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Flights canceled on Jeju Island due to strong winds

JEJU, South Korea, April 5 (Yonhap) -- Scores of flights were grounded on the southern island of Jeju on Wednesday due to dangerous wind conditions.The weather authorities issued alerts for high winds and wind shear, which refers to sudden changes in
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S. Korea elected as advisory board chair for Slovenia-based demining organization

SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has been elected as the chair country for the advisory board of ITF Enhancing Human Security (ITF), a Slovenia-based nonprofit organization dedicated to clearing land mines and supporting mine victims around the
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Yoon calls for designating 10 wildfire-hit areas as special disaster zones

SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed the government Wednesday to take steps to designate 10 areas hit by wildfires as special disaster zones, his spokesperson said.The 10 are Hongseong, Geumsan, Dangjin, Boryeong and Buyeo in
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases inch up amid growing mask-free activities

SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea posted an uptick in new COVID-19 cases, as a rise in unmasked gatherings increased amid warmer weather, data showed Wednesday. The country reported 14,465 new COVID-19 infections, including 10 cases from oversea
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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 7 COVID-19 deaths, total at 34,296: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 14,465 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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(LEAD) N. Korea holds conference of journalists' union for 1st time in 22 years

(ATTN: UPDATES with background info in paras 3-4, 8)SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea held a conference of its journalists' union earlier this week for the first time in 22 years and urged its members to become "devoted spokespeople&q
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Voting for by-elections kicks off

SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans headed to the polls Wednesday to cast their ballots in by-elections.Up for grabs are nine seats, including one parliamentary seat in Jeonju, 194 kilometers south of Seoul, one lower-level council head, one sup
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S. Korean police, FBI chiefs discuss tighter cooperation on cybercrime, antiterrorism

SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's police chief has met with the head of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FIB) and discussed ways to tighten cooperation to jointly deal with cybercrime, terrorism and other security matters, the pol
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SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Wednesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul16/13Rain80Incheon16/13Rain70Suwon15/11Rain70Cheongju18/13Rain60Daejeon17/13Rain6
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N. Korea holds conference of journalists' union for 1st time in 22 years

SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea held a conference of its journalists' union earlier this week for the first time in 22 years and urged its members to become "devoted spokespeople" of the ruling Workers' Party, state media r
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Yoon to meet U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee members this week

SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol will meet with a delegation from the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, led by Chairman Michael McCaul, this week to discuss the Seoul-Washington alliance, diplomatic sources said Tuesday, ahead o
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(LEAD) UNHRC adopts resolution on N. Korea's human rights

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; CHANGES dateline; UPDATES with more details throughout)GENEVA/SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Tuesday adopted a resolution denouncing North Korea's gross human rights violations,
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UNHRC adopts resolution on N. K. human rights

GENEVA, April 4 (Yonhap) -- The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Tuesday adopted a resolution on North Korea's gross rights violations.The resolution, co-sponsored by South Korea and adopted at the 52nd regular session of the UNHRC,
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(2nd LD) Main opposition slams Yoon's veto of grain bill

(ATTN: UPDATES with prime minister's remarks in paras 10-11; ADDS photo)SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) denounced President Yoon Suk Yeol's veto of a contentious bill requiring government purchase of surpl
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China's new envoy to N. Korea starts duty

SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- China's new ambassador to North Korea began his official activities Tuesday, according to China's Embassy in Pyongyang, after his arrival was delayed for years due to the North's COVID-19-related border restrict
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(2nd LD) Main body of wildfires in central region brought under control

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout with latest info)HONGSEONG/DAEJEON, South Korea, April 4 (Yonhap) -- Firefighters brought the main body of wildfires in the central region under control Tuesday three days after the blazes broke out, and bu
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(2nd LD) BIE delegates visit Busan to inspect bid to host 2030 World Expo

(ATTN: UPDATES with park visit in paras 10-11, more details in paras 12-14; ADDS photo)BUSAN, April 4 (Yonhap) -- A delegation from the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) visited Busan on Tuesday for an on-site inspection to evaluate the sout
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(LEAD) Main body of wildfire in central county brought under control

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout with latest info)HONGSEONG/DAEJEON, South Korea, April 4 (Yonhap) -- Firefighters brought the main body of a wildfire in the central county of Hongseong under control Tuesday three days after the blaze brok
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S. Korea, China, Japan may resume three-way summit this year: Seoul official

SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- A trilateral summit between South Korea, China and Japan could take place this year if there are no "major obstacles," a senior Seoul foreign ministry official said Tuesday. The remarks are seen as further raisi