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Saturday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Saturday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul24/13Sunny20Incheon21/14Sunny20Suwon24/12Sunny20Cheongju24/13Cloudy30Daejeon23/12S
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USS Ronald Reagan may have precipitated N. Korean 'tantrum': Seventh Fleet Commander

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- The recent naval exercise of South Korea and the United States involving a U.S. aircraft carrier might have somewhat caused North Korea's recent provocations, the commander of U.S. Seventh Fleet said
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U.S. calls on N. Korea to cease all provocations and engage in dialogue

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- A state department spokesperson called on North Korea to cease all provocative actions on Friday, hours after the recalcitrant country fired hundreds of artillery shells into an agreed buffer zone with S
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(LEAD) World cities body closes 7th triennial conference in Daejeon

(ATTN: UPDATES with closing ceremony in paras 1-3; ADDS photo)DAEJEON, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- About 6,000 representatives from 576 cities in 145 countries adopted a declaration on the prosperity and development of humanity after concluding their five-da
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(2nd LD) N. Korea lobs coastal artillery shells into Yellow, East Seas: S. Korean military

(ATTN: UPDATES with JCS explanation in paras 2-3)SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired additional artillery shells into waters off its east and west coasts Friday, the South Korean military said, following its firing of a short-range ballistic
(LEAD) Ex-Coast Guard chief quizzed over slain fisheries official case

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(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 2 paras)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors questioned a former chief of the Coast Guard on Friday as part of their investigation into the previous administration's handling of the 2020 death of a So
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Former ambassador to Egypt appointed new envoy to Britain

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- Yoon Yeo-cheol, former ambassador to Egypt, was appointed South Korea's new top envoy to Britain, the foreign ministry said Friday.Yoon started his diplomatic career in 1985, and has worked in various sectors in the For
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(LEAD) N. Korea lobs coastal artillery shells into Yellow, East Seas: S. Korean military

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details from 4th para; CORRECTS name in 2nd para)SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired additional artillery shells into waters off its east and west coasts Friday, the South Korean military said, following its firing o
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N. Korea lobs coastal artillery shells into Yellow, East Seas: S. Korean military

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired additional artillery shells into the East and Yellow Seas on Friday, the South Korean military said, following its firing of a short-range ballistic missile and artillery rounds earlier in the day.The Nort
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Ex-vice Gyeonggi governor indicted for taking bribes from underwear maker

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Friday indicted former Vice Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Hwa-young on charges of taking bribes from an underwear company in return for business favors related to inter-Korean economic projects.Lee, a confidant
(URGENT) N. Korea fires additional artillery shells into Yellow, East Seas: S. Korean military

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N. Korea could conduct 2 or 3 consecutive nuclear tests: Seoul official

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea could carry out two or three nuclear tests in a row as part of efforts to develop tactical nuclear weapons, a senior defense official said Friday.Vice Defense Minister Shin Beom-chul made the remarks amid growin
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S. Korea's FM, top point man on unification meets Canada's top diplomat

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign and unification ministers met with Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly on Friday to discuss security situations amid heightened tensions caused by North Korea's latest missile launches.Durin
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Yoon's office says fate of inter-Korean agreement depends on N. Korea

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office said Friday that keeping or annulling the 2018 inter-Korean military tension reduction agreement will depend on North Korea's "attitude."The remark suggests the presidential office co
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Family of late fisheries official slams state for failing to protect citizens

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- The family of a South Korean fisheries official killed by North Korea in 2020 said Friday his death was the most tragic event apparently caused by the state's failure to protect the lives and safety of its citizens.Lee
Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.------Oct. 10 -- N.K. leader inspects training of tactical nuclear weapon units: KCNA11 -- Presidential office sees possibility of localized provocation by
Summary of inter-Korean news this week

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SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.------------(LEAD) S. Korea slaps its first unilateral sanctions on N. Korea in 5 years over nuke, missile threatsSEOUL -- South Korea said Friday it has put 15 Nort
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.------------(5th LD) N. Korea fires 1 short-range ballistic missile, about 170 artillery shots: S. Korean militarySEOUL -- North Korea on Friday fired a s
Summary of external news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news in North Korea this week.------------S. Korean, U.S., Japanese nuclear envoys condemn N.K.'s artillery firing, missile testSEOUL -- Top South Korean, U.S. and Japanese nuclear
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(6th LD) N. Korea fires 1 short-range ballistic missile, about 170 artillery shots: S. Korean military

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 16-17)By Song Sang-ho and Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday fired a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) into the East Sea and about 170 artillery shots into maritime "buffer