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Visibly malnourished lion to leave private zoo for new home

SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- A shockingly skinny lion spotted living alone in a cramped cage of a financially distressed zoo in the southeastern city of Gimhae is set to move to a spacious new home about 300 kilometers away on Wednesday.The lion, a 20-y
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No. of drug offenders soars to record-high 18,395 last year

SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- The number of apprehended drug offenders surged to a record high of 18,395 last year, driven by crimes among young people and foreigners, a prosecution report showed Wednesday. According to the 2022 white paper on drug crime
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(URGENT) S. Korean gov't respects IAEA report on Fukushima wastewater discharge: official

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Veteran actor offers to donate land for late President Rhee Syng-man's memorial hall

By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- Shin Young-kyun, a former movie star-turned-politician, said Wednesday he has offered his land in Seoul to build a memorial hall for South Korea's first president, Rhee Syng-man (1875-1965).In an inaugural
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S. Korean, U.S. Army troops to stage combined drills in California desert next month

SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean and U.S. Army troops will stage a joint four-week exercise in a desert in California next month, officials said Wednesday, as the allies seek to bolster their combined operational capabilities.Some 150 personnel
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Police investigating 400 unregistered baby cases; 15 confirmed dead

SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- Police are investigating 400 unregistered baby cases, and the number is expected to keep rising, the National Office of Investigation said Wednesday, as a nationwide campaign is under way to confirm the well-being of more th
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Yoon's office stresses people's safety after IAEA report on Fukushima wastewater discharge

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- The office of President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday the government will place top priority on the health and safety of the people following the conclusion by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that
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(LEAD) S. Korea retrieves N. Korean spy satellite wreckage, ends salvage operation: military

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details)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 operati
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S. Korea retrieves N. Korean spy satellite wreckage, ends salvage operation: military

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 salvage the sunken debris of a failed
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Police investigating teachers union over mass emails urging opposition to Japan's water release

SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- Police have launched an investigation into a teachers union for sending out mass emails to teachers in Seoul to call for their participation in a signature campaign against Japan's radioactive water release plan, officia
Seoul shares nearly flat ahead of China's economic data

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SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks turned a tad lower after starting marginally higher on Wednesday ahead of the release of China's purchasing managers' index.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 2.17 points
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(URGENT) S. Korea retrieves N. Korean spy satellite wreckage, ends salvage operation: military

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Wednesday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Jul. 05 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Wednesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul29/23Rain0Incheon26/22Rain0Suwon28/23Rain0Cheongju30/25Rain0Daejeon30/24Rain0Chun
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(LEAD) Yoon's approval rating at 38.4 pct: Yonhap News survey

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating has risen to 38.4 percent, a survey Yonhap News Agency conducted jointly with Yonhap News TV showed Wednesday.The ruling Pe
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Science should dictate planned release of Japan's Fukushima treated radioactive water: State Dept.

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, July 4 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. State Department expressed its support Tuesday for the planned release of treated wastewater from Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, insisting "science should dictate"
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Yoon's approval rating at 38.4 pct: Yonhap News survey

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating has risen to 38.4 percent, a survey Yonhap News Agency conducted jointly with Yonhap News TV showed Wednesday.The ruling People Power Party (PPP) and the main oppos
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Rival parties show mixed reactions to IAEA's report on Fukushima water release plan

SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- Rival parties on Tuesday showed mixed reactions to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s report that concluded Japan's plan to discharge water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant meets international s
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(3rd LD) IAEA says Japan's Fukushima water discharge plan meets international safety standards

(ATTN: ADDS Grossi's remarks in paras 10-11)TOKYO/GENEVA, July 4 (Yonhap) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Tuesday Japan's plan to release treated radioactive water stored at the Fukushima nuclear power station into the s
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(LEAD) Court rejects gov't bid to deposit compensation for forced labor victim

(ATTN: ADDS donation campaign for victims in last 4 paras)SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean court has decided not to accept a government request to deposit compensation for a victim of Japan's wartime forced labor who rejected the governme
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(2nd LD) IAEA says Japan's Fukushima water discharge plan meets international safety standards

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details)GENEVA, July 4 (Yonhap) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Tuesday Japan's plan to release treated radioactive water stored at the Fukushima nuclear power station into the sea is consisten