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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) _ South Korea said Monday it has lifted all special restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of bird flu after a series of recent outbreaks.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) _ South Korean police refused to allow more candlelight protests against the resumption of American beef imports, after the government announced Sunday it would not tolerate violent, illegal rallies.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) _ South Korean protesters battled riot police early Sunday at a rally opposing the resumption of American beef imports, hours after the U.S. secretary of state vouched for the health of U.S. cattle.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) _ South Korean protesters battled riot police early Sunday at a rally opposing the resumption of American beef imports, hours after the U.S. secretary of state vouched for the health of U.S. cattle.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) _ The chief U.S. diplomat has vouched for the purity of American cattle, wading into a bitter trade dispute that for South Koreans has eclipsed the long-running drama over North Korea's nuclear activity.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) _ U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice insisted Saturday that American beef is safe to eat and urged South Koreans to accept their government's decision to lift a ban on the meat.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) _ South Korea began inspecting U.S. beef Friday as hundreds of labor activists blocked customs storage facilities for a second day to prevent American beef from reaching consumers.