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"Nobody's Out There": Businesses Stalled by Scorching Heat Waves With weather that makes stepping outside frightening and a drop in customers, difficult days are continuing for traditional market merchants and small business owners. SBS Aug 5, 2026 6:37 AM

Jeongsoocheong Organization and Headcount Confirmed... How Many Prosecutors Will Join? The organizational structure plan for the Serious Crime Investigation Agency , which is set to launch in October, has been finalized. SBS Aug 5, 2026 6:22 AM

Power Outages Hit Neighborhoods Amid Extreme Heatwaves With electricity consumption surging due to record-breaking heat, numerous neighborhoods experienced power outages through the night, including today, August 5th, causing severe inconvenience for residents. SBS Aug 5, 2026 6:08 AM

Morning Wide: Today's Major News 1. Power Outages Hit Various Areas Amid Tropical Nights; Heat Illness Patients Surge at Baseball Stadium Power outages occurred overnight as electricity consumption surged significantly. SBS Aug 5, 2026 6:06 AM

Coupang Inc. Posts Record Operating Loss of 835 Billion Won in Q2 Despite Revenue Growth Following its transition to a deficit in the first quarter of this year in the wake of last year's personal data leak incident, Coupang Inc. SBS Aug 5, 2026 5:39 AM

Korea to Maintain Memory Leadership Through 2031... Nvidia's HBM Monopoly Expected to Ease Josephine Liu, an analyst at French market research firm Yole Group, shared this outlook on the 4th at the memory event "FMS 2026" held at the Santa Clara Convention Center in California, USA. SBS Aug 5, 2026 5:32 AM

"Severe Heat Warning Yet 29°C?"… Errors Found on Seoul Disaster Safety Electronic Boards It was found that citizens experienced inconvenience due to incorrect temperatures being displayed on some disaster safety electronic boards across Seoul yesterday , when the city's first severe heat warning took effect. SBS Aug 5, 2026 5:31 AM

"Where Will My Case Go?" Anxious Clients and Concerns Over Shoddy or Delayed Investigations An attorney at one law firm said, "There are many inquiries regarding the revised Criminal Procedure Act, but since it is something we have not experienced before, we are in a situation where we cannot give a definitive answer," adding, "Confusion is likely to continue for at least one to two years." With the implementation of the revised Criminal Procedure Act confirmed for October 2, anxiety among clients who have entrusted their cases to law firms is growing accordingly. SBS Aug 5, 2026 5:28 AM

70-Year-Old Collapses from Heat Wave During Night Walk, Rescued According to the Dalseo Police Station in Daegu, a report was filed stating that 72-year-old A, who went out for a walk to Songhyeon Park at 11:40 PM on the 3rd, could not be reached, police said on the 4th. SBS Aug 5, 2026 5:22 AM

Emaciated Horses Left at Jeju Illegal Slaughter Site... "Protection Measures Needed" In a press release issued yesterday , Jeju Vegan, an eco-rights action group, and the Jeju Haengbok-ine Association stated, "Four horses and one black goat have been left behind at the illegal slaughter site, where mutilated horse carcasses, bones, and traces of slaughter remain. SBS Aug 5, 2026 5:20 AM