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FM voices deep sorrow over U.S. plane crash in Potomac River

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul expressed his deep sorrow Thursday after a U.S. jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington. "We're deeply s
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Samsung mobile phone found among belongings of N. Korean soldier killed by Ukrainian forces

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- A Samsung cellphone was found among the belongings of a North Korean soldier who was killed by Ukrainian forces while fighting alongside Russian troops, according to the Ukrainian military. Ukraine's Special Operations
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(2nd LD) Passenger plane crashes in Potomac River after collision with Army helicopter

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout; CHANGES dateline; RECONSTRUCTS)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- A passenger aircraft carrying 64 people collided in midair with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday while approaching Reagan Washingto
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(2nd LD) Black boxes retrieved from fire-destroyed Air Busan plane; French team to join probe

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead with new info; ADDS more details, comments in paras 6-8)By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- Authorities on Thursday retrieved black boxes from an Air Busan passenger plane that caught fire at a South Korean airport
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(LEAD) Passenger plane crashes in Potomac River after collision with Army helicopter

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; ADDS more info)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- A passenger aircraft carrying 64 people collided in midair with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night while approaching Reagan Washington National Airpo
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(LEAD) Pre-audit meeting held for probe into fire-destroyed Air Busan plane amid safety woes

(ATTN: ADDS more details about possible cause in paras 6-10)SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- Authorities held a meeting Thursday on how to conduct a probe into an Air Busan passenger plane that caught fire at a South Korean airport earlier this week amid s
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Passenger plane crashes in Potomac River after collision with Army helicopter

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- A passenger aircraft carrying 64 people collided in midair with a U.S. Army helicopter on Wednesday night while approaching Reagan Washington National Airport just outside of Washington, according to the
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Pre-audit meeting held for probe into fire-destroyed Air Busan plane amid safety woes

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- Authorities held a meeting Thursday on how to conduct a probe into an Air Busan passenger plane that caught fire at a South Korean airport earlier this week amid safety concerns, the land ministry said.On Tuesday, the Airbu
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Acting president orders extra vigilance on U.S. policy uncertainty

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- Acting President Choi Sang-mok called for staying vigilant and maintaining the enhanced market monitoring Thursday amid growing uncertainties stemming from monetary and external economic policies by the Donald Trump adminis
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Navy to dispatch landing ship to fleet review ceremony in Indonesia

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- The Navy said Thursday it will dispatch the 4,900-ton landing ship Nojeokbong to an international fleet review ceremony in Indonesia next month. The event, set to take place at Benoa Harbor from Feb. 15-22, will feature par
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Traffic heavy on highways on final day of extended Lunar New Year holiday

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- Traffic on major highways built up nationwide Thursday, as millions of South Koreans returned home on the final day of the extended six-day Lunar New Year holiday.On some sections of the Gyeongbu Expressway, which links Seo
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(3rd LD) U.S. Fed holds key lending rate steady

(ATTN: ADDS Trump's remarks in last 6 paras)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday, less than a week after President Donald Trump said he would demand rate redu
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SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Thursday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul00/-9Cloudy30Incheon-1/-9Cloudy30Suwon-1/-11Cloudy30Cheongju01/-8Cloudy30Daejeon02
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Number of bank branches falls for 6th straight year in 2024: data

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- The number of bank branches fell for the sixth year in a row in 2024 in line with the popularity of mobile and online banking services, data showed Thursday.South Korean banks ran a total of 5,849 branches at home and abroa
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Navy's new Seahawk helicopters to start to arrive in S. Korea next month

By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- The Navy's new MH-60R Seahawk helicopters will begin to arrive in South Korea next month, officials said Thursday, as part of efforts to better counter threats posed by North Korean submarines.In 2020, d
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(2nd LD) Commerce secretary nominee accuses S. Korea, Japan of having 'taken advantage of' America's 'good nature'

(ATTN: ADDS more remarks in paras 12-14)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- President Donald Trump's nominee for commerce secretary accused South Korea and Japan on Wednesday of having "taken advantage of" America's &q
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Cabinet likely to be convened Friday to discuss bill on special probe against Yoon: official

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- The Cabinet is likely to be convened later this week to discuss an opposition-proposed bill that calls for a special counsel probe into impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on his failed martial law attempt, a go
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(2nd LD) U.S. Fed holds key lending rate steady

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more remarks, details: TRIMS; ADDS photo)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday, less than a week after President Donald Trump said h
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(LEAD) Commerce secretary nominee accuses S. Korea, Japan of having 'taken advantage of' U.S.' good nature

(ATTN: ADDS more remarks, details in paras 6-15)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- President Donald Trump's nominee for commerce secretary accused South Korea and Japan on Wednesday of having "taken advantage of" America&#
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(LEAD) U.S. Fed holds key lending rate steady

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 4-6)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday, less than a week after President Donald Trump said he would demand rate reduction