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(LEAD) 2 killed, 1 seriously injured in Daejeon outlet mall fire

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES with more info throughout)DAEJEON, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- A fire broke out at an outlet mall in the central city of Daejeon on Monday, leaving two people dead, another seriously injured and four others missing, official
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Prosecutors raid Naver, CHA hospital over opposition leader's third-party bribery allegations

SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors raided internet portal giant Naver and nine other entities Monday in connection with allegations of opposition leader Lee Jae-myung's third-party bribery surrounding corporate donations to a football club y
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PM urges all-out efforts to extinguish fire at outlet mall in Daejeon

SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Monday called for mobilizing "all available equipment and personnel" to extinguish a fire at an outlet mall in the central city of Daejeon that left two people killed. The fire st
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N. Korea-China cargo train operation seems to have resumed: ministry

DANDONG/SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- A freight train from the Chinese border city of Dandong was seen crossing a railway bridge into North Korea on Monday, marking the resumption of such a cargo service operation between the two countries after a five
(URGENT) 2 killed in Daejeon outlet mall fire

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(LEAD) Deputy Assembly speaker heads for Japan to attend Abe's state funeral

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with Chung's comments in paras 6, 8-9)SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- Deputy National Assembly Speaker Chung Jin-suk departed for Japan on Monday to attend this week's state funeral for late former Japanese
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1 in cardiac arrest, another seriously injured in fire at outlet mall in Daejeon

DAEJEON, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- A fire broke out at an outlet mall in the central city of Daejeon on Monday, leaving one person in a state of cardiac arrest, another serious injured and three others missing, officials said. The fire started at 7:45 a.m
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Yoon's approval rating falls after hot mic incident: Realmeter

SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol saw his approval rating dip slightly at the end of last week, a survey showed Monday, after he was caught on video using foul language during a visit to New York.In the poll of 2,533 voters conducte
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(LEAD) Yoon says alliance with U.S. damaged by untrue reports of remarks caught on hot mic

(ATTN: ADDS remarks, details from para 5)SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol said Monday that untrue media reports of his remarks caught on hot mic damaged South Korea's alliance with the United States in his first response to the
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(LEAD) N. Korea holds politburo session on agriculture without leader Kim's attendance

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more info, silence on missile test)By Yi WonjuSEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea held a ruling Workers' Party politburo meeting to discuss the issue of improving the country's agricultural situation, its st
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S. Korea, U.S. begin combined naval exercise involving Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier

By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States kicked off their first combined naval exercise, involving an American aircraft carrier, near the peninsula in five years Monday, a day after North Korea raised tensions with
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Yoon sees greater likelihood of N. Korean provocation in case of Taiwan conflict

By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol has expressed concern that a potential military conflict between China and Taiwan could raise the likelihood of North Korea's provocations, making clear the "top priority&q
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Refusing surgery to HIV-positive patient discriminatory: rights watchdog

SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- Refusing surgery to a patient infected with HIV, the virus that carries AIDS, amounts to discrimination that violates the patient's right to equality, the state human rights watchdog said Monday.The National Human Righ
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New COVID-19 cases hit over 2-month low; outdoor mask mandates fully lifted

SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest number in more than two months on Monday, as the virus wave has been slowing down at a steady pace and the government has fully lifted outdoor mask mandates.The count
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Yoon says alliance with U.S. damaged by untrue reports of remarks caught on hot mic

SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol said Monday that untrue media reports of his remarks caught on hot mic damaged South Korea's alliance with the United States in his first response to the controversy. Last week, Yoon was caught
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 33 COVID-19 deaths, total at 28,246: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall to 2-month low of 14,168: KDCA

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Deputy Assembly speaker to visit Japan for Abe's state funeral

SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- Deputy National Assembly Speaker Chung Jin-suk was set to leave for Japan on Monday to attend this week's state funeral for late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.Chung will make the three-day trip to Tokyo, le
(URGENT) Yoon says alliance with U.S. damaged by untrue report of remarks caught on hot mic

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Expensive tuna being thrown back to the east sea due to capture limit

SEOUL, September 26 (Yonhap) -- At the end of last July, hundreds of dead tuna (bluefin tuna) were washed out on the beach in Jangsa-ri, Namjeong-myeon, Yeongdeok-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do. The unpleasant