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A man, wearing a protective face mask, kisses his girlfriend's hand on Sabana Grande boulevard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Virus surges in India, Philippines; Australia imposes curfew

By ASHOK SHARMA and JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

South Korea-Japan trade fight moves to global dispute panel

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

This combination of photos shows U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris, left, in a March 4, 2020, photo, and, right in a July 27, 2020, both taken in Seoul, South Korea. Harris has shaved his mildly controversial mustache, saying it was too uncomfortable to keep it while wearing a coronavirus mask amid South Korea's notoriously hot summer. His facial hair had drawn criticism from a small number of online commentators and media, who compared his mustache to those worn by colonial Japanese governors during the country's brutal rule of the Korean Peninsula from 1910 to 1945.(Newsis, Yonhap via AP)

US ambassador shaves mustache under Seoul’s summer heat

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In this undated photo provided by The Korea Botanical Garden, statues of a man kneeling in front of a girl symbolizing victims of sexual slavery by Japan's World War II military at the Korea Botanical Garden in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The statue has become the latest subject of diplomatic sensitivity between the countries, with Tokyo's top government spokesman questioning whether the figure represents Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (The Korea Botanical Garden via AP)

New statues stoke sensitivity between South Korea, Japan

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 29, 2017, file photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, South Korea's Hyunmoo II Missile system, left, and a U.S. Army Tactical Missile System, right, fire missiles during a combined military exercise between the two countries against North Korea at an undisclosed location in South Korea. South Korea said Tuesday, July 28, 2020, it has won U.S. consent to use solid fuel for space launch vehicles, a move that experts say would enable Seoul to launch its first surveillance satellites and accumulate technology to build more powerful missiles. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP, File)

South Korea to have solid fuel rockets in major deal with US

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

List 4/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Sunday, July 26, 2020, photo released by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, hands over a “Paektusan” commemorative pistol to a senior military official during a ceremony in Pyongyang, North Korea. At right is Kim's powerful sister Kim Yo Jong. 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)

North Korea’s Kim marks war anniversary amid virus concerns

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

People make their way in Kaesong, North Korea July 23, 2019. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un placed the city of Kaesong near the border with South Korea under total lockdown after a person was found there with suspected COVID-19 symptoms, saying “the vicious virus” may have entered the country, state media reported Sunday, July 26, 2020. (Naohiko Hatta/Kyodo News via AP)

North Korea scrambles to contain ‘first’ coronavirus case

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

Fans wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the new coronavirus have their temperatures checked as they arrive to watch the KBO league game between Doosan Bears and LG Twins in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, July 27, 2020. South Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) on Sunday started admitting fans to the games but only at 10% capacity for each venue. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) ** FILE **

Baseball fans in South Korea back in stands amid COVID-19

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during an enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea Saturday, July 18, 2020. 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)

North Korea locks down border city over suspected virus case

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

A model wearing a face mask poses during a mask fashion show amid the coronavirus pandemic in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

AP PHOTOS: Masked fashion models walk Seoul runway

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List 4/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

U.S. Army's Col. Lee Peters, director of Public Affairs of United States Forces Korea, and Col. Kim Jun-rak, of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff brief about the their postponed joint militaries drills to the media at Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. The South Korean and U.S. militaries have postponed their annual joint drills out of concerns over a virus outbreak. (Korea Pool/Yonhap via AP) **FILE**

14 Americans with U.S. Forces Korea test positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in South Korea

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

South Korean vegetarian activists wearing dog masks stage a rally opposing South Korea's culture of eating dog meat in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 16, 2020. Activists wore dog masks and held a mock funeral for a canine during their protests against dog meat consumption in South Korea on Thursday, the first of three &quot;dog meat days&quot; in the Asian country. The signs read: &quot;There are no edible dogs in the world.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Mock funeral for dog held in South Korea on ‘dog meat day’

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Police officers wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the new coronavirus stand guard outside of the Supreme Court of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Asia Today: South Korean prosecutors question church leader

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List 4/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 5, 2014, file photo, Park Won-soon, then candidate for Seoul city mayor of the main opposition party New Politics Alliance for Democracy celebrates his victory in the Seoul mayoral election at his office in Seoul, South Korea. Police say on Thursday, July 9, 2020, Park, the current mayor of South Korean capital Seoul, has been reported missing and search operations are underway.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

Late Seoul mayor was outspoken liberal who eyed presidency

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon speaks during a press conference at Seoul City Hall in Seoul, South Korea Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Police on Thursday, July 9, said the mayor of South Korean capital Seoul has been reported missing and search operations are underway. (Cheon Jin-hwan/Newsis via AP)

Park Won-soon, Seoul mayor found dead, faced sexual harassment scandal, reports say

By Lauren Toms, Guy Taylor and Lauren Meier - The Washington Times

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, left, walks with his South Korean counterpart Lee Do-hoon after their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Biegun is in Seoul to hold talks with South Korean officials about allied cooperation on issues including North Korea. (Kim Hong-ji/Pool Photo via AP)

S Korea asks senior US envoy to try to revive N Korea talks

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Police officers carry the body of Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 10, 2020. The missing mayor of South Korea's capital, reportedly embroiled in sexual harassment allegations, was found dead early Friday, more than half a day after giving his daughter a will-like message and then leaving home, police said. (Ryu Young-suck/Yonhap via AP)

Seoul mayor’s death prompts sympathy, questions of his acts

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