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Crypto fugitive Do Kwon sentenced to 4 months in prison in Montenegro for passport forgery

ROME, June 19 (Yonhap) -- A Montenegro court on Monday sentenced Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs, and one of his aides to four months in prison on charges of using fake passports.Kwon, 32, who was behind cryptocurrencies that suffered a mul
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Blinken says he urged China to encourage N. Korea to act responsibly

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, June 19 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on China to use its influence on Pyongyang to stop the reclusive country from making further provocations, he said Monday, amid anticipation that North K
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Heat wave continues to scorch Seoul, many other parts of country

SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- A scorching heat wave swept through Seoul and many other parts of the country Monday, with people avoiding going outdoors as the daytime highs far exceeded 30 C.The temperature reached 33.4 C in Seoul as of 4 p.m., the Kore
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Netherlands' Embassy to hold forum on arms industry cooperation next week

SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- The Netherlands' Embassy in Seoul will hold a seminar on defense industry cooperation between South Korea and the European nation on the margins of a major defense component exhibition in the central city of Daejeon nex
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(2nd LD) Gov't to exclude 'killer' questions from college entrance exam: presidential office

(ATTN: CORRECTS gov't to keep elite high schools in place in penultimate para; UPDATES with chief of state exam administrator's decision to resign, other details; ADDS photo)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- The government will exclude
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PPP lawmaker quits party over illegal political fund allegations

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Hwangbo Seung-hee of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) said Monday she will voluntarily leave the party and will not run in next year's parliamentary elections amid suspicions of accepting illegal p
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Seoul envoy on N.K. human rights visits Norway, Britain for consultations

SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's envoy for North Korean human rights visited Norway and Britain last week for discussions on addressing the dire situation in the North, Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday.Ambassador Lee Shin-hwa visi
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DP leader vows to give up immunity from arrest

By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung said Monday he will give up his immunity from arrest as a lawmaker, accusing the government of President Yoon Suk Yeol of unfair investigations of him and other political oppon
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Gov't calls for refraining from referring to Fukushima water as 'nuclear waste water'

By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- The government called Monday for refraining from referring to radioactive water set to be released from Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant as "nuclear waste water," saying the term
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N. Korea's trade with China shrinks 5 pct on-month in May: data

SHENYANG, China, June 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's trade with China dropped 5 percent on-month in May due to a sharp decline in Pyongyang's exports, Chinese customs data showed Monday.North Korea's trade volume with China stood at US$189.
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Gov't to restore honor of female Army member killed during Korean War

SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean woman, who died during the 1950-53 Korean War while being dispatched to the United States military from a South Korean Army intelligence unit but was later removed from the list of war casualties, will likely
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(3rd LD) N. Korea cites botched satellite launch as 'most serious' failure

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more details throughout)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday called its failed attempt to launch a purported military reconnaissance satellite the "most serious" shortcom
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(LEAD) Gov't to exclude 'killer' questions from college entrance exam: presidential office

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- The government will exclude extremely difficult "killer" questions from the annual college entrance exam starting this year in an effort to reduce private e
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Gov't to exclude 'killer' questions from college entrance exam: presidential office

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- The government will exclude extremely difficult "killer" questions from the annual college entrance exam starting this year in an effort to reduce private education expenses, the presidential offic
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(LEAD) Ex-N. Korean secretary of inter-Korean affairs returns to party political bureau

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in last 3 paras; ADDS photo, byline)By Kim Soo-yeon and Lee MinjiSEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- Kim Yong-chol, a former top North Korean party official in charge of affairs with South Korea, has returned to the ruling par
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S. Korea's special warfare troops join U.N. peacekeeping exercise in Mongolia

SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean Army's Special Warfare Command is participating in a multinational U.N. peacekeeping exercise in Mongolia to enhance their combined operational capabilities, the armed service said Monday.Thirty-five pe
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(LEAD) Yoon departs for France to promote Expo bid

(ATTN: UPDATES with Yoon's departure in headline, lead)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol departed for France on Monday to promote South Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo in its southeastern city of Busan,
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Ex-N. Korean secretary of inter-Korean affairs returns to party political bureau

SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- Kim Yong-chol, a former top North Korean party official in charge of affairs with South Korea, has returned to the ruling party's politburo following a year of his absence from key party posts.Kim has been elected as an
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(2nd LD) N. Korea cites failed satellite launch as 'most serious' failure

(ATTN: UPDATES with photos)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea called its failed attempt to launch a purported military reconnaissance satellite the "most serious" shortcoming in the first half of this year and reaffirmed i
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SEOUL, Jun. 19 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Monday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul35/23Sunny0Incheon32/21Sunny0Suwon34/20Sunny0Cheongju34/22Sunny0Daejeon35/20Sunny0Ch