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Search efforts for crashed chopper resume
DONGHAE, South Korea, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- After recovering the bodies of two people from the rescue chopper that crashed into the East Sea last week, officials on Monday resumed search operations to... 10:45 Nov. 04
#Constitutional Court
Constitutional Court rejects petition on GSOMIA
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- The Constitutional Court has dismissed a petition against the Moon Jae-in government's decision to terminate a bilateral military information-sharing pact with Japan, judi... 10:10 Nov. 04
#weather
Monday's weather forecast
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Monday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility ... 09:10 Nov. 04
#headlines
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Nov. 4. Korean-language dailies -- Acquisition tax for old diesel cars to double (Kyunghyang Shinmun)... 07:00 Nov. 04
#chopper crash
(6th LD) 2 bodies retrieved, fuselage salvaged in chopper crash near Dokdo
(ATTN: UPDATES with identification of a victim in paras 6-7) DONGHAE, South Korea, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The Coast Guard has recovered the bodies of two people from the rescue chopper that crashed i... 21:08 Nov. 03
#chopper crash
(5th LD) 2 bodies retrieved, fuselage salvaged in chopper crash near Dokdo
(ATTN: UPDATES with KBS's apology over video footage in last four paras) DONGHAE, South Korea, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The Coast Guard has recovered the bodies of two people from the rescue chopper th... 18:48 Nov. 03
#chopper crash
(4th LD) 2 bodies retrieved, fuselage salvaged in chopper crash near Dokdo
(ATTN: ADDS more updates in paras 2-6) DONGHAE, South Korea, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The Coast Guard has recovered the bodies of two people from the rescue chopper that crashed into the East Sea, offi... 16:59 Nov. 03
#Korean Air-flight return
Korean Air makes emergency landing after passenger suffers heart attack
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- A Korean Air aircraft that departed from Cairo en route to Incheon made an emergency landing in Uzbekistan after a passenger suffered a heart attack, the company said Sund... 16:43 Nov. 03
#chopper crash
(3rd LD) 2 bodies retrieved, fuselage salvaged in chopper crash near Dokdo
(ATTN: CORRECTS the number of victims found; RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS paras 3-6) DONGHAE, South Korea, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The Coast Guard has recovered the bodies of two people from the rescu... 15:40 Nov. 03
#chopper crash
(2nd LD) 3 bodies retrieved, fuselage salvaged in chopper crash near Dokdo
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with latest details on search operation) DONGHAE, South Korea, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The Coast Guard has recovered the bodies of three people from the rescue chopper that c... 15:10 Nov. 03
#Gwangju Student Movement
Gwangju commemorates 90th anniv. of students' anti-Japanese independence movement
GWANGJU, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea held an event in the southwestern city of Gwangju on Sunday to commemorate the 90th anniversary of an independence movement led by high school students durin... 14:17 Nov. 03
#Korean history
Today in Korean history
Nov. 4 1920 -- Korea's national sports council holds the country's first baseball championship for junior and senior high school students at Seoul's Baejae High School. 1933 -- The Korean La... 14:00 Nov. 03
#chopper crash
(LEAD) 2 bodies retrieved in Dokdo chopper crash transported to Ulleung Island
(ATTN: CHANGES dateline; UPDATES article with latest details from rescue officials from 4th para) DONGHAE, South Korea, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The Coast Guard transported two bodies retrieved from th... 11:24 Nov. 03
#chopper crash
2 bodies retrieved in Dokdo chopper crash transported to Ulleung Island
DOKDO/ULLEUNG ISLAND, South Korea, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The Coast Guard transported two bodies retrieved from the chopper crash near the Dokdo islets to a hospital morgue on the closest island of Ull... 10:19 Nov. 03
#weather
Sunday's weather forecast
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Sunday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility ... 09:11 Nov. 03
#chopper
(3rd LD) 2 bodies recovered from crash scene of chopper near Dokdo islets
(ATTN: RECASTS throughout with recovery of 2 bodies and comments by U.S. military helicopter pilot in paras 1-2, 6-7) DOKDO/DONGHAE, South Korea, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- Rescue workers recovered two out... 22:29 Nov. 02
#African swine fever
S. Korea confirms 20th wild boar infected with African swine fever
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- A wild boar found dead near the border with North Korea has tested positive for African swine fever (ASF), authorities said Saturday, bringing the number of such cases to ... 17:57 Nov. 02
#chopper
(2nd LD) 3 bodies found at crash scene of chopper near Dokdo islets
(ATTN: CLARIFIES info in paras 4-5,8,11) DOKDO/DONGHAE, South Korea, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- Rescue workers found three bodies believed to be among the seven missing people aboard a crashed chopper near... 17:12 Nov. 02
#chopper
(LEAD) 3 bodies found at crash scene of chopper near Dokdo islets
(ATTN: RECASTS dateline, headline, lead; ADDS more details in paras 3-4) DOKDO/DONGHAE, South Korea, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- Rescue workers found three bodies believed to be among the seven missing peop... 14:13 Nov. 02
#chopper
Submarine rescue ship mobilized to find victims of crashed chopper near Dokdo
DONGHAE, South Korea, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- A submarine rescue ship of South Korea's Navy was on a mission Saturday to find victims of a rescue chopper that crashed near the Dokdo islets in the East S... 11:32 Nov. 02