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Friday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Jul. 07 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Friday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul33/24Sunny0Incheon31/23Sunny0Suwon31/23Sunny0Cheongju29/24Rain60Daejeon28/23Rain60Ch
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Gov't to unveil results of own analysis of Fukushima release plan

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- The government was set to announce its own analysis Friday of Japan's plan to discharge contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.The outcome of a scientific analysis of the discharge pla
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IAEA chief set to arrive in S. Korea to discuss agency report on Fukushima water discharge

SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is scheduled to arrive in South Korea on Friday to explain the analysis of the U.N. watchdog's safety review of Japan's planned release of treated radioactiv
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(3rd LD) DP makes all-out efforts to protest Japan's Fukushima water release

(ATTN: UPDATES paras 1-2 as sit-in begins; ADDS party leader's remarks in paras 3-4; CHANGES photo)By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- All lawmakers of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) launched an overnight sit-in at the National As
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Courts again reject gov't bids to deposit compensation for forced labor victims

JEONJU, South Korea, July 6 (Yonhap) -- Two local courts on Thursday turned down government applications to deposit compensation for late forced labor victims under Japan's 1910-1945 colonization of the Korean Peninsula, citing opposition from th
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(3rd LD) Father, grandmother detained on charges of killing, abandoning baby without mom knowing

(ATTN: ADDS more details about Gimpo case in paras 9-11; CHANGES photo)YONGIN, South Korea, July 6 (Yonhap) -- A father was put under emergency detention Thursday on charges of killing a newborn and abandoning the body in collusion with the baby'
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(LEAD) Gov't scraps expressway project at center of allegations involving first lady

(ATTN: ADDS county mayor's remarks in last 3 paras)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- Land Minister Won Hee-ryong said Thursday the government decided to scrap an expressway construction project that the main opposition political party has a
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(2nd LD) DP makes all-out efforts to protest Japan's Fukushima water release

(ATTN: CHANGES lead, headline; RECASTS throughout with more details)By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- All lawmakers of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) were to launch an overnight sit-in at the National Assembly on Thursday as the par
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(2nd LD) Father, grandmother detained on charges of killing, abandoning baby without mom knowing

(ATTN: UPDATES with new detail on burial of baby girl in Gimpo)YONGIN, South Korea, July 6 (Yonhap) -- A father was put under emergency detention Thursday on charges of killing a newborn and abandoning the body in collusion with the baby's matern
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S. Korean firefighting team dispatched to Canada begins operations in Quebec

SEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean emergency firefighting team dispatched to Canada to help the North American nation deal with raging wildfires has started carrying out on-site activities, according to Seoul's foreign ministry Thursday.Acc
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S. Korea launches higher-accuracy AI-based voice analysis model to tackle voice scams

By Park BoramSEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- The government has launched a higher-accuracy voice analysis model aimed at curbing rampant voice phishing scams and other voice-based crimes and plans to share the technology with foreign investigative bodies,
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Yoon vows to ensure fair opportunities, just rewards for young people

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Thursday to ensure fair opportunities and just rewards for young people, calling them "partners" in constructing the nation's future and running state affairs.Yoon
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(LEAD) Yoon to attend NATO summit in Lithuania, visit Poland

(ATTN: UPDATES with details; ADDS photos)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol will attend a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Lithuania next week and then pay an official visit to Poland, his office said T
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(LEAD) Dossier highlights moments leading to 1st inter-Korean agreement signed after Koreas' division

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 3-5, 9-13; ADDS photo)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification ministry on Thursday unveiled newly declassified documents offering a glimpse into what led to the July 4 joint commun
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(LEAD) Father, grandmother detained on charges of killing, abandoning baby without mom knowing

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details of Yongin case)YONGIN, South Korea, July 6 (Yonhap) -- A father was put under emergency detention Thursday on charges of killing a newborn and abandoning the body in collusion with the baby's maternal grandm
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Yoon to attend NATO summit in Lithuania, visit Poland

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol will attend a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Lithuania next week and then pay an official visit to Poland, his office said Thursday.Yoon will visit Vilnius from Mond
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Gov't scraps expressway project at center of allegations involving first lady

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- Land Minister Won Hee-ryong said Thursday the government decided to scrap an expressway construction project that the main opposition political party has argued would give financial benefits to first lady Kim K
(URGENT) Talks under way to arrange Yoon-Kishida meeting on margins of NATO summit: presidential office

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(URGENT) Yoon to visit Lithuania for NATO summit, Poland for official visit next week: presidential office

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(LEAD) Gov't to unveil results of own analysis of Fukushima release plan Friday

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout; CHANGES photo)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- The government will announce its own analysis of Japan's plan to discharge contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant later this wee