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S. Korea to replace Air Force Two presidential jet via aircraft lease

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has decided to replace an aging presidential plane used for domestic and short-distance trips by leasing a new aircraft for five years, officials said Thursday.The Air Force recently unveiled details of its plan
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Yoon considers taking bipartisan parliamentary delegation to U.S.

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol is considering taking a bipartisan parliamentary delegation with him on his state visit to the United States this month, an official said Thursday.Yoon is set to hold a summit with U.S. President Joe
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PM urges more efforts to win public support for Japan policy, veto of grain act

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Thursday stressed the need for the government to step up efforts to broaden public support for its push to mend relations with Japan and President Yoon Suk Yeol's decision to veto a contro
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Minor progressive Jinbo Party wins parliamentary seat for 1st time

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- A candidate of the minor progressive Jinbo Party has won a parliamentary by-election, giving the party its first-ever seat in the National Assembly. Candidate Kang Sung-hee won 39.07 percent of votes against independent can
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N. Korea ready to conduct nuke test 'at any time': Seoul's defense minister

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is ready to conduct a nuclear test "at any time," South Korea's Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup said Thursday, reiterating Seoul's policy focus on bolstering deterrence against Pyongyang's
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Court sides with medical school in revoking admission of ex-justice minister's daughter

BUSAN, April 6 (Yonhap) -- A regional court rejected a lawsuit that the daughter of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk filed to seek the cancellation of Pusan National University's decision to nullify her admission to its medical school over academi
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(URGENT) S. Korea attempts to notify N. Korea of stopping unauthorized use of Kaesong industrial complex: ministry

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State compensation ordered for man incarcerated for leafleting against ex-President Chun

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- A court has ordered the state to pay 100 million won (US$757,747) in compensation to a man incarcerated from 1980-81 for distributing leaflets criticizing then military ruler Chun Doo-hwan for his brutal crackdown on a demo
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Vice FM urges cooperation on N. Korea's denuclearization during NATO talks

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Second Vice Foreign Minister Lee Do-hoon called Thursday for continued cooperation on North Korea's denuclearization as he attended a meeting of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) foreign minist
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases above 10,000 for 3rd day

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's daily coronavirus caseload stayed above 10,000 for the third straight day Thursday as unmasked gatherings increased amid warmer weather, data showed. The country reported 12,084 new COVID-19 infections, in
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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 13 COVID-19 deaths, total at 34,309: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 12,084 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Thursday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Thursday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul12/10Rain30Incheon12/09Rain30Suwon12/09Rain40Cheongju14/10Rain60Daejeon13/10Rain60
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Dossier reveals accounts of 1st high-level diplomacy between N. Korea, U.S.

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government on Thursday made public newly declassified documents on the first-ever senior-level diplomacy in 1992 between the United States and North Korea, offering a glimpse into the diplomatic tug-of-war
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N. Korea slams UNHRC's adoption of resolution on its human rights as 'document of fraud'

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Thursday condemned the latest adoption of a resolution by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that denounced the North's human rights violations as "the most heavily politicized document
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N. Korea warns of 'offensive' actions against S. Korea-U.S. joint military drills

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Thursday denounced South Korea and the United States' latest joint military drills as an "unprecedented" war rehearsal, vowing to take "offensive" military steps against such actio
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U.S. working with allies, partners to supply ammunition to Ukraine, also backfill U.S. stockpile: Pentagon

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, April 5 (Yonhap) -- The United States continues to work with its allies and partners to help Ukraine secure ammunition for use in its war with Russia but also to replenish its own stockpiles, a Pentagon spokesperson said We
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(LEAD) Yoon designates 10 wildfire-hit areas as special disaster zones

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more info in last 2 paras) SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol has designated 10 areas hit by wildfires as special disaster zones, his office said Wednesday.The 10 are Hongseong, Geumsan, Dan
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(2nd LD) S. Korea, U.S. hold air drills involving B-52H strategic bomber: defense ministry

(ATTN: UPDATES with U.S. official's comment in paras 8-9)SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States held combined air drills, involving at least one U.S. B-52H strategic bomber, Wednesday, Seoul's defense ministry said, amid
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Yoon 'pleased' to deliver 'historic address' at joint session of U.S. Congress

SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday he is "pleased" to be invited to address a joint session of the U.S. Congress during his state visit to Washington later this month as the two countries mark the 70th anniv