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"Heat Wave Warning Outside, 1,500 Degrees Inside": Workers Battle Blast Furnaces 4 in the No. 2 Ironmaking Plant of POSCO's Gwangyang Works in Geumho-dong, Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province, on the 29th. SBS Jul 30, 2026 5:30 AM

50 Households Still Living in 44-Year-Old Changwon Apartment Despite Use Restrictions and Bans On the 29th, Bongam Apartment in Bongam-dong, Masanhwewol-gu, Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, truly showed the full passage of its 44 years since completion. SBS Jul 30, 2026 5:29 AM

No More Car Camping: Pyeongchang's Daegwallyeong Blocks Long-Term Parking with Stakes and Structures Daegwallyeong, including the former eastbound and westbound Daegwallyeong Rest Areas on the Yeongdong Expressway, is a premier summer resort where it is cool enough to wear jackets or sleep under blankets even on midsummer nights and at dawn. SBS Jul 30, 2026 5:27 AM

Gang Indicted for Conducting 10 Retaliatory Acts Nationwide by Pouring Starch Syrup and Spray-Painting Some members of a gang that committed retaliatory crimes across the country have been arrested and indicted. SBS Jul 30, 2026 5:25 AM

Targeting High-Profit Capital Gains: Government Weighs Temporary Selling Incentives For capital gains tax, the focus is expected to shift toward properties with massive capital gains rather than simply high-priced homes, while comprehensive real estate holding taxes are strongly being considered for application at the multi-homeowner tax rate level starting from market values of around 4.6 billion won. SBS Jul 30, 2026 5:24 AM

Warsh: 'No Soft Inflation Target... Only the 2% Target Exists' U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh emphasized the Fed's 2 percent inflation target on Tuesday, local time, stating, "There is no soft inflation target." Speaking at a press conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting that day, Warsh said, "High inflation over the past five years has left some households, businesses, and market participants with a hard-to-shake, mistaken impression that the Fed's implicit inflation target is higher than 2 percent." He added, "There is no soft inflation target." "Not on this Committee's watch," he continued. SBS Jul 30, 2026 5:03 AM

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Total Abolition of Prosecutors' Supplementary Investigation Power Put to Plenary Session Today... What Are the Key Contents of the Amendment? An amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act that completely eliminates prosecutors' supplementary investigation powers is scheduled to be submitted to the plenary session today led by the pan-ruling bloc. SBS Jul 30, 2026 4:54 AM

President Lee Says South Korea-Chile FTA Must Evolve to Fit Changing Environment, Emphasizes Critical Mineral Cooperation Accordingly, President Lee emphasized that both South Korea and Chile should reactivate the Joint Committee on Free Trade, promote discussions to modernize the agreement, and elevate the level of economic cooperation by strengthening supply chain cooperation. SBS Jul 30, 2026 4:47 AM

President Lee Jae-myung Arrives in Chile to Discuss Strengthening Cooperation, Including FTA President Lee Jae-myung, currently on a tour of the United States and South America, has arrived in Santiago, the capital of Chile, as the third stop of his trip. SBS Jul 30, 2026 4:46 AM

Israeli Military Chief Says 'War Not Over, Will Push Deeper Into Lebanon If Needed' Amid the de facto resumption of military clashes between the United States and Iran, Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces Eyal Zamir has stated that the military is ready to continue the war across all fronts. SBS Jul 30, 2026 4:06 AM