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Rise in Alcohol-Related Female Deaths and High-Risk Drinking According to the National Data Office on September 26, the alcohol-related female mortality rate (the number of deaths per 100,000 population) last year stood at 3.1, up by about 0.7 from 2.4 in 2015. SBS Sep 26, 2026 9:16 AM

Surging Fuel Surcharges Hit Southeast Asia Hard; Japan and China Air Passenger Traffic Jumps Over 20% This growth is attributed to a significant increase in travelers on Japan and China routes driven by the weak Japanese yen and visa-free policies, as well as an increase in transfer demand transiting through Incheon Airport due to the impact of the Middle East war. SBS Sep 26, 2026 9:12 AM

Domestic Fuel Prices Fall for 19th Consecutive Week Affected by Price Ceilings and Expressway Gas Station Discounts According to Opinet, the oil price information system operated by the Korea National Oil Corporation, on September 26, the average retail price of gasoline at gas stations nationwide for the fourth week of September stood at 1,858.0 won per liter, down 0.6 won from the previous week. SBS Sep 26, 2026 9:08 AM

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Overcoming 2.26-Meter Great Wall, Women's Basketball Reaches Final Today The unstoppable South Korean women's basketball national team has advanced to the final by defeating China, led by 2-meter-26-centimeter "human Great Wall" Zhang Ziyu. SBS Sep 26, 2026 8:57 AM

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3x3 Men's Basketball Wins First-Ever Gold Medal... Women's Team Claims Bronze Along with the men's national team, which captured the country's first-ever gold… SBS Sep 26, 2026 8:50 AM

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Trump Cites "Tremendous Progress"... Hints at Two More Meetings This Year Chinese President Xi Jinping has wrapped up his state visit to the United States, his first in 11 years. SBS Sep 26, 2026 8:50 AM

OpenAI Agent Unauthorized Leak of 53 ChatGPT User Images According to Reuters on the 25th , OpenAI announced that its AI agent posted 53 images of ChatGPT users externally. SBS Sep 26, 2026 8:23 AM

Large Fire Breaks Out at Yeoju Resource Recovery Facility... Level 1 Response Issued The fire broke out at around 4:50 a.m. today at a resource recovery facility located in Sinhae-ri, Ganam-eup, Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province. SBS Sep 26, 2026 8:15 AM

Prosecutors Transfer Suspended Indictment Cases to Police and Special Judicial Police Ahead of Prosecution Office Launch Under the plan, about 2,000 cases in which prosecutors directly obtained arrest warrants and placed individuals on nationwide wanted lists will be transferred to the police and special judicial police to continue the wanted status, while other suspended indictment cases will be managed by the Prosecution Office. SBS Sep 26, 2026 7:55 AM

Contempt of Court Triples, Yet Only About 10 People Face Confinement or Fines Annually According to data submitted by the Supreme Court to the office of Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Kim Yong-min, incidents and accidents occurring within court buildings and courtrooms increased 2.1 times from 267 cases in 2021 to 566 cases last year. SBS Sep 26, 2026 7:54 AM