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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on July 21)

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Lee Jae-yong's belated acquittalSamsung chairman must now lead Korea's economic revivalThe Supreme Court's final acquittal of Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong in the long-running case concerning alleged unfair merger practices an
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on July 21)

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Predictable but not preventedKorea's infrastructure and disaster planning fail to keep up with climate realitiesOnce considered rare, catastrophic summer downpours are now a seasonal certainty in South Korea. Over the last week, torrential rain s
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SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on July 21.Korean-language dailies-- Special prosecutors additionally indict Yoon (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Swept away by torrential rain following wildfires in March
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(2nd LD) Lee drops pick for education minister nominee, expected to appoint gender minister nominee

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS photo, details)SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has decided Sunday to withdraw his nomination of Education Minister nominee Lee Jin-sook, the presidential office said, following a controversy surr
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(LEAD) 17 killed, 11 missing in heavy rains, landslides

(ATTN: UPDATES headline, lead, details throughout with latest damage, casualties, photo)SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- Seventeen people have been killed and 11 have gone missing in the heavy rains and landslides that began across South Korea four days ag
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Top security adviser heads for U.S. as tariff deadline nears

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac has reportedly departed for the United States on Sunday, a ruling bloc official said, with less than two weeks left until the Aug. 1 negotiation deadline for tariff talks with the Donal
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(LEAD) Lee withdraws nomination for education minister nominee

(ATTN: ADDS details on gender minister nominee)SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has decided to withdraw his nomination of Education Minister nominee Lee Jin-sook, the presidential office said Sunday, following allegations of unlawfu
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Lee withdraws nomination for education minister nominee

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has decided to withdraw his nomination of Education Minister nominee Lee Jin-sook, the presidential office said Sunday, following allegations of unlawfully sending her daughter to study abroad at an
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(URGENT) Lee withdraws nomination for education minister nominee

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(LEAD) Special counsel detains drone command chief in martial law probe

(ATTN: ADDS details on hearing schedule in 5th para)SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- Special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team said Sunday it has detained the head of the Drone Operations Command and sought a warrant to formally arrest him over charges relate
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Service outages reported as heavy rains affect cell towers

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- Service outages were reported over the weekend as heavy rains prompted blackouts at cell stations across the country, but most damage had been recovered as of Sunday evening, the science ministry said.Network disruptions we
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Special counsel detains drone command chief in martial law probe

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- Special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team said Sunday it has detained the head of the Drone Operations Command and sought a warrant to formally arrest him over charges related to former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial la
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Lee appoints special envoys to Canada, Malaysia

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday appointed special envoys to Canada and Malaysia, his spokesperson said.The delegation to Canada will be headed by ruling Democratic Party (DP) Rep. Kim Byung-joo and include Reps. Maeng Sun
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(LEAD) Lee orders swift declaration of special disaster zones over rain damage

(ATTN: UPDATES with President Lee's instructions; CHANGES headline)SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung instructed the government Sunday to find ways to swiftly designate areas hit hard by recent heavy rains as special disaster zone
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Lee appoints 4 vice ministerial officials

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday appointed four vice ministerial officials, including the chief of the Saemangeum Development and Investment Agency, his spokesperson said.Lee named former Rep. Kim Eui-kum as head of the Sa
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(URGENT) Lee orders swift declaration of special disaster zones over rain damage

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Ex-labor minister declares bid for main opposition leader

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- Former Labor Minister Kim Moon-soo on Sunday announced his bid to become leader of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP).Kim made the announcement in a press conference at the party headquarters, weeks after he was d
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(LEAD) World Baseball Softball Confederation president visits N. Korea: KCNA

(ATTN: UPDATES with N. Korea's membership application)SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- The president of the World Baseball Softball Confederation is visiting North Korea, the country's state media said Sunday, without providing details.A WBSC deleg
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N. Korea boasts of rich wheat harvest despite int'l concerns about food shortage

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Sunday it expects this year's wheat harvest to be more than triple that of 2021.In a front-page story, the Rodong Sinmun, the North's main newspaper, wrote that harvests of wheat and barley exceeded
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World Baseball Softball Confederation president visits N. Korea: KCNA

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- The president of the World Baseball Softball Confederation is visiting North Korea, the country's state media said Sunday, without providing details.A WBSC delegation headed by Riccardo Fraccari arrived in Pyongyang on