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US Adaptation of Squid Game Canceled? Reports Suggest Project Halted It appears that the production of the U.S. spin-off of Netflix's globally popular original series "Squid Game" has effectively been halted. SBS Aug 9, 2026 1:22 PM

Biden's Son Says Former U.S. President Struggling Painfully with Metastatic Cancer President Joe Biden Former U.S. President Joe Biden is battling metastatic prostate cancer in severe pain, according to his younger son, Hunter Biden. SBS Aug 9, 2026 12:44 PM

State of Emergency Declared Over Canadian Wildfires... Evacuation Orders Issued for 20,000 Residents Evacuation orders have been issued for approximately 20,000 residents as multiple wildfires rapidly spread across the western Canadian province of British Columbia. SBS Aug 9, 2026 12:18 PM

Saudi Arabia Reports Fire at Aramco's Jizan Refinery, Extinguished by Firefighters There were no casualties resulting from the fire, and the cause of the fire or the scale of the facility damage has not yet been disclosed. SBS Aug 9, 2026 12:06 PM

Animal Blood Used in Human Patients? Suspicions Raised Over Unethical Transfusion Experiments at Japanese Medical Schools During Sino-Japanese War Suspicions have been raised that various medical schools in Japan before and during the Second Sino-Japanese War conducted unethical experiments on patients, including children, by injecting animal blood or incompatible blood types, in an effort to support the accumulation of medical knowledge for the Japanese military. SBS Aug 9, 2026 11:55 AM

US Weapon Stockpiles Drained in Iran Conflict, Raising Concerns Over Vulnerability of US Forces in Korea Foreign media outlets have reported that Russia and China are closely monitoring the United States as its weapon stockpiles have been depleted to a "worrying level" due to the conflict with Iran. SBS Aug 9, 2026 11:26 AM

Japanese Rugby Player Dies of Heatstroke After Running Drill in 35°C Heat According to his club, the Kyuden Voltex, Vueti recently transferred from the first-tier team Tokyo Sungoliath and joined the squad on July 23. SBS Aug 9, 2026 11:24 AM

State of Emergency Declared Over Canadian Wildfires... Evacuation Orders Issued for 20,000 Residents As wildfires simultaneously spread across the western Canadian province of British Columbia, evacuation orders have been issued for approximately 20,000 residents. SBS Aug 9, 2026 11:02 AM

FIFA Refutes Allegations of Special Privileges for President Infantino's Romantic Partner as "Unproven, False Claims" In a statement released today , FIFA said, "It is becoming increasingly clear that there is a coordinated and persistent attempt to undermine FIFA and its president," adding, "These allegations are nothing more than unproven or outright false claims." FIFA also stated, "The president was democratically elected by member associations and continues to carry out his duties under that mandate," and emphasized, "What cannot be achieved through democratic procedures should not be pursued through allegations, insinuations, and misinformation." Previously, the British daily The Telegraph reported that President Infantino had an inappropriate relationship with a female employee while serving as the general secretary of the Union of European Football Associations . SBS Aug 9, 2026 10:49 AM

"US Patriot Inventory Falls Below 1,700... US Forces Korea Could Become Vulnerable" inventory of Patriot missiles, a core air defense system, has fallen below 1,700 units as military resources have been depleted due to conflicts such as the war with Iran. SBS Aug 9, 2026 10:40 AM