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Free flu shots

Medical volunteers offer free flu shots to disadvantaged elderly, including the homeless and those living alone in poverty, at a shelter soup kitchen near Seoul Station, Tuesday. October is the month for getting flu shots to ward off colds during the winter. / Yonhap

Oct 17, 2018

Sad return

Family members of the deceased Lee Jae-hun, who died while mountaineering in the Himalayas, wail while holding the coffin of Lee, as his body is carried out of Incheon International Airport's cargo terminal, Wednesday morning. Lee and other four climbers, including leader Kim Chang-ho, were found dead Saturday near a base camp on Mount Gurja in western Nepal, after a strong wind swept the region. A joint funeral will be held at the University of Seoul at 2 p.m. on Friday. /Korea Times photo by Seo Jae-hoon

Oct 17, 2018

Invisible

Foreign tourists look at the downtown area of the capital which is blanketed by fine dust, from the N Seoul Tower, Monday. The density of fine dust was rated as bad in Seoul and the surrounding areas. / Korea Time photo by Hong In-ki

Oct 15, 2018

'I'm not your fur coat'

Animal rights activists, wearing paper masks, carry out a street performance in downtown Seoul, Sunday, calling for an end to animal testing, zoos, the use of animal skin in fashion products, and meat consumption. / Yonhap

Oct 14, 2018

Season's first frost

Frost forms on a maple leaf in Manhangjae forest in Taebaek, Gangwon Province, Thursday, with morning lows in some mountainous parts of the province plummeting to minus 4 degrees Celsius. The low temperatures are forecast to continue for several more days across the nation, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. / Yonhap

Oct 11, 2018

Protest for survival

Patients diagnosed with rare incurable muscle diseases, wearing oxygen masks and in wheelchairs, stage a rally in Seoul, Wednesday, to protest the government's 52-hour workweek regulation. The new rule limits the working hours of caregivers, while the patients need assistance 24 hours a day. Yonhap

Oct 10, 2018By Kim Hyun-bin

Honorary Seoul citizen

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon poses with Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid in a ceremony to grant her honorary citizenship of Seoul during her visit to Seoul City Hall, Tuesday. Kaljulaid is the first Estonian to receive honorary citizenship. She granted Park an e-residency of her country. / Yonhap

Oct 10, 2018

Against radioactive water discharge

Members of civic groups hold a rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in central Seoul, Monday, in protest of the Japanese government's plan to discharge highly radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, claiming the act will irradiate the water and seafood of nearby countries including Korea. / Yonhap

Oct 9, 2018

Oil storage tank on fire

Firefighters try to put out a fire at an oil storage tank in Goyang, northwest of Seoul, Sunday. According to the fire agency, no casualties were reported, but 238 firefighters and 87 engines were mobilized to deal with the blaze. / Yonhap

Oct 8, 2018

Lack of civic consciousness

A large pile of rubbish is stacked in front of a sign at Yeouido Hangang Park in Seoul, Sunday, one day after the Seoul International Fireworks Festival, which was attended by 1 million people. The festival has established itself as one of the must-see annual events in Korea, but the repeated dumping of garbage is hurting its reputation. / Yonhap

Oct 7, 2018By Kang Seung-woo

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