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Morning Wide: Today's Major News 1. Power Outages Hit Various Areas Amid Tropical Nights; Heat Illness Patients Surge at Baseball Stadium Power outages occurred overnight as electricity consumption surged significantly. SBS Aug 5, 2026 6:06 AM

EU Holds Emergency Meeting Following Ceuta Crisis to Discuss Border Reinforcement and Prevention The European Union , facing heightened alarm over an influx of migrants following the mass border-crossing crisis in the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta in North Africa, held an emergency meeting of interior ministers on the 4th, local time. SBS Aug 5, 2026 5:50 AM

Cuba Records Record 1,415 Anti-Government Protests and Protests in July According to the Cuba Conflict Observatory , an anti-government non-profit organization, on the 4th local time, the number of anti-government protests both online and offline reached 1,415 during the month of July. SBS Aug 5, 2026 5:41 AM

Coupang Inc. Posts Record Operating Loss of 835 Billion Won in Q2 Despite Revenue Growth Following its transition to a deficit in the first quarter of this year in the wake of last year's personal data leak incident, Coupang Inc. SBS Aug 5, 2026 5:39 AM

Korea to Maintain Memory Leadership Through 2031... Nvidia's HBM Monopoly Expected to Ease Josephine Liu, an analyst at French market research firm Yole Group, shared this outlook on the 4th at the memory event "FMS 2026" held at the Santa Clara Convention Center in California, USA. SBS Aug 5, 2026 5:32 AM

"Severe Heat Warning Yet 29°C?"… Errors Found on Seoul Disaster Safety Electronic Boards It was found that citizens experienced inconvenience due to incorrect temperatures being displayed on some disaster safety electronic boards across Seoul yesterday , when the city's first severe heat warning took effect. SBS Aug 5, 2026 5:31 AM

"Where Will My Case Go?" Anxious Clients and Concerns Over Shoddy or Delayed Investigations An attorney at one law firm said, "There are many inquiries regarding the revised Criminal Procedure Act, but since it is something we have not experienced before, we are in a situation where we cannot give a definitive answer," adding, "Confusion is likely to continue for at least one to two years." With the implementation of the revised Criminal Procedure Act confirmed for October 2, anxiety among clients who have entrusted their cases to law firms is growing accordingly. SBS Aug 5, 2026 5:28 AM

Polish Swimmer Becomes First to Cross Baltic Sea in 160-Km Non-Stop Swim Kubkowski set off from Koseberga in southern Sweden on July 31 and arrived at the coast of Dziwnów in northwestern Poland at 8:00 PM on August 2 after swimming a distance of approximately 160 kilometers. SBS Aug 5, 2026 5:27 AM

Guatemala's Fuego Volcano Erupts, Sending Ash 6 Kilometers High Guatemala's Fuego Volcano, one of Central America's most active volcanoes, has erupted, prompting authorities to issue the highest red alert level across three neighboring provinces and evacuate about 1,000 residents. SBS Aug 5, 2026 5:23 AM

70-Year-Old Collapses from Heat Wave During Night Walk, Rescued According to the Dalseo Police Station in Daegu, a report was filed stating that 72-year-old A, who went out for a walk to Songhyeon Park at 11:40 PM on the 3rd, could not be reached, police said on the 4th. SBS Aug 5, 2026 5:22 AM