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'Jeonse' fraud victim found dead in western Seoul

SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- A victim of "jeonse" fraud has been found dead in western Seoul, police said Thursday.The body of the victim, known to be a woman in her 30s surnamed Lee, was found at her home in the Yangcheon district Monday, p
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(LEAD) Yoon announces end to nearly all COVID-19 restrictions

(ATTN: UPDATES with details)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday declared an end to almost all COVID-19 restrictions, including mandatory isolation, effectively placing the disease in the endemic category.Yoon s
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Remembrance ceremony to be held for late U.S. veteran involved in Korean War rescue operation

SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Air Force will hold a remembrance ceremony Thursday for a late American fighter pilot, who helped rescue around 1,000 war orphans during the 1950-53 Korean War, officials said. The ceremony commemorating U.
S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases above 20,000 for 3rd day

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SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed above 20,000 for the third consecutive day Thursday as President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an end to almost all COVID-19 restrictions in the latest step to return to pre-pandemic n
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7 in 10 S. Koreans support gov't efforts to raise awareness on N.K. human rights: poll

SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Seven in 10 South Koreans support the Yoon Suk Yeol government's efforts to shed light on North Korea's dire human rights situation, a poll showed Thursday.In a survey on 1,000 adults conducted by the Peaceful Unific
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Yoon announces end to nearly all COVID-19 restrictions

SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday declared an end to almost all COVID-19 restrictions, including mandatory isolation.Yoon said during a COVID-19 response meeting that the seven-day mandatory isolation period for COVID-19 p
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(URGENT) Yoon says all indoor mask mandates to be lifted except for hospitals with rooms for hospitalization

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(URGENT) Yoon says COVID-19 isolation period to be reduced from mandatory 7 days to recommendation of 5 days

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(URGENT) Yoon says crisis level for COVID-19 to be lowered from 'serious' to 'alert'

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 12 COVID-19 deaths, total at 34,583: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 20,574 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Thursday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, May. 11 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Thursday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul26/13Sunny0Incheon23/13Sunny0Suwon26/11Sunny0Cheongju27/13Sunny10Daejeon27/11Sunny
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Arrest warrant sought for investment firm head over suspected stock manipulation

SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors have sought an arrest warrant for the head of an investment consulting firm accused of large-scale stock manipulation that rocked the local financial markets, officials said Thursday.The Seoul Southern District P
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on May 11.Korean-language dailies-- Yoon administration marks 1st anniversary by starting process to oust broadcasting watchdog chief (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Yoon to
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(4th LD) PPP suspends party membership of Supreme Council member, lawmaker over controversial remarks

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 8-10, last para)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- The ethics committee of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) decided Wednesday to suspend the party membership of two prominent members for making a series of contr
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(3rd LD) PPP suspends party membership of Supreme Council member, lawmaker over controversial remarks

(ATTN: RECASTS headline,lead; UPDATES with committee's decision in paras 1-6)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- The ethics committee of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) decided Wednesday to suspend the party membership of two prominent me
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(URGENT) People Power Party's ethics committee suspends party membership of two prominent members over controversial remarks

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(LEAD) DP lawmaker accepts party's call to sell crypto assets

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS Kim's response in paras 8-10) SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Kim Nam-kuk of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Wednesday accepted the party's call to sell his cryptocurrency assets amid allegation
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(LEAD) Indonesia to provide S. Korea with new payment schedule for joint fighter project in June: DAPA chief

(ATTN: CORRECTS figure in para 7; RECASTS para 3)By Chae Yun-hwanSACHEON, South Korea, May 10 (Yonhap) -- Indonesia will provide South Korea with a new timetable for its payments for the joint KF-21 fighter project by late next month, the head of Seo
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(LEAD) N. Korea slams S. Korea-Japan summit as leading to 'military collusion'

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 4 paras)SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea condemned this week's summit between President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida through its propaganda outlet Wednesday, saying it has paved the wa