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Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Oct. 1.

Korean-language dailies

-- Police official found guilty over Itaewon disaster; Yongsan Ward chief acquitted (Kyunghyang Shinmun)

-- Yoon, ruling party approval ratings both decline; 'triple whammy' without exit (Kookmin Daily)

-- 'Eye of storm': DP leader's trial, special bill targeting first lady (Donga Ilbo)

-- DP leader's 'legal risk' mounts (Seoul Shinmun)

-- Growing 'first lady' risk; ruling bloc struggles for breakthrough (Segye Times)

-- Cremation urns to be relocated after 30 years in Busan columbarium (Chosun Ilbo)

-- Bankruptcy after waiting for court verdict; tragedy of delayed trials (JoongAng Ilbo)

-- Court calls Itaewon tragedy 'man-made disaster,' acknowledges state responsibility (Hankyoreh)

-- First lady risk grows bigger; Yoon stalls over immediately using veto against special bill (Hankook Ilbo)

-- Collapse of public office: Workers leave without extra hours or take second job (Maeil Business Newspaper)

-- Yoon calls for South Korea to become most innovative, first-rate, advanced country (Korea Economic Daily)

English-language dailies

-- Ex-police chief gets 3 years over Itaewon disaster (Korea JoongAng Daily)

-- Court rules Itaewon tragedy was 'foreseeable' (Korea Herald)

-- Yoon, ruling party grapple with lowest approval ratings (Korea Times)

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