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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 8 COVID-19 deaths, total at 34,289: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 13,375 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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S. Korea to start issuing mobile national ID cards next year

SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will begin issuing mobile national identification cards in the second half of next year that have the same legal status as the current plastic identification cards, the interior minister said Tuesday.The ministr
Tuesday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Tuesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul22/12Sunny60Incheon20/12Sunny60Suwon22/09Sunny60Cheongju23/11Sunny70Daejeon23/10Sun
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New national security adviser hopes for close communication with U.S. counterpart

SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- National Security Adviser Cho Tae-yong voiced hope for close communication with his U.S. counterpart, Jake Sullivan, as they held their first phone conversation since Cho took office last week, the presidential office said
N. Korea demands U.S. extradite 2019 embassy raid suspects to Spain

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SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea demanded the United States hand over members of an anti-Pyongyang group accused of breaking into the North's embassy in Madrid in 2019 to Spain and apologize for the raid, state media reported Tuesday. The N
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U.S. closely monitoring N. Korea but no indication of imminent nuclear test: Pentagon

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, April 3 (Yonhap) -- The United States continues to closely monitor North Korea for signs of an upcoming nuclear test but there has been no clear indication of a test, a Pentagon spokesperson said Monday."We have not s
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Court dismisses request for arrest warrant for ruling party lawmaker

CHANGWON, South Korea, April 3 (Yonhap) -- A regional court dismissed a request Monday for a warrant to arrest ruling People Power Party lawmaker Ha Young-je on charges of receiving illicit political funds.Ha has been under prosecution investigation
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Yoon thanks Dutch PM for supporting S. Korea's bid to host World Expo

SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol thanked Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in their phone talks Monday for the support the Netherlands voiced for South Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo, a presidential spokesper
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(LEAD) Yoon tells Expo inspection team 'Busan is ready'

(ATTN: UPDATES with Yoon's dinner with inspection team; CHANGES headline)SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol welcomed an inspection team of the international body in charge of overseeing the World Expo on Monday and told the offici
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(LEAD) 3 suspects arrested in abduction, murder of woman

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout with latest info)SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- Police arrested three suspects for investigation Monday for allegedly abducting a woman in Seoul's posh Gangnam district last week and murdering her. The arre
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(LEAD) Nat'l Assembly unanimously adopts resolution on supporting S. Korea's Expo bid

(ATTN: ADDS details, photo)SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution pledging bipartisan support for South Korea's bid to bring the 2030 World Expo to the southeastern port city of Busan.The resol
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(LEAD) Yoon likely to veto grain bill Tuesday

(ATTN: ADDS DP lawmakers' protest against expected veto)SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol is expected to use his veto power this week against a contentious bill requiring government purchase of surplus rice, an official said Mond
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Yoon likely to veto grain bill Tuesday

SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol is expected to use his veto power this week against a contentious bill requiring government purchase of surplus rice, an official said Monday, in what would be his first veto of a bill since he took
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Nat'l Assembly unanimously adopts resolution on supporting S. Korea's Expo bid

SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution pledging bipartisan support for South Korea's bid to bring the 2030 World Expo to the southeastern port city of Busan.The resolution, voted for by all 239
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Another accomplice booked in abduction, murder of woman

SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- Police on Monday added another suspect to the investigation of last week's abduction and murder of a woman from southern Seoul.Three people were apprehended Friday for allegedly kidnapping a woman from Seoul's Gangn
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(LEAD) Vice unification minister to meet Japanese nuclear envoy to discuss N. Korea

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details from 5th para; ADDS photo)SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- Vice Unification Minister Kim Ki-woong will meet Japan's top nuclear envoy this week to discuss ways to boost bilateral ties amid North Korea's continued pr
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Fire at multiplex building extinguished after 2 hours

INCHEON, April 3 (Yonhap) -- A fire broke out at a commercial building housing a multiplex in Incheon, west of Seoul, shortly before noon Monday, but was extinguished about two hours later, police and fire authorities said.The fire started at 11:51 a
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(LEAD) Seoul wildfire completely extinguished after 25 hours

(ATTN: UPDATES with complete extinguishment in headline, lead and 4th para) SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- A wildfire on a mountain in central Seoul was completely put out Monday afternoon after 25 hours, authorities said.The fire started on Mount Inwang
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Gov't to launch consultative body to increase defense industry exports

SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- The government plans to launch a private-public consultative body to help increase defense industry exports, the presidential office said Monday.The new body will bring together the presidential National Security Office, th