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No evidence shows ill intentions from U.S. in alleged tapping of presidential office: security adviser

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, April 11 (Yonhap) -- A South Korea's national security adviser insisted on Tuesday insisted that the U.S. may not have had any ill intentions when it possibly eavesdropped on conversations at Seoul's presidential of
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Opposition leader says alleged U.S. eavesdropping 'disappointing' if true

SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung said Tuesday recent allegations of the United States' eavesdropping on South Korea's presidential office would be "very disappointing" if true.Lee of the main opposition
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(5th LD) One dies in massive wildfire in eastern coastal city

(ATTN: UPDATES with casualties in headline, paras 1-4)SEOUL/GANGNEUNG, South Korea, April 11 (Yonhap) -- At least one person died in a massive wildfire that hit the northeastern coastal city of Gangneung on Tuesday, destroying about 70 homes and buil
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(4th LD) Main body of east coast wildfire brought under control

(ATTN: UPDATES with main body of wildfire extinguished in headline, paras 1, 3, 5, 7)SEOUL/GANGNEUNG, South Korea, April 11 (Yonhap) -- Firefighters brought the main body of a massive wildfire in the northeastern coastal city of Gangneung under contr
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(LEAD) N. Korea unresponsive to regular contact via inter-Korean liaison, military hotlines for 5th day

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES with latest info, minor edits throughout)SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korea remained unresponsive to daily routine calls with South Korea through the inter-Korean liaison and military communication channels for t
Prosecution seeking to freeze assets of crypto fugitive Kwon

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By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Tuesday they are in the process of freezing assets of Do Kwon, the co-founder of cryptocurrency firm Terraform Labs, who was recently arrested.The 32-year-old Kwon is being held in Montenegro
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(3rd LD) Wildfires destroy 70 homes, extensive woodland on east coast amid typhoon-class strong winds

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest figures in headline, paras 1, 4, 6, 9-10; CHANGES photos)SEOUL/GANGNEUNG, South Korea, April 11 (Yonhap) -- A wind-swept wildfire tore through the northeastern coastal city of Gangneung on Tuesday, destroying about 70 homes
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Lawmaker tables bill recognizing damage from Fukushima water as 'fishing industry disaster'

SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- A lawmaker of the main opposition Democratic Party on Tuesday proposed a bill that recognizes damage to aquaculture products caused by Japan's planned release of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear po
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S. Korean FM to meet with French, German, Canadian counterparts in Seoul this week

SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top diplomat plans to hold back-to-back meetings with his French, German and Canadian counterparts this week to discuss ways to strengthen Seoul's bilateral ties and cooperation with their respective
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Ex-President Park visits Buddhist temple in 1st official public appearance after pardon

DAEGU, April 11 (Yonhap) -- Former President Park Geun-hye visited a Buddhist temple in the conservative-leaning southern city of Daegu on Tuesday in her first official public appearance since relocating to the city last year following a presidential
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Yoon calls for use of every possible resource to put out Gangneung wildfire

SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol called Tuesday for the use of all available government resources in the fight against a wildfire raging through the eastern province of Gangwon, his office said.The fire started in Gangneung, 168 ki
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(LEAD) Main opposition urges gov't to lodge protest with U.S. over eavesdropping suspicion

(ATTN: ADDS ruling party's comments) SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Tuesday urged the government to immediately lodge a complaint with Washington over alleged attempts to eavesdrop on top South Korean off
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S. Korea's annual temperature rises by 0.2 C every 10 yrs: weather agency

SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's annual average temperature has risen by 0.2 C every 10 years over the past century, which is three times faster than the global average, the chief of the state weather agency said Tuesday.The country expe
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(2nd LD) Wildfires destroy 40 homes, massive woodland on east coast amid typhoon-class strong winds

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest info in paras 1-10; CHANGES headline; ADDS photo)SEOUL/GANGNEUNG, South Korea, April 11 (Yonhap) -- A wind-swept wildfire tore through the northeastern coastal city of Gangneung on Tuesday, destroying about 40 homes and bui
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S. Korea, U.S., Japan to hold trilateral defense talks on N. Korean threats this week

SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold the first session of a senior-level trilateral defense dialogue in three years in Washington later this week to discuss North Korean threats and other regional issues, Seo
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(LEAD) Wildfires destroy some 100 homes in Gangneung amid typhoon-class strong winds

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest details in paras 1-4, 7-10; CHANGES dateline, headline; ADDS photo)SEOUL/GANGNEUNG, South Korea, April 11 (Yonhap) -- A wind-swept wildfire tore through the northeastern coastal city of Gangneung on Tuesday, destroying abou
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Main opposition urges gov't to lodge protest with U.S. over eavesdropping suspicion

SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Tuesday urged the government to immediately lodge a complaint with Washington over alleged attempts to eavesdrop on top South Korean officials and called for measures to prevent
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Prosecution raids construction firm over development corruption scandal probe

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors raided nearly a dozen locations, including the headquarters of a construction firm, on Tuesday as part of their investigation into allegations that a former lawmaker and his son received a large a
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(LEAD) S. Korea voices 'strong' regret over N. Korea's refusal to answer daily calls

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout; CHANGES photo)By Kim Soo-yeon and Yi WonjuSEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification minister voiced "strong" regret Tuesday over North Korea's refusal to answer daily calls
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(LEAD) Yoon's office rejects eavesdropping suspicions as 'absurd, false'

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES with presidential office's statement)SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- The office of President Yoon Suk Yeol made clear Tuesday that suspicions of the U.S. having spied on its internal discussions are "absurd and