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Ruling party, gov't to discuss lifting indoor mask rule

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- The ruling party and the government were set to discuss lifting the indoor mask mandate in a policy consulting meeting Thursday amid growing views the government will ease the country's last remaining COVID-19 restricti
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Prosecution asks opposition leader Lee to appear for questioning

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has been asked to appear before prosecutors for questioning over allegations of third-party bribery surrounding corporate donations to a football club years ago, party officials said Thursday
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases above 75,000 as winter wave spreads

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stood above 75,000 on Thursday, up by nearly 5,600 from a week earlier, as the virus wave continues to spread in the winter. The country reported 75,744 new COVID-19 infections, includin
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S. Korea to begin minesweeping chopper development project

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will embark on a 347.7 billion-won (US$271.4 million) project Thursday to locally develop a minesweeping helicopter by 2026 for enhanced naval operations, the state arms procurement agency said.The Defense Acqui
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 62 COVID-19 deaths, total at 31,611: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 75,744 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Thursday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Thursday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul-6/-9Sunny20Incheon-6/-8Cloudy30Suwon-5/-9Cloudy30Cheongju-4/-6Snow60Daejeon-2/-6S
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Temperatures fall sharply following heavy snow

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- Temperatures took a plunge across South Korea on Thursday, with the morning lows dipping to minus 14 C in some inland areas, the state weather agency said.The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said the
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Ruling party chief to attend Lula's inauguration as Yoon's special envoy

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Chung Jin-suk, leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), will attend the inauguration of incoming Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva early next month as a special envoy of President Yoon Suk Yeol, party
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(LEAD) PM reported to police for jaywalking

(ATTN: ADDS Han's office's statement in last para)SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has been reported to police for jaywalking during a visit to a memorial altar for victims of the Itaewon crowd crush earlier this week, p
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(LEAD) Heavy snow causes car accidents, flight cancellations

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more details throughout; CHANGES photos)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- Heavy snow fell on the wider Seoul area as well as central and eastern inland regions Wednesday, causing car accidents, road
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Defense ministry tried to delete intelligence about killing of fisheries official: prosecution

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- The prosecution investigating the preceding government's handling of the killing of a fisheries official by North Korean soldiers has secured testimony that the defense ministry itself had attempted to delete related in
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U.S. F-22 fighters return home after allied drills canceled due to bad weather

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States canceled a plan to stage combined air drills, involving America's F-22 stealth fighters, this week due to bad weather, the Air Force here said Wednesday.The F-22 jets from Kadena Air Ba
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Speaker to convene parliamentary plenary session Friday to pass 2023 budget bill

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- The parliamentary speaker said Wednesday he will convene a plenary meeting later this week to handle the national budget bill much delayed by a protracted partisan standoff.The plenary session will be held at 2 p.m. Friday
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(2nd LD) S. Korea, U.S. to develop 'realistic' training scenarios on N.K. nuke, missile threats

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 15-17)SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States plan to craft "realistic" training scenarios to handle advancing North Korean nuclear and missile threats while expanding the sca
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S. Korea to broaden diplomatic horizon through cooperation with Pacific island nations: FM

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea aims to broaden its diplomatic horizon by elevating its level of cooperation with Pacific island nations, Seoul's top diplomat said Wednesday, as the country prepares to host an inaugural group summit with t
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Audit agency widening probe into suspected rigging of economic data during Moon gov't

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- The state audit agency is said to be accelerating its inspection into suspected rigging of key economic data during the preceding Moon Jae-in government after securing some circumstantial evidence in its recent search of re
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(2nd LD) Police again seek arrest warrant for ex-Yongsan police chief

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 2 paras)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- Police have again sought a warrant to arrest a former chief of the Yongsan Police Station as part of their investigation into the bungled response to the deadly cr
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Street vendors in Myeongdong to close on Christmas Eve for safety measure

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- Street vendors in Myeongdong, a major shopping district in downtown Seoul, will be closed on Christmas Eve as part of crowd management measures, officials said Wednesday.A total of 362 vendors have agreed with