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Dutch troops visit S. Korea to mark military unit's participation in Korean War

SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- Active service members of a Dutch military unit sent to support South Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War have visited the country to mark the unit's service during the conflict, the Army here said Wednesday.Lt. Col. Ta
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(2nd LD) Subway, bus fares in Seoul to rise by 150 won, 300 won

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- The basic fares for subway and buses in Seoul will go up by 150 won (US$0.12) and 300 won starting in October and August, respectively, city government officials sa
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Daejeon council proposes child height growth subsidy bill

DAEJEON, July 12 (Yonhap) -- City councilors in the central city of Daejeon have proposed a new ordinance to spend public funds to support the height growth of children, the city council said Wednesday.The ordinance recently submitted by 14 council m
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Rival parties strongly condemn N. Korea's missile launch

SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- The ruling and main opposition parties strongly condemned North Korea's missile launch Wednesday, saying it threatens peace and raises tensions on the Korean Peninsula and in the region.Earlier in the day, North Korea f
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(LEAD) Subway, bus fares in Seoul to rise by 150 won, 300 won

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- The basic fares for subway and buses in Seoul will go up by 150 won (US$0.12) and 300 won starting in October and August, respectively, city government officials sa
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Yoon calls for collective security with Japan, Australia, New Zealand after N.K. launch

By Lee Haye-ahVILNIUS, July 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday called for establishing a strong collective security posture with Japan, Australia and New Zealand following North Korea's launch of a long-range ballist
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(4th LD) N. Korea fires ICBM, raises tensions after U.S. spy plane accusations

(ATTN: MODIFIES headline, lead; UPDATES with more details in paras 10, 16-18; ADDS photo)By Song Sang-ho and Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the East Sea on Wednesday, the So
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Nuke envoys of S. Korea, U.S., Japan strongly denounce N. Korea's ICBM test

SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- The top nuclear envoys of South Korea, the United States and Japan "strongly" condemned North Korea's latest launch of a long-range missile during their phone talks on Wednesday, Seoul's foreign ministry
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(LEAD) Heavy rain forecast to return this week after downpours leave one missing, scores evacuated

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with new info in paras 1-5, 12; ADDS photo)SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- Heavy rainfall is expected to return across the country later this week, weather officials said Wednesday, following downpours that left one
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(2nd LD) Yoon warns N.K. will be made to pay price for illicit missile launch

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details; ADDS photo)By Lee Haye-ahVILNIUS, July 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol warned Wednesday that North Korea will be made to pay a price for carrying out an illicit ballistic missile launch as he pres
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Arrest warrant sought for mother on charges of burying newborn alive

MUAN, South Korea, July 12 (Yonhap) -- Police sought an arrest warrant for a woman Wednesday on charges of burying her newborn alive on a hill two days after giving birth in 2017.The Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency applied for the warrant against th
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Gov't, PPP mull lowering lower limit of unemployment allowances, or scrapping benefits

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- The government and the ruling People Power Party (PPP) agreed on Wednesday to consider either lowering the lower limit of the unemployment allowances paid out by the government or scrapping the benefits altoge
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DP leader proposes parliamentary investigation into expressway project

SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung proposed a parliamentary investigation Wednesday into a now-scrapped expressway project over allegations that the government changed its route to help the family of first lady Kim Keon Hee ga
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(3rd LD) N. Korea fires long-range ballistic missile: S. Korean military

(ATTN: MODIFIES headline, lead; UPDATES with more details throughout; ADDS photo)By Song Sang-ho and Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired a long-range ballistic missile into the East Sea on Wednesday, the South Korean military sa
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(LEAD) Yoon warns N.K. will be made to pay price for illicit missile launch

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with quotes)VILNIUS, July 12 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol warned Wednesday that North Korea will be made to pay a price for carrying out an illicit ballistic missile launch as he presided over an emergency meeting of
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Yoon holds emergency NSC meeting in Lithuania over N.K. missile launch

VILNIUS, July 12 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol presided over an emergency National Security Council meeting in Lithuania following North Korea's ballistic missile launch, the presidential office said Wednesday. The South's Joint Chiefs
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(URGENT) Yoon presides over emergency NSC meeting in Lithuania over N.K. missile launch

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(URGENT) N. Korean long-range missile, fired at lofted angle, flew some 1,000 km: S. Korean military

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KBS files constitutional petition against revision separating fee collection

SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- Public broadcaster KBS filed a petition with the Constitutional Court on Wednesday against a revision requiring the collection of license fees for the company separately from electricity bills.The petition comes on the day
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Foreigners turn to net sellers of Korean stocks in June

SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- Foreign investors turned to net sellers of South Korean stocks in June as they sought to cash in gains in EV battery makers and other stocks, central bank data showed Wednesday.Offshore investors sold US$310 million worth o