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KOSPI Plummets 4% to Close in 6,500 Range... KOSDAQ Also Drops for Third Straight Day The KOSPI fell back into a decline after three days, sliding into the 6,500 range. SBS Sep 2, 2026 4:09 PM

Handball Legends Join 'Kick a Goal' for Special Cup Competition SBS "Kick a Goal" is teaming up with South Korean handball legends to launch its first-ever handball cup. SBS Star Sep 2, 2026 4:08 PM

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Car Crashes Into Gas Station in Sydney After Sudden Swerve... Pedestrian Survives by Just 1 Meter On August 28, a vehicle crashed into a gas station in Sydney, Australia. Just moments before the impact, CCTV footage captured a man narrowly dodging the speeding car. SBS Sep 2, 2026 4:05 PM

Revision of Trafficking Indicators to Prevent Exploitation of Foreign Crew Members This revised amendment was prepared in collaboration with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries to reflect the recommendation made by the U.S. SBS Sep 2, 2026 4:03 PM

Late Poet Kim Nam-ju Cleared in Retrial of S. Korean National Liberation Front Case After 46 Years The late poet Kim Nam-ju, who served prison time after joining the preparatory committee for the South Korean National Liberation Front , has been acquitted in a retrial 46 years later. SBS Sep 2, 2026 3:59 PM

Choo Mi-ae Says Gyeonggi Fiscal Crisis Not Lee Jae-myung's Fault, Blames Kim Dong-yeon's Expansionary Fiscal Policy Responding to a question from People Power Party lawmaker Yoon Jong-young during a questioning session on provincial administration at the 2nd plenary meeting of the 393th extraordinary session of the Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly today , Governor Choo said, "The 8th popular election administration issued local bonds five times in a short period in addition to using funds, which is very unusual." In response to a follow-up question asking whether President Lee Jae-myung and former Governor Kim Dong-yeon bore responsibility, she answered, "President Lee reduced the inherited debt of about 70 billion won, so he bears no responsibility. SBS Sep 2, 2026 3:46 PM

"If Yong Hye-in Steps Down, PPP Subsidies Increase"... Calculating the Numbers [Fact Check] Controversy in the political sphere continues surrounding the 1.1 billion won in state party subsidies for the Basic Income Party. SBS Sep 2, 2026 3:46 PM

UN Acknowledges It Is Impossible to Achieve 1.5-Degree Climate Goal According to a climate change report released by the United Nations Environment Programme on the 2nd , the increase in global temperatures is highly likely to exceed the 1.5-degree target within the next few years. SBS Sep 2, 2026 3:43 PM

People Power Party Leader Jang Dong-hyeok Raises Suspicion of Drinking Party Involving Former Senior Secretary Kim Yong-beom, Calls It 'ETF Gate' of Lee Jae-myung Administration People Power Party Leader Jang Dong-hyeok has raised suspicions regarding a drinking party involving former Cheong Wa Dae Policy Chief Kim Yong-beom, labeling the situation as the "ETF Gate of the Lee Jae-myung administration." During a press conference held at the National Assembly on the morning of September 2, Leader Jang explained the reasons why a special counsel investigation into ETFs is necessary. SBS Sep 2, 2026 3:42 PM

Ahead of Asian Games, Ji So-yun Wins Complete Victory in Legal Battle With Ex-Chelsea Agent On August 20th of last month, Civil Division 33 of the Seoul High Court (Presiding Judge Lee Chang-hyung) dismissed the appeal filed by Ji's former agent, surnamed Kim. SBS Sep 2, 2026 3:40 PM