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Taiwan Raises 2026 Growth Forecast to 11.05% on AI Boom Local media reported that Taiwan's Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics projected in its latest economic outlook released today that this year's gross domestic product growth rate will reach 11.05%. SBS Aug 14, 2026 7:38 PM

Sweden to Lower Age of Criminal Responsibility from 15 to 14 Amid 'War on Crime' The Swedish government had previously pursued a plan to lower the lower limit of the age of criminal responsibility to 13, but withdrew it in June after passage through parliament became uncertain. SBS Aug 14, 2026 7:06 PM

Top LDP Executives to Push for Group Visit to Yasukuni Shrine... Called 'Unusual' Yasukuni Shrine honors about 2.46 million people who died in civil wars before and after the Meiji Restoration and numerous wars waged by Japanese imperialism. SBS Aug 14, 2026 7:05 PM

"Coward's Escape" Mocked Online: 'Trump Memes' Flood Social Media Iranian media outlets have heavily featured and ridiculed online memes following revelations that U.S. SBS Aug 14, 2026 7:03 PM

Simulation Warns of US Defeat Against China Due to Interceptor Missile Shortages The Heritage Foundation, a prominent US conservative think tank known for serving as a policy engine for the Trump administration, has raised concerns over dwindling US interceptor missile inventories, warning that the US could face a strategic defeat in a conflict with China. SBS Aug 14, 2026 6:42 PM

A Forest as Large as Yeouido in China's Silicon Valley? The Real Reason Xi Jinping Is Planting Trees in High-Tech Hubs 00:00 Intro 00:40 "Super-sized Forest" in China's Silicon Valley Managed by Drones 02:22 Even Freight Trucks Are EVs, Substations Moved Underground 03:05 Why Is China Going All-In on Eco-Friendliness? There is a saying in China: "To see China's past, go to Beijing; for its present, Shanghai; and for its future, Shenzhen." If the United States has Silicon Valley, China has Shenzhen. SBS Aug 14, 2026 5:53 PM

Brazilian Judge Suspended After Drinking Wine and Smoking During Video Trial A judge in Brazil has been suspended from his duties after he was caught drinking wine straight from the bottle and lighting a cigarette with a torch during a video court hearing. SBS Aug 14, 2026 5:48 PM

NATO Fighter Jets Shoot Down Another Drone Violating Latvian Airspace Latvian military authorities stated that the drone, which entered the airspace due to Russian electronic warfare, was intercepted over the eastern town of Balvi. SBS Aug 14, 2026 5:24 PM

Record-Breaking Downpour Hits Chiba, Japan... 8 Dead Record-breaking torrential rain pounded Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, Japan, from yesterday afternoon through early this morning. SBS Aug 14, 2026 5:18 PM

"Trump Secretly Struck Ecuadorian Fishing Boats, Evidence of Drug Ties Unclear" daily The Washington Post reported on the 13th, local time. A person familiar with the matter told the newspaper that the attacks were part of a classified operation approved by U.S. SBS Aug 14, 2026 5:04 PM