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Prosecutor general instructs officials to wipe out drug crimes

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutor General Lee One-seok instructed prosecution officials Monday to "wipe out" drug crimes, saying the rapid spread of illegal drugs in recent years caused the country to fall from the exemplary drug-free n
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(LEAD) Civic group sends anti-Pyongyang propaganda material to N. Korea via balloons

(ATTN: UPDATES with unification ministry's response)SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean defectors' group said Monday it has flown giant balloons carrying medicine and anti-Pyongyang leaflets to North Korea across the western inter-Korean
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Civic group sends anti-Pyongyang propaganda material to N. Korea via balloons

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean defectors' group said Monday it has flown giant balloons carrying medicine and anti-Pyongyang leaflets to North Korea across the western inter-Korean border last week.Park Sang-hak, head of the Fighters for
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S. Korea plans to hold multinational WMD-interception exercise this month

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to hold a multinational maritime exercise later this month as part of an international initiative aimed at stopping transfers of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), a defense ministry official said Monday.Th
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Yoon's approval rating inches up for 2 weeks: poll

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating inched up for the second consecutive week thanks in part to positive feedback on his recent state visit to the United States, a poll showed Monday.In the poll of 1,5
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall below 10,000

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 10,000 on Monday due mainly to fewer tests over the weekend as the country is considering further easing antivirus curbs to regain normalcy. The country reported 8,164 cases,
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 7 COVID-19 deaths, total at 34,534: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 8,164 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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PPP to hold ethics committee on 2 Supreme Council members over controversial remarks

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) was set to hold an ethics committee meeting on Monday on two Supreme Council members accused of making a series of controversial remarks, with heavy disciplinary actions expec
Monday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, May. 08 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Monday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul22/09Sunny0Incheon20/10Sunny0Suwon21/07Sunny0Cheongju23/08Sunny0Daejeon22/07Sunny0Ch
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on May 8.Korean-language dailies-- Japan did not apologize; S. Korea to send inspection team to Fukushima (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Kishida says, 'My heart aches as
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Opposition party slams Yoon for ignoring history issues in summit with Kishida

SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) lambasted President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday for turning a blind eye to history issues in his summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.The two leaders held a summit in Seoul o
(7th LD) Yoon, Kishida agree to allow S. Korean experts to visit Fukushima over water release

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(ATTN: UPDATES with dinner menu)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed Sunday to allow a group of South Korean experts to visit Japan later this month to inspect the planned rel
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(3rd LD) (News Focus) Kishida repays Yoon with own steps to improve S. Korea-Japan ties

(ATTN: UPDATES with outcome of summit; CHANGES headline; ADDS photo)By Song Sang-ho and Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida took steps Sunday to reciprocate President Yoon Suk Yeol's commitment to improving b
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(6th LD) Yoon, Kishida agree to allow S. Korean experts to visit Fukushima over water release

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details from press conference; ADDS photos; RESTORES previous material)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed Sunday to allow a group of South Korean ex
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(5th LD) Yoon, Kishida agree to allow S. Korean experts to visit Fukushima over water release

(ATTN: UPDATES with joint press conference; CHANGES headline)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed Sunday to allow a group of South Korean experts to visit Japan to inspect the
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(URGENT) Yoon says he does not rule out Japan's future participation in Washington Declaration

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(URGENT) Kishida says his heart aches for Koreans over colonial-era history

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(URGENT) Kishida says leaders of S. Korea, U.S., Japan to meet on margins of G7 summit

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(URGENT) Kishida says Japan will continue to inherit positions of past governments on colonial-era history

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