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(LEAD) Prosecutors seek arrest warrant for opposition leader

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout; REPLACES photo)By Park BoramSEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors sought an arrest warrant for opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on Thursday over development corruption and bribery allegations arising from his
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall below 13,000 on gradual downtrend

SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 13,000 on Thursday, logging a marked on-week decline amid a gradual virus downtrend.The country reported 12,519 new infection cases, including 24 from overseas, bringing the t
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Prosecutors seek arrest warrant for opposition leader

SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors sought an arrest warrant for opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on Thursday as part of a high-profile development corruption investigation.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office filed for the warrant to arre
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N.K. leader attends groundbreaking ceremony for housing project in Pyongyang

SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has attended a groundbreaking ceremony to build 10,000 homes in Pyongyang, the country's state media reported Thursday, part of the nation's five-year project to supply more housing.K
(URGENT) Prosecutors seek arrest warrant for opposition leader Lee

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 22 COVID-19 deaths, total at 33,804: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 12,519 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Thursday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Thursday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul05/00Sleet30Incheon04/00Snow30Suwon05/-1Sleet30Cheongju06/00Sleet20Daejeon05/-1Clo
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Feb. 16.Korean-language dailies-- Gov't to freeze public utility fees, increase gas support for vulnerable (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Yoon calls for stabilizati
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U.S. takes N. Korea as serious as all other challenges: State Dept.

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- The United States considers and is dealing with North Korea issues with the same level of urgency as all other challenges facing the country and its allies, a state department spokesperson said Wednesday
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S. Korean gov't ordered to compensate man kidnapped from N. Korea 67 yrs ago

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court has ordered the government to compensate an 86-year-old man from North Korea who was abducted by a South Korean spy right after the 1950-53 Korean War, legal sources said Wednesday.In 1956, Kim Ju-sam was abdu
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Yoon, Mongolian PM hold talks on rare earths, infrastructure

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol met with Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene on Wednesday and agreed to boost cooperation in various sectors, such as rare earth minerals and infrastructure development, his office sai
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JCS chief inspects border island unit, calls for 'overwhelming' security posture

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top military officer instructed troops to acquire capabilities that will allow the "overwhelming" punishment of enemy forces during an inspection of a Marine Corps unit on a northwestern border
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(LEAD) S. Korea to send medical team, more aid materials to Turkey: ministry.

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with details)SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Wednesday it plans to send a new relief team, including 10 medical workers, to Turkey this week as well as 55 tons of aid materials.The decisio
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S. Korea to send medical team, more aid materials to Turkey: minister

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to send a new relief team, mostly composed of medical workers, to Turkey this week as well as 55 tons of aid materials, Seoul's top diplomat said Wednesday. Foreign Minister Park Jin made public the pl
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(LEAD) S. Korea's Black Eagles aerobatic team to join air show in Australia

(ATTN:ADDS photos)SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean Air Force's aerobatic flight team departed Wednesday for Australia to join an international air show set to begin late this month, the armed service said.The team left an air base in W
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S. Korean, Mongolian PMs hold talks on rare earths, infrastructure

By Kim Deok-hyunSEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene held talks on Wednesday and agreed to boost cooperation in rare earth minerals, infrastructure development and
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Disability rights group to file petition with U.N. special rapporteurs

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- A disability rights advocacy group said Wednesday it will file a petition with U.N. special rapporteurs, claiming police used force to stop activists when they tried to board subway trains last month as part of a protest de
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(LEAD) Defector-turned-lawmaker referred to ethics committee over remarks on Jeju uprising

(ATTN: ADDS lawmaker's latest comments) SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Wednesday referred North Korean defector-turned-lawmaker Tae Yong-ho of the ruling party to the parliamentary ethics committee for mak
(URGENT) S. Korea to send around 20 additional rescue workers to Turkey, along with 55 tons of relief items: foreign minister

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