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Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major Korean newspapers on Feb. 18

Korean-language dailies
-- Unemployed people in Korea top 3.46 million (Kyunghyang Shinmun)
-- Gov't to hand out up to 200 million won to returned farmers (Kookmin Daily)
-- Students at schools that rated teachers showed higher scholastic ability (Donga
llbo)
-- Financial market takes another bad turn (Seoul Shinmun)
-- Market jitters resurface (Segye Times)
-- Cardinal Kim Sou-hwan asked to die with dignity (JoongAng Ilbo)
-- Two people see light again via Cardinal Kim (Chosun Ilbo)
-- Gov't fuels excessive competition among teachers, schools (Hankyoreh)
-- Education ministry probes schools over their scholastic ability reports (Hankook
Ilbo)
-- Signs of crisis rise in local shipping industry (Maeil Business Newspaper)
-- Concerns of default escalate in Eastern Europe (Korea Economic Daily)

English-language dailies
-- Cardinal chose dying with dignity (JoongAng Daily)
-- Koreans mourn death of spiritual leader (Korea Herald)
-- Late cardinal lauded as 'conscience of Korea' (Korea Times)
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