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"Shocking Results of Vomiting Blood and Enlarged Lungs Hidden": COVID-19 Treatment Approved, Administered to 93 Patients in "Human Experiment" Even though animal testing showed hamsters dying, vomiting blood, and suffering from severe pulmonary hypertrophy, a COVID-19 treatment that received clinical trial approval using data omitting these details was confirmed to have been actually administered to 93 patients. SBS Sep 16, 2026 11:33 AM

Dedicated Teacher Protection Officer Assigned to Special Education Teacher in Joo Ho-min Case... "Due to Strong Opposition" The special education teacher who has been on trial on charges of emotionally abusing the son of webtoon writer Joo Ho-min is set to receive one-on-one teachers' rights protection support from the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education. SBS Sep 16, 2026 11:10 AM

Court Rules North Korea Must Pay South Korean Government Over 44.6 Billion Won for Blowing Up Joint Liaison Office A South Korean court has ruled that North Korea must pay approximately 44.6 billion won in damages to the South Korean government for blowing up the Inter-Korean Joint Liaison Office. SBS Sep 16, 2026 10:53 AM

Prime Minister Han Sung-sook: "Discussing Phased Introduction of Abortion Pills for Pregnancies Up to 9 Weeks" Prime Minister Han emphasized, "If it is an issue that has long remained unresolved, we must find solutions suited to today's reality, and even for matters that repeat every year, we must find ways to progress further than last year. SBS Sep 16, 2026 10:45 AM

Court Orders North Korea to Pay Approx. 44.6 Billion Won to South Korean Government for Blowing Up Liaison Office A South Korean court has ruled that North Korea, which unilaterally blew up the Inter-Korean Joint Liaison Office, must pay approximately 44.6 billion won in damages to the South Korean government. SBS Sep 16, 2026 10:42 AM

Dog Attacks Resident Walking in Apartment Complex Requiring Surgery... Owner Claims Victim Approached First A bull terrier suddenly rushed at a whistleblower who was taking a walk inside an apartment complex. SBS Sep 16, 2026 10:25 AM

Man in His 20s Arrested for Stealing 500 Million Won Worth of Jewelry from Hypermarket at Night Wearing Raincoat The Incheon Namdong Police Station announced today that it has urgently arrested a man in his 20s, identified as A, on charges of nighttime burglary of a structure and theft, and has requested an arrest warrant. SBS Sep 16, 2026 10:24 AM

Japan Extradites and Arrests Two South Koreans for 2018 Attempted Robbery of 420 Million Won According to Kyodo News and other reports on September 16, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrested two South Korean men in their 20s and 30s on charges of attempted robbery, stemming from an incident in November 2018 in Taito Ward, Tokyo, where they attempted to steal cash from a Chinese man in his 30s. SBS Sep 16, 2026 10:16 AM

Handing Over Taxi Fare and Singing a Song... The Identity of the Man Who Comforted a Novice Worker Did you hear about a rookie office worker feeling upset who received comfort from an unknown singer? Recently, a story was posted on social media about a young professional, A, who failed to convert to a full-time employee. SBS Sep 16, 2026 10:07 AM

Tragedy of an Infant Who Never Crossed a Hospital Threshold Out of Fear of Arrest The biological mother was only 14 years old at the time. Having never received a single prenatal checkup throughout her pregnancy, she gave birth alone to a child fathered by her ex-boyfriend without even knowing the exact gestational age. SBS Sep 16, 2026 10:07 AM