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Most commuters stick to mask wearing despite lifting of mandate on public transportation

By Park BoramSEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- Most commuters remained masked up on Monday, the first day the yearslong mask mandate was lifted for public transportation, as many stay wary of lingering infection risks and under peer pressure to wear a mask
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S. Korea, U.S. stage combined high-tech Army training

SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are conducting combined high-tech military drills with increased "intensity and realism," the Army here said Monday, as part of joint efforts to bolster deterrence against grow
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases at 9-month low; gov't lifts mask mandate on public transportation

SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest daily tally in about nine months on Monday, the first day of completely lifting the indoor mask mandate on public transportation.The country reported 3,930 new COVID-
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(LEAD) N. Korea holds nuclear counterattack simulation drills; Kim urges perfect readiness: KCNA

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details, background; MODIFIES headline; ADDS photo, byline)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Monday it conducted drills simulating a tactical nuclear counterattack against its enemies over
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 9 COVID-19 deaths, total at 34,171: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 3,930 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Monday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Monday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul16/03Cloudy10Incheon12/03Cloudy10Suwon17/01Cloudy10Cheongju19/03Cloudy0Daejeon20/02
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on March 20.Korean-language dailies-- Number of outside directors who are ex-gov't officials increases; one-third are ex-prosecutors (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Ga
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N. Korea says it conducted 2-day drills simulating tactical nuclear counterattack

SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Monday it conducted drills simulating a tactical nuclear counterattack against its enemies over the weekend, as the United States and South Korea are staging their joint annual military exercise.The North&
(URGENT) N. Korean leader Kim Jong-un calls for completing readiness for nuclear attack against enemies: KCNA

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(URGENT) N. Korea says it conducted two-day drills simulating tactical nuclear counterattack

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N. Korea slams U.S., U.N. for addressing human rights violations, missile provocation

SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Sunday criticized the United States and the United Nations for having raised the issue of Pyongyang's human rights problem recently at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and the regime's miss
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(4th) N. Korea fires one SRBM toward East Sea: military

(ATTN: UPDATES with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command's statement in paras 9-10)SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) toward the East Sea on Sunday, South Korea's military said, in yet another provocatio
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(3rd LD) N. Korea fires one SRBM toward East Sea: military

(ATTN: UPDATES with nuclear envoys' phone talks in paras 7-8) SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) toward the East Sea on Sunday, South Korea's military said, in yet another provocation in appar
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U.S. B-1B strategic bomber returns to S. Korea as N.K. fires missile

SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. B-1B strategic bomber returned to South Korea for joint exercises Sunday, just 16 days after its previous deployment, as Pyongyang fired yet another ballistic missile into the East Sea, according to the defense mini
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Prosecutors likely to indict opposition leader over corruption allegations this week

SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors are expected to indict opposition leader Lee Jae-myung this week over development corruption and bribery allegations arising from his previous stint as a mayor of Seongnam, south of Seoul, informed sources said
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(LEAD) Japan's Kishida doing final fine-tuning to invite Yoon to G-7 summit: report

(ATTN: UPDATES with Kishida expressing commitment to shuttle diplomacy)SEOUL/TOKYO, March 19 (Yonhap) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is doing final fine-tuning to invite South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to a Group of Seven summit set fo
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(2nd LD) N. Korea fires one SRBM towards East Sea: military

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with JCS' explanation; RECASTS headline, lead)SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) towards the East Sea on Sunday, South Korea's military said, in yet another provocati
(URGENT) N. Korean missile flew some 800 km: S. Korean military

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(LEAD) N. Korea fires one SRBM toward East Sea: military

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with JCS' explanation; RECASTS headline, lead)SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) toward the East Sea on Sunday, South Korea's military said, in yet another provocatio