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Gang Impersonates Police, Attacks Online Gambling Operator and Robs Cash The Daejeon Seobu Police Station announced today that it has transferred six individuals, including a man in his 30s surnamed A, to the prosecutors' office under detention on charges of robbery resulting in injury. SBS Aug 21, 2026 9:24 PM

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Under-18 Men's Basketball Team Advances to Semifinals and Secures World Cup Berth Led by 'Twins' The under-18 men's national basketball team has advanced to the semifinals of the Asian Cup with a commanding victory over Taiwan. SBS Aug 21, 2026 9:11 PM

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An Se-young Advanced to World Championships Semifinals for Fourth Consecutive Time with Unstoppable Nine-Point Streak World badminton powerhouse An Se-young has secured her spot in the semifinals of the World Championships for the fourth consecutive time. SBS Aug 21, 2026 9:08 PM

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Oh and Cho Score Their First Goals of the Season with Headers South Korean national football team forwards Oh Hyeon-gyu and Cho Gue-sung have both scored their first goals of the season in European club competition playoffs. SBS Aug 21, 2026 9:06 PM

Jung Jae-hoon and Kim Seung-min Share Co-Lead Amid Bad Weather in Round 2 of KPGA Dongah Memberships Open Playing on the Sol Course at SolatCC in Taean, South Chungcheong Province, for the second round on August 21, Jung started from the 10th hole and played 8 holes through the 17th hole , making 2 birdies to reach 12-under par with a partial score of 91 before play was suspended due to darkness. SBS Aug 21, 2026 8:56 PM

IT Technician Jailed for Stealing 220,000 Photos of Female Teachers to Create Deepfakes Across 19 Schools An IT equipment maintenance worker who stole personal photos and videos from the PCs of female teachers and other school staff in the Busan area over several years to produce and store sexually explicit deepfake materials has been sentenced to prison. SBS Aug 21, 2026 8:47 PM

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False Case Closure Followed by 'Disabled' Label: Family Outraged Over 'Killing Us Twice' The police are facing controversy after listing Jang Mi-ran, whose whereabouts have been unknown for over three months amid suspicions of a "false case closure," as a person with disabilities in a missing persons alert despite her having no such condition. SBS Aug 21, 2026 8:42 PM

Record El Niño Approaching... "2027 Could Be 'Hottest Year Ever'" Adam Scaife, head of long-range forecasting at the UK Met Office, told the BBC on the 20th local time that he has "never seen such a strong El Niño signal." He emphasized that if this El Niño is compounded by the impacts of human-induced climate change, 2027 is highly likely to become the hottest year on record. SBS Aug 21, 2026 8:42 PM

Maximum Oil Price Cap Frozen Again: Gasoline at 1,784 Won, Diesel at 1,773 Won With the application of this 9th round of pricing, the maximum petroleum price system—first implemented on March 13—will exceed six months since its introduction. SBS Aug 21, 2026 8:42 PM

An Se-young Advances to World Championships Semifinals After Defeating China's Han Yue On August 21 , world number one An Se-young comfortably defeated world number five Han Yue of China 2-0 in just 40 minutes during the women's singles quarterfinals of the 2026 Badminton World Federation World Championships held in New Delhi, India. SBS Aug 21, 2026 8:38 PM