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"It Shook All Night and Was Terrifying"... Kumamoto Residents Spend Sleepless Night According to Kyodo News and other outlets on the 29th, local police, fire authorities, and the Self-Defense Forces concentrated all efforts on rescue operations again today. SBS Jul 29, 2026 10:49 AM

Sorting Bone Fragments and Recycling Concrete: Syria Undergoing Reconstruction with South Korea's Help "Sometimes bone fragments get mixed in with the rubble. Because they have been left unattended for years, it is impossible to tell whether they belong to a human or an animal..." Taghrid, a young woman sorting concrete debris under a blistering heat wave approaching 40°C and thick dust, said this, adding, "It breaks my heart the most when I find items like toys that children used to play with." "Whenever I pick out objects filled with people's memories, like furniture once used in daily life, I feel tormented," Taghrid vented. SBS Jul 29, 2026 10:42 AM

"We Secured Evidence of Theft!" US Shaken as China Openly Releases AI Model Worldwide <1> Chinese AI Shakes Up US Stock Market Major semiconductor stocks in the United States, including the Nasdaq index, Nvidia, and Intel, fell sharply. SBS Jul 29, 2026 10:39 AM

Relaxed Iran "Holding Out Using Hormuz as Leverage" Iranian officials have dismissed notions of a ceasefire, stating they have never agreed to a truce or negotiations, and instead believe their position is more advantageous than that of the US. SBS Jul 29, 2026 9:49 AM

Kumamoto Strong Earthquake Caused by Same Fault Behind Quake 10 Years Ago... 'Beware of Subsequent Strong Shocks' According to analyses by earthquake experts reported by the Asahi Shimbun and Yomiuri Shimbun on the 29th, this strong earthquake is presumed to have been caused by the activity of the Hinagu fault zone, which triggered a magnitude 6.5 earthquake on April 14, 2016. SBS Jul 29, 2026 9:46 AM

Ukraine Tells Iran It 'Does Not Want Escalation' After Ship Attack ▲ Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha Ukraine, which attacked an Iranian sh… SBS Jul 29, 2026 9:07 AM

U.S. Immigration Crackdown Reaches Airports, Arresting Green Card Applicants and Visa Renewal Seekers immigration crackdown under the Donald Trump administration expands to airports, cases are piling up where green card applicants and employment visa renewal seekers—who were not previously primary targets—are being arrested. SBS Jul 29, 2026 9:05 AM

"Why Are There No YouTube or Ali in Europe?"... Europe's Desperate Struggle Ceding Its Home Turf to US and China 00:00 Intro 00:18 "1 Trillion Won for Selling Toys?"..EU Strikes Back at AliExpress 01:30 Furious China Asks "Are You Building a Digital Wall?" 03:48 US Is No Exception.. SBS Jul 29, 2026 9:02 AM

A Cat with 28 Toes Enters Guinness World Records Have you ever taken a close look at plump, cute cat paws? In the United States, a special cat with a whopping 28 toes has entered the Guinness World Records. SBS Jul 29, 2026 8:41 AM

US Immigration Crackdown Reaches Airports... "Green Card Applicants, Visa Extension Waiters Arrested" Immigration and Customs Enforcement As the U.S. administration under Donald Trump expands its immigration crackdown to airports, cases of green card applicants and employment visa extension seekers being arrested—who were previously not primary targets—are mounting. SBS Jul 29, 2026 8:36 AM