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Employee's Quick Response Saves Man Choking on Candy First-aid knowledge that can save a life was put into practice in a real-life situation. SBS Oct 5, 2026 12:11 PM

"Please Work Here": The Inside Story of Japanese Convenience Stores Featuring Lady Gaga "Would you like to work at a convenience store?" The person asking this is none other than Lady Gaga. SBS Oct 5, 2026 12:01 PM

Pathogen Leak at Russian Plague Research Institute Leaves Researcher Dead of Unknown Pneumonia Russia's state-run TASS news agency reported on the 4th local time that Rospotrebnadzor, Russia's federal consumer rights and human wellbeing watchdog overseeing infectious diseases, announced that a researcher at a plague research institute in Shelekhov, near the Irkutsk Oblast in Russia, died from pneumonia of unknown cause. SBS Oct 5, 2026 11:09 AM

Altman Says Society Must Accept Some Risks to Enjoy AI Benefits, Distancing Himself from Anthropic's Stance In an interview on Decoded, a technology podcast by the U.S. political outlet Politico, on the 4th , Altman made the remarks when asked about the differences in regulatory perspectives between OpenAI and Anthropic. SBS Oct 5, 2026 10:44 AM

How Glacier and Rock Collapses Led to a Massive Flood: China and Nepal Launch Joint Investigation Chinese media, including China Central Television , reported that Chinese experts from the joint geological disaster emergency scientific investigation team departed from Chengdu, Sichuan Province, yesterday and headed to Nepal. SBS Oct 5, 2026 10:44 AM

Ex-Israeli Security Official: Flydubai Terror Plot Likely 'Lone Wolf' Act broadcaster NBC News. Shalom Ben Hanan, a former official of Israel's domestic security agency Shin Bet, told NBC that the co-pilot who carried out the act "appears to have committed a lone-wolf style terrorist incident inspired by content he encountered online." At the same time, he added, "We must wait for the final investigation results to confirm whether any organization or country was behind it." Multiple U.S. SBS Oct 5, 2026 10:38 AM

US Military Evacuates All Strategic Bombers from UK Air Base to Mainland Air Force B-52 strategic bomber The U.S. military has evacuated all strategic bombers stationed at a British air base—which has been utilized for airstrikes against Iran—back to the U.S. SBS Oct 5, 2026 10:00 AM

Bolsonaro Takes Shock 1st Place in Brazil Presidential Election, Headed to Runoff Against Lula With 98.62% of the votes counted, Bolsonaro secured first place and advanced to the runoff with 47.27% of the vote, beating President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party , who lagged behind at 44.88%. SBS Oct 5, 2026 9:58 AM

Zelenskyy: Russia Appears to Have Shared Jet-Propelled Drone Tech with North Korea According to Reuters, when asked by reporters about the possibility that Russia transferred jet-propelled drone technology to North Korea, President Zelenskyy answered, "Yes, absolutely." He continued, "They share all technologies with North Korea," adding, "I am not sure (which specific technologies like ballistic missiles were shared), but I think so because North Korea helped them with missiles." Regarding the recent controversy sparked by his disclosure that North Korean soldiers in Ukraine had been repatriated to South Korea, President Zelenskyy added, "South Korea asked to hand over the North Korean soldiers," and "According to the South Korean Constitution, they are also South Koreans." However, Reuters noted that President Zelenskyy did not directly mention the fact that South Korean President Lee Jae-myung protested, claiming that Ukraine had violated a non-disclosure agreement regarding the repatriation of prisoners. SBS Oct 5, 2026 9:19 AM

Trump Claims Polls 'Always Underestimate MAGA,' Urges Supporters to Vote President Donald Trump delivers a campaign speech. U.S. President Donald Trump on the 4th dismissed various poll results showing his approval ratings at record lows due to high oil and consumer prices, while urging his staunch support base, "MAGA," to vote in the midterm elections. SBS Oct 5, 2026 8:49 AM