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(2nd LD) Yoon's senior aides offer to resign after acting president appoints key justices

(ATTN: ADDS new info in last 2 paras, new photo)SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- Senior aides of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, including his chief of staff, offered to resign Wednesday, a day after acting President Choi Sang-mok appointed two justices
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(LEAD) Data extraction from cockpit voice recorder complete, transforming to voice: ministry

(ATTN: ADDS new info in paras 2-5, new photo; RECASTS headline, lead)SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- Data has been completely extracted from the cockpit voice recorder recovered from the crashed Jeju Air aircraft and is now being transformed to voice, the
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JCS chief calls for seamless readiness posture against N. Korean threats

SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on Wednesday called for a seamless readiness posture against North Korea's possible provocations, stressing the need to make powerful responses if Pyongyang stages saber-rattl
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(URGENT) Data extracted from cockpit voice recorder in crashed jet, transforming to voice: ministry

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Two more U.S. investigators join on-site probe of Jeju Air crash in Muan

SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- Two additional investigators from aviation manufacturer Boeing Co. have joined the on-site probe into the Jeju Air crash at Muan International Airport, government sources said Wednesday.With these additions, the number of th
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All 179 victims in the deadly Jeju Air crash identified: authorities

SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean authorities announced Wednesday that all 179 victims of the deadly Jeju Air plane crash have been identified, four days after the tragic accident.The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters confi
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(LEAD) Yoon's senior aides offer to resign after acting president appoints key justices

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details from para 5)SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- Senior aides of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, including his chief of staff, offered to resign Wednesday, a day after acting President Choi Sang-mok appointed two justices to
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CIO chief vows to execute detention warrant against Yoon within valid period

SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the anti-corruption agency vowed Wednesday to execute a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol by early next week, calling on the presidential security service not to block the agency's law enfo
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(URGENT) All 179 victims in the deadly Jeju Air crash identified: authorities

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Yoon's senior aides offer to resign after acting president appoints key justices

SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- Senior aides of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, including his chief of staff, offered to resign Wednesday, a day after acting President Choi Sang-mok appointed two justices to the Constitutional Court.Those who expressed
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SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Jan. 1.Korean-language dailies-- "Need to reduce presidential powers" (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Detention warrant issued for Yoon (Kookmin Daily)-- 70.4
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N. Korea's Kim attends art performance celebrating New Year in Pyongyang: KCNA

By Park BoramSEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has held a large-scale performance celebrating New Year in Pyongyang, with leader Kim Jong-un in attendance, state media reported Wednesday.The art performance was given with "splendour"
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(2nd LD) 13 injured as car plows into pedestrians at Seoul market

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details, quotes; RECASTS headline; REPLACES photo)SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- At least 13 people were injured Tuesday when a sedan driven by a 73-year-old man crashed into multiple people at a traditional market in
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Presidential office says Choi exceeded his authority with Constitutional Court justice appointments

SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office voiced regret Tuesday after acting President Choi Sang-mok appointed two justices to the Constitutional Court, saying he has gone beyond his authority as the interim leader by going ahead with the ap
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(2nd LD) Yoon's defense team files injunction against detention warrant for impeached president

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES story as injunction has been filed)By Yi Wonju and Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol's legal defense team filed an injunction Tuesday to suspend a detention warrant issued agai
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(LEAD) Gov't demands parliamentary reconsideration of 2 special counsel bills

(ATTN: UPDATES with reaction from DP in paras 5-6)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- The Cabinet on Tuesday demanded the National Assembly to reconsider two special counsel bills related to President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid a
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(3rd LD) Acting President Choi appoints 2 justices to Constitutional Court

(ATTN: ADDS reactions from political circles from 7th para)By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Tuesday appointed two justices to the Constitutional Court, partially meeting the opposition's demand to fill t
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(2nd LD) Acting President Choi appoints 2 justices to Constitutional Court

(ATTN: ADDS reaction from PPP floor leader in paras 4-7)By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Tuesday appointed two justices to the Constitutional Court, partially meeting the opposition's demand to fill thre
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Gov't demands parliamentary reconsideration of 2 special counsel bills

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- The Cabinet on Tuesday demanded the National Assembly to reconsider two special counsel bills related to President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid and allegations surrounding the first lady.The moti
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(URGENT) Gov't demands parliamentary reconsideration of 2 special counsel bills

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