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Another Verdict Opens Door to Reinstatement for Freelance Weathercaster Amid Oh Yo-anna Case A freelance weathercaster previously suspected of workplace harassment against the late MBC weathercaster Oh Yo-anna has been given a pathway to reinstatement at MBC. SBS Aug 27, 2026 2:44 PM

A Decade Lost in Alcohol: The Changes That Began When He Put Down the Glass ○ Morning Club Parties with Coffee Instead of Alcohol (Broadcasted on August 15, 2026) On the other hand, there are cases where people who used to live immersed in alcohol found a new sense of satisfaction in a life without it. SBS Aug 27, 2026 2:32 PM

Incheon Sports Council's Administrative Error Dashes Athletes' National Sports Festival Hopes According to the Incheon Sports Council today , the women's soft tennis team under the council's corporate athletic division will not be able to participate in the upcoming National Sports Festival to be held in Jeju this coming October. SBS Aug 27, 2026 2:22 PM

News Briefing: Major News of the Day... 9 South Koreans Still Uncontactable in Nepal's Great Flood 1. Authorities in Nepal and China have announced that at least 160 people have been confirmed dead following massive floods and landslides in the border region between Nepal and China that have shocked the world. SBS Aug 27, 2026 2:14 PM

DNA of Police Officer Arrested for Falsely Closing Missing Persons Cases Found in Police Station Women's Restroom The DNA of a police officer, identified as Inspector A, who was arrested on charges of falsely closing a missing person case in Jeju, has been detected in the women's restroom of the police station where he worked. SBS Aug 27, 2026 1:50 PM

Trials for Cho Sung-hyun, Hong Jang-won Indicted by Comprehensive Special Counsel Set to Begin Next Month Seoul Central District Court Criminal Settlement Division 38-2 (Presiding Judges Jeong Su-yeong, Choi Yeong-gak, and Jang Sung-jin) will hold the first preparatory hearing for the trial of former Deputy Director Hong and former Director Cho Taeyong, who were indicted on charges including engaging in important missions of insurrection, at 11:00 AM on the 30th of next month. SBS Aug 27, 2026 1:46 PM

Tests on Chinese Kimchi and Cabbage Show No Formaldehyde Found in All 82 Samples The items tested by the ministry comprised 50 cases of kimchi, 29 cases of fresh cabbage, and 3 cases of salted cabbage. SBS Aug 27, 2026 1:44 PM

Kim Se-ui Denies Defamation Charges Over Cho Kuk's Son in Court During the first trial hearing held under Judge Choi Ji-yeon of Criminal Division 9 at the Seoul Central District Court, Kim's defense attorney stated, "We deny all of the charges in the indictment." Kang Yong-seok, who was indicted alongside Kim, stated that he has currently filed for a transfer of jurisdiction and will state his position on the charges after a decision is reached. SBS Aug 27, 2026 1:42 PM

Trial Begins for Daughter of Ex-Special Prosecutor Park Young-soo Over Preferential Apartment Allocation in Daejang-dong; Denies Charges The daughter of former Special Prosecutor Park Young-soo, who was indicted on charges of receiving preferential allocation of an apartment in Daejang-dong, has denied the charges during her first trial hearing. SBS Aug 27, 2026 1:39 PM

Anti-Corruption Commission Inspects 520,000 Cases of Illicit Public Funds; 129.6 Billion Won Recovered Last Year The commission stated that disciplinary and corrective actions were taken on a total of 141,781 cases last year, resulting in the recovery of 1.296 trillion won (Note: 129.6 billion won). SBS Aug 27, 2026 1:33 PM