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S. Korea checking for possible radioactive wastewater from N.K. uranium plant

SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea sent nuclear safety experts to the country's western border island of Gangwha on Friday to collect water samples for analysis in connection with a suspected release of wastewater from a North Korean uranium r
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(LEAD) Presidential office calls for fire preventive measures following tragedies in Busan

(ATTN: UPDATES with government response meeting)SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office on Friday called for comprehensive measures to prevent residential fires following recent tragedies in which children died in apartment fires while thei
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(2nd LD) N. Korean civilian crosses heavily fortified border in presumed defection to S. Korea

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead para; UPDATES throughout with details; ADDS byline)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean civilian crossed the heavily fortified inter-Korean land border this week, South Korea's military said Frida
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N. Korea holds dog meat cooking contest, touts it as summer health food

SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea hosted a dog meat cooking contest in Pyongyang to elevate culinary standards for the red meat, state media has reported, touting it as a traditional source of energy for the summer season.The "sweet meat&q
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Presidential office calls for fire preventive measures following tragedies in Busan

SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office on Friday called for comprehensive measures to prevent residential fires following recent tragedies in which children died in apartment fires while their parents were away. On Wednesday, two girls, ag
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(LEAD) N. Korean crossed land border Thursday night: S. Korean military

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details)SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military said Friday it has taken into custody a North Korean individual who crossed the inter-Korean land border the previous day.The individual crossed the Military
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N. Korean crossed land border Thursday night: S. Korean military

SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military said Friday it has taken into custody a North Korean individual who crossed the inter-Korean land border the previous day.The individual crossed the Military Demarcation Line in the western part of
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(URGENT) Military says N. Korean who crossed land border Thursday night in custody

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Pyongyang slams U.S. indictment of 4 N. Koreans in wire fraud as 'absurd smear campaign'

SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday denounced the United States' recent indictment of four North Korean nationals on charges of wire fraud and money laundering as "an absurd smear campaign."Late last month, the U.S. Attorn
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N. Korea bristles at Quad statement that demands Pyongyang's denuclearization

By Park Boram SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday lashed out at a recent statement by the United States, Australia, Japan and India that demands the North's complete denuclearization, accusing the Quad security grouping of committing
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S. Korea to inspect radioactive levels over suspected N.K. uranium wastewater release

SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will conduct radioactivity and heavy metal contamination tests in waters near the inter-Korean border in connection with the suspected release of wastewater from a North Korean uranium refining plant.The Nuclear
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Russia training N. Korean drone pilots in Pyongyang, Wonsan: Ukrainian official

SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has established drone production with Russia's help, and Russian instructors are also training drone pilots in Pyongyang and the eastern city of Wonsan, a Russian official's Telegram showed Thursday.&quo
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Top court confirms suspended term for actor Yoo Ah-in in drug use case

SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a suspended prison sentence for actor Yoo Ah-in charged with habitual use of powerful sedatives.The 38-year-old actor, whose legal name is Uhm Hong-sik, was indicted for illegally using p
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N. Korea urges vigilance against heavy monsoon rain

SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Thursday urged ranking officials to make thorough preparations as heavy monsoon rain is expected to soak the country this week.The North's most widely read newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, called for "maxim
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N. Korea cranks up rhetoric against U.S.

SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's state media on Thursday escalated fiery rhetoric against the United States, as Pyongyang has shown little sign of engaging in diplomacy with Washington or Seoul, at least for now. The North's Rodong Sin
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N. Korea already using Russia's Pantsir-S1 air-defense system: report

SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has already been using the Pantsir-S1 air defense system provided by Russia to defend the North's capital of Pyongyang, a Ukrainian online newspaper reported Wednesday, citing Kyiv's intelligence chief.Ky
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U.S. seeks to arrest 4 N. Koreans for posing as IT workers to steal company money

SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- U.S. federal investigators seek to arrest four North Koreans over their alleged involvement in a scheme to steal virtual currency by posing as remote IT workers, the website of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) showe
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N. Korea opens large-scale coastal tourist zone this week

SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has opened a large-scale coastal tourist zone in the eastern region, state media reported Wednesday, as the country seeks to nurture the tourism industry in an apparent bid to secure much-needed foreign currency
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(LEAD) Seoul says no change in radioactive levels in sea over suspected N.K. nuclear waste discharge

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 6-7)SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry said Tuesday there has been no meaningful change in radioactive levels in the Yellow Sea following a news report over North Korea's suspected discharge of waste
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Footage of N. Korea's Kim mourning soldiers believed killed in Russia aimed at demanding rewards: Seoul

SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- TV footage showing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un mourning over the coffins of soldiers who were believed to be killed during the Russia-Ukraine war was partly aimed at demanding Moscow provide rewards for Pyongyang, Seoul&