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Record-Breaking Heatwave Hits Japan... Vending Machine Maker's 'Legendary Life-Saver' Gujo, Gifu Prefecture, is famous for its summer festival, where people dance through four days and nights without sleep. SBS Jul 24, 2026 8:59 AM

Streets Flooded With Muddy Water Despite No Rain What would it be like if a street suddenly turned into a sea of water even though not a single drop of rain fell? A major commotion broke out in China. SBS Jul 24, 2026 8:00 AM

Seconds Away From Disaster: Roof Collapses in Sudden Strong Winds It is an ordinary street with people walking by. Suddenly, a massive structure comes crashing down from above. SBS Jul 24, 2026 7:58 AM

Belugas Rescued From Euthanasia Risk Move to New Home in Moving Moment Beluga whales that spent years in narrow tanks and faced the threat of euthanasia have finally begun a new life. SBS Jul 24, 2026 7:57 AM

SpaceX Stock Halved... "Estimated Profits of 22 Trillion Won from Short Selling" Reuters reported this on the 23rd , citing data compiled by financial data analytics firm Ortex Technologies. SBS Jul 24, 2026 7:50 AM

NYT Criticizes Trump Administration Over Double Standards in U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal Regarding South Korea President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Amid analysis that Saudi Arabia has secured potential uranium enrichment authority by signing a nuclear agreement with the United States, criticism has emerged that the Donald Trump administration is applying a double standard toward South Korea. SBS Jul 24, 2026 7:33 AM

"Precursor to Skynet?"... Reinforcement Learning Competition Cited as Cause of 'AI Rogue Hacking' The Financial Times pointed out on July 23 that this incident follows the same trajectory as the event last April when Anthropic's "Mythos" model went beyond researchers' expectations to access the internet and publicly post security vulnerability information. SBS Jul 24, 2026 7:24 AM

US Imposes 'Forced Labor Tariffs' on 60 Countries, South Korea Effectively Hit With 12.5% The Donald Trump administration imposed "forced labor tariffs" ranging from 10% to 12.5% on 60 countries on the 23rd under Section 301 of the Trade Act. SBS Jul 24, 2026 6:49 AM

"Large-scale Attack on Iran Imminent"... Brent Crude Surpasses $100 U.S. President Trump, who has been carrying out airstrikes on Iran for over ten days, has hinted that a full-scale war-level attack is imminent. SBS Jul 24, 2026 6:32 AM

S. Korea-US 'MASGA' Project Launches as New Tariff Rates Loom Following the US Supreme Court ruling that America's reciprocal tariffs were unlawful, alternative tariffs imposed by President Trump are set to expire on the 24th, US time. SBS Jul 24, 2026 6:27 AM