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(2nd LD) Search under way for 9 missing after fishing boat capsizes

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES with more info throughout; ADDS photo)SEOUL/SINAN, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Coast Guard rescue crews were searching Sunday for nine people whose boat capsized in waters off South Korea's southwestern c
More than 2,000 foreign workers to be hired at S. Korean shipyards this month

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SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- More than 2,000 foreign workers will be hired by South Korean shipyards this month in a measure to help resolve an acute workforce shortage, according to the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases below 15,000 for 3rd day

SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed below 15,000 on Sunday amid the view that the winter wave of infections has probably peaked.The country reported 14,018 new cases, including 34 from overseas, bringing the total ca
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(LEAD) Nine fishermen missing in boat capsizing off southwestern coast

(ATTN: UPDATES with President Yoon's message; CHANGES dateline)SEOUL/SINAN, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Coast Guard rescue crews were searching Sunday for nine people whose boat capsized in waters off South Korea's southwestern coast
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Nine fishermen missing in boat capsizing off southwestern coast

SINAN, South Korea, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- A fishing boat capsized in waters off South Korea's southwestern coast, leaving nine people missing, the Coast Guard said Sunday.A report was made at 11:19 p.m. Saturday that the 24-ton vessel had overturned
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 22 COVID-19 deaths, total at 33,596: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 14,018 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Sunday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Feb. 05 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weatherforecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Sunday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul07/-4Sunny0Incheon06/-3Sunny0Suwon07/-5Sunny0Cheongju09/-4Sunny0Daeje
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(2nd LD) Families of crowd crush victims hold memorial rally in downtown Seoul

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES details in paras 2, 7)SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- Bereaved families of the victims of the Itaewon crowd crush on Saturday took to the streets of downtown Seoul and installed a memorial altar in a public square wit
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(LEAD) Opposition party takes to streets to protest prosecution probes into leader

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES throughout with more details, remarks; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) staged a large-scale rally in central Seoul on Saturday to protest against the prosecution's
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(LEAD) Families of crowd crush victims clash with police over installation of memorial altar

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS rally details in paras 5-7, opposition leader's comments in paras 12-14, photo)SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- Bereaved families of the victims of the Itaewon crowd crush clashed with police in central Seoul on Satur
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Families of crowd crush victims in standoff with police over installation of memorial altar

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- Bereaved families of the victims of the Itaewon crowd crush were in a standoff with police in central Seoul on Saturday as they took to the streets one day before the 100th day of the tragedy and installed a memorial altar i
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Korean American Rep. Young Kim named chair of House Indo-Pacific subcommittee

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- Korean American U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) was selected to head the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, her office said Friday. Kim became the first Korean American chair of the subcommittee, which
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(LEAD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall to lowest Sat. tally in 31 weeks

(ATTN: UPDATES with tally on infection among inbound travelers from China in last 4 paras; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest Saturday tally in 31 weeks amid a gradual downtrend as the gove
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall to lowest Sat. tally in 31 weeks

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest Saturday tally in 31 weeks amid a gradual downtrend as the government has taken steps to support people's return to pre-pandemic normalcy.The country reported 14,62
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Opposition party to take to streets in protest of prosecution probes into leader

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) is set to stage a large-scale anti-government protest in central Seoul on Saturday afternoon.Thousands of party members, including leader Lee Jae-myung, are expected to join the rall
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 22 COVID-19 deaths, total at 33,574: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 14,624 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Feb. 4.Korean-language dailies-- Cho Kuk guilty of most academic irregularities surrounding children, gets 2-year prison term (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Cho Kuk gets
Saturday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Feb. 04 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weatherforecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Saturday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul05/-5Cloudy0Incheon04/-5Sunny0Suwon05/-6Sunny0Cheongju06/-5Sunny0Da