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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 63 COVID-19 deaths, total at 29,925: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 49,418 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Friday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Friday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul17/06Sunny0Incheon16/07Sunny0Suwon18/04Sunny0Cheongju18/04Sunny0Daejeon19/03Sunny0Ch
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N. Korean missile launches destabilize region: Pentagon

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korean missile launches continue to destabilize the region, a Pentagon spokesperson reiterated Thursday, soon after Pyongyang resumed its ballistic missile testing.North Korea fired a short-range b
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N. Korea funds nearly 30 pct. of weapons programs through illicit cyber activities: Neuberger

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is believed to finance some 30 percent of its illicit weapons programs with proceeds from illegal cyber activities, a White House official said Thursday.Anne Neuberger, deputy national securi
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Senior U.S. defense official visits S. Korea for briefing on U.S. strategic reviews

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. defense official visited Seoul's defense ministry Thursday to brief on its recently released key strategic documents that contain a warning to Pyongyang against a nuclear attack, officials here said Thursd
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Yoon, Dutch PM agree to upgrade bilateral ties, boost cooperation in chips

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte agreed Thursday to upgrade the bilateral relationship to a "strategic partnership," and to strengthen cooperation in the semiconductor an
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DP raps presidential security service for seeking to take command of dispatched military, police

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Thursday slammed the Presidential Security Service (PSS) for pushing to revise an enforcement decree that will allow it to command military and police officers dispatched for the
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(LEAD) Yoon, Saudi crown prince seek to strengthen cooperation in infrastructure, energy, defense

By Lee Haye-ah(ATTN: UPDATES with outcome of meeting; CHANGES headline, photos)SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Thursday they hope to strengthen their countries' cooperation in the
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(2nd LD) N. Korea warns of 'fiercer' military response to U.S. 'extended deterrence' to its allies

(ATTN: UPDATES with S. Korean ministry's response in last 2 paras)SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's foreign minister warned Thursday that Pyongyang will take "fiercer" military actions if the United States sticks to its cam
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(3rd LD) N. Korea fires 1 short-range ballistic missile into East Sea: S. Korean military

(ATTN: UPDATES with U.S. reconnaissance plane operation in last para)By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired one short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) into the East Sea on Thursday, its second missile provocation in a little over a
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Top court upholds penalty for ex-lawmaker for violating real estate law

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court upheld a guilty verdict for former lawmaker Sohn Hye-won on Thursday for violating a law banning real estate transactions under borrowed names. Sohn was handed down a fine of 10 million won (
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(LEAD) Interior ministry, Seoul city gov't raided over Itaewon crowd crush

(ATTN: UPDATES with police search; CHANGES headline; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- A special investigation team on Thursday raided 22 locations, including the interior ministry and the Seoul metropolitan government, in a wide-ranging probe in
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(LEAD) 4-term opposition lawmaker accused of receiving 60 mln won in illegal political funds

(ATTN: ADDS lawmaker's response in last 5 paras) SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Noh Woong-rae of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) is under suspicion that he received a total of 60 million won (US$44,676) from a businessman before and ri
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(LEAD) PPP floor leader raps main opposition over budget cuts

(ATTN: UPDATES with details, main opposition party's response)SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The floor leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), Rep. Joo Ho-young, on Thursday condemned the main opposition over what he claimed were budget cuts a
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S. Korea, U.S. seek ways to thwart N.K. cryptocurrency theft in Seoul symposium

By Chang Dong-wooSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States held a joint government-private forum Thursday on how to counter cryptocurrency theft and other illegal cyber activities of North Korea, a presumed main source of Pyongyang
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4-term opposition lawmaker accused of receiving 60 mln won in illegal political funds

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Noh Woong-rae of the main opposition Democratic Party is under suspicion that he received a total of 60 million won (US$44,676) from a businessman before and right after the 2020 parliamentary election, a prosecution r
U.S. condemns N. Korea's ballistic missile launch as threat to region

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By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- The United States on Wednesday condemned North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch, calling it a threat to the region and the international community.A spokesperson for the State Department also
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Ruling party raises allegations of N. Korea cash remittance case involving former gov't

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The interim chief of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Thursday raised a claim that the former government of ex-President Moon Jae-in was involved in a case in which a South Korean underwear company allegedly smuggled
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(2nd LD) N. Korea fires 1 short-range ballistic missile into East Sea: S. Korean military

(ATTN: UPDATES with JCS explanation in paras 2-5; RECASTS lead; CHANGES photo)By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired one short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) into the East Sea on Thursday, its second missile provocation in a litt