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What Caused Yangsan's Extreme Heatwave? Perfect Conditions for Temperature Surge A hot and humid North Pacific high stagnated in the mid-lower layers of the atmosphere near South Korea, leading to a continuous inflow of hot and humid westerly and west-northwesterly winds along the edge of the high-pressure system in the lower layers. SBS Aug 2, 2026 1:58 PM

"Escaping Korean Market Is Smart": 7 Trillion Won Poured In, But 50 Trillion Won "Vaporized" in Two Months Domestic investors are flocking back to the U.S. stock market. However, it has been revealed that they suffered massive losses approaching 50 trillion won over the past two months. SBS Aug 2, 2026 1:56 PM

Fire at Yeoju Apartment Extinguished in About 10 Minutes with No Casualties Four residents evacuated on their own, resulting in no casualties. Responding to the report, fire authorities mobilized around 10 pieces of equipment, including pumper trucks, and approximately 40 firefighters, completely extinguishing the fire at around 12:10 PM. SBS Aug 2, 2026 1:50 PM

Severe Heatwave Prompts Activation of Level 2 Central Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters This marks the second time Level 2 of the countermeasures headquarters has been issued due to a heatwave, following the initial issuance in August 2023. SBS Aug 2, 2026 1:49 PM

Fire Breaks Out at Cement Plant Conveyor Belt in Yeongwol... Extinguished in About an Hour The fire occurred on an external conveyor belt of the plant, and firefighting authorities arrived at the scene about 10 minutes after receiving the report to conduct firefighting operations. SBS Aug 2, 2026 1:48 PM

Man in His 50s Found Dead Inside Steaming Car While Gathering Freshwater Snails At around 3:00 PM yesterday , an acquaintance discovered Mr. A, in his 50s, dead in a parking lot in Yeongdong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, and reported it to emergency services at 119. SBS Aug 2, 2026 1:43 PM

Crackdown on Illegal Loans and Burner Phones Accelerated... Outbound Call Suspension Shortened from 7 to 3 Days The FSS stated today that it is introducing the Burner Phone Zero system, which neutralizes the incoming call functions of burner phones by flooding them with unlimited outgoing calls, in order to swiftly neutralize burner phones, a typical tool for illegal lending and debt collection. SBS Aug 2, 2026 1:39 PM

Autonomous Surface Robot Developed to Clear Algae Using Only Sunlight The Korea Institute of Science and Technology announced today that a joint research team led by Principal Researcher Oh Hyung-seok from the Clean Energy Research Center, alongside Principal Researcher Kim Nam-dong from the Super-Performance Conducting Materials Research Center and Principal Researcher Cho Hye-sung from the Extreme Materials Research Center, has developed a solar-powered, autonomous algae-control surface robot that requires no external power supply or chemical transportation. SBS Aug 2, 2026 1:38 PM

Online Platform-Merchant Disputes Surge 2.2-Fold, Concentrated in Open Markets Like Coupang This represents a 2.2-fold increase compared to the same period last year . Consequently, the proportion of online platform disputes, which accounted for 18.4% of all fair trade-related dispute mediation applications last year, surged by about 10 percentage points to 28.3% in the first half. SBS Aug 2, 2026 1:36 PM

Report: Saudi Crown Prince Urged Trump to Hold Off on Iran Strikes Over Retaliation Fears President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman As U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly declared a suspension of strikes against Iran on the 1st, local time, reports emerged that Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had previously urged him to hold off. SBS Aug 2, 2026 1:34 PM