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(LEAD) Nuclear attack by N. Korea will result in end of Pyongyang regime: U.S.

(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks from NSC spokesperson John Kirby in paras 7-10; ADDS photo)By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- A nuclear attack by North Korea against the U.S. or its allies will result in the end of the country's regime, t
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Nuclear attack by N. Korea will result in end of Pyongyang regime: U.S.

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- A nuclear attack by North Korea against the U.S. or its allies will result in the end of the country's regime, the U.S. Department of Defense said Thursday.In its National Defense Strategy (NDS), the
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S. Korea, U.S. in close consultation to counter N. Korean provocation: ambassador

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are working closely together to come up with strong and stern measures against any future provocation by North Korea, South Korea's ambassador to the U.S. said Thurs
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Gov't to compensate Jeju massacre victims for first time

JEJU, South Korea, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- Seventy years after the government's bloody suppression of a civilian uprising on Jeju Island, hundreds of survivors and families of victims will be compensated by the state for the first time, officials sai
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(2nd LD) S. Korea to participate in Japan's fleet review next month

(ATTN: UPDATES with maritime exercise in 7th para; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will join Japan's international fleet review next month, the defense ministry announced Thursday, in what would be its first participation in
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(LEAD) S. Korea to participate in Japan's fleet review next month

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with defense ministry's press release)SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will join Japan's international fleet review next month, the defense ministry announced Thursday, in what would be its first participation
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Life imprisonment given to woman in drowning death of husband for death benefit

INCHEON, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- A court on Thursday handed out a life sentence and a 30-year prison term to a woman and her boyfriend accused in the high-profile drowning death of her husband in 2019 for a hefty life insurance payout. The Incheon Distri
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S. Korea's arms exports top $13 bln this year: defense minister

SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea recorded US$13 billion worth of arms exports in the first nine months of this year, Seoul's defense chief said Thursday in a report to President Yoon Suk-yeol.Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup said defense expor
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S. Korea voices 'deep concern' over deadly air strikes by Myanmar's military regime

SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government expressed "deep concern" Thursday over the Myanmar junta's recent deadly air strikes against civilians. "Our government expresses deep concern over the large number of civil
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Prime ministers of S. Korea, Tanzania hold talks

SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and visiting Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa held talks on Thursday during which they discussed measures to deepen bilateral economic relations. During the talks, Han asked Majaliwa to h
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S. Korea to participate in Japan's fleet review: official

SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will participate in an international fleet review hosted by Japan next month, a senior government official said Thursday, as Seoul has been weighing whether to attend the controversial event.Japan issued an invi
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Opposition DP to table bill to revise BAI Act to prevent politicized inspections

SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) said Thursday it will push for a revision of the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) Act to prevent politically-motivated inspections. The DP plans to table a revision bill as early
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New Zealand seeks extradition of woman in 'suitcase' murders

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- New Zealand[https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220915002851315] has requested South Korea to extradite a woman in connection with the bodies of her two children that were discovered inside suitcases in Auckland, t
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4 current, former Samsung employees indicted on semiconductor technology theft charges

SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors have indicted four current and former employees of electronics giant Samsung Group on charges of stealing highly valued semiconductor technologies from the South Korean conglomerate and leaking them to overseas
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Deceased factory worker's family sues bakery giant SPC chairman

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- The family of a young worker who died while working at an affiliate factory of food and beverage giant SPC Group[https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221020008900315] filed a complaint against the group's chairm
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Former gov't officials counter allegations over slain fisheries official case

By Kim Na-youngSEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- Top officials of the previous Moon Jae-in administration accused the current government of using the 2020 death of a South Korean fisheries official by North Korea as a tool for political retaliation, claimin
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Court rules against annulment of existing marriages between 3rd and closer cousins

SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- The current civil law invalidating marriages among third cousins and closer relatives does not conform to the Constitution and needs to be revised, the Constitutional Court ruled Thursday.The court said that it is constitut
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Military reports 316 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 316 additional COVID-19 cases Thursday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 285,502, the defense ministry said.The new cases comprised 221 from the Army, 34 from the A
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(Yonhap Interview) In South Korea, drugs are no longer story of gangsters: anti-drug body chief

By Park BoramSEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- Drugs are no longer a story of gangsters in South Korea as illegal substances have permeated deeply into society, with the number of drug offenders jumping 75 percent over the past decade and feared to grow fas
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(LEAD) Top court partially strikes down guilty verdict for ex-defense minister in political meddling case

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more info throughout)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday partially struck down a guilty verdict for former Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin, accused of political meddling aro