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(LEAD) DP decides to refer Rep. Kim Nam-kuk to parliamentary ethics committee over cryptocurrency scandal

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) decided Wednesday to refer Rep. Kim Nam-kuk, a former party member, to the parliamentary ethics committee over his dubious cryp
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S. Korea's Black Eagles aerobatic team departs to join air show in Malaysia

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean Air Force's Black Eagles aerobatic team left the country Wednesday to join a biennial air show in Malaysia slated to kick off next week, the armed service said.The Air Force has mobilized nine T-50B jets
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S. Korea to mark 1980 pro-democracy uprising anniversary this week

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is set to mark the 43rd anniversary of the 1980 pro-democracy uprising in the southwestern city of Gwangju later this week, the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs said Wednesday.Some 3,000 people are expec
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DP decides to refer Rep. Kim Nam-kuk to parliamentary ethics committee over cryptocurrency scandal

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) decided Wednesday to refer Rep. Kim Nam-kuk, a former party member, to the parliamentary ethics committee over his dubious cryptocurrency dealings.Kim departed from the
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(URGENT) DP decides to refer Rep. Kim Nam-kuk to parliamentary ethics committee over cryptocurrency scandal

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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases over 20,000 for 2nd day amid eased rules

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed over 20,000 for a second day Wednesday, as the country has eased COVID-19 rules to leave behind the pandemic that upended people's lives for the past few years.The country r
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Montenegrin prosecutors appeal court decision to grant bail to Terraform co-founder

ROME, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Montenegrin prosecutors have appealed a court decision to grant bail to Do Kwon, cryptocurrency firm Terraform Labs' co-founder accused of fraud in South Korea and the United States in connection with the crash of the fir
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 11 COVID-19 deaths, total at 34,634: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 26,147 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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(2nd LD) N. Korean leader inspects military spy satellite facility: state media

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 7-8,11-12; CHANGES photos)By Yi WonjuSEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected the country's first military reconnaissance satellite and gave the green light for its next action plan, Pyong
Wednesday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, May. 17 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Wednesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul28/17Cloudy10Incheon25/17Cloudy10Suwon29/15Cloudy10Cheongju31/18Sunny0Daejeon31/1
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(LEAD) N. Korean leader inspects military spy satellite facility: state media

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout; ADDS byline)By Yi WonjuSEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected the country's first military reconnaissance satellite and gave the green light for its next action plan,
N. Korean leader inspects military spy satellite: state media

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SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected the country's first military reconnaissance satellite and gave the green light for its "future action plan," Pyongyang's state media said Wednesday.Kim made the o
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(URGENT) N. Korean leader inspects military reconnaissance satellite: state media

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'Washington Declaration' a huge but not last step in deterring N. Korean provocation: experts

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, May 16 (Yonhap) -- The recent agreement reached between South Korea and the United States on strengthening U.S. extended deterrence is a significant step in dealing with North Korea's evolving nuclear threat but possibl
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(LEAD) Unionized construction workers to hold 2-day street rally in central Seoul

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 6-7, photo)SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- Tens of thousands of unionized construction workers were to stage a two-day street rally in central Seoul on Tuesday in protest of what they called the Yoon Suk Yeol government's
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Top U.S. general in S. Korea stresses U.N. Command's role for peace in Northeast Asia

By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- U.N. Command (UNC) Commander Gen. Paul LaCamera on Tuesday highlighted the U.S.-led institution's role in crisis management on the Korean Peninsula and peace in Northeast Asia, saying it "cannot be r
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Prosecutors raid home of former Hana Financial chief in land development corruption probe

SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors raided the residence of a former chief of a major banking firm on Tuesday, as part of a probe into bribery allegations involving a former lawmaker in connection with a high-profile land development corruption sca
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Adoption agency ordered to pay 100 mln won for falsifying orphanhood

SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Tuesday ordered Holt Children's Services to compensate an adoptee for falsely registering him as an orphan before sending him to the United States for adoption 40 years ago.Adam Crapser, 46, filed a laws
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(2nd LD) Yoon meets with Ukraine's first lady Zelenska

(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks by Yoon, Zelenska, first lady Kim Keon Hee; ADDS photos)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol met with Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska at the presidential office Tuesday, saying South