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Yoon praises S. Korea's FIFA U-20 World Cup team

SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol praised South Korea's FIFA U-20 World Cup team Friday after they lost in the semifinals, saying they inspired hope and courage.South Korea lost to Italy 2-1 in the semifinals held in La Plata, eas
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Police raid construction union over alleged illegal street rally in May

SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- Police raided a major construction labor union under the militant umbrella Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) on Friday, stepping up investigations into an allegedly illegal overnight street rally organized by KCTU
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S. Korea offers to return body of presumed N. Korean man

SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification ministry said Friday it plans to return the body of a presumed North Korean man found near a western island in May.The body was discovered near Ganghwa Island in the Yellow Sea on May 19 and the
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S. Korea experiences warmest spring this year: weather agency

SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea experienced the warmest-ever spring this year, as warm winds from inland China and a heat wave from Southeast Asia drove up temperatures, the weather agency said Friday. The average temperature across the country
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Ruling party to elect new Supreme Council member

SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) was set to elect a new member of its Supreme Council on Friday after Rep. Tae Yong-ho quit last month over a series of controversial remarks. The North Korean defector-turned-lawmaker volu
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N. Korea claims dam collapse in Ukraine occurred with Washington, Kyiv in 'cahoots'

SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea claimed Friday the latest collapse of a dam in Ukraine was the result of a scheme cooked up by Washington and Kyiv in "cahoots" to shift responsibility for the humanitarian disaster to Russia amid Mos
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N. Korea does not send athletes to int'l weightlifting competition in Cuba

SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has not sent its athletes to an international weightlifting competition being held in Cuba despite its earlier registration of entries to the event, according to the weightlifting governing body Friday.North Kore
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SEOUL, Jun. 09 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Friday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul28/18Cloudy20Incheon23/17Cloudy20Suwon27/17Cloudy20Cheongju29/20Cloudy10Daejeon29/19
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on June 9)

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Role of a public broadcasterDispute rages on plan to collect KBS TV license fee separately from electricity billA dispute over the license fee for state broadcaster KBS took a strange turn Thursday following the Yoon Suk Yeol administration's rec
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(Yonhap Interview) UNSC virtually 'paralyzed' in dealing with N.K. provocations; S. Korea to urge China, Russia to play constructive role: FM

By Chang Dong-wooSEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top diplomat has said the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) remains essentially paralyzed in terms of dealing with illegal provocations by North Korea, and stressed Seoul's intenti
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Gov't, doctors agree to discuss increasing number of medical students

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- The government and a doctors' lobby agreed Thursday to begin discussions on increasing the number of medical students starting in 2025, officials said. Officials from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and the Korean Me
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Chinese ambassador warns against betting against China

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- China's Ambassador to Seoul Xing Haiming on Thursday expressed strong discontent with South Korea seeking closer relations with the United States as he held a meeting with opposition leader Lee Jae-myung.During a dinner
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(LEAD) PPP refers opposition lawmaker to ethics committee over remarks about Cheonan's captain

(ATTN: UPDATES with new info in paras 8-9)SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) referred an opposition lawmaker to the parliamentary ethics committee Thursday for making insulting remarks about the captain of the warship Cheon
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(LEAD) S. Korean, U.S. special operations generals stage 'friendship' parachute jump

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 2 paras)SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- The top South Korean and American special operations commanders conducted a "friendship" parachute jump earlier this week, a U.S. military unit here said Thursday, as the two
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Rival parties agree on parliamentary probe into NEC hiring scandal

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- Rival political parties agreed Thursday to conduct a parliamentary investigation into the National Election Commission (NEC) over allegations of favoritism in the employment of senior officials' children.Ac
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Presidential adviser says allegations of son's school bullying 'exaggerated'

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- A special adviser to President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday that allegations of school bullying involving his son are "distorted and exaggerated," saying his son remains close friends with the allege
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PPP leader asks Japan's top envoy for support in easing public concern over Fukushima

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- The leader of the ruling People Power Party held a meeting with Japan's top envoy to South Korea on Thursday and called for Tokyo's efforts in relieving public concern over its planned release of radioa
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(LEAD) KBS CEO says he will resign if gov't withdraws push for separation of license fee collection

(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks from press conference, some executive board members' proposal to resign en masse in last 4 paras; ADDS photo)By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- The chief of South Korea's public broadcaster KBS said Thu
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See-through structures required to include patterns to prevent bird collisions

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- Glass walls and other see-through structures to be built by public institutions should include visible patterns to prevent bird collisions starting next week, the environment ministry said Thursday, noting about 8 million bi
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(URGENT) Rival parties agree on parliamentary probe into NEC hiring scandal

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