ARIRANG NEWS [FULL]: S. Korea reports 2,152 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday with more AZ's ...

▪ S. Korea reports 2,152 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday with more AZ's vaccines released ▪ South Korea to announce planned social distancing measures this Friday ▪ U.S. to offer COVID-19 booster shots starting September 20, for those who got 2nd dose 8 months earlier ▪ Japan's daily COVID-19 cases hit new record high of 23,917 on Wed., as 27 prefectures see fresh highs ▪ Taliban to govern Afghanistan under Islamic rule, Pentagon to focus on evacuating Americans and Afghans ▪ U.S. should have stayed in Afghanistan longer: Fmr. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ▪ U.S. Fed closing in on tapering ▪ S. Korean district court orders seizure of assets Mitsubishi Heavy Industries holds in Korea ▪ World News: Death toll in Haiti approaching 2,000 as hospitals overwhelmed ▪ More rain across Korea, downpours in east 2021-08-19, 10:00 (KST)