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(LEAD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases climb to over 20,000 amid eased restrictions

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 4-6)SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases rose to over 20,000 on Tuesday, as the country ended almost all antivirus restrictions to move on from the COVID-19 pandemic of the past three yea
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases climb to over 20,000 amid eased restrictions

SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases rose to over 20,000 on Tuesday, as the country ended almost all antivirus restrictions to move on from the COVID-19 pandemic of the past three years.The country reported 23,680 cases,
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 13 COVID-19 deaths, total at 34,623: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 23,680 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Tuesday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, May. 16 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Tuesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul30/17Sunny0Incheon25/16Sunny0Suwon30/15Sunny0Cheongju32/17Sunny0Daejeon31/16Sunny0C
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Yoon set to veto controversial nursing act

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to veto the opposition-led nursing act Tuesday amid strong protests from doctors and nursing assistants against it, in what would be his second veto of a bill since he took office
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(LEAD) (Yonhap Interview) First lady Zelenska invites Yoon to Ukraine, urges against war fatigue

(ATTN: CHANGES photo)SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska has expressed an intention to invite President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee to her war-torn country, calling South Korea a "model of resilience
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(Yonhap Interview) First lady Zelenska invites Yoon to Ukraine, urges against war fatigue

SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska has expressed an intention to invite President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee to her war-torn country, calling South Korea a "model of resilience and development.&quo
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U.S. will hold to account any country violating U.N. sanctions on N. Korea: State Dept.

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, May 15 (Yonhap) -- The United States possesses various means to hold to account any country that violates United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions on North Korea, a state department spokesperson said Monday, amid
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(LEAD) N. Korea's denial of religious freedom remains 'absolute' in 2022: State Dept.

(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks from State Secretary Blinken, other department official in paras 8-10, 17-18; ADDS photo)By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, May 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea continued to execute, torture and physically abuse its own people for their
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N. Korea's denial of religious freedom remains 'absolute' in 2022: State Dept.

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, May 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea continued to execute, torture and physically abuse its own people for their religious activities in 2022, the U.S. State Department said in an annual report on international religious freedom,
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(LEAD) Crypto exchanges Upbit, Bithumb raided over lawmaker's cryptocurrency scandal

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 2, 5-11; ADDS photo)SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors raided two of South Korea's local cryptocurrency exchanges Monday as part of an investigation into the snowballing suspicions surrounding independent lawm
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Crypto exchanges Upbit, Bithumb raided over lawmaker's cryptocurrency scandal

SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors raided two of South Korea's local cryptocurrency exchanges Monday as part of an investigation into the snowballing suspicions surrounding independent lawmaker Kim Nam-kuk's digital assets, officials said.
(2nd LD) PPP to launch own investigation team over opposition lawmaker's cryptocurrency scandal

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(ATTN: ADDS Wemade's response in last 2 paras)SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) said Monday it plans to launch an internal task force to look into suspicions surrounding cryptocurrency dealings of opposition lawmaker K
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Forced labor victim's family accepts gov't compensation, withdraws legal action against Japanese firm

SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- The bereaved family members of a wartime forced labor victim have withdrawn their request for a court order to dispose of a Japanese company's assets after accepting the Seoul government's compensation plan, legal so
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(LEAD) PPP to launch own investigation team over opposition lawmaker's cryptocurrency scandal

(ATTN: ADDS additional info on special task force in last 4 paras)SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) said Monday it plans to launch an internal task force to look into suspicions surrounding cryptocurrency dealings of oppos
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S. Korea's envoy calls N. Korea's move to win int'l recognition with nuclear threats 'empty dream'

SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top nuclear envoy denounced North Korea on Monday for harboring an "empty dream" in using nuclear threats as the means to be recognized as a nuclear state from the international community, Seoul
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Top general visits UAE, Oman for talks on bilateral cooperation

SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top general has visited the United Arab Emirates and Oman for talks on bilateral cooperation, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Monday.JCS Chairman Gen. Kim Seung-kyum embarked on the five-day trip last
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(LEAD) Yoon hosts lunch for 3 of his former teachers on Teachers' Day

(ATTN: UPDATES with Yoon's lunch with teachers; CHANGES headline, photos)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol hosted lunch for a group of teachers, including three of his own former teachers, at the presidential office
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(News Focus) Series of earthquakes off eastern coast raises concerns of bigger tremor

SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- An unusual rash of earthquakes off the northeastern coast in recent months has sparked concerns among the public, with experts not ruling out the possibility of a larger seismic event hitting the region.Early Monday, a 4.5 m