SBS NEWS

Tear Gas Fired Right After "Mom, I'm Heading Home": A Turning Point That Escalated Paris Protests? Analyses suggest that police overreach in the early stages of the recent protests across France contributed to the intensification of the unrest. SBS Oct 20, 2026 1:46 PM

Warming-Induced Heavy Metal Leaks Leave Norwegian City Without Drinkable Tap Water Residents of Longyearbyen, the largest settlement in Norway's Svalbard archipelago, have been told not to drink their tap water due to heavy metal contamination linked to the melting permafrost. SBS Oct 20, 2026 12:02 PM

China Keeps Benchmark Interest Rates Unchanged for 17th Consecutive Month... 1-Year at 3.0%, 5-Year at 3.5% China's central bank, the People's Bank of China, announced today that it will maintain the 1-year LPR, which serves as the benchmark for general loans, at 3.0%, and the 5-year LPR, which serves as the benchmark for mortgage loans, at 3.5%. SBS Oct 20, 2026 11:32 AM

"A Single Hacker Successfully Hacks 100 Companies Using AI Agents" Citing a report by cybersecurity firm Norfoge, Reuters reported on the 19th local time that the victimized companies include agricultural machinery maker Deere & Company , home appliance firm SharkNinja, and engine manufacturer Cummins. SBS Oct 20, 2026 11:32 AM

Musk Announces Plan to Give Every American Child One Share of SpaceX Next Year Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, has announced a plan to distribute one share of SpaceX stock to every child in the United States next year. SBS Oct 20, 2026 11:11 AM

With Just Brief Instructions, "A Single Person Successfully Hacked 100 Companies" (File Photo: Yonhap News) A Chinese-speaking hacker has leveraged AI agents to hack into over 100 corporate websites worldwide over the past few weeks, according to local reports on October 19. SBS Oct 20, 2026 11:08 AM

CNN Veteran Christiane Amanpour to Depart After 43 Years, Sparking Speculation Over Timing broadcaster CNN, is leaving the network after 43 years. According to the Associated Press on the 19th , Amanpour released a statement saying she decided to leave CNN after months of deliberation. SBS Oct 20, 2026 11:03 AM

Can This Be Fixed? Instantly "Difficult" and "No Money to Spend"... France's Uncurable Ailment? Looters smashed store windows and stole goods indiscriminately, while the 143-year-old Limoges City Hall building was burned down. SBS Oct 20, 2026 10:43 AM

Chinese AI Tool Once Used Against S. Korean Financial Firms Hit Japanese Companies Too According to the Yomiuri Shimbun and NHK on October 20, an analysis by an information security subsidiary of the Japanese IT firm GMO Internet Group revealed that "ARTEX," a Chinese AI penetration testing tool used to diagnose system vulnerabilities, was employed in cyberattacks against Japanese companies and organizations. SBS Oct 20, 2026 10:36 AM

Employee Dashes Out of Counter and Thrashes Customer... But Gets Unexpected Reaction This is a donut shop in Taiwan. Suddenly, an employee leaps out from behind the counter and starts throwing punches wildly at a customer. SBS Oct 20, 2026 10:36 AM