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(LEAD) Asiana Airlines plane's door opens right before landing at Daegu Airport

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more info; ADDS photos)SEOUL/DAEGU, May 26 (Yonhap) -- A door of an Asiana Airlines plane carrying 194 people opened right before landing at Daegu International Airport on Friday, leaving nine passengers with breathing
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S. Korea pledges US$2.3 mln in aid to famine-stricken Horn of Africa

SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea pledged to send a total of US$2.3 million in humanitarian assistance to the Horn of Africa to help tackle the region's protracted drought and food crisis, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday.Kim Sang-jin
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Presidential office denies Japanese news report on Yoon's possible visit to Ukraine

SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- The office of President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday denied a Japanese news report that Yoon could visit Ukraine in July.Japanese broadcaster TBS reported Thursday, citing multiple Japanese government sources, that discussions ar
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About 3,000 S. Korean tourists stranded in Guam due to Typhoon Mawar aftermath

LOS ANGELES, May 25 (Yonhap) -- About 3,000 South Korean tourists were left stranded in Guam as the island's international airport remained shut down due to damage caused by the powerful Typhoon Mawar, according to diplomatic officials Thursday.
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Asiana Airlines plane's door opens right before landing at Daegu Airport

SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- A door of an Asiana Airlines plane carrying 194 people opened right before landing at Daegu International Airport on Friday, leaving several passengers with breathing difficulty, but the plane landed safely, officials said.A
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Govt' to nurture 80,000 professionals with specialization in green industry

By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- The government aims to cultivate a total of 80,000 professionals specialized in the green industry, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Friday.Han presided over a meeting with related government officials and exp
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(URGENT) Asiana Airlines plane safely lands at Daegu Int'l Airport, none fall from plane

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(URGENT) Asiana Airlines plane's door opens mid-air, 6 passengers suffer difficulty breathing: Daegu Airport

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(LEAD) DP launches signing campaign against Fukushima water release

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead, para 2; ADDS Rep. Lee Jae-myung's quotes in paras 3-4, additional info in paras 7-9; CHANGES photo)By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) kicked off a signature campaign F
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Mother, son killed after SUV crashes into sea

INCHEON, May 26 (Yonhap) -- An SUV carrying a mother and her son plunged into the sea off Incheon, killing them both, police said Friday.The accident happened at 12:49 p.m. Thursday when the car driven by the mother in her 50s veered off a road in th
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DP to launch signing campaign against Fukushima water release

SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) was to kick off a signature campaign Friday to oppose Japan's planned release of radioactive water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.The party plans to hold a cerem
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U.S. reconnaissance drones arrive at air base in Japan

SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Air Force started positioning unmanned reconnaissance aircraft at an air base in Japan earlier this month as part of a rotational deployment, the armed service has said. The RQ-4 Global Hawks began arriving at Yokot
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases below 20,000 for 2nd day amid downtrend

SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed below 20,000 for the second straight day Friday as the country is regaining pre-pandemic normalcy amid a downward trend.The country reported 17,933 new infection cases, includin
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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 15 COVID-19 deaths, total at 34,751: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 17,933 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Friday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, May. 26 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Friday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul27/16Cloudy10Incheon24/16Cloudy10Suwon26/15Cloudy20Cheongju26/17Sunny60Daejeon26/16R
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on May 26.Korean-language dailies-- 'Era of space industry' opens with homegrown tech (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- We did it! G-7 'space club' (Kookmin Da
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U.S. has credible deterrence against N. Korea, seeks to institutionalize trilateral cooperation with S. Korea, Japan: officials

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, May 25 (Yonhap) -- The United States maintains ready and capable deterrence against North Korea's evolving threats together with its key allies South Korea and Japan, ranking U.S. officials said Thursday.They also said
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(LEAD) (Yonhap Feature) S. Korea, U.S. stage massive live-fire drills marking 70th alliance anniv. amid N.K. threats

(ATTN: CHANGES photos; ADDS photos)By Song Sang-hoPOCHEON, South Korea, May 25 (Yonhap) -- In the midst of persistent North Korean military threats, South Korea and the United States conducted their largest-ever combined live-fire drills Thursday, dr
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Pyongyang slams EU for 'inciting hostility' on Korean Peninsula

SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Thursday denounced the European Union (EU) for "inciting confrontation and hostility" on the Korean Peninsula, in response to a recent South Korea-EU summit, during which the leaders condemned Pyon