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Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Dec. 16.
Korean-language dailies
-- Yoon defies summons by prosecutors, 2nd order to be issued (Kyunghyang Shinmun)
-- Prosecutors speed up Yoon probe; president defies summons (Kookmin Daily)
-- Yoon refuses to appear for investigation; Constitutional Court to deliberate on impeachment (Donga Ilbo)
-- Yoon refuses to appear for prosecutorial probe (Seoul Shinmun)
-- Ruling party refuses proposal to form parliamentary-gov't consultative body on stabilizing state affairs (Segye Times)
-- Trump picks Grenell as special envoy for N. Korea (Chosun Ilbo)
-- Yoon refuses to attend prosecutors' investigation; investigators to consider arrest if repeated (JoongAng Ilbo)
-- Ruling party chief Han Dong-hoon to resign (Hankyoreh)
-- "Yoon's suspension of duties should serve as seed of nat'l unity, not division" (Hankook Ilbo)
-- Acting President Han, Biden speak over phone, reaffirm alliance (Maeil Business Newspaper)
-- Market plunges to financial crisis levels amid political turmoil (Korea Economic Daily)
English-language dailies
-- Impeachment marks new phase in political turmoil (Korea JoongAng Daily)
-- Yoon impeached -- Why he staked presidency on martial law gamble (Korea Herald)
-- Impeachment throws Korea into leadership vacuum (Korea Times)
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