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Funded with Taxes, Operating a 'Hot-Place' Cafe Under Personal Name While Neglecting Temple Stays While leaving facilities built with taxpayers' money vacant is a problem in itself, some places are taking profits by running private-name cafes while pushing temple stays to the back burner. SBS Aug 5, 2026 11:26 PM

Disaster-Level Heatwave Hits South Korea... Cumulative Heat-Related Deaths Reach 21 The fact that professional baseball schedules have been completely suspended symbolically shows just how severe this summer's heatwave is, reaching disaster levels. SBS Aug 5, 2026 11:12 PM

Farming Fields Reach 60°C Amid Deadly Heatwaves: Drones Deployed to Warn Farmers The persistent heatwave is continuing to claim lives. Over the past two days—yesterday and the day before—five people died in rural areas alone. SBS Aug 5, 2026 10:28 PM

Air Conditioners Blazing Amid Heavy Use... Tropical Nights Lead to Blackouts and Sleepless Nights It is weather that is truly impossible to endure without air conditioners or fans. SBS Aug 5, 2026 10:27 PM

"My Sweat Won't Cool Down," Players Plead... KBO Halts All Games as Fans Collapse from Heat Extreme heatwaves approaching 40 degrees Celsius have blanketed the entire country. SBS Aug 5, 2026 10:27 PM

"Even Adults Used to Swim Here"... Valleys Completely Dried Up With intense heatwaves starting last week and weeks of no rain, drought damage is spreading across the Busan and Gyeongnam regions. SBS Aug 5, 2026 10:27 PM

July Recorded Highest Ever Overnight Low Temperatures... "No Relief Even at Night" The Korea Meteorological Administration has released its nationwide temperature statistics for July. SBS Aug 5, 2026 10:27 PM

Built with Taxpayer Money, Closed for Five Years: The Reality of Templestay Facilities Following our comprehensive analysis of this year's budget, SBS has been running a series of reports examining whether public funds—ranging from government employee training to forest fire recovery projects—are being properly utilized. SBS Aug 5, 2026 10:27 PM

Starbucks Subject to First Raid Over 'Tank Day' Controversy Amid Suspicions of Flawed Internal Audit Police investigating allegations that Starbucks mocked those who contributed to the May 18 Democratization Movement through its "Tank Day" event have conducted a raid on Starbucks Korea's headquarters. SBS Aug 5, 2026 10:27 PM

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