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At Least 51 Dead in Nigeria Boat Capsize..."Mostly Children" Ibrahim Musa, a former local councilor in the area, told AFP, "We have buried 46 people so far, and just recovered five bodies from the river." The accident boat was reportedly carrying people going to work on farms from Gorau village in the Goronyo area of Sokoto State that day. SBS Aug 21, 2026 4:03 AM

Bitcoin Surpasses $70,000 Amid Green Light for Deregulation Bill Treasury's buyback of government bonds and pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to pass deregulation legislation. SBS Aug 21, 2026 4:00 AM

US Sanctions 10 Individuals Over Funding Network for Pro-Iran Group Hezbollah Department of the Treasury building The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control announced on the 20th that it has designated 10 individuals belonging to a funding movement network for Lebanon's pro-Iran militant group Hezbollah as sanctions targets. SBS Aug 21, 2026 3:59 AM

Prof. Hwang Yong-seok and Constitutional Court Decision on SBS 'Unanswered Questions' Win Cheol-woo Press Law Award The Korean Society for Media Law and Ethics has selected a paper by Konkuk University Department of Media and Communication Professor Hwang Yong-seok and the Constitutional Court's decision on the "SBS 'Unanswered Questions' Child Abuse Victim Broadcast Case" as the winners of the 25th Cheol-woo Press Law Award. SBS Aug 21, 2026 3:38 AM

Blackouts Hit 4 Apartment Complexes in Dajeong-dong and Saerom-dong, Sejong Due to Temporary Line Malfunction today . According to the Korea Electric Power Corporation , the blackout was caused by a temporary power line anomaly in the Dajeong-dong and Saerom-dong areas. SBS Aug 21, 2026 3:36 AM

City Bus and SUV Collide in Cheongju... One in Cardiac Arrest today , a traffic accident occurred involving a city bus and an SUV on a road in Singi-ri, Buk-myeon, Cheongju. SBS Aug 21, 2026 3:36 AM

Drunk Driver Crashes SUV into Tow Truck on Seohaean Expressway in Buan, North Jeolla Province Late last night at around 11:10 PM, an SUV crashed into a 30-ton specialized tow truck that was preparing to transport a broken-down vehicle near the Julpo Interchange on the Seoul-bound Seohaean Expressway in Julpo-myeon, Buan-gun, North Jeolla Province. SBS Aug 21, 2026 3:36 AM

Israel Suddenly Opens Bidding for West Bank Settlement That Would Divide Region in Two The E1 zone is a 12-square-kilometer tract of land nestled between East Jerusalem and Ma'ale Adumim, a major Jewish settlement in the West Bank. SBS Aug 21, 2026 2:48 AM

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Cheong Wa Dae Leaning Toward Rejecting Son Bong-ki's Nomination; Kim Sung-su Expected to Be Accepted Cheong Wa Dae is reportedly leaning toward rejecting the nomination of Senior Judge Son Bong-ki, whom Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae nominated to succeed former Supreme Court Justice Noh Tae-ak. SBS Aug 21, 2026 2:05 AM

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Two Months Wasted Before Massive Search Deployment in Missing Person Case The case of Jang Mi-ran, who went missing in Jeju last May, was closed by the detective in charge, who claimed to have made contact with Jang. SBS Aug 21, 2026 1:59 AM