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S. Korea, U.S. to launch joint air drills using F-35B stealth jets this month

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will kick off large-scale air drills involving U.S. F-35B stealth jets later this month, Seoul officials said Tuesday, as they seek to sharpen their deterrence against potential North Korea
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New head of U.N. human rights office in Seoul begins official activities

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- The new head of the U.N. Human Rights Office in Seoul has vowed to work toward improving North Korea's dire human rights conditions, as he began his official activities after arriving in South Korea earlier this month.J
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SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul14/04Sunny0Incheon13/06Sunny0Suwon14/05Sunny0Cheongju14/05Sunny0Daejeon15/05Sunny0C
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Fishing boat capsizes in waters off Jeju; search under way for 4 crewmen

SEOGWIPO, South Korea, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- A fishing boat capsized in waters off Mara Island, just south of the southern island of Jeju, on Tuesday, Coast Guard officials said, adding that a search is under way to rescue four crewmen believed to have
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(LEAD) Accusations that U.S. provoked N. Korean missile tests 'baloney': State Dept.

(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks from Secretary of State Blinken in paras 10-17; ADDS photo)By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- A spokesperson for the U.S. state department on Monday dismissed a claim made by North Korea and its friendly nation
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Accusations that U.S. provoked N. Korean missile tests 'baloney': State Dept.

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- A spokesperson for the U.S. state department on Monday dismissed a claim made by North Korea and its friendly nations that the North's recent missile tests had been provoked by the United States, cal
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(LEAD) Yoon holds talks with IOC chief Bach

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with talks in first 5 paras; CHANGES headline) SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol held talks with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and other international sports leaders at the pres
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Foreign minister heads for Vietnam to mark 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin left for Vietnam on Monday to discuss bilateral relations as the two countries mark the 30th anniversary of establishing diplomatic ties, his ministry said.During his two-day visit to
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Child rapist rearrested after serving 15-yr term, expected to get additional prison term

By Park BoramSEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- A child rapist serving a 15-year prison term for assaulting 11 girls in 2006 has been rearrested on an additional charge a day before his discharge and is expected to face another prison term as heavy as seven
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Over 200 criminal cases committed after illegal drug use on yearly average: lawmaker

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- An average of more than 200 cases of crimes committed by those high on drugs have been reported annually over the past four years, a lawmaker said Monday.The number of such crimes totaled 221 in 2018, 236 in 2019, 182 in 20
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(LEAD) S. Korea keeping close tabs on N. Korea during Hoguk drills

(ATTN: ADDS comments from unification ministry in last 3 paras)SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military is keeping close tabs on North Korea's movements and maintaining an emergency response posture amid concerns of additional provoc
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Yoon prepares to move into new residence this month

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Movers have begun to carry boxes out of President Yoon Suk-yeol's home to the new presidential residence in Seoul's Hannam-dong as Yoon and first lady Kim Keon-hee prepare to move at the end of this month, officials
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Detection dogs can sniff out only 6 drugs, not newly emerging drugs: lawmaker

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Detection dogs can sniff out only six main kinds of illegal drugs smuggled into South Korea, making it hard for customs authorities to detect the smuggling of other newly emerging drugs into the country, a lawmaker said Mon
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S. Korea voices deep regret over Japanese PM's offering to war shrine

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea voiced deep regret Monday over Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ritual offering to a war-linked shrine in Tokyo that is regarded as a symbol of Japan's militaristic past.The government "expr
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S. Korea keeping close tabs on N. Korea during Hoguk drills

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military is keeping close tabs on North Korea's movements and maintaining an emergency response posture amid concerns of additional provocations during an ongoing defense exercise in the South, an offi
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Firearm confiscations soar 170 times in 5 yrs due to illegal nail gun imports: customs report

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- The number of firearm confiscations by customs authorities skyrocketed more than 170 times this year from five years ago due to an illegal influx of powder-actuated nail guns, a customs report showed Monday. According to th
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Cost of malicious online comments reaches 35 trillion won: research institute

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- A local research institute claimed Monday that the social and economic cost of malicious online comments reaches about 35 trillion won (US$24.3 billion) a year. According to the Barun ICT Research Center affiliated with Yon
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Yoon to have dinner with IOC chief Bach

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol will have dinner with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and other international sports leaders at the presidential office Monday.Bach is in Seoul to attend the Association o
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Gov't considers replacing Air Force Two presidential jet

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- The government is considering replacing the presidential Air Force Two jet used for domestic and short-distance trips, officials said Monday.The current Air Force Two has been in use since 1985 and is in need of replacement
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Saudi crown prince unlikely to visit S. Korea this year

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has shelved plans to visit South Korea this year, a presidential official said Monday.The two countries had been in talks to arrange the visit for next month, but the plan