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(4th LD) Torrential rains leave 37 dead, 9 missing

(ATTN: ADDS details on railway services, special disaster zone declaration in paras 13, 22)SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- Flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains have killed 37 people nationwide and left nine people missing, while thousands have ev
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(LEAD) Medical workers continue sporadic strikes despite end of general walkout

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 4-6)SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- Despite the end of a two-day general strike, some unionized medical workers continued a walkout across the country Sunday, causing patient inconvenience and disruptions at hospitals.On
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Medical workers continue sporadic strikes despite end of general walkout

SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- Despite the end of a two-day general strike, some unionized medical workers continued a walkout across the country Sunday, causing patient inconvenience and disruptions at hospitals.On Friday, around 45,000 nurses, caregive
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(2nd LD) 9 dead in underground tunnel flooding in Osong

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout with more info)CHEONGJU, South Korea, July 16 (Yonhap) -- Rescue workers have recovered eight bodies from a flooded underground tunnel in the central town of Osong on Sunday, bringing the total death toll f
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(3rd LD) Torrential rains leave 37 dead, 9 missing

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with latest info)SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- Flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains have killed 37 people nationwide and left nine people missing, while thousands have evacuated their homes due to rain damage, authorit
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(News Focus) Yoon sends strong message of solidarity with NATO, Ukraine

By Lee Haye-ahWARSAW, July 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol wrapped up a weeklong visit to Europe on Sunday after sending a strong message of solidarity with like-minded nations championing the values of freedom and democracy and u
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S. Korea to supply Ukraine with more mine detectors, demining equipment

By Lee Haye-ahWARSAW, July 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will supply Ukraine with more mine detectors and demining equipment as part of its assistance package for the war-torn nation, a presidential official said Sunday.South Korean President Yoon Suk Y
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(LEAD) 8 bodies recovered from flooded underground tunnel in Osong

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout with more info)CHEONGJU, South Korea, July 16 (Yonhap) -- Rescue workers have recovered eight bodies from a flooded underground tunnel in the central town of Osong on Sunday, officials said, as they battled
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(LEAD) Yoon calls for swift support for victims hit by heavy rains

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with remarks, details; CHANGES headline) WARSAW, July 16 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday called for the government to take swift measures to support victims hit by recent heavy rains, his office said. The instr
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(2nd LD) Torrential rains leave 35 dead, more than 10 missing

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout with latest info)SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- Flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains have killed 35 people nationwide and left more than 10 people missing, while thousands have evacuated their homes du
Today in Korean history

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July 171946 -- The U.S. military government, which occupied the southern half of the Korean Peninsula at the end of World War II, places a ban on civilian passage across the inter-Korean border set along the 38th parallel. Following the surrender of
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(LEAD) Torrential rains leave at least 32 dead, more than 10 missing

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in para 14, last 3 paras; ADDS photo)SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- Flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains have killed at least 32 people nationwide and left more than 10 people missing while thousands evacuated their
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Torrential rains leave at least 32 dead, more than 10 missing

SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- Flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains have killed at least 32 people nationwide and left more than 10 people missing while thousands evacuated their homes due to rain damage, authorities said Sunday. The Central Dis
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Yoon holds meeting on gov't response to heavy rains

WARSAW, July 16 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol held a meeting with his aides on the government's response to heavy rains and flooding in South Korea, his office said. The meeting was held as Yoon was en route to Warsaw on Saturday after maki
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S. Korea, U.S., Japan hold missile defense drills in East Sea after N. Korea's ICBM launch

By Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan staged a trilateral missile defense exercise in the international waters of the East Sea on Sunday, Seoul's Navy said, after North Korea's launch of an inter
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SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weatherforecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Sunday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul26/24Rain60Incheon25/23Rain60Suwon26/23Rain70Cheongju27/24Rain80Daeje
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5 bodies recovered from flooded underground tunnel in Osong

CHEONGJU, South Korea, July 16 (Yonhap) -- Rescue workers have recovered five bodies from a bus trapped in an underground tunnel in the central town of Osong, officials said Sunday, as they battled to reach submerged cars.As of Saturday, one person h
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(URGENT) S. Korea, U.S., Japan hold missile defense drills in East Sea: S. Korean Navy

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First ladies of S. Korea, Ukraine meet in Kyiv

By Lee Haye-ahWARSAW, July 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee and Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska met in Kyiv on Saturday and discussed ways to support Ukrainian refugees, the presidential office said.Kim accompanied President Yo
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(7th LD) Torrential rains leave at least 22 dead, 14 missing, thousands evacuated

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest info)SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- Heavy rains have killed at least 22 people and left 14 others missing while causing thousands to evacuate their homes across the country, authorities said Saturday.Officials were also trying