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(3rd LD) Major Baltimore bridge collapses; six presumed dead

(ATTN: RECASTS throughout) By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, March 26 (Yonhap) -- A major bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, collapsed early Tuesday after a Singapore-flagged container ship struck a pillar of the decades-old bridge, leaving six people presumed d

Ruling party pledges to relocate National Assembly to Sejong

By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party will seek to relocate the National Assembly to the central city of Sejong, leader Han Dong-hoon said Wednesday, a campaign pledge ahead of the April 10 general elections. Han s

Wednesday's weather forecast

SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Wednesday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility High/Low of Rain (

(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on March 27)

No dialogue only leads to medical catastrophe A doctor with a hardline stance against the government will soon lead the Korean Medical Association (KMA). Both Lim Hyun-taek and Joo Su-ho, candidates for the new president of the association, are the mo

(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on March 27)

Mind your words! Lee Jae-myung should stop being subservient to China While on the stump on Friday in Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province, Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), shared his thoughts on China w

(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on March 27)

Populist pledges Careful review by voters required amid flood of populist promises Lee Jae-myung, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, proposed offering 250,000 won to every South Korean 17 days ahead of the April 10 general electi

Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on March 27. Korean-language dailies -- Anxious ruling party goes all out to raise questions about ideology (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- Voter trend in capital

(2nd LD) Major Baltimore bridge collapses, six unaccounted for

(ATTN: ADDS more info in 14th para) By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, March 26 (Yonhap) -- A major bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, collapsed early Tuesday after a Singapore-flagged container ship struck a pillar of the decades-old bridge, leaving at least six

(LEAD) Major Baltimore bridge collapses, six unaccounted for

(ATTN: ADDS Biden's remarks in paras 2, 5; RECASTS paras 6-8) By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, March 26 (Yonhap) -- A major bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, collapsed early Tuesday after a Singapore-flagged container ship struck a pillar of the decades-old br

Major Baltimore bridge collapses, six unaccounted for

By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, March 26 (Yonhap) -- A major bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, collapsed early Tuesday after a Singapore-flagged container ship struck a pillar of the decades-old bridge, leaving at least six people unaccounted for, the state a

S. Korea evacuates 2 citizens from Haiti via helicopter

SEOUL, March 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea evacuated two of its citizens from Haiti via helicopter Tuesday, the foreign ministry said, as gang violence has gripped the island nation. The two were flown from Haiti's capital city Port-au-Prince to the ne

(LEAD) Man apprehended over threat to kill opposition lawmaker

(ATTN: UPDATES with suspect's apprehension; CHANGES headline) SUWON, March 26 (Yonhap) -- Police on Tuesday apprehended a man suspected of posting an online message threatening to kill Rep. Ko Min-jung of the main opposition Democratic Party. The ma

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