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• (URGENT) S. Korea reports 54 COVID-19 deaths, total at 30,847: KDCA

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• (URGENT) S. Korea reports 74,714 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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  (LEAD) N. Korea to hold parliamentary meeting on Jan. 17: KCNA

  (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details; MODIFIES headline; CHANGES photo; ADDS byline)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea plans to convene a meeting of its rubber-stamp parliament in Pyongyang in January to discuss next year'
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  New U.S. Congress must and will focus on diplomacy in Indo-Pacific: Rep. Chabot

  By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- The incoming U.S. Congress must and is prepared to focus on diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific to address the increasing competition from China and threats from North Korea, an outgoing Republican member of th
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  SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Wednesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul08/-1Cloudy0Incheon08/01Cloudy0Suwon09/-1Sleet0Cheongju09/01Sleet0Daejeon10/00Clou
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  N. Korea to hold parliamentary meeting on Jan. 17

  SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea plans to convene a meeting of its rubber-stamp parliament in Pyongyang in January to discuss next year's tasks and budget issues, according to its state media Wednesday.The standing committee of the Supreme P
• (URGENT) N. Korea says it will hold Supreme People's Assembly meeting on Jan. 17.

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  U.S. calls on China to implement UNSC resolutions on N. Korea to prevent further escalation

  By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- All United Nations member countries, including China and Russia, must fully implement U.N. Security Council resolutions on North Korea to prevent Pyongyang from further escalating tension, a state departm
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  U.S. policy on 'right track' in dealing with N. Korea: Kurt Campbell

  By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- The United States' policy on North Korea has been effective in dealing with the recalcitrant state, White House policy coordinator for Asia Kurt Campbell said Tuesday, dismissing any need to review or
• Nearly 8 in 10 S. Koreans believe social media leads to more political division: survey

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  By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- Nearly eight out of 10 South Koreans believe social media leads to more political division, with nearly as many people saying social media makes it easier for people to manipulate others, a survey showed
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  (4th LD) N. Korea fires artillery shells into sea to protest S. Korea-U.S. drills near border

  (ATTN: UPDATES paras 10-12 with KCNA's English dispatch)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired a barrage of artillery shells into a maritime buffer zone for a second consecutive day Tuesday in response to live-fire drills betw
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  (3rd LD) N. Korea fires artillery shells into sea to protest S. Korea-U.S. drills near border

  (ATTN: ADDS N.K. military's additional statement in paras 4, 11-13; ADDS photo)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired a barrage of artillery shells into a maritime buffer zone for a second consecutive day Tuesday in response t
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  (2nd LD) N. Korea fires artillery shells into sea to protest S. Korea-U.S. drills near border

  (ATTN: UPDATES with additional firings, JSC statement in 2nd para, last 3 paras)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired a barrage of artillery shells into an inter-Korean maritime buffer zone for a second consecutive day Tuesday in
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  (LEAD) Thousands of unionized workers hold rallies nationwide to denounce return-to-work order

  (ATTN: ADDS union's criticism of gov't during ILO meeting in last 2 paras)SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- Thousands of unionized workers staged protest rallies across the country on Tuesday to denounce the government's return-to-work order issu
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  (LEAD) N. Korea fires artillery shells into sea to protest S. Korea-U.S. drills near border

  (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with JSC's announcement in paras 2-5)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired a barrage of artillery shells into an inter-Korean maritime buffer zone for a second consecutive day Tuesday in
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  S. Korea, U.S. hold consultations on N.K. policy, human rights

  SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- Working-level diplomats of South Korea and the United States held back-to-back face-to-face consultations on North Korea in Washington, D.C., Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday.Chun Young-hee, head of the ministry'
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  Yoon calls for measures to minimize damage from truckers' strike

  SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol ordered senior aides on Tuesday to come up with measures to minimize damage from an ongoing strike by unionized truckers, an official said, amid growing disruptions in the transport of key industrial
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  Parliamentary subcommittee passes bills on scrapping 'Korean age'

  SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- A parliamentary subcommittee on Tuesday passed a set of bills requiring the use of the international age counting system in all judicial and administrative areas, rather than the unique "Korean age" counting syst
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  (LEAD) (World Cup) Yoon encourages S. Korean team after World Cup exit

  (ATTN: ADDS presidential office's briefing in last 3 paras) SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday gave words of encouragement for South Korean players and their coaches following their exit from the World Cup with a defeat
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  U.N. agency head says N. Korea's human rights situation in 'black box'

  SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- The head of the U.N. human rights agency's office in Seoul on Tuesday voiced concerns that North Korea has become a "black box" in terms of human rights situations, as it is hard to know what's happening