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(LEAD) Disability rights group declares 2-week suspension of subway protests

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 5-6)SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- A disability rights advocacy group said Wednesday it will suspend its rush-hour subway protest for two weeks, demanding a meeting with Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon.Since late last year, t
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(2nd LD) Omitting May 18 uprising from textbook guidelines is to ensure more autonomy for writers: ministry

(ATTN: ADDS education minister's remark in paras 5-6)By Kim Han-joo and Kim Na-youngSEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The education ministry said Wednesday that omitting descriptions of the 1980 pro-democracy uprising in the southwestern city of Gwangju
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(2nd LD) Yoon says S. Korea should consider suspending 2018 tension reduction deal

(ATTN: UPDATES with details)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered aides to consider suspending a 2018 inter-Korean military tension reduction agreement if North Korea violates the South's territory again, an offi
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(LEAD) (News Focus) Fate of inter-Korean military accord hangs in balance amid Pyongyang's recalcitrance

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in 18th para)By Song Sang-ho and Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The fate of the 2018 inter-Korean military tension reduction agreement grew murkier Wednesday, as North Korea's repeated violations, includin
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Disability rights group declares 2-week suspension of subway protests

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- A disability rights advocacy group said Wednesday it will suspend its rush-hour subway protest for two weeks, demanding a meeting with Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon.Since late last year, the Solidarity Against Disability Discrimina
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(News Focus) Fate of inter-Korean military accord hangs in balance amid Pyongyang's recalcitrance

By Song Sang-ho and Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The fate of the 2018 inter-Korean military tension reduction agreement grew murkier Wednesday, as North Korea's repeated violations, including recent drone infiltrations, have driven Sout
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DP leader pays tribute to Pope Benedict XVI

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party, visited the Vatican's diplomatic mission to Seoul on Wednesday to pay tribute to late former Pope Benedict XVI, his office said.The former pope died in the
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(LEAD) Omitting May 18 uprising from textbook guidelines is to ensure more autonomy for writers: ministry

(ATTN: ADDS rival political parties' comments)By Kim Han-joo and Kim Na-youngSEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The education ministry said Wednesday that omitting descriptions of the 1980 pro-democracy uprising in the southwestern city of Gwangju from th
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(2nd LD) Chinese man escapes quarantine facility after testing positive for COVID-19

(ATTN: CHANGES photo)INCHEON, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- A 41-year-old Chinese national has escaped a government-designated quarantine facility for foreigners after testing positive for COVID-19 upon entering South Korea, police said Wednesday.The whereabout
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(LEAD) Chinese man escapes quarantine facility after testing positive for COVID-19

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 4, 6, 8)INCHEON, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- A 41-year-old Chinese national has escaped a government-designated quarantine facility for foreigners after testing positive for COVID-19 upon entering South Korea, police sai
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Omitting May 18 uprising from textbook guidelines is to ensure more autonomy for writers: ministry

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The education ministry said Wednesday that omitting descriptions of the 1980 pro-democracy uprising in the southwestern city of Gwangju from the latest textbook guidelines is part of efforts to give textbook wr
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S. Korea's deputy U.N. envoy named Seoul's 1st female Vatican ambassador

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's deputy ambassador to the United Nations has been appointed as the country's top diplomat to the Vatican, becoming the first female to serve in the position, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.Oh Hyun-j
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(LEAD) Lawmakers strongly chide police officials over Itaewon tragedy during first hearing

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with latest details; CHANGES photo)By Kim Na-youngSEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- Lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties strongly chided senior police officials over the Itaewon crowd crush Wednes
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(LEAD) S. Korea's COVID-19 cases fall below 80,000 amid resurgence woes

(ATTN: ADDS tally on cases from China, figures on variants, comments in 11-14, 17-20)SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 80,000 on Wednesday amid lingering concerns over a wintertime surge, and the government has
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Chinese man escapes quarantine facility after testing positive for COVID-19

INCHEON, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- A 41-year-old Chinese national has escaped a government-designated quarantine facility for foreigners after testing positive for COVID-19 upon entering South Korea, police said Wednesday.The whereabouts of the Chinese is u
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(LEAD) DP renews push to impeach interior minister over Itaewon tragedy

(ATTN: UPDATES with details, photo)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The floor leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Wednesday threatened to impeach the interior minister over the Itaewon crowd crush should the minister continue
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Zara launches children hanbok collection… daily hanbok showing traditional culture

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) – Zara, global fashion brand, has announced the launch of kids hanbok collection that will take place on 5th, on Wednesday. Zara hanbok collection, which was first
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(LEAD) Yoon says S. Korea should consider suspending 2018 tension reduction deal

(ATTN: UPDATES with details)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered aides to consider suspending a 2018 inter-Korean military tension reduction agreement if North Korea violates the South's territory again, an offi
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Yoon says S. Korea should consider suspending 2018 tension reduction deal

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered aides to consider suspending a 2018 inter-Korean military tension reduction agreement if North Korea violates the South's territory again, an official said Wednesday.Yoon's remark came
(URGENT) Yoon says S. Korea should consider suspending 2018 tension reduction deal in event N. Korea violates its territory again

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