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N. Korea's Kim oversees test of AI-powered 'suicide attack drones'

By Park Boram SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has supervised performance tests of "suicide attack drones" equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) technology, directing their development as a long-term projec
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(URGENT) N. Korea's Kim oversees test of 'suicide drones,' urges strong push for long-term project

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Seoul envoy calls on N. Korea to stop sacrificing its people to sustain regime in return for Russia's support

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, March 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top envoy to the U.N. urged North Korea Wednesday to stop sacrificing its people to maintain its regime in return for Russia's support, underscoring that the war in Ukraine has cau
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(3rd LD) Biz groups join relief efforts in wildfire-hit areas

(ATTN: UPDATES with new info in paras 2-4; REMOVES comment in 13th para; RECASTS 14th para to update to 24 the number of people killed)SEOUL, March 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's major business groups have stepped up to support relief and recovery
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(2nd LD) Biz groups join relief efforts in wildfire-hit areas

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 8-11, 13-14)SEOUL, March 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's major business groups have stepped up to support relief and recovery efforts for residents affected by recent wildfires in the country's southeastern r
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(LEAD) Biz groups join relief efforts in wildfire-hit areas

(ATTN: UPDATES with other groups' donations throughout; RECASTS headline; ADDS new photo)SEOUL, March 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's major business groups have stepped up to support relief and recovery efforts for residents affected by recent w
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Hyundai Motor donates 2 bln won, deploys support vehicles to wildfire-hit areas

SEOUL, March 26 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Group said Wednesday it has donated 2 billion won (US$1.26 million) to support relief and recovery efforts for residents affected by recent wildfires in South Korea's southeastern region.The donation, del
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N. Korea slams Japan's new military command for self-defense forces operations

SEOUL, March 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday denounced Japan's launch of a new military command aimed at better integrating its self-defense force units, claiming Tokyo is in the final stage of preparing to become a "war state.&quo
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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