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FILE - In this July 28, 2018, file photo, London Spitfire fan Rick Ybarra, of Plainfield, Ind., reacts after London won the second game against the Philadelphia Fusion during the Overwatch League Grand Finals competition at Barclays Center in New York. The Overwatch League took another step in its ambitious vision when franchises in Dallas and New York hosted season-opening matches last weekend. They were the first of 52 scheduled events on OWL’s home-and-away calendar requiring teams to visit host arenas for all 20 teams spanning Europe, North America and Asia. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Overwatch postpones Seoul esports matches due to virus

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Workers wearing protective gears spray disinfectant against the new coronavirus in front of a church in Daegu, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. The mayor of the South Korean city of Daegu urged its 2.5 million people on Thursday to refrain from going outside as cases of the new virus spike. (Kim Jun-beom/Yonhap via AP)

South Korea reports 1st virus death; 2.5M urged to stay home

By Kim Tong-hyung and Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

Workers wearing protective gears spray disinfectant as a precaution against the new coronavirus at Agricultural and Wholesale Products Center in Daegu, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. The mayor of the South Korean city of Daegu urged its 2.5 million people on Thursday to refrain from going outside as cases of the new virus, linked to a church congregation, spiked and he pleaded for help from the central government. (Kim Hyun-tae/Yonhap via AP)

South Korea ups emergency response as viral cases surge

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

In this Feb. 14, 2020, photo, a woman wearing a face mask walks on a almost empty street at the Chinatown in Incheon, South Korea. Even as cases and deaths from the new virus mount, fear is advancing like a tsunami - and not just in the areas surrounding the Chinese city of Wuhan, the center of the outbreak that has been declared a global health emergency. A restaurant owner in the Chinatown says visitors have dropped by 90%. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Stress, rumors, even violence: Virus fear goes viral

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

In this Oct. 6, 2004, file photo, U.S. Army soldiers stand guard on the armored vehicles at their base in Dongducheon, South Korea. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

Donald Trump’s demand for South Korea to pay more on the agenda for Pentagon talks

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2019 file photo, Thae Yong Ho, former North Korean diplomat, who defected to South Korea in 2016, speaks to the media in Seoul, South Korea. Thae will join the South's main conservative party and run in April's parliamentary elections, party officials said Monday, Feb. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

High-level North defector to run for South Korean parliament

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

Film club members celebrate as they watch a TV live broadcasting of South Korean director Bong Joon Ho's &quot;Parasite&quot; receiving the award for best picture at the Oscars, at the Yeonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Koreans explode with joy over ‘Parasite’ Oscar wins

By Hyung-jin Kim and Juwon Park - Associated Press

In this undated photo taken during the period of Dec. 28 to Dec. 31, 2019, provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends a Workers’ Party meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) ** FILE **

Seoul peace summit draws comments from North Korea, Dick Cheney

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

South Korean President Moon Jae-in's North Korea detente policy has sharply divided political parties. Conservatives say Mr. Moon failed to focus on the dangers posed by the North's weapons. (Associated Press)

U.S., North Korea loom large as South Koreans face midterm vote

By Madison Hirneisen - The Washington Times

In this file photo from July 31, 2019, South Korean protesters near the U.S. embassy in Seoul, South Korea, shout slogans during a rally demanding the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Korean peninsula. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) **FILE**

U.S. Forces Korea says furloughs are possible for their local employees

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2019 file photo, supporters of the former Justice Minister Cho Kuk hold up cards showing national flags during a rally demanding reform at the prosecution service near the National Assembly in Seoul. South Korean prosecutors have summoned the country’s former justice minister as they expand an investigation into corruption allegations surrounding his family that sparked huge protests. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

Under U.S. pressure, Seoul to send mission to Strait of Hormuz

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Flight from Detroit to South Korea makes emergency landing

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In this Dec. 13, 2019, photo, a protester plucks face mustache from a picture of U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris during a rally to denounce the United States' policies against North Korea near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea. Harris has some unusual explanations for the harsh criticism he's faced in his host country. His mustache, maybe? Or a Japanese ancestry that raises unpleasant reminders of Japan's former colonial domination of Korea? (Lee Yong-hwan/Newsis via AP) ** FILE **

Harry Harris, U.S. envoy, says it’s his mustache; South Koreans say otherwise

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon is said to be eyeing a bid for South Korea's presidency in 2022. (Keith Lane/Special to the Washington Times)

Park Won-soon, Seoul mayor, talks Trump, Kim Jong-un, Korea reunification

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during his New Year's speech at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. Moon said he hopes to see North Korean leader Kim Jong Un fulfill a promise to visit the South this year as he called for the rival Koreas to end a prolonged freeze in bilateral relations. (Lee Jin-wook/Yonhap via AP)

Moon renews invitation for Kim to visit South Korea

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

FILE- In this May 9, 2018, file photo, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, left, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, pose for photographers prior to their summit in Tokyo. The leaders of China, Japan and South Korea are holding a trilateral summit in China this week amid feuds over trade, military maneuverings and historical animosities. Most striking has been a complex dispute between Seoul and Tokyo, while Beijing has recently sought to tone down its disagreements with its two neighbors.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

China, South Korea, Japan meet over trade, regional disputes

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South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. Wang arrived in South Korea on Wednesday for his first visit in four years amid efforts to patch up relations damaged by Seoul's decision to host a U.S. anti-missile system that Beijing perceives as a security threat. (Lee Jin-wook/Yonhap via AP)

Moon calls for Chinese role in denuclearizing North Korea

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Protesters stage a rally to oppose a visit by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in front of the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. Wang arrived in South Korea on Wednesday for his first visit in four years amid bilateral efforts to patch up relations damaged by Seoul's decision to host a U.S. anti-missile system Beijing perceives as a security threat. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Chinese foreign minister arrives in South Korea for talks

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

In this undated photo provided on Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, inspects a military unit on Changrin Islet in North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim orders N. Korea artillery firing, drawing Seoul rebuke

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 10, 2012 file photo, South Korea's pop girl group KARA's Goo Hara attends a press conference in Singapore. South Korean police say pop star Goo Hara has been found dead at her home in Seoul.Police say an acquaintance found the 28-year-old dead at her home in southern Seoul on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019 and reported it to authorities. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

K-Pop star Goo Hara found dead at her Seoul home

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