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S. Korean, Slovenian FMs discuss cooperation in nuclear energy, science technology

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and Slovenia held consultations Friday to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral ties in areas of nuclear power plants and science technology, Seoul's foreign ministry said.During their ta
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Court orders gov't, Seoul city to return 168.2 bln won in cancelled tax to Lone Star

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean court ruled Friday that the government and the Seoul city government should return a combined 168.2 billion won (US$127.6 million) in tax levied on the U.S. private equity firm Lone Star Funds decades ago ove
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(2nd LD) National Assembly passes bill requiring hospitals to report births of newborns

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 6-7; CHANGES photo)By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly passed a bill requiring medical institutions to report the births of newborns to local governments Friday, after two unregistered bab
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S. Korea, U.S. stage combined air drills, involving B-52H strategic bomber

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States conducted combined air drills, involving at least one U.S. B-52H strategic bomber, over the Korean Peninsula on Friday in a show of the allies' "firm" determination to reinf
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(2nd LD) 14-month-old dies after mudslide hits house in Yeongju

(ATTN: UPDATES with death, other details; ADDS photo) YEONGJU, South Korea, June 30 (Yonhap) -- A torrent of soil, apparently loosened by days of heavy rains, crashed into a hillside house in southwestern South Korea on Friday, killing a 14-month-old
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.------------Pyongyang renovates N. Korea-China friendship tower ahead of armistice anniversarySEOUL -- North Korea has completed renovation of a tower sym
Summary of inter-Korean news this week

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SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.------------S. Korea asks Pyongyang to give prior notice on border dam dischargeSEOUL -- South Korea requested North Korea on Friday to give prior notice should it r
Summary of external news of North Korea this week

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SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news of North Korea this week.------------Biden envisions Washington summit with Yoon, Kishida this summer over Seoul-Tokyo thaw, trilateral cooperation: CampbellSEOUL -- U.S. Presiden
Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.------------June 26 -- N. Korea warns Korean Peninsula close to 'brink of nuclear war'Mass rallies in N. Korea against U.S. held on Korean War anniv
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Yoon to name new broadcasting watchdog chief, industry minister in mid-July: source

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol is expected to carry out an additional Cabinet reshuffle in the middle of next month, an official said Friday, amid speculation that the shakeup could affect the industry minister and the chief of th
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(LEAD) National Assembly passes bill requiring hospitals to report births of newborns

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; ADDS additional details)By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly passed a bill requiring medical institutions to report the births of newborns to local governments Friday, after two unregistered b
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S. Korea asks Pyongyang to give prior notice on border dam discharge

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea requested North Korea on Friday to give prior notice should it release water from dams near their border to minimize damage from heavy rains.Seoul's unification ministry, which handles inter-Korean affairs,
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(LEAD) Unification minister nominee calls for 'selective' review of inter-Korean agreements

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 3,8,9)SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Kim Yung-ho, the nominee for South Korea's unification minister, said Friday the government needs to "selectively" review whether to honor existing inter-Korean agr
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(LEAD) Infanticide mother killed 2 newborns just one day after their births: police

(ATTN: UPDATES headline, lead; ADDS info throughout)SUWON, South Korea, June 30 (Yonhap) -- A mother arrested for allegedly killing her two newborn babies and storing their bodies in a home refrigerator was found to have strangled both just one day a
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Yoon attends opening ceremony for new subway line

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday attended the opening ceremony for a new subway line connecting cities west of Seoul, renewing his pledge to shorten the commute to the capital for people living in the suburbs
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Senior Seoul diplomat, foreign envoys discuss N. Korea provocations, human rights

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- A senior South Korean diplomat and foreign ambassadors on Friday discussed North Korea's provocations and they called for efforts to improve North Korea's human rights situation, Seoul's foreign ministry said. C
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Unification minister nominee calls for 'selective' review of inter-Korean agreements

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Kim Yung-ho, the nominee for South Korea's unification minister, said Friday the government needs to "selectively" review whether to honor existing inter-Korean agreements, depending on North Korea's beh
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S. Korea, U.S. hold annual defense ICT talks

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Defense officials of South Korea and the United States held their annual meeting on bilateral security cooperation in the area of information and communication technologies (ICT) in Hawaii earlier this week, Seoul's def
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Hyundai Group chief seeks to visit N. Korea's Mt. Kumgang

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- The chief of South Korea's Hyundai Group has sought to visit North Korea's Mount Kumgang in August to hold a memorial service for her late husband and former chairman of the group, an official at Seoul's unifica
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National Assembly to vote on bill requiring hospitals to report birth of newborns

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly was set to vote Friday on a bill requiring medical institutions to report the birth of newborns to local governments, after two unregistered babies were found dead in a refrigerator last week.The revis