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Line 7 Train Breakdown Forces All Passengers Off at Boramae Station, Upbound Service Delayed today . Seoul Metro stated, "A train breakdown has occurred and we are currently preparing for a rescue connection," adding, "It will take time to restore normal service." A rescue connection refers to a normal train pushing a disabled train from behind to operate it. SBS Nov 1, 2026 2:20 PM

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"Have Your Husband Look After the Kid": Court Rules Supervisor's Pressure Constitutes Workplace Harassment A court has ruled that telling a subordinate employee who was trying to take annual leave, "Tell your husband to look after the child," constitutes workplace harassment. SBS Nov 1, 2026 2:19 PM

Paper Info Entry Goes Automated in Overhaul of Integrated R&D Information System The Ministry of Science and ICT announced today that it has implemented a comprehensive overhaul of IRIS's screen layout and user interface. SBS Nov 1, 2026 2:16 PM

Korea Exchange First Unveils List of 151 Low-PBR Firms, Including Hyundai Steel and Other Majors Worth Over 1 Trillion Won This move aims to pressure companies to boost their corporate value by publishing the list of low-PBR firms to shareholders and investors through a "naming and shaming" approach. SBS Nov 1, 2026 2:15 PM

First List of Low-PBR Firms Released: Will It Boost Corporate Value? Analysts Stress Plan Implementation Experts point out that follow-up measures beyond just releasing the list are necessary to encourage active corporate participation and strengthen efforts to boost corporate value. SBS Nov 1, 2026 2:14 PM

14 Suspects Free, But the Victim Trapped: The Plight of a Sex Crime Victim Stigmatized as a "Pre-Delinquent" Do you know what a "pre-delinquent juvenile" is? The SBS investigative program "Unwanteds" (hereinafter "The Unanswered Questions"), which aired yesterday , tracked the issues surrounding "pre-delinquent juveniles" and the "Juvenile Classification Review Board." Juveniles brought before courts under the designation of "pre-delinquent"—meaning they have not committed a crime yet but are deemed likely to do so—stood in front of the camera. SBS Nov 1, 2026 2:13 PM

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"If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies"... The Chilling Warning of Artificial Superintelligence "If anyone builds it, everyone dies." This sentence can feel chilling. Reminiscent of doomsday or apocalypse, these words were spoken by Eliezer Yudkowsky, a pioneer in AI alignment research (co-founder of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute in the U.S. SBS Nov 1, 2026 2:13 PM

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"Look Over There" Pointing Gesture Triggers Roar Above White House... Sparks Terror Scare Controversy U.S. President Donald Trump and the first lady appear holding children's hands at a White House Halloween party. SBS Nov 1, 2026 2:13 PM

"Puppet Mask Giving Out 'Drug Candy' Causes Uproar... What Happened in Hongdae on Halloween" Yesterday evening, police were dispatched after receiving a report stating that "a man wearing a character puppet mask from a popular foreign language learning app is handing out candies suspected of containing narcotics in Hongdae," but it was determined to be a false report. SBS Nov 1, 2026 2:12 PM

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"Could Do Nothing but Watch in Fear"... North Korea Behind $5.74 Billion Crypto Theft The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has officially confirmed that North Korea is behind the hacking of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, which resulted in the theft of a staggering amount of cryptocurrency exceeding 8 trillion won. SBS Nov 1, 2026 2:12 PM