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Court suspends chief of independence fighters' association over alleged election irregularities

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court has granted an injunction suspending Chang Ho-kwon, the chair of a state-funded association of national independence fighters and their descendants, over alleged irregularities in the group's latest chairm
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Unification minister to meet families of S. Korean detainees in N. Korea

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Kwon Young-se plans to meet with families of South Koreans detained in North Korea this week and explain the government's commitment to resolving the issue, his office said Monday.Kwon plans to meet
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Prosecutors raid Ssangbangwool Group over currency smuggling allegations

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors raided Ssangbangwool Group on Monday over allegations the underwear maker smuggled a huge sum of foreign currency out of the country about three years ago.The Suwon District Prosecutors Office sent prosecutors a
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall to nearly 10,000 amid virus slowdown

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 20,000 on Monday as its spread continues to slow down amid high levels of vaccinations and eased restrictions. The country reported 11,040 new COVID-19 infections, including 8
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 11 COVID-19 deaths, total at 28,851: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 11,040 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Monday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Monday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul14/07Cloudy0Incheon13/09Cloudy0Suwon14/08Cloudy0Cheongju14/10Sunny0Daejeon16/10Sunny
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Police launch investigation into death of worker at bread making factory

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Police on Sunday launched an investigation to determine how a worker got caught in a mixing machine and died at a bread making factory in Pyeongtaek.The 23-year-old employee of the factory affiliated with food and beverage
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Yoon's office on 24-hour standby against possible N.K. nuclear test

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The office of President Yoon Suk-yeol has been on 24-hour standby as North Korea has been expected to conduct its seventh nuclear test at any time, officials said Sunday.North Korea's recent series of missile launches a
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(LEAD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases below 30,000 for 4th day amid downtrend

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in last 3 paras)SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed below 30,000 for the fourth consecutive day Sunday as infections have been on a decline in recent weeks.The country reported 21,469 new
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases below 30,000 for 4th day amid downtrend

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed below 30,000 for the fourth consecutive day Sunday as infections have been on a decline in recent weeks.The country reported 21,469 new COVID-19 infections, including 87 from over
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 32 COVID-19 deaths, total at 28,840: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 21,469 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Sunday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Sunday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul20/16Cloudy30Incheon20/16Cloudy30Suwon21/15Cloudy30Cheongju23/15Cloudy30Daejeon23/14
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(LEAD) Kakao, Naver suffer service disruption due to fire at data center

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 3, 6; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's two major tech giants -- Kakao Corp. and Naver Corp. -- suffered a service malfunction on Saturday due to a fire at a data center, officials said.
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Kakao, Naver suffer service disruption due to fire at data center

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's two major tech giants -- Kakao Corp. and Naver Corp. -- suffered a service malfunction on Saturday due to a fire at a data center, officials said.The blaze broke out at around 3:33 p.m. at the building of
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New cases below 30,000 for 3rd day amid waning virus wave

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed below 30,000 for the third consecutive day Saturday, as the virus wave has subsided in recent weeks.The country reported 22,844 new COVID-19 infections, including 53 from overseas
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 25 new COVID-19 deaths, total at 28,808: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 22,844 new daily COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Oct. 15.Korean-language dailies-- N. Korea continues provocations for 2nd straight day; Sept. 19 agreement in danger (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- N. Korea continues