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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 19,586 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Friday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, May. 19 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Friday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul28/17Sunny10Incheon26/16Sunny0Suwon28/15Sunny10Cheongju27/17Cloudy20Daejeon27/16Clou
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Yoon to head to Japan for G-7 summit, meetings with Biden, Kishida

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol was set to depart for Hiroshima on Friday for a Group of Seven (G-7) summit and other meetings on the sidelines, including one with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and another wit
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N. Korea bristles at planned S. Korea-U.S. live-fire drills

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday condemned South Korea and the United States for planning to kick off their major joint live-fire drills next week, describing the drills as a "war exercise" against Pyongyang. South Korea an
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on May 19.Korean-language dailies-- 'Labor hate' against worker who witnessed self-immolation of union member (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Schools fear heat amid
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Gov't to announce details of Fukushima inspection Friday

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- The government said Thursday it will announce this week the details of an upcoming inspection of the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan ahead of its release of contaminated water, including members of the inspec
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S. Korea to send $800,000 in aid to flood-hit DR Congo, Rwanda

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will send a total of US$800,000 in humanitarian assistance to flood-hit Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, the foreign ministry said Thursday.The ministry said it will send $500,000 to DR Congo and $300,000
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Defense chief meets Polish pilots at S. Korean Air Force unit

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense chief met with Polish pilots at an Air Force unit here Thursday and expressed hopes the two nations will expand defense cooperation, his ministry said.Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup made the remarks
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(LEAD) Yoon, Japan PM to hold summit in Hiroshima

(ATTN: UPDATES with other bilateral summits, details)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will hold a bilateral summit on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G-7) gathering in Hiro
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Yoon, Japan PM to hold summit in Hiroshima

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will hold a bilateral summit on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G-7) gathering in Hiroshima this weekend, the presidential office said Thursday.Yoon and
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(URGENT) Yoon, Japan PM to hold summit in Hiroshima Sunday: presidential office

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Construction workers' union chief, 4 union officials summoned for probe over overnight street rally

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- Police have summoned the chief of a construction workers' union and four other union officials for questioning as part of a probe into an overnight street rally earlier this week, the police chief said Thursday.Protestin
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1 teenager dead, another injured in e-scooter crash

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- A 17-year-old girl riding an electric scooter with her friend has died after being hit by a taxi on a crosswalk in Seoul, police said Thursday.The incident occurred at 1:24 a.m. Tuesday in Seoul's Seocho district, when t
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S. Korea warns of firm response to N. Korea's spy satellite provocation

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign ministry vowed Thursday to respond firmly if North Korea goes ahead with a launch of a military spy satellite that could further raise tensions on the Korean Peninsula.Lim Soo-suk, a spokesperson fo
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6 injured in adhesive factory fire in Cheonan

CHEONAN, South Korea, May 18 (Yonhap) -- A suspected explosion caused a fire at an adhesive factory in the central city of Cheonan on Thursday, leaving six people injured, five of them seriously, police and fire officials said.Two of the injured were
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Trudeau honors Canadian soldiers killed in Korean War

GAPYEONG, South Korea, May 18 (Yonhap) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday paid tribute to the hundreds of Canadian soldiers who were killed in the 1950-53 Korean War during his visit to a historic battlefield in Gapyeong, northeast
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(LEAD) U.S. Ambassador Goldberg renews commitment to deepening alliance with S. Korea

(ATTN: CHANGES photo)SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg reiterated his commitment Thursday to strengthening the alliance between Seoul and Washington, noting the two countries' efforts to broaden their partne
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(Yonhap Feature) Navy stages anti-sub, missile defense drills with advanced warship against N. Korean threats

By Chae Yun-hwanBUSAN/CHANGWON, South Korea, May 18 (Yonhap) -- A patrol aircraft emerged from heavy fog to drop sonar devices around a key guided-missile destroyer as part of South Korea's Navy drills to track and destroy a simulated North Korea
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(LEAD) Presidential office rejects DP's proposal for 'one-point' constitutional amendment

(ATTN: UPDATES with Lee's remarks in last 2 paras)SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office on Thursday rejected opposition leader Lee Jae-myung's proposal for a "one-point" constitutional amendment to include the spirit o
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(LEAD) Yoon calls for fighting against threats to freedom, democracy by upholding Gwangju uprising spirit

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES with more info throughout; ADDS photo)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Thursday to courageously stand against any challenges to freedom and democracy by upholding the spirit of a 1