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(7th LD) N. Korea's Hwasong-17 ICBM launch seems to have ended in failure: source

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 10-11)By Kim Soo-yeon and Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), believed to be a Hwasong-17, apparently ended in failure Thursday, a
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(LEAD) N. Korea slams U.S.-S. Korea's decision to extend air drills as 'dangerous and false choice'

(ATTN: ADDS more details from 5th para, photo)SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Thursday denounced South Korea and United States' decision to extend their joint combined air exercise as a "very dangerous and false choice."&quo
(URGENT) N. Korea fires unspecified ballistic missile toward East Sea: S. Korean military

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S. Korean, Japanese lawmakers call for normalizing ties, condemn N.K. provocations

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean and Japanese lawmakers called Thursday for normalizing ties badly frayed over historic issues and condemned North Korea's escalating nuclear and missile threats."We express concern over the discord bui
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N. Korea slams U.S.-S. Korea's decision to extend air drills as 'dangerous and false choice'

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Thursday denounced South Korea and United States for extending their joint combined air exercise as a "very dangerous and wrong choice.""It was reported that the U.S. and South Korea decided
(URGENT) N. Korea slams U.S.-S. Korea's decision to extend air drills as 'wrong choice'

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Top diplomats of S. Korea, Japan condemn N. Korea's missile firings

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan condemned North Korea's recent series of missile firings, including an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch on Thursday, Seoul's foreign ministry said.Foreig
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Gov't comes up with various crowd control measures

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The government has come up with various measures to prevent crowd surges, including crowd control in high-density subways, officials said Thursday, in the wake of the deadly Itaewon tragedy.The measures were di
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Yoon's office open to other options if police inspection of crowd crush response leaves doubts

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The office of President Yoon Suk-yeol said Thursday "various other options" could be considered if the police's internal investigation into what went wrong in its response to the Halloween crowd crush fails t
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S. Korea in talks to arrange meeting between Yoon, Vietnamese president

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Vietnam are in talks to arrange a meeting between President Yoon Suk-yeol and Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the presidential office said Thursday, following a report that Phuc plans to make a state v
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Yoon's office says talks on arranging S. Korea-Japan summit have not begun

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan have not started talks on arranging a summit between President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the presidential office said Thursday.Japan's Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported
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(LEAD) S. Korea considering additional unilateral N.K. sanctions over ICBM launch: ministry

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is considering imposing additional unilateral sanctions against North Korea in response to its evolving missile and nuclear threats highlighted by its
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(LEAD) Yoon orders creation of 'one-stop' support center for families of Halloween crowd crush victims

(ATTN: UPDATES with Yoon's instructions on support center, other details in paras 1-7; CHANGES headline)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol instructed his aides Thursday to set up a "one-stop" support cente
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Cable channel loses lawsuit against suspension order

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- MBN, a cable TV channel, on Thursday lost a lawsuit against the government's order to suspend its operation for six months for accounting fraud. The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) handed the heavy punishment in No
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(2nd LD) Rival party leaders slam N. Korea over missile provocations

(ATTN: RECASTS slug, headline, lead; UPDATES with opposition leader's remarks; TRIMS)SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Ruling and opposition party leaders condemned North Korea for pushing ahead with another missile launch on Thursday at a time when the
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3 U.S. soldiers praised for rescuing about 30 lives from crowd crush

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- A trio of foreign heroes praised for saving more than 30 lives from last Saturday's tragic crowd crush in Seoul turned out to be American soldiers stationed in South Korea, some survivors said Thursday.One of the survivo
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Ruling party chief says Seoul-Tokyo security cooperation more important than ever

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Ruling party leader Chung Jin-suk stressed the importance of security cooperation between South Korea and Japan on Thursday, saying it has become more important than ever in the face of Pyongyang's intensifying nuclear t
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(6th LD) N. Korea's Hwasong-17 ICBM launch seems to have ended in failure: source

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with extension of allies' drills, other details; MODIFIES headline; CHANGES photo)By Kim Soo-yeon and Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), belie
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(2nd LD) Police to request probe into Yongsan police chief, Seoul police situation monitoring officer

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in last 7 paras; ADDS photos)By Park BoramSEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The National Police Agency decided to request a probe into the head of the Yongsan Police Station and a situation monitoring officer at the Seoul Met
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(LEAD) Ruling party chief warns of 'resolute punishment' against N. Korea

(ATTN: UPDATES with rival parties' response to N. Korea's missile launches)SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Ruling party leader Chung Jin-suk on Thursday called for the South Korean military to resolutely punish North Korea in the event it plunders