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(LEAD) Investigators raid 55 locations, including police chief's office, over Itaewon crowd crush

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info from para 7; ADDS photo)By Park BoramSEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- A special investigation team raided the office of the national police chief and dozens of other offices Tuesday as part of an investigation into the deadly I
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(LEAD) PM orders checks on emergency response system over N. Korea's provocations

(ATTN: ADDS PM's remarks, details in last 4 paras)By Kim Deok-hyun SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo ordered the interior ministry Tuesday to double-check the country's anti-missile evacuation and other emergency response
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Ex-defense minister released after arrest in fisheries official death case

SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court approved the release of former Defense Minister Suh Wook on Tuesday, 17 days after he was arrested in connection with the 2020 death of a fisheries official at the hands of North Korea.Suh, 59, was arrested on
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(LEAD) Ruling party accuses opposition party of attempting to take political advantage of crush victims

(ATTN: ADDS DP lawmaker's comment in 5th para)SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) accused the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) of attempting to take advantage of the Itaewon crowd crush for political gains after a D
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Ruling party accuses opposition party of attempting to take political advantage of crush victims

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) accused the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) of attempting to take advantage of the Itaewon crowd crush for political gains after a DP lawmaker was caught reading a text calling for t
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S. Korea to posthumously confer state medal on late U.S. general for post war contributions

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea announced a plan Tuesday to confer a posthumous state medal on Richard Whitcomb, a late former U.S. Army general, in recognition of his philanthropic efforts in supporting victims of the 1950-53 Korean War, the v
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Prosecution raids bakery giant SPC in probe into alleged unfair practices

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors raided the offices of the nation's largest bakery chain SPC Group on Tuesday as part of an investigation into alleged unfair practices of awarding business contracts to affiliates.The Seoul Cent
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No unusual activity detected at N.K. nuclear testing site: U.S. monitor

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to have completed its preparation for a nuclear test, but there is "no new activity of significance" observed at the country's Punggye-ri nuclear testing site, a U.S. monitor said Tuesday.
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Investigators raid 55 locations, including police chief's office, over Itaewon crowd crush

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- A special investigation team raided the office of the national police chief and dozens of other offices Tuesday as part of an investigation into the deadly Itaewon crowd crush that killed at least 156 people.A total of 55 of
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Cabinet approves revised law allowing abused minors to file for terminating parental rights

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- A law revision allowing minors abused by their parents to directly file for the termination of parental rights has passed through a Cabinet meeting, officials said Tuesday.The Ministry of Justice said minors wi
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Yoon moves into new presidential residence

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol and first lady Kim Keon-hee have moved into the new presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Seoul, officials said Tuesday, following months of renovation and other preparation.Yoon left for work from t
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases top 60,000 as fears of virus resurgence mount

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases swelled to over 60,000 on Tuesday, with a possible winter surge of the virus on the horizon.The country reported 62,273 new COVID-19 infections, including 52 from overseas, bringing th
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PM orders checks on emergency response system over N. Korea's provocations

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo ordered the interior ministry Tuesday to double-check the country's anti-missile evacuation and other emergency response systems amid heightened tension in the wake of a series of North Korean
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 30 COVID-19 deaths, total at 29,420: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 62,273 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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(LEAD) N. Korea's military denies U.S. accusation it supplied weapons to Russia

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES with more info throughout; ADDS photo)By Yi WonjuSEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's military said Tuesday it has never exported weapons or ammunition to Russia and has no plans to do so, accusing the United S
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SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Tuesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul18/09Sunny0Incheon16/09Sunny0Suwon18/08Sunny0Cheongju18/08Cloudy10Daejeon19/06Cloudy
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N. Korea voices 'strong regret' over U.N. chief's criticism of recent missile launches: state media

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Tuesday voiced "strong regret" that the head of the United Nations has denounced Pyongyang's recent barrage of missiles, according to its state media.Last week, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio G
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Nov. 8)

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The buck stops nowhereThe ongoing investigation of the Itaewon tragedy by the special investigation headquarters under the National Police Agency (NPA) reveals unbelievable responses by the police and fire departments. The probe found that intelligen
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Nov. 8)

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Miraculous rescueMiners freed after being trapped in a collapsed shaft for 221 hoursA day before the national mourning period ended for the 156 people who died in the Halloween crowd crush in Itaewon, good news had come from Bongwha, North Gyeongsang