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    [2026-05-23 13:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Manila Times
    Title: Quezzozn City advises motorists of traffic slowdown on Sunday for subway machine transfer
    Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Motorists are advised to expect slow-moving traffic along several major roads in Quezon City early Sunday morning as a tunnel boring machine for the Metro Manila Subway Project will be transported from Plaridel, Bulacan to the North Avenue Station site in Quezon City.
    Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/23/news/national/quezzozn-city-advises-motorists-of-traffic-slowdown-on-sunday-for-subway-machine-transfer/2350446
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    [2026-05-23 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Manila Times
    Title: ICC orders continued detention of Duterte, rejects health concerns
    Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered the continued detention of former president Rodrigo Duterte pending trial, rejecting defense arguments that his declining health and cognitive impairment warranted release.
    Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/23/news/icc-orders-continued-detention-of-duterte-rejects-health-concerns/2350440
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    [2026-05-23 13:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Age
    Title: ‘Small mistake’: Maldives cave divers died after ‘taking wrong turn’
    Snippet: Rome: Five Italian divers who died in a deep undersea cave in the Maldives lost their way and ended up in a dead end where they ran out of air, investigators believe.
    Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/asia/small-mistake-maldives-cave-divers-died-after-taking-wrong-turn-20260523-p5zzyd.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-23 13:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Manila Times
    Title: ICC allows Duterte to skip first status conference, denies viictims’ lawyer remote access
    Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The International Criminal Court (ICC) granted former president Rodrigo Duterte's request to skip the first status conference in his crimes against humanity case, while denying a victims’ lawyer to participate remotely.
    Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/23/news/icc-allows-duterte-to-skip-first-status-conference-denies-viictims-lawyer-remote-access/2350444
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    [2026-05-23 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Bangladesh’s rare ‘Donald Trump’ buffalo draws crowds over resemblance
    Snippet: Many have travelled from across Bangladesh to pose for selfies and videos with the buffalo, which has gone viral on social media
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3354604/bangladeshs-rare-donald-trump-buffalo-draws-crowds-over-resemblance?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-23 13:26 UTC+10:00] [Eid] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Bangladesh’s rare ‘Donald Trump’ buffalo draws crowds over resemblance
    Snippet: Many have travelled from across Bangladesh to pose for selfies and videos with the buffalo, which has gone viral on social media
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3354604/bangladeshs-rare-donald-trump-buffalo-draws-crowds-over-resemblance
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    [2026-05-23 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Zero Hedge
    Title: Escobar: The Russia-China Spaceship Rushes Towards Planet Multipolar
    Snippet: Authored by Pepe Escobar,
    Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/escobar-russia-china-spaceship-rushes-towards-planet-multipolar
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    [2026-05-23 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
    Source: Al Jazeera
    Title: Some fear US-Philippines war games are drawing conflict closer to home
    Snippet: Quezon City – On a highway in the Ilocos Norte province earlier this month, Father Arvin Mangrubang of the Philippine Independent Church slowly drove opposite a dozen or so hulking armoured vehicles and trucks carrying United States soldiers.
    Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/23/some-fear-us-philippines-war-games-are-drawing-conflict-closer-to-home
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    [2026-05-23 13:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Manila Times
    Title: Eight dead, dozens trapped in China coal mine blast
    Snippet: BEIJING, China — At least eight people have died and dozens are trapped underground after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China, state media reported on Saturday.
    Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/23/world/asia-oceania/eight-dead-dozens-trapped-in-china-coal-mine-blast/2350432
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    [2026-05-23 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: AP News
    Title: Explosión de gas en mina de carbón en China deja 8 muertos y a decenas atrapados bajo tierra
    Snippet: BEIJING (AP) — Una explosión de gas en una mina de carbón en la provincia china de Shanxi dejó al menos ocho muertos y 38 personas atrapadas bajo tierra, informaron el sábado medios estatales.
    Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/china-mina-carbon-explosion-a2c270eab24afd728901efed5542cd37
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    [2026-05-23 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: What the China-US stability pact means for Southeast Asia
    Snippet: The real test of Beijing and Washington’s adoption of ‘constructive strategic stability’ will be how words translate into action
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3354534/what-china-us-stability-pact-means-southeast-asia?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-23 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Malaysia] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: What the China-US stability pact means for Southeast Asia
    Snippet: The real test of Beijing and Washington’s adoption of ‘constructive strategic stability’ will be how words translate into action
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3354534/what-china-us-stability-pact-means-southeast-asia
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    [2026-05-23 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: China’s home-cleaning robot enters the consumer service market | South China Morning Post
    Snippet: A home cleaning service launched on 58.com puts robots to work assisting professional cleaners by carrying out repetitive tasks.
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/video/china/3354399/chinas-home-cleaning-robot-enters-consumer-service-market
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    [2026-05-23 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Rappler
    Title: Why Alan Cayetano, Imee Marcos charter change narrative defies political logic
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    Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/why-alan-cayetano-imee-marcos-charter-change-narrative-defies-political-logic/
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    [2026-05-23 12:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Mock cockroach-theme political party draws India’s jobless youth, Modi’s rivals
    Snippet: The party was launched after India’s Chief Justice Surya Kant referred to some unemployed youngsters as ‘parasites’ and ‘cockroaches’
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3354602/mock-cockroach-theme-political-party-draws-indias-jobless-youth-modis-rivals?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-23 12:59 UTC+10:00] [Narendra Modi] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Mock cockroach-theme political party draws India’s jobless youth, Modi’s rivals
    Snippet: The party was launched after India’s Chief Justice Surya Kant referred to some unemployed youngsters as ‘parasites’ and ‘cockroaches’
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3354602/mock-cockroach-theme-political-party-draws-indias-jobless-youth-modis-rivals
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    [2026-05-23 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: For China’s ailing developers, retail frenzy greets semiconductor side-hustles
    Snippet: Unprofitable real estate firms see shares soar after buying into silicon assets, and analysts weigh whether it is a safe bet or banking on a big bailout
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3354582/chinas-ailing-developers-retail-frenzy-greets-semiconductor-side-hustles?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-23 12:30 UTC+10:00] [chipmaking] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: For China’s ailing developers, retail frenzy greets semiconductor side-hustles
    Snippet: Unprofitable real estate firms see shares soar after buying into silicon assets, and analysts weigh whether it is a safe bet or banking on a big bailout
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3354582/chinas-ailing-developers-retail-frenzy-greets-semiconductor-side-hustles
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    [2026-05-23 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: AP News
    Title: Rubio arrives in India ahead of meeting with his counterparts from India, Australia and Japan
    Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio boards his plane at Malmo Airport, Friday, May 22, 2026, in Malmo-Sturup, Sweden. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)
    Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/india-us-marco-rubio-quad-86a3a6df1194edc0b133bde23e37bf71
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    [2026-05-23 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Nikkei Asia
    Title: Toyota's luxury car seats become home furniture
    Snippet: Toyota Boshoku, a Toyota group company, which designs seats for the Crown luxury vehicle as well as premium seats on some of Japan's shinkansen bullet train lines, will sell its new desk chair at six specialty stores in the country. (Source photos by Yuta Suzuki and Toyota Boshoku)
    Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/automobiles/toyota-s-luxury-car-seats-become-home-furniture
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    [2026-05-23 12:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: AP News
    Title: Chinese coal mine explosion kills 8 and leaves dozens trapped
    Snippet: BEIJING (AP) — A gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s northern province of Shanxi killed at least eight people and trapped 38 underground, state media reported Saturday.
    Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/china-shanxi-coal-mine-explosion-6816642e300ae6a8aded7c8dcc3eba61
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    [2026-05-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: AP News
    Title: Japanese woman conquers K2 3 times and climbs all 14 mountains
    Snippet: The first woman to have three times conquered the world’s second-highest peak, K2, has also summited the world’s 14 highest peaks. But Naoko Watanabe says climbing is less about piling up records than enjoying an adventure, being happy and experiencing new people, food and culture. She believes the adaptability she developed in her nursing profession has been the key to her success.
    Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/japan-climber-nurse-everest-k2-08b66bf0fd68a438330ae9cb7ae48547
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    [2026-05-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Chinese scientists grow heart’s ‘master conductor’ that could replace pacemaker
    Snippet: Shanghai researchers engineer biological pacemaker that could offer a new way to control abnormal heart rhythms
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3354528/chinese-scientists-grow-hearts-master-conductor-could-replace-pacemaker?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Cell Stem Cell] [Factuality: 92]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Chinese scientists grow heart’s ‘master conductor’ that could replace pacemaker
    Snippet: Shanghai researchers engineer biological pacemaker that could offer a new way to control abnormal heart rhythms
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3354528/chinese-scientists-grow-hearts-master-conductor-could-replace-pacemaker
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    [2026-05-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Metro Manila] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Rappler
    Title: Metro Manila runners reclaim streets in push for safer public spaces
    Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
    Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/metro-manila-runners-reclaim-streets-push-safer-public-spaces/
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    [2026-05-23 11:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Korea Herald
    Title: Bill seeks to raise Korea immigration chief to vice ministerial rank
    Snippet: A bill has been introduced at the National Assembly to elevate the head of the Justice Ministry’s Korea Immigration Service to vice ministerial rank, in a move aimed at strengthening Korea’s immigration policy apparatus amid a growing foreign resident population, legal circles said Saturday.
    Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10754875
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    [2026-05-23 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Korea Herald
    Title: 8 dead, dozens trapped in China coal mine blast
    Snippet: At least eight people have died and dozens are trapped underground after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China, state media reported on Saturday.
    Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10754870
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    [2026-05-23 11:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Korea Herald
    Title: Pyongyang brands Japan's security overhaul bid to become 'war state'
    Snippet: North Korea has stepped up its criticism of Japan's push to overhaul its key security legislation, denouncing it as "reckless militaristic acts."
    Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10754861
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    [2026-05-23 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Japanese female prison’s rehabilitation goal faces health, language barriers
    Snippet: A human rights group says Japan’s penal system still fails to treat prison inmates ‘like human beings’
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3354596/japanese-female-prisons-rehabilitation-goal-faces-health-language-barriers?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-23 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Human Rights Watch] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Japanese female prison’s rehabilitation goal faces health, language barriers
    Snippet: A human rights group says Japan’s penal system still fails to treat prison inmates ‘like human beings’
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3354596/japanese-female-prisons-rehabilitation-goal-faces-health-language-barriers
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    [2026-05-23 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: How China wins by avoiding war
    Snippet: Trump, Putin and Netanyahu have all gone to war to prove how strong and powerful they are. The results should give any strongman pause
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3354354/how-china-wins-avoiding-war?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-23 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Xi Jinping] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: How China wins by avoiding war
    Snippet: Trump, Putin and Netanyahu have all gone to war to prove how strong and powerful they are. The results should give any strongman pause
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3354354/how-china-wins-avoiding-war
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    [2026-05-23 11:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying picked for space station mission
    Snippet: The former police officer will become China’s fourth woman in space, taking part in the Shenzhou-23 mission as a payload specialist
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3354597/hong-kongs-first-astronaut-lai-ka-ying-picked-space-station-mission?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-23 11:13 UTC+10:00] [Lai Ka-ying] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying picked for space station mission
    Snippet: The former police officer will become China’s fourth woman in space, taking part in the Shenzhou-23 mission as a payload specialist
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3354597/hong-kongs-first-astronaut-lai-ka-ying-picked-space-station-mission
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    [2026-05-23 11:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South Korea
    Title: Pyongyang brands Japan's security overhaul bid to become 'war state'
    Snippet: SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has stepped up its criticism of Japan's push to overhaul its key security legislation, denouncing it as "reckless militaristic acts."
    Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260523000800315
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    [2026-05-23 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: A cloud above the clouds: US, China race to make space a computing platform
    Snippet: China could be a leading player in the new technological battlefield, but the US has a substantial lead in essential tools such as reusable rockets
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3354516/cloud-above-clouds-us-china-race-make-space-computing-platform?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-23 11:00 UTC+10:00] [space-based computing] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: A cloud above the clouds: US, China race to make space a computing platform
    Snippet: China could be a leading player in the new technological battlefield, but the US has a substantial lead in essential tools such as reusable rockets
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3354516/cloud-above-clouds-us-china-race-make-space-computing-platform
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    [2026-05-23 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Athletes] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Rappler
    Title: Can the next Filipino Olympic golfer come from the UAAP?
    Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
    Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/people/athletes/uaap-golf-debut-2026-philippines-olympics/
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    [2026-05-23 10:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Many companies seeking spot in Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis industry park, new chairman says | South China Morning Post
    Snippet: The head of the new company set up by the government to accelerate development of the megaproject reveals demand for space is strong.
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/video/hong-kong-economy/3354377/many-companies-seeking-spot-hong-kongs-northern-metropolis-industry-park-new-chairman-says
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    [2026-05-23 10:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Nikkei Asia
    Title: Pakistan to deploy paramilitary force to guard copper-gold belt
    Snippet: Paramilitary soldiers stand guard at the site after suicide bombers targeted the headquarters of a Pakistani paramilitary force in Peshawar, Pakistan, in November 2025. © Reuters
    Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/defense/pakistan-to-deploy-paramilitary-force-to-guard-copper-gold-belt
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    [2026-05-23 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Zero Hedge
    Title: Atlanta Continues To Dominate Among World's Busiest Airports
    Snippet: In 2025, the world’s busiest airport was not in Dubai, London, or Tokyo.
    Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/atlanta-continues-dominates-among-worlds-busiest-airports
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    [2026-05-23 10:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: AP News
    Title: No agreement at conference reviewing nuclear nonproliferation treaty
    Snippet: UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A four-week United Nations conference reviewing the treaty to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons ended Friday without agreement because of what experts said was a dispute between the United States and Iran over Iran’s nuclear program.
    Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/un-nuclear-treaty-us-china-russia-iran-c500d22a0d91972546acafdfbe358b72
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    [2026-05-23 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Zero Hedge
    Title: India Explores Alternative Energy Sources After Oil Supply Shock
    Snippet: By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com
    Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/india-explores-alternative-energy-sources-after-oil-supply-shock
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    [2026-05-23 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Chinese ‘fighting doctor’ Shi Ming set for next UFC foe – with ‘half the world’ watching
    Snippet: The MMA fighter, who faces India’s first female UFC fighter in Macau on Friday, also explains why being a doctor ‘is like rowing upstream’
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3354581/chinese-fighting-doctor-shi-ming-set-next-ufc-foe-half-world-watching?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-23 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Nyamjargal Battabayyar] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Chinese ‘fighting doctor’ Shi Ming set for next UFC foe – with ‘half the world’ watching
    Snippet: The MMA fighter, who faces India’s first female UFC fighter in Macau on Friday, also explains why being a doctor ‘is like rowing upstream’
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3354581/chinese-fighting-doctor-shi-ming-set-next-ufc-foe-half-world-watching
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    [2026-05-23 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Southeast Asia is chasing the AI boom, but at what cost?
    Snippet: A regional dash for digital dominance risks running headlong into an energy crunch and an existential threat to jobs
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3354545/southeast-asia-chasing-ai-boom-what-cost?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-23 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Grab] [Factuality: 90]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Southeast Asia is chasing the AI boom, but at what cost?
    Snippet: A regional dash for digital dominance risks running headlong into an energy crunch and an existential threat to jobs
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3354545/southeast-asia-chasing-ai-boom-what-cost
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    [2026-05-23 09:45 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Age
    Title: Wedged between China and the US, Australia’s salesman in chief performs delicate balancing act
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    Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/asia/wedged-between-china-and-the-us-australia-s-salesman-in-chief-performs-delicate-balancing-act-20260521-p5zzeb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-23 09:05 UTC+10:00] [LIFE] [Factuality: 95]
    Source: The Japan Times
    Title: At Kawasaki’s ‘penis festival,’ phalluses are vessels of compassion
    Snippet: Kawasaki – Each year on the first Sunday of April, large crowds pour into Kawasaki, a city in Kanagawa Prefecture just across Tokyo’s southern border more known for its factories and refineries than tourist hot spots. These visitors are directed by smartly uniformed security guards to the leafy Kanayama Shrine, a place of worship far from Kawasaki’s city center.
    Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/05/23/travel/penis-festival-kanamara-matsuri-kawasaki-shrine-history/
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    [2026-05-23 09:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Xi raised ‘Thucydides Trap’ with Trump as warning against conflict, expert says
    Snippet: A Harvard scholar says the Chinese leader sees rivalry with Washington as a path to catastrophic war unless both sides rethink their ties
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3354593/xi-raised-thucydides-trap-trump-warning-against-conflict-expert-says?utm_source=rss_feed
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