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Gay couple sues state health insurer over canceled coverageSocial affairsFeb 19, 2021A gay couple has sued the state health insurer for canceling its coverage of one of the partners as a dependent, an activist group said Friday. So Seong-wook and his partner Kim Yong-min filed the a... -
Kolon Life executives acquitted of falsifying data of gene therapy drugSocial affairsFeb 19, 2021Two Kolon Life Science executives were acquitted Friday of involvement in the company's allegedly fraudulent report on a key ingredient in its gene therapy drug. The Seoul Central District Court han... -
S. Korea makes final check on vaccine deployment plan in mock drillSocial affairsFeb 19, 2021South Korea carried out a final government-wide mock drill Friday for the planned transport of COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the beginning of the inoculation program next week, the defense ministry said... -
Sejong University cleared of corruption allegationsSocial affairsFeb 19, 2021Sejong University has been cleared of corruption charges, the institution said Friday. “All charges the Ministry of Education requested investigation on were dropped in December 2020,” the universit... -
Two court officials arrested over attempt to rape, assaultSocial affairsFeb 19, 2021Two court officials have recently been arrested in separate incidents this month on suspicion of attempting to rape a woman, and assaulting a karaoke owner in Seoul, police said. A drunk official in... -
Moon says govt. open to special 'consolatory money' for Korean people over coronavirus damagesPoliticsFeb 19, 2021President Moon Jae-in floated the idea Friday of providing South Korean people with special "consolatory money" once the COVID-19 pandemic is overcome, according to his office. It was unveiled durin... -
S. Korea exploring ways to help ease food shortage in N. KoreaNorth KoreaFeb 19, 2021South Korea is exploring various ways to provide food and fertilizer to North Korea in humanitarian assistance as Pyongyang is believed to be faced with worsening food shortages, the unification mini... -
Diplomats of S. Korea, US, Japan agree to closely cooperate on peninsula denuclearization, peaceForeign affairsFeb 19, 2021Diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed to closely cooperate to achieve complete denuclearization and lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula in video talks Friday, the foreign min... -
2 Army soldiers, Marine test positive for COVID-19DefenseFeb 19, 2021Two Army soldiers and a Marine have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the defense ministry said Friday. The Marine was confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19 in a test required before ... -
PM points to severity of pandemic, vows all-out response for swift containmentPoliticsFeb 19, 2021Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said Friday that authorities saw the current state of the pandemic in the nation as being severe and pledged to swiftly deal with the crisis with the government's full c... -
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[Newsmaker] Funeral of activist Paek Ki-wan draws thousands of mournersSocial affairsFeb 19, 2021A funeral ceremony took place early Friday for activist Paek Ki-wan, who devoted his life to the reunification of the two Koreas and many labor and social issues. Paek died at Seoul National Univers... -
Highly pathogenic bird flu cases in S. Korea nearing 100Social affairsFeb 19, 2021The number of highly pathogenic bird flu cases in South Korea is nearing 100, with the prolonged battle against the animal disease set to further push up the price of poultry products. Two new cases... -
New COVID-19 cases fall back in 500s; infections at workplaces on riseSocial affairsFeb 19, 2021South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases fell back to below 600 on Friday, while authorities are stepping up monitoring of manufacturing plants and hospitals to slow the rapid pace of virus transmis... -
State Department says Japan's wartime sexual slavery an egregious violation of human rightsForeign affairsFeb 19, 2021The US State Department said on Thursday that Japan's trafficking of women for sexual services during World War II was a serious violation of human rights, flatly contradicting a controversial claim ...
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