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(2nd LD) Court rejects another gov't application to deposit compensation for forced labor victims

(ATTN: UPDATES headline, lead and paras 3-4 with details on court decision to reject gov't deposit; TRIMS) SUWON, South Korea, July 5 (Yonhap) -- A regional district court turned down Wednesday a government application to deposit compensation for
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(LEAD) Visibly malnourished lion leaves private zoo for new home

(ATTN: UPDATES with lion's departure in lead and paras 4-10; ADDS photo; CHANGE headline)SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- A shockingly skinny lion spotted living alone in a cramped pen of a financially distressed zoo in the southeastern city of Gimhae w
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(LEAD) Seoul shares end lower ahead of FOMC minutes release

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom, photo)SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed lower Wednesday with investors waiting for the release of the minutes of the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) June meeting this week. The loc
Seoul shares end lower ahead of FOMC minutes release

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SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed lower Wednesday with investors waiting for the release of the minutes of the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) June meeting this week. The local currency rose against the U.S. dollarA
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(2nd LD) DP questions credibility of IAEA report; PPP committed to Fukushima seafood import ban

(ATTN: CHANGES slug, headline, lead, photo; UPDATES with more info throughout)By Kang Jae-eun and Kim Han-jooSEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Wednesday discounted the U.N. nuclear watchdog's report on Japan&#
(LEAD) Gov't files for deposit of compensation for 2 forced labor victims

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(ATTN: UPDATES with new info in last para)SUWON, South Korea, July 5 (Yonhap) -- The government has filed for the deposit of compensation for two late forced labor victims under Japan's 1910-1945 colonization with a regional court, sources said W
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Yoon pledges full support for scientific research, exchanges

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged full support for scientific research and exchanges Wednesday, saying the level of science and technology determines a country's level.Yoon made the pledge during the opening
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Group of foreign defense attaches holds 1st event commemorating 2002 inter-Korean naval clash

SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- A group of foreign defense attaches on Wednesday hosted their first-ever event commemorating the sacrifices of South Korean troops in a deadly 2002 inter-Korean naval skirmish, the Navy said.The group of the attaches from 19
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Broadcasting watchdog approves revision to remove KBS license fees from electricity bills

SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's broadcasting watchdog on Wednesday approved an amendment to an enforcement ordinance to collect license fees for the state broadcaster KBS separately from electricity bills.The revised Enforcement Decree of
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(LEAD) S. Korea marks 3rd year since Korean War hero Gen. Paik's death

(ATTN: CHANGES photo)SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- Senior government and military officials and other citizens attended ceremonies unveiling a statue of Korean War hero Gen. Paik Sun-yup and marking the third anniversary of his death in a southern county
Gov't files for deposit of compensation for 2 forced labor victims

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SUWON, South Korea, July 5 (Yonhap) -- The government has filed for the deposit of compensation for two late forced labor victims under Japan's 1910-1945 colonization with a regional court, sources said Wednesday. Seeking to mend ties with Japan,
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(LEAD) S. Korea respects IAEA report on Fukushima wastewater discharge: official

(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks in paras 7-9)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- The South Korea government respects the outcome of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s safety review of Japan's plan to release contaminated wat
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(LEAD) DP questions credibility of IAEA report on Fukushima discharge plan

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest developments in last 7 paras; ADDS byline and photo)By Kang Jae-eun and Kim Han-jooSEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Wednesday questioned the credibility of an International Atomic Energ
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Gov't files objection over court's rejection of wartime forced labor deposit

SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- The government has filed an objection against a court's decision that refused to deposit compensation for a victim of Japan's wartime forced labor who has rejected the government's third-party reimbursement plan,
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S. Korea marks 3rd year since Korean War hero Gen. Paik's death

SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- Senior government and military officials and other citizens attended ceremonies unveiling a statue of Korean War hero Gen. Paik Sun-yup and marking the third anniversary of his death in a southern county on Wednesday.The cer
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(2nd LD) S. Korea retrieves N. Korean spy satellite wreckage, ends salvage operation: military

(ATTN: ADDS more details in 4th para)SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has retrieved a North Korean spy satellite wreckage and concluded it has "no military utility," Seoul's military said Wednesday, ending a 36-day operation to s
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DP questions credibility of IAEA report on Fukushima discharge plan

By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Wednesday questioned the credibility of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report that Japan's plan to release radioactive water into the sea meets in
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Inaugural session of S. Korea-U.S. Nuclear Consultative Group likely to be held in Seoul this month

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are likely to hold the inaugural session of the newly established Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) in Seoul later this month, officials said Wednesday.The NCG was established d
Seoul shares down late Wed. morning on tech, auto losses

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SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks turned lower late Wednesday morning, driven by a decline in tech and auto shares.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) had declined 9.15 points, or 0.35 percent, to 2,584.16 as of 11:20
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S. Korea respects IAEA report on Fukushima wastewater discharge: official

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- The South Korea government respects the result of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safety review of Japan's plan to release contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima plant, an official sai