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N. Korea's military denies exporting weapons to Russia

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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 States of spreading "groundless" rumors.In a statement issue
(URGENT) N. Korea says it 'never' supplied Russia with weapons, no plans to do so: state media

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U.S. urges Russia, China to hold N. Korea accountable for recent provocations

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- A state department spokesperson called on China and Russia on Monday to hold North Korea accountable for its missile launches in violation of U.N. Security Council (UNSC) sanctions, insisting failure to d
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Train services mostly normalized following derailment

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run train service provider said Monday it has normalized most of its services as of the afternoon after a train's derailment in central Seoul caused chains of delays.The derailment occurred late o
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(2nd LD) Moon expresses wish to return 3 N.K. dogs to state

(ATTN: UPDATES with presidential office's response)SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- Former President Moon Jae-in's side said Monday it wants to return to the state a pair of dogs and their puppy he has been keeping after North Korean leader Kim Jong
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(2nd LD) Yoon censures police for bungled response to Itaewon tragedy

(ATTN: UPDATES with Yoon's censure in paras 1-9; CHANGES headline; TRIMS)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol issued scathing criticism of the police on Monday for their bungled response to the Itaewon crowd crush, sayi
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(LEAD) Senior diplomats of S. Korea, U.S., Japan hold phone talks over N.K. missile provocations

(ATTN: ADDS more details in last 4 paras)SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- Senior diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan strongly condemned North Korea's latest missile launches in their phone talks Monday, calling them a "serious th
S. Korea's foreign minister discusses climate cooperation with UNICEF chief

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SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin agreed Monday to boost climate cooperation between his government and the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) as he met here with the agency's chief, the ministry said. Earlier in the
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(LEAD) Moon expresses wish to return 3 N.K. dogs to state

(ATTN: UPDATES with press release from Moon's side in lead, paras 7-8; CHANGES headline)SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- Former President Moon Jae-in's side said Monday it wants to return to the state a pair of dogs and their puppy he has been keepi
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Yongsan police, ward chiefs, 2 others booked for probe over Itaewon crowd crush

By Park BoramSEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- The now-suspended police chief in the district of Yongsan has been booked for an investigation, along with the head of the Yongsan Ward office and two others, on charges of professional negligence resulting in d
Interior minister, police chief apologize again over Halloween crowd crush

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SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- The interior minister and the police chief apologized again Monday over the deadly Halloween crowd crush amid criticism of the way the government and police responded to the tragedy, and vowed to devise measures to prevent s
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U.N. refugee agency chief to visit Seoul this week to discuss global refugee issue

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the United Nations refugee agency will visit South Korea this week to meet with scholars and government officials and call for their continuous attention and support for the global humanitarian crisis, its Seoul
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Moon said to ask for discussions on return of 3 N.K. dogs to state

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- Former President Moon Jae-in has asked the government to discuss the return to the state of a pair of dogs and their puppy he has been keeping after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un gave the pair as a gift in 2018, interior m
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Opposition leader calls for China's 'constructive' role amid N.K. threats

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung met with Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming on Monday and stressed the importance of China's "constructive" role for regional peace in the wake of a series of North
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S. Korea's Navy retrieves debris of NK missile that flew over NLL last week

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Navy said Monday it has retrieved a piece of the debris of a ballistic missile that North Korea fired southward last week past its de facto maritime border with the South in the East Sea."The South
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Yoon likely to move into new presidential residence this week

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol and first lady Kim Keon-hee are likely to move into the new presidential residence this week, officials said Monday.The foreign minister's official residence in Hannam-dong has been remodeled into
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Seoul Metro's labor unions threaten general strike over workforce downsizing plan

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- The labor unions of Seoul Metro, the operator of the Seoul subway system, threatened Monday to go on a general strike starting in late November if the company does not redress its plan to downsize the workforce.Unionized wor
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Yoon appoints new education minister

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol appointed his new education minister Monday, his office said, completing the lineup of his first Cabinet.Lee Ju-ho, a professor at the Korea Development Institute and former education minister under t
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PM apologizes for deadly crowd crush in Itaewon

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo apologized Monday for a deadly crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon district, vowing to reform crowd control measures to prevent similar tragedies from happening again."As the prime minister i
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(LEAD) Yoon vows to seek accountability from those responsible for Itaewon tragedy

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details; RECASTS lead; CHANGES headline)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol apologized Monday over the deadly Itaewon crowd crush, calling for a sweeping overhaul of police accused of bu