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Sul Kyung-gu Praises Co-Star Ryu Jun-yeol in 'Mousetrap': "He's Such a Cute Junior" Actors Sul Kyung-gu and Ryu Jun-yeol of the new Netflix series "Mousetrap" shared their thoughts on starring together for the first time. SBS Star Aug 20, 2026 1:03 PM

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"New Daiso Products Turned Into Used Goods?" The Truth Behind a Viral Social Media Video Recently, a video showing a bizarre way of stealing shoes became a hot topic on social media. SBS Aug 20, 2026 12:59 PM

Ahn Gyu-back: "North Korea Estimated to Have 80 to 120 Nuclear Weapons, Exact Figures Restricted" Minister of National Defense Ahn Gyu-back stated regarding North Korea's nuclear weapon stockpiles, "We generally estimate them to be around 80 to 120, but mentioning an exact figure is quite restricted." Attending the National Assembly's National Defense Committee today, Minister Ahn made the remark in response to a question from People Power Party lawmaker Seong Il-jong asking, "What is the government's own assessment of how many nuclear weapons North Korea has developed?" Regarding U.S. SBS Aug 20, 2026 12:59 PM

Special Prosecutor Lee Tae-han to Sequentially Visit Ministry of Justice, Supreme Prosecutors' Office, and National Police Agency Special Prosecutor Lee Tae-han, tasked with investigating the June 3 local election ballot shortage and other related cases, is set to make successive courtesy visits to the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, and the National Police Agency. SBS Aug 20, 2026 12:58 PM

"Take Away Your Old Appliances": Large Electronics and Appliances Standardized to 11 Items The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment will announce the legislative notice for amendments to the Enforcement Rules of the Wastes Control Act and the Act on the Resource Circulation of Electrical and Electronic Appliances and Products from tomorrow until October 1. SBS Aug 20, 2026 12:56 PM

Illegal Filming Sites Operated Like Businesses: Up to 1.2 Billion Won in Annual Criminal Profits Per Site The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, the Korea Communications Commission, and the Korean National Police Agency released the results of an analysis based on 34,628 illegal filming distribution sites identified during the process of supporting victims of digital sex crimes over the past eight years, alongside 27 police investigations conducted over the past five years. SBS Aug 20, 2026 12:53 PM

Cell Phone Was On When Missing Report Was Filed... Unlocking Call Records According to the Jeju Provincial Police Agency on August 20, a review of communication records for the missing Jang Mi-ran showed no record of a phone call between Police Officer A, who received the initial missing person report last May, and Jang. SBS Aug 20, 2026 12:51 PM

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Absurd 'Landslide' Debate Erupts... "Then Is This a Field?" In Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, where a landslide claimed one life, a debate has broken out over whether the disaster actually qualifies as a landslide. SBS Aug 20, 2026 12:51 PM

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"I Want to Take Voluntary Retirement": Samsung's 1990s-Born Employees Packing Up After Collecting Hundreds of Millions of Won At Samsung Electronics, voluntary retirement—which has traditionally centered around veteran employees with high seniority—is now seeing instances of employees born in the 1990s stepping forward to leave voluntarily. SBS Aug 20, 2026 12:51 PM

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Scattered Thundershowers; Seoul's Apparent Temperature at 32°C It is sweltering again today. Heat wave warnings and advisories remain in effect for the Chungcheong provinces, southern regions, and Jeju Island. SBS Aug 20, 2026 12:48 PM