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Too hot to be home

An outdoor swimming pool in the Han River Park in eastern Seoul is crowded with people, Thursday, when Seoul’s midday highs rose to 33 degrees Celsius. Heat advisories have been issued in many parts of the country./ Yonhap

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Saenuri leader in U.S.

Chairman Rep. Kim Moo-sung of the ruling Saenuri Party, second from right, poses with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, and other participants during his visit to the U.S. Capitol in WashingtonD.C., Tuesday (local time). From left are Rep. Kim Jong-hoon; Rep. Na Kyung-won; Pelosi; Kim; and Korean Ambassador to the U.S. Ahn Ho-young. Kim is on a U.S. trip with other Saenuri lawmakers to meet U.S. government officials and members of Congress. / Yonhap

Photo with Kim Yu-na?

A staffer at Musee Grevin, a wax museum in central Seoul, takes a photo with the wax character of Korean figure skating star Kim Yu-na, Wednesday, a day before the official opening. The museum will be the first branch of the 133-year-old French museum in Asia and the fourth in the world. / Yonhap

Aussie pilots

Korean and Australian pilots pose in a briefing room of the South Korea Air Force’s 102 Fighter Squadron in Daegu, Tuesday. The Australians belonging to the 77 Squadron, which was dispatched to the 1950-53 Korean War, visited the Air Force as part of programs to mark the 65th anniversary of the outbreak of the war. / Courtesy of Air Force

Peach catching in water

Children pick up peaches floating in a pool set up in Seoul Plaza in central Seoul, during an event held by farmers to promote their products, Tuesday, when the midday high in the capital rose to 31 degrees Celsius. Rain is expected in most parts of the country, Wednesday, and the heat wavewill continue again through the weekend. / Yonhap

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Armistice anniversary

Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn awards the Order of Military Merit Taegeuk to British Korean War veteran William Speakman during a ceremony to mark the 62nd anniversary of the armistice and to commemorate the participation of U.N. troops in the 1950-53 Korean War. Speakman was among four veterans who received national merits in recognition of their services. The ceremony was held at the Olympic Stadium in southern Seoul, Monday./ Yonhap

Mating season

Damselflies mate on a leaf at a wetland in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, Monday./ Yonhap

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