August 3, 2026
Stories from this day
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Issues · 1 min readHow Korea's ruling party actually picks its leader
Regional round 'wins' are rolling reveals of one nationwide tally, not delegate victories
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Economy · 1 min readHow oil reaches your wallet: the Korean pipeline
Crude price moves pass through import costs and won rates to pumps in 2–3 weeks
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Sports · 1 min readGlasgow closes the Games, Ahmedabad takes the flag
The closing ceremony filled Glasgow's Hydro arena on Sunday night, 2 August
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World · 1 min readThe Strait of Hormuz: 34km that price the world
Hormuz is the only sea route between the Persian Gulf and the open ocean
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Issues · 1 min readKorea's two ladders: weather alerts vs disaster tiers
Korea runs two parallel ladders: KMA weather alerts and interior-ministry disaster tiers
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World · 1 min readTrump calls off Iran strikes, conditionally
Trump said he is cancelling a planned attack if both sides rapidly reach a deal
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Issues · 1 min readKorea escalates heat to disaster footing
The interior ministry raised the central disaster HQ to level 2 at 1pm on 2 August
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Issues · 1 min readKorea's ruling party race is tied, one to one
Kim Min-seok took the Chungcheong round by 0.4 points; Jung Chung-rae answered in Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam
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World · 1 min readFerry fire off Indonesia: five dead, 41 missing
The Mutiara Sentosa 2 caught fire early Sunday en route from Surabaya to Makassar
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Economy · 1 min readSeoul reopens after the record surge: three checks
The KOSPI opens Monday for the first time since its record 17.91% single-day gain