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(3rd LD) N.K. leader has 'no intention' of negotiating away nukes, seeks 'tacit' nuclear power recognition: U.S. assessment

(ATTN: ADDS photo, more info, details in paras 9, 20)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, March 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has no intention of negotiating away his regime's nuclear and other "strategic" weapons programs, a U
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(2nd LD) N.K. leader has 'no intention' of negotiating away nukes, seeks 'tacit' nuclear power recognition: U.S. assessment

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, March 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has no intention of negotiating away his regime's nuclear and other "strategic" weapons programs, a U.S.
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(LEAD) N. Korea may be ready for 'short notice' nuclear test, seeks tacit recognition as nuclear power: DNI

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout; CHANGES photo; ADDS photo)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, March 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea may be ready to conduct a nuclear test "on short notice" and continue intercontinental ballistic miss
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N. Korea probably prepared to conduct another nuclear test 'on short notice': DNI

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, March 25 (Yonhap) -- A top U.S. intelligence official said Tuesday that North Korea may be prepared to carry out its seventh nuclear test "on short notice" and continues to test intercontinental ballistic missil
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(URGENT) N. Korea probably prepared to conduct another nuclear test 'on short notice': DNI

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(LEAD) Fire response level raised to highest as wildfires spread

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in last 2 paras) SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- The National Fire Agency said Tuesday it has raised the fire response level to the highest to mobilize all available resources to contain wildfires spreading across the sou
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(4th LD) Ancient temple destroyed; citizens in Andong advised to evacuate as wildfires spread

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 4-9)SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- Wildfires ravaging South Korea's southeastern region forced more residents to evacuate Tuesday, as firefighting authorities struggled to contain the rapidly spreading blazes tha
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Woman in 60s found burned to death in Cheongsong amid wildfires

CHEONGSONG, South Korea, March 25 (Yonhap) -- Police said Tuesday the burned body of a woman in her 60s was found on a roadside in the southeastern county of Cheongsong, where massive wildfires are spreading. The 65-year-old woman, whose identity was
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(LEAD) Han calls for all-out efforts to evacuate residents from wildfire-hit areas

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; ADDS details in last para) SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- Acting President Han Duck-soo instructed regional governments Tuesday to make all-out efforts to evacuate residents from wildfire-hit areas in the country's southeast
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(LEAD) Authorities transferring inmates from prisons in Andong, Cheongsong amid wildfires

(ATTN: REVISES number of inmates in lead; ADDS more details throughout; TRIMS)SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- The justice ministry said Tuesday it began procedures to transfer some 3,500 inmates from correctional facilities in the southeastern county of
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(3rd LD) Ancient temple destroyed; citizens in Andong advised to evacuate as wildfires spread

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 5-6)SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- Wildfires ravaging South Korea's southeastern region forced more residents to evacuate Tuesday, as firefighting authorities struggled to contain the rapidly spreading blazes that d
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Authorities transferring inmates from prison in Cheongsong amid wildfires

SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- The justice ministry said Tuesday it was transferring some 2,600 inmates from a correctional facility in the southeastern county of Cheongsong, as wildfires were spreading fast around the region. Correctional officials beg
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Fire response level raised to highest as wildfires spread

SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- The National Fire Agency said Tuesday it has raised the fire response level to the highest to mobilize all available resources to contain wildfires spreading across the southeastern region. The third level in the three-tie
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UNHRC adopts final report on review of N. Korean human rights

SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- The U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted Tuesday the final report of its regular review of North Korea's human rights situation, urging the reclusive regime to implement its recommendations to improve human rights
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(URGENT) Authorities begin transferring inmates from two prisons in Andong, Cheongsong: justice ministry

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(URGENT) Ancient temple in Uiseong completely burned down in wildfires: authorities

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Andong city issues evacuation order to all residents as wildrfires spread

ANDONG, South Korea, March 25 (Yonhap) -- Residents of the southeastern city of Andong have been advised to evacuate to safe locations as wildfires continue to spread across the region, authorities said Tuesday.Authorities in Andong, located about 19
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(URGENT) Andong city issues evacuation order to all residents as wildfires spread

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Russia agrees to N.K. doctors' internships in Moscow hospitals, pharmaceuticals modernization

SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- Russia has agreed to continue North Korean doctors' internships in Moscow hospitals and assist the North in modernizing its pharmaceutical products, including antibiotics, the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang said Tuesday.
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(2nd LD) Motorcyclist swallowed by sinkhole found in cardiac arrest

(ATTN: UPDATES headline, lead, details)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- A motorcyclist swallowed by a large sinkhole in Seoul was found in a state of cardiac arrest Tuesday, officials said.The 20-meter-wide and 20-meter-deep sinkhole abrup