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S. Korea postpones plan to ease virus curbs amid recent COVID-19 surge

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Monday that it will postpone its plan to ease all kinds of anti-virus curbs and fully return to pre-pandemic normalcy due to a recent surge in COVID-19 infections."We were going to announce plans to lo
Today in Korean history

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Aug. 81953 -- The South Korea-U.S. mutual defense treaty is initialed in Seoul and later signed in Washington on Oct. 1.1960 -- The second republic, led by former President Yoon Bo-sun, is launched.1969 -- Munhwa Broadcasting Corp. (MBC-TV) starts op
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(LEAD) S. Korean firms scrambling to shore up heat-plagued jamboree

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 9-10)SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean companies were scrambling Monday to support the heat-plagued World Scout Jamboree by providing supplies and health care professionals to try to alleviate any difficultie
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(URGENT) World Scout body announces early withdrawal from campground due to inclement weather

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2 former spy chiefs from Moon administration referred to prosecution over alleged hiring misconduct

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- Police have referred two intelligence chiefs from the previous Moon Jae-in administration to the prosecution for further investigation into allegations of hiring irregularities, officials said Monday.The National Office of I
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Situation improving at World Scout Jamboree campground

BUAN, South Korea, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- The overall situation at the campground of the 25th World Scout Jamboree appears to be improving gradually day by day, following all-out support from the South Korean government, public institutions and private c
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N. Korean leader's visits to arms factories apparently had 'multiple' purposes: Seoul

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears to have visited major weapons factories last week for "multiple" purposes, including a response to a planned military exercise between Seoul and Washington, and an intentio
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(LEAD) Police search Jeju Int'l Airport after online bomb threat

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 8 paras)JEJU, South Korea, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- An online post threatening to bomb Jeju International Airport has led police to search the airport and attempt to track down the writer, officials said Monday. The po
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Yoon unlikely to reshuffle Cabinet immediately after vacation

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol is unlikely to carry out a Cabinet reshuffle immediately after returning from vacation this week, as he focuses on handling the response to the heat-plagued World Scout Jamboree, officials said Monday
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S. Korean firms scrambling to shore up heat-plagued jamboree

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean companies were scrambling Monday to support the heat-plagued World Scout Jamboree by providing supplies and health care professionals to try to alleviate any difficulties that young attendees might feel from the
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N. Korea on alert as Typhoon Khanun approaches

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday issued an alert against Typhoon Khanun and called for efforts to prevent possible damage as the typhoon was forecast to hit the Korean Peninsula later this week.After passing through the northeast of Ja
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Police search Jeju Int'l Airport after online bomb threat

JEJU, South Korea, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- An online post threatening to bomb Jeju International Airport has led police to search the airport and attempt to track the writer, officials said Monday. The post was uploaded at 9:07 p.m. on an internet communi
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Yoon's approval inches up for 2nd consecutive week

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating inched up for the second consecutive week to 37.5 percent, a poll showed Monday.In the poll of 2,532 eligible voters conducted by Realmeter from Monday to Friday la
Monday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Aug. 07 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Monday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul36/27Sunny60Incheon35/27Sunny60Suwon36/26Sunny60Cheongju36/27Sunny60Daejeon36/26Sunn
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Aug. 7)

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Punishment needed for the Jamboree fiascoThe 2023 World Scout Jamboree being held in Saemangeum, North Jeolla has become an international shame. Fifteen hundred members of the U.S. Scout contingent left the event for a U.S. military base in Pyeongtae
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Aug. 7)

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Jamboree fiascoHosts must go all out for safe finaleThe word "Jamboree" derives from the Native American word "shivaree," meaning a joyous feast or merry play.And that's what some 43,000 teenagers from 158 countries had ex
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Aug. 7)

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Jamboree woes3 countries leave jamboree campsite early; government tries to improve conditionsThe 2023 World Scout Jamboree in Saemangeum, North Jeolla Province, is regaining its footing after a crisis in which it faced the threat of an early closure
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SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Aug. 7.Korean-language dailies-- World Scout Jamboree turns into 'tourism event' due to heat wave (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Jamboree draws criticism after s
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(LEAD) Yoon calls for all-out efforts to keep jamboree campsite clean

(ATTN: ADDS photos, details in last 5 paras)SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol called for all-out efforts Sunday to keep the conditions at the 2030 World Scout Jamboree campsite hygienic amid the scorching heat, his office said. Yoon g
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(2nd LD) Seoul selected as host of 2027 World Youth Day

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 10-12, 14)VATICAN CITY, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Seoul was chosen on Sunday as the host of a global Catholic Church event for young people in 2027.Pope Francis announced the South Korean capital as the host of the 2027 World Y