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Man in His 60s Dies After Being Electrocuted While Repairing Electric Fence in Hamyang Cabbage Field A man in his 60s has died after being electrocuted while installing an electric fence to keep out wild animals in a cabbage field in Hamyang, Gyeongsangnam-do. SBS Jul 17, 2026 2:13 PM

K-Pop Album Exports Hit Record High in First Half of 2026, Strong Momentum Expected to Continue According to import and export trade statistics from the Korea Customs Service, album exports from January to June totaled 257.478 million dollars, or approximately 382.3 billion won. SBS Jul 17, 2026 2:13 PM

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South Korea Considers Restricting SNS Access for Children Under 14 As many countries around the world introduce policies to prevent teenagers from becoming overly immersed in social media, the South Korean government has also begun reviewing regulatory measures. SBS Jul 17, 2026 2:12 PM

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Monsoon Rain Continues Throughout Holiday Weekend; High Humidity and Heat Persist Monsoon rain is expected to continue throughout this Constitution Day holiday weekend. SBS Jul 17, 2026 12:44 PM

Foreign Ministry Cancels Selection of Former Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung's Daughter for Job Opening; All Applicants to Be Re-evaluated The Foreign Ministry previously concluded through an internal audit that Shim was an applicant who did not meet the requirements specified in the job posting and should not have passed the document screening stage in the first place. SBS Jul 17, 2026 12:43 PM

Passenger Ferry Sinks with Over 70 People Aboard; 1 Dead, 24 Missing According to reports from AP and AFP on July 17 , the ferry KM Nurul Salsa sank on July 15 in waters 73 km away from Selayar Island in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. SBS Jul 17, 2026 12:43 PM

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"Shocking Content Expected": Trump to Deliver Address to the Nation Today With the midterm elections about four months away, U.S. President Donald Trump is set to deliver an address to the nation shortly at 10:00 a.m. SBS Jul 17, 2026 12:43 PM

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Men Died, But Kim So-young Claims, "My Dreams Were Shattered Because My Identity Was Revealed" It has been revealed that Kim So-young, who is currently on trial for the "Gangbuk Motel Serial Drug Murder" case, claimed in a written statement submitted to the court that "my dreams were shattered because my identity was revealed." According to lawyer Nam Eon-ho, who represents the bereaved families of the victims, Kim wrote in a recent handwritten statement submitted to the court, "I wanted to learn the business under my mother, but my dreams were shattered after my identity was made public." Kim also wrote about plans for after serving the sentence, stating, "I intend to work in delivery or similar jobs once I finish my sentence so as not to be a burden to my mother." Kim is charged with injuring four men by giving them drug-laced drinks starting in August of last year, and killing two other men using the same method in late January and early February of this year. SBS Jul 17, 2026 12:43 PM

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Trump Claims China Interfered in 2020 Election; Fact-Check Teams Respond U.S. President Donald Trump claimed in a national address at 10:00 a.m. today that China interfered in the 2020 U.S. SBS Jul 17, 2026 12:42 PM

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Song Young-gil and Kim Yong Granted Exception for Party Convention Candidacy The Democratic Party's Supreme Council has decided to allow Representative Song Young-gil and former Institute for Democracy Vice Director Kim Yong to run in the party convention by granting them an exception regarding their eligibility, which had been in dispute due to unpaid party dues. SBS Jul 17, 2026 12:40 PM