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Roller Coaster Stalls Mid-Air... One Dead in Georgia Amusement Park Accident Local media outlet WSB TV reported that a roller coaster accident at an amusement park near Atlanta, Georgia, resulted in five casualties on the 12th local time. SBS Oct 13, 2026 11:26 AM

Iphones for 200 Won? Intense Discount Battle Begins Ahead of China's Biggest Shopping Festival According to the Chinese state-run English-language newspaper Global Times, major e-commerce firms including Alibaba's Taobao and Tmall, JD.com, and Douyin have successively kicked off preliminary promotional events ahead of Singles' Day on November 11. SBS Oct 13, 2026 11:24 AM

IMF Raises 2026 Global Growth Forecast to 3.1%, Citing AI Investment Boost In the World Economic Outlook report released on October 12 , the IMF projected this year's global economic growth at 3.1%, up 0.1 percentage points from its previous forecast in July. SBS Oct 13, 2026 11:23 AM

Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Halted After Trump Energy Deal Announcement; US Envoy Visits Put on Hold President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy U.S. President Donald Trump's surprise announcement of an energy deal with Russia has effectively brought the U.S.-mediated peace talks between Russia and Ukraine to a halt. SBS Oct 13, 2026 11:22 AM

Teen Girl Sexually Assaulted by 1.2-Meter Robot on German Street, Streamed Live on SNS A teenage girl was sexually assaulted by a robot on a German street in the middle of the night, with the incident broadcast live on social media. SBS Oct 13, 2026 11:19 AM

Trump Claims Russia and Ukraine Agreed to Energy Truce, Criticizes Houthis President Donald Trump campaigns in Ohio U.S. President Donald Trump has reiterated his claim that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an energy truce. SBS Oct 13, 2026 11:18 AM

"AI Could Hijack TVs and Fridges to Use as Hacking Strongholds" The red team researchers at Anthropic released a report on the 12th local time stating that AI models can replicate themselves onto low-spec home IoT devices—such as TVs, refrigerators, ovens, and robotic vacuums—and unlawfully occupy them without requiring the expensive graphics processing units found in large data centers. SBS Oct 13, 2026 10:27 AM

Chinese Economic Chief He Lifeng Meets 'Retired' Tim Cook, Emphasizes Deepened Cooperation According to Chinese state-run media outlets such as Xinhua News Agency on today , Vice Premier He met with Cook yesterday afternoon at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. SBS Oct 13, 2026 10:26 AM

Why Couldn't They Stop the Houthi Missile That Flew 1,000 Km? Saudi Arabia Launches Investigation The move appears to reflect a serious realization regarding the state of its air defense posture after a major civilian casualty incident occurred on the 10th, when a Houthi rebel attack on King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital of Riyadh left 13 people dead and over 300 injured. SBS Oct 13, 2026 10:25 AM

U.S. Stock Bull Market Marks 4th Anniversary... 6th Longest in History stock market bull market, driven by the artificial intelligence boom, marked its 4th anniversary on the 12th . SBS Oct 13, 2026 10:23 AM