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Wreaths of Condolence Line Unexpected Places: Why Local Governments Are Struggling Wreaths, traditionally used to offer congratulations or condolences, are now frequently appearing at protest sites. SBS Aug 17, 2026 11:46 PM

Teenager Arrested for Smashing Open Kiosks in Helmet A teenager has been arrested by police for stealing cash from multiple unmanned stores. SBS Aug 17, 2026 11:36 PM

Prosecutors Seize Phone of Former National Office of Investigation Chief Park Sung-joo... Investigation Into Command Line Imminent The prosecution, investigating allegations of botched police handling of the Jang Yoon-ki case, has seized the work mobile phone of former National Office of Investigation Chief Park Sung-joo. SBS Aug 17, 2026 11:27 PM

Government's Administrative Order Fills Hospital Beds with Greater Seoul Patients: What About Local Patients? During the COVID-19 pandemic, we came across an unfamiliar term: "administrative order." As critically ill COVID-19 patients surged, the government wielded these administrative orders like a magic wand, pushing the medical front lines to the brink of collapse. SBS Aug 17, 2026 10:20 PM

Stealing Secrets and Eavesdropping on Communications: Arrested Suspects Turn Out to Be Retired Chinese Military Personnel Chinese nationals who eavesdropped on flight control communications at a South Korean military air base and gathered military intelligence from a U.S. SBS Aug 17, 2026 10:20 PM

"Come quickly!" "The baby!!"… Swept away in just "30 seconds" despite no heavy rain Around 9 a.m. on the 8th, a valley in Inje-gun, Gangwon Province. In less than 30 seconds, the peaceful valley's water level rose up to shoulder height. SBS Aug 17, 2026 10:20 PM

1 Dead After Landslide Hits Apartment in Geoje Amid Torrential Rains; National Fire Mobilization Order Issued In Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, where extreme torrential rains of over 100 millimeters per hour battered the area overnight, a landslide struck an apartment building, leaving one resident dead and two others with minor injuries. SBS Aug 17, 2026 10:20 PM

Uijeongbu Eulji University Hospital, Northern Gyeonggi's Largest, to Open on 29th A general hospital, the largest in northern Gyeonggi Province, has been established in Uijeongbu and will begin treating patients on the 29th. SBS Aug 17, 2026 10:19 PM

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Supreme Court Rules Hospital Must Compensate Patient for Bowel Dysfunction After Spine Surgery The Supreme Court's Third Division, presided over by Justice Lee Sook-yeon, recently overturned a lower court ruling that had dismissed the damages lawsuit filed by a patient, identified as A, against a hospital operator, identified as B, and sent the case back to the Seoul High Court. SBS Aug 17, 2026 10:04 PM