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Acting President Choi expresses grief over deadly plane crash

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) -- Acting President Choi Sang-mok said Monday that he is "heartbroken" by the tragic plane crash, acknowledging the additional strain it places on a public already grappling with economic challenges.C
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(2nd LD) Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter dies at 100

(ATTN: ADDS photos, more info in paras 15-25; RECASTS lead)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter -- a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and statesman noted for his interest in peace efforts for the Korean Peninsul
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Jeju Air flight returns after takeoff over similar landing gear issue found in Muan crash

SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) -- A Jeju Air flight that took off in South Korea on Monday has returned to the airport of departure due to the same landing gear issue that was found in a deadly crash involving a separate aircraft of the same model the previ
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FM extends condolences to plane crash victims, including 2 Thai nationals

SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul extended his condolences Monday to the victims of the deadly plane crash at Muan International Airport and their families, including two Thai victims."The tragic plane crash at Muan Intern
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U.S. transportation authorities to assist S. Korea's probe into Jeju Air crash

SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) -- Transportation safety authorities of the United States plan to help their South Korean counterparts with a probe into the cause of a deadly Jeju Air plane crash that claimed 179 lives, according to a U.S. official Monday.Th
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(LEAD) Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter dies at 100

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 8-13)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, the winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, died at his home in Georgia on Sunday, the Carter Center, a nonprofit organiza
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N. Korea's Kim visits new fish farm, urges regional economic development: KCNA

By Park Boram SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a newly completed fish farm in the east coastal city of Sinpho and called for regional development to achieve regional economic self-reliance, state media reported M
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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter dies at 100

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, the winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, died at his home in Georgia on Sunday, the Carter Center, a nonprofit organization, said. He was 100.Surrounded by his family
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SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Dec. 30.Korean-language dailies-- Of 181 on board, only 2 rescued in plane crash; tragic accident of chartered plane for Christmas season (Kyunghyang Shinmun)--
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Sales of derivatives-linked securities edge down in Q3

SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) -- Sales of derivatives-linked securities in South Korea inched down during the third quarter of the year, data showed Monday.The combined value of equity-linked securities (ELS) and derivative-linked securities (DLS) issued i
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(LEAD) Biden says he is 'deeply saddened' by loss of life in Jeju Air crash, vows to provide necessary aid

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 5-6)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Joe Biden said Sunday that he and first lady Jill Biden are "deeply saddened" to learn of the loss of life in a deadly plane crash in Sout
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Biden says he is 'deeply saddened' by loss of life in Jeju Air crash, vows to provide necessary aid

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Joe Biden said Sunday that he and first lady Jill Biden are "deeply saddened" to learn of the loss of life in a deadly plane crash in South Korea, while pledging to provide any
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(URGENT) Biden says he and first lady are 'deeply saddened' to learn of loss of life in plane crash in S. Korea

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(3rd LD) Jeju Air vows all-out efforts to cope with deadly plane crash

(ATTN: ADDS reaction in last 4 paras)SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- Jeju Air Co. on Sunday said it will spare no effort to cope with a deadly crash of its flight carrying 181 people, with the airline's chief executive saying that its top priority is
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(LEAD) Survivor of plane crash says 'When I woke up I had already been rescued'

(ATTN: UPDATES with condition of other survivor; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- One of two survivors of a plane crash that killed 179 others Sunday told doctors he had already been rescued when he woke up.The 33-year-old survivor, surnamed Lee
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1 black box from crashed airplane partially damaged: officials

SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- One of the two black boxes retrieved from the Jeju Air plane that crashed in South Korea on Sunday had sustained partial damage, likely further delaying the analysis to determine the cause of the accident, land ministry off
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Survivor of plane crash says 'When I woke up I had already been rescued'

SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- One of two survivors of a plane crash that killed 179 others Sunday told doctors he had already been rescued when he woke up.The 33-year-old survivor, surnamed Lee, was a flight attendant on the Jeju Air plane that burst in
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(ROUNDUP) 179 confirmed dead out of 181 aboard in plane crash in Muan

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with final tally)By Kim Seung-yeonMUAN, South Korea, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- A passenger jet carrying 181 people belly-landed and exploded at an airport in South Korea's southwestern county of Muan on
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(2nd LD) Jeju Air vows all-out efforts to cope with deadly plane crash

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest remarks, details throughout; ADDS photos)SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- Jeju Air Co. on Sunday said it will spare no effort to cope with a deadly crash of its flight carrying 181 people, with the airline's chief executive s
(URGENT) 179 dead, 2 rescued in Jeju Air plane crash in Muan: firefighting agency

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