12 News: Today's Top Stories

1. The KOSPI briefly fell below the 8,000 mark overnight due to a sharp decline in U.S. tech stocks. A sidecar, which temporarily halts program trading orders, was triggered during the steep drop in early trading.

2. The special parliamentary committee investigating the shortage of ballots has arrived at the Songpa-gu Election Commission and the Jamsil counting center for an on-site inspection, but protesters have gathered, making it difficult to enter the facilities.

3. It has been confirmed that the father of Jang Yun-gi, the perpetrator of the high school girl murder case, who is a serving police officer, destroyed key evidence that would have proven Jang's sex crime charges.

4. England, Belgium, and the United States have advanced to the Round of 16 in the North and Central American World Cup. During a celebration for Mexico's advancement to the Round of 16 held in Mexico City, a large crowd gathered, resulting in an incident where three people died from suffocation.
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