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Rollercoaster KOSPI Shakes Retirement Pensions... Losses Pile Up Many people are saying that the volatility in the domestic stock market is too extreme, and because it has plummeted so much recently, even when it goes up, it doesn't feel like a recovery. SBS Aug 6, 2026 6:22 AM

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President Lee Calls for Swift Integration of Military Academies, Citing History of Coups President Lee Jae-myung has ordered the swift promotion of integrating the military service academies. SBS Aug 6, 2026 6:20 AM

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Police Seize Phones of Former Starbucks CEO and Executives in 9-Hour Raid Police have conducted a raid lasting over nine hours on the headquarters of Starbucks over the controversial "Tank Day" event. SBS Aug 6, 2026 6:17 AM

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Pro Baseball Suspended Entirely Due to Fainting Spectators... First Time Since COVID-19 Professional baseball games will be completely suspended for the time being due to the intense heat wave. SBS Aug 6, 2026 6:09 AM

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Today's Major News 1. Record Heatwave Fuels Surge in Heat-Related Illnesses, Power Outages Hit Amid Tropical Nights With heavy heatwave warnings remaining in effect for the Seoul metropolitan area and other regions today , power outages continued overnight. SBS Aug 6, 2026 6:06 AM

"Even a Typhoon Would Be Welcome": Ulju Farmers Hold Rain Ritual Amid Severe Drought "Pull water from the east, pull water from the west. Break through, break through, open the water gates." At 4:00 p.m. SBS Aug 6, 2026 5:27 AM

Unyielding Foreign Tourists in Hanbok: "Can't Give It Up, Even in the Heat" Still, it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Even if it's hot, I had to wear a Hanbok!" Elena, a 25-year-old visitor from Spain, said with a bright smile when met at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul on the afternoon of the 5th, a day when a severe heatwave warning was issued. SBS Aug 6, 2026 5:21 AM

Iranian President Admits It Is 'Very Difficult' to Communicate With Current Supreme Leader President Pezeshkian made the remarks on the 5th during a televised national address broadcast on state television to mark the second anniversary of his inauguration, as he recalled how the former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and others were killed by U.S. SBS Aug 6, 2026 4:36 AM

Europe Hit by Record Heatwave... Austria and Slovakia Set All-Time High Temperatures Austria's national meteorological service announced that 41.2°C was recorded in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg in the east on the 5th . SBS Aug 6, 2026 3:05 AM

Amazon's Self-Driving Taxi Zoox Starts Paid Operations in Las Vegas Zoox will officially begin charging passengers for rides in Las Vegas starting on the 10th , U.S. SBS Aug 6, 2026 2:58 AM