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S. Korean, U.S. Navy SEALs hold bilateral exercise

SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- Navy SEALs of South Korea and the United States recently concluded a two-week bilateral exercise designed to strengthen their interoperability, officials said Sunday.The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said a West-Coast based SEA
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SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Sunday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul-6/-13Cloudy10Incheon-6/-12Sunny20Suwon-6/-15Sunny30Cheongju-5/-12Sunny60Daejeon-4/-
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(3rd LD) Heavy snow, freezing weather hit much of S. Korea

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details at bottom)SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- Heavy snow and freezing temperatures hit across the country Saturday, grounding dozens of flights and prompting the authorities to issue weather alerts.The Korea Meteorological Adm
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(2nd LD) Heavy snow, freezing weather hit much of S. Korea

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout; ADDS photos) SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- Heavy snow and freezing temperatures hit across the country Saturday, grounding dozens of flights and prompting the authorities to issue weather alerts. The Ko
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Audit agency mulling probe into former Moon aide over alleged statistics distortion

SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- The state audit agency is considering questioning a former presidential economic aide as part of an inspection into alleged distortion of economic statistics by the previous government, officials said Saturday.The Board of
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(LEAD) Heavy snow advisories issued for western parts of S. Korea

(ATTN: ADDS photo, details in paras 7, 10-11) SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- The weather agency issued heavy snow advisories Saturday for Incheon, Daejeon and many other western parts of the country.The interior ministry also raised the disaster alert le
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(LEAD) S. Korea's COVID-19 cases above 60,000 for 5th day

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in 3rd, last paras)SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases remained above 60,000 for the fifth straight day Saturday amid concerns of a surge in cases during the winter season.The country repor
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Heavy snow advisories issued for western parts of S. Korea

SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- The weather agency issued heavy snow advisories Saturday for Incheon, Daejeon and many other western parts of the country.The interior ministry also raised the disaster alert level to "caution," the third highes
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S. Korea's COVID-19 cases above 60,000 for 5th day

SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases remained above 60,000 for the fifth straight day Saturday amid concerns of a surge in cases during the winter season.The country reported 66,930 new COVID-19 infections, including 56 fro
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 55 COVID-19 deaths, total at 31,353: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 66,930 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Dec. 17.Korean-language dailies-- 'We will remember you' (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- The worst real estate market freeze; deposits unreturned, transactions d
Saturday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weatherforecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Saturday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul-3/-8Snow60Incheon-4/-8Snow60Suwon-3/-10Snow60Cheongju-1/-7Snow60Da
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(LEAD) N. Korea continues to develop military capabilities that pose threat to U.S. and allies: Kirby

(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks from a state department spokesman in last 4 paras; ADDS photos)By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea continues to develop military capabilities that pose serious threats to the peace and security on th
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(LEAD) Court issues arrest warrants for 2 men in property development scandal

(ATTN: UPDATES headline, lead, throughout)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Friday approved the arrest of two close aides to a key suspect in a high-profile real estate development scandal.The Seoul Central District Court issu
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U.S., S. Korea aligned on need to change China's behavior: U.S. official

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- The United States and South Korea are nearly aligned when it comes to the need to shape China's behavior although the countries may use different tactics to do so, a senior U.S. diplomat said Friday.
N. Korea continues to develop military capabilities that pose threat to U.S. and allies: Kirby

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By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea continues to develop military capabilities that pose serious threats to the peace and security on the Korean Peninsula and in the Northeast Asian region, a White House official said Friday.Jo
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(2nd LD) S. Korea protests Japan's new security document laying claim to Dokdo

(ATTN: UPDATES with additional info in 15th para )SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea issued a "strong" protest Friday over Japan's revised national security strategy repeating its sovereignty claim to the South's easternmost i
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(LEAD) S. Korea protests Japan's new security document laying claim to Dokdo

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with new info, details; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea issued a "strong" protest Friday over Japan's revised national security strategy repeating its sovereignty claim to the South's ea
S. Korea protests Japan's new security document laying claim to Dokdo

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SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea issued a "strong" protest Friday over Japan's revised national security strategy repeating its sovereignty claim to the South's easternmost islets of Dokdo, calling for its immediate deletion