[%%IMAGE1%%]<p>  Around 10,000 people from labor groups participate in a demonstration on the first day of the Korea Confederation of Trade Unions general strike, in Seoul Plaza in front of City Hall, Apr. 24, opposing the government’s proposed reforms to the labor market, and calling for minimum wage to be increased to 10,000 won (US$9.28). KCTU claimed 260,000 people participated in the strike, but the Ministry of Employment and Labor put the figure at 40,000. (by Lee Jeong-yong, staff photographer)</p>

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[단독] ‘VIP 격노’ 전날…대통령실, ‘채상병 수사 미공개 보도자료’ 챙겼다

뺑소니 혐의 김호중 콘서트 강행...“음주는 아니다” 주장

윤 ‘내로남불’ 인사 패싱…4년 전 추미애에 “검찰청법 위반” 반발하더니

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윤 대통령 “늘 부처님 마음 새기며 올바른 국정 펼치겠다”

“주한미군 철수 조건으로 ‘핵개발 허용’ 요구하면 트럼프 설득될 수도”

트로트 가수 김호중, 택시 ‘뺑소니’…운전자 바꿔치기 의혹도

음주운전에 날아간 ‘제2 손흥민’ 꿈…7명 살리고 하늘로

“‘한가인 대신 조수빈’ 외압 안 먹히자…KBS, ‘역사저널’ 아예 폐지”

조국 직격 인터뷰…“채상병 수사 불법 개입 확인되면, 바로 탄핵 사유”

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