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Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Jan. 14.Korean-language dailies-- High-profilers off hook, underdogs scapegoated in Itaewon crush tragedy (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Police wrap up probe on Itaewon
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S. Korea's advanced Army unit, U.S. Stryker team hold joint drills near border with N. Korea

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's advanced Army unit armed with cutting-edge weapons has staged a joint field exercise with a Stryker Brigade Combat Team from the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division near the inter-Korean border.The practice kicked
Saturday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weatherforecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Saturday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul08/06Sleet60Incheon07/05Rain60Suwon08/05Rain30Cheongju09/07Rain60Da
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Biden, Kishida call for denuclearization of N. Korea, reaffirm cooperation with S. Korea

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON. Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reaffirmed their commitment to completely denuclearize the Korean Peninsula in their bilateral summit held here in Washington on Friday.
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(2nd LD) Yoon sacks vice chair of presidential committee on low birthrates

(ATTN: ADDS Na's response in 4th para)By Kim Na-youngSEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol dismissed the vice chair of the of the presidential committee on low birthrates Friday, his office said, after she offered to resign following
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(LEAD) Top diplomats of S. Korea, Japan discuss forced labor issue in phone talks

(ATTN: ADDS remarks by ruling party leader over the issue in last 3 paras)SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and Japan held phone talks Friday to discuss pending issues, including ways to compensate Korean victims of Japan
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(LEAD) Yoon sacks vice chair of presidential committee on low birthrates

(ATTN: UPDATES with President Yoon's dismissal; CHANGES headline)By Kim Na-youngSEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol dismissed the vice chair of the of the presidential committee on low birthrates Friday, his office said, after she
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PM orders thorough probe of death of soldier during winter training

SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Friday ordered the defense ministry to conduct a thorough investigation into the death of a soldier during a winter training course. The instruction came a day after the Army private was found
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S. Korean, Lithuanian foreign ministers discuss ways to improve ties

SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin met with his Lithuanian counterpart Gabrielius Landsbergis on Friday to exchange views on their bilateral ties, according to his office.During their talks in Seoul, Park stressed that
Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.------Jan. 9-- N. Korea again on virus alert as cases rise in S. Korea, ChinaDefector group says it will use drones for leaflet campaign against N. Korea10
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.------------N. Korea stresses Cabinet's role as economic command towerSEOUL -- North Korea on Friday stressed the Cabinet's role as a control towe
Summary of inter-Korean news this week

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SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.------------Ministry requests defectors' restraint for anti-Pyongyang leaflet campaign using dronesSEOUL -- South Korea's unification ministry has asked a No
Summary of external news of North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news of North Korea this week.------------U.N. council's response to N. Korea's provocations 'deplorable': S. Korean envoyNEW YORK -- South Korea's top envoy to the
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Top diplomats of S. Korea, Japan discuss forced labor issue in phone talks

SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and Japan held phone talks Friday to discuss pending issues, including ways to compensate Korean victims of Japan's wartime forced labor under 2018 court rulings, according to Seoul'
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Top court confirms damages payment to investors over Bithumb service outage

SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court has finalized a ruling that ordered damages payment totaling 251.4 million won (US$202,400) to investors over a service outage at the country's largest cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, officials said F
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Former lawmaker Na submits resignation letter to quit presidential committee

By Kim Na-youngSEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- Former four-term lawmaker Na Kyung-won tendered her written resignation as vice chair of the presidential committee on low birthrates Friday, giving rise to widespread views that she is likely to declare a ru
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Appellate court acquits 3 officials in McDonald's tainted patty case

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- A former official of McDonald's Korea and two others were acquitted Friday on charges of lying about the amount of tainted patties in its inventory in an attempt to avoid administrative measures.An appella
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(LEAD) Police wrap up monthslong probe into Itaewon crush; 23 officials referred to prosecution

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details; ADDS 3rd photo)By Park BoramSEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- Police wrapped up a monthslong investigation Friday into the deadly crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon neighborhood last year, with 23 government officials refer
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U.N. council's response to N. Korea's provocations 'deplorable': S. Korean envoy

NEW YORK, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top envoy to the United Nations expressed disappointment Thursday that the U.N. Security Council has failed to be united in responding to North Korea's recent provocations violating the council'
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Police wrap up monthslong probe into Itaewon crush; 23 officials referred to prosecution

By Park BoramSEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- Police wrapped up a monthslong investigation Friday into the deadly crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon neighborhood last year, with 23 government officials referred to the prosecution on fatal professional negl