diplomats of S. Korea, Ethiopia hold talks on development cooperation in education, public health

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and Ethiopia held consultations to discuss the strengthening of development cooperation in education, public health and infrastructure, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday.In the meet
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Aug. 9.Korean-language dailies-- Gov't trying to save its neck with K-pop stars over jamboree chaos (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Typhoon Khanun to strike S. Korea
No further AI cases confirmed from contaminated cat food

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SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's agricultural ministry said Wednesday it has found no further infections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) traced to contaminated cat food products.The announcement came after the Ministry of Agricul
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(LEAD) U.S. will continue to impose all existing sanctions on N. Korea: state dept.

(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks from a Pentagon spokesperson in last 6 paras)By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- The United States will continue to enforce all existing sanctions on North Korea, a state department spokesperson said Tuesday, ami
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U.S. will continue to impose all existing sanctions on N. Korea: state dept.

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- The United States will continue to enforce all existing sanctions on North Korea, a state department spokesperson said Tuesday, amid concerns over growing military cooperation between North Korea and its
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(LEAD) Worker seriously injured in bakery factory accident

(ATTN: ADDS company's statement in paras 5-6)SEONGNAM, South Korea, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- A 50-something worker sustained a serious injury while on duty at a bakery factory in Seongnam, south of Seoul, on Tuesday.The accident occurred at 12:41 p.m.
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(4th LD) Jamboree participants evacuated to 8 different regions due to typhoon

(ATTN: UPDATES with delay of some participants' departure in paras 2-4)SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- About 37,000 young Scouts and adult volunteers from 156 countries began arriving at about 130 different accommodations in Seoul and seven other regio
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(2nd LD) Police look into terror threat email against opposition leader

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 5-7; CHANGES lead, headline)SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Police are investigating an email threatening to detonate an explosive in downtown Seoul if South Korea's opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is not killed, official
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(LEAD) Email threatening terrorist attack against opposition leader prompts police search

(ATTN: ADDS new info throughout; RECASTS headline)SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- An email threatening to detonate an explosive in downtown Seoul if South Korea's opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is not killed has led police to search the National Assem
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Terror threat email against opposition leader prompts police search for explosives

SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- A terror threat email against South Korea's opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has led police to search the National Assembly, officials said Tuesday.The email, which threatens to bomb a library in Seoul if Lee is not kille
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Yoon calls for priority on building deterrence against N. Korea

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday the military should prioritize building its deterrence capability against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats.Yoon made the remark while presiding over the second
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(2nd LD) Typhoon Khanun to pass through S. Korea from Thursday-Friday

(ATTN: UPDATES with new info in 4th para; ADDS new photo)SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Typhoon Khanun is expected to make landfall on South Korea's southern coast this week and proceed northward to North Korea, putting the entire country under its in
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(LEAD) Yoon instructs gov't to provide full support until end of jamboree

(ATTN: UPDATES with Yoon's remarks to aides, other details; CHANGES headline)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed the government Tuesday to provide full assistance to participants of the 25th World Scout Jamb
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PPP calls for state audit into management of budget for World Scout Jamboree

SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) called Tuesday for a state audit into the management of the massive state budget used to host the World Scout Jamboree as tens of thousands of Scouts evacuated the campsite earlier than sc