[2026-06-21 14:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Japan vending machine operator looks to strike gold with anime fandom

Snippet: Acrylic cards printed by a Tag-Live! Card vending machine are shown at an industry event at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center on June 17. (Photo by Hikaru Yagi)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/consumer/japan-vending-machine-operator-looks-to-strike-gold-with-anime-fandom

[2026-06-21 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Kuwait's Sons of Yusuf on turning Gulf conflict and oil into hip-hop history | The National

Snippet: For more than a decade, Sons of Yusuf have made songs that sound like Kuwait remembering itself.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music-stage/2026/06/21/sons-of-yusuf-album-battle-of-the-black-gold-kuwait-hiphop/

[2026-06-21 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Top banker tried to sell Pope Leo pitch on rare earth mining to supply tech boom

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/06/20/world-news/top-banker-tried-to-sell-pope-leo-xiv-on-rare-earth-mining/

[2026-06-21 05:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Holly Ramsay and Adam Peaty announce they are expecting first child

Snippet: Model Holly Ramsay and Olympic gold-winning swimmer Adam Peaty have announced that they are expecting their first child together.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yzkp30kwxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-06-21 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Man suspected of 3 burglaries in Hong Kong arrested at airport

Snippet: Suspect, 26, allegedly stole gold ornaments, jewellery and cash from three homes, with total loss estimated at HK$736,000

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3357793/man-suspected-3-burglaries-hong-kong-arrested-airport?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-21 02:23 UTC+10:00] [burglary] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Man suspected of 3 burglaries in Hong Kong arrested at airport

Snippet: Suspect, 26, allegedly stole gold ornaments, jewellery and cash from three homes, with total loss estimated at HK$736,000

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3357793/man-suspected-3-burglaries-hong-kong-arrested-airport

[2026-06-21 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Yulo brothers shine as Caloy bags gold, Eldrew gets bronze at Asian Gymnastics Championship

Snippet: (UPDATE) IT turned into a golden family affair at the 13th Asian Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Championships as Carlos Yulo once again proved his supremacy in the floor exercise, while younger brother Eldrew Yulo announced his arrival on the senior stage with a podium finish on Saturday at the Zunyi Olympics Center in China.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/21/sports/yulo-brothers-shine-as-caloy-bags-gold-eldrew-gets-bronze-at-asian-gymnastics-championship/2369376

[2026-06-21 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Yulo brothers shine as Caloy bags gold, Eldrew gets bronze at Asian Gymnastics Championship

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Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/21/news/national/yulo-brothers-shine-as-caloy-bags-gold-eldrew-gets-bronze-at-asian-gymnastics-championship/2369376

[2026-06-20 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: A top banker tried to sway Pope Leo XIV on rare earth minerals

Snippet: The President of the Inter-American Development Bank Ilan Goldfajn speaks to the Associated Press during an interview in Rome, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/rare-earth-minerals-leo-mining-goldfajn-8a44b7e7f89fb84d77f2d6cf472d600d

[2026-06-20 19:32 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Carlos, Eldrew Yulo strike floor exercise gold, bronze in Asian championships

Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/sports/carlos-eldrew-yulo-floor-exercise-gold-bronze-asian-championships/

[2026-06-20 18:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong police arrest 7 over knifepoint robbery of HK$7 million in gold bars

Snippet: Victim ambushed at airport car park while carrying six gold bars, with some suspects believed to have fled to mainland China

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3357775/hong-kong-police-arrest-7-over-knifepoint-robbery-hk7-million-gold-bars?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-20 18:37 UTC+10:00] [using a false instrument] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong police arrest 7 over knifepoint robbery of HK$7 million in gold bars

Snippet: Victim ambushed at airport car park while carrying six gold bars, with some suspects believed to have fled to mainland China

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3357775/hong-kong-police-arrest-7-over-knifepoint-robbery-hk7-million-gold-bars

[2026-06-20 18:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Yulo brothers shine as Caloy bags gold, Eldrew secures bronze at Asian Championships

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — It turned into a proud family moment at the 13th Asian Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Championships as Carlos Yulo once again stamped his class with a gold-medal performance, while younger brother Eldrew Yulo captured bronze on Saturday afternoon (Manila time) in Sunyi, China.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/20/sports/yulo-brothers-shine-as-caloy-bags-gold-eldrew-secures-bronze-at-asian-championships/2369376

[2026-06-20 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Kate Douglass breaks 50-meter freestyle world record in Indianapolis

Snippet: FILE -Kate Douglass of the United States reacts after winning gold medal in the women’s 200-meter breaststroke final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Friday, Aug.1, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/kate-douglass-world-record-50-freestyle-ace3ce09f083c8074550daf1f1d33cc7

[2026-06-20 09:15 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Paris Hilton a bright spot on an otherwise dismal showing in Seattle

Snippet: Seattle: Australian fans riding high on the Socceroos’ victory in Vancouver were brought crashing back down to earth after a 2-0 capitulation to the United States in Seattle where, for the most part, the boys in green and gold didn’t look like scoring.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/paris-hilton-a-bright-spot-on-an-otherwise-dismal-showing-in-seattle-20260620-p608k8.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-20 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Gold Coast council reconsiders return of ocean pools

Snippet: Sat 20 Jun 2026 at 6:00am

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-20/gold-coast-council-reconsiders-return-of-ocean-pools/106776868

[2026-06-20 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: 3-time Stanley Cup winner Jonathan Toews announces his retirement

Snippet: WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Jonathan Toews announced his retirement Friday, ending a decorated NHL career that included three Stanley Cups, two Olympic gold medals and a comeback season with his hometown Winnipeg Jets.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/jonathan-toews-retirement-8814c682933aee08212ce56046eedfbe

[2026-06-20 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Chechen Businessman Buys Stake in Gold Mining Company at Final Auction

Snippet: A construction company owned by Chechen-born billionaire Ruslan Baisarov was declared the winner of a government auction to sell one of Russia’s largest gold producers, the news outlet RBC reported on Friday.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/19/chechen-businessman-buys-stake-in-gold-mining-company-at-final-auction-a93060

[2026-06-19 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Futures Rebound, Oil Slides, After Israel And Hezbollah Agree To Ceasefire

Snippet: Update: the Yo-Yo insanity that is the on again, off again Iran war. Moments after we reported that futures and global risk assets had sold off overnight on a delay to today's start of peace talks in Switzerland due to Iran's protest of ongoing violence in Lebanon, moments ago Reuters reported that Israel and Hezbollah have ​agreed to a ‌ceasefire set to begin at 4 ​p.m.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/futures-gold-slide-oil-jumps-after-iran-peace-talks-delayed

[2026-06-19 18:57 UTC+10:00] [Sport / AFL] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: AFL LIVE: Gun forward out but star defender returns as Hawks, Suns fire up Friday night football on the Gold Coast

Snippet: You have reached your maximum number of saved items.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-live-gun-forward-out-but-star-defender-returns-as-hawks-suns-fire-up-friday-night-football-on-the-gold-coast-20260619-p6088c.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-19 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Cuba signs deals attracting global business but Washington holds key | The National

Snippet: The conference rooms of Havana’s ministries have been unusually busy. Tourism officials, healthcare delegations, aviation representatives and mining executives have been cycling through back-to-back meetings with investors from the Gulf, Europe, North America, Africa and elsewhere.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2026/06/19/cuba-signs-deals-attracting-global-business-but-washington-holds-key/

[2026-06-19 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Caution urged after Qld's largest gold mine's lifesaving $1.4bn deal

Snippet: Fri 19 Jun 2026 at 5:18pm

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-19/ravenswood-gold-secures-refinancing-deal/106819762

[2026-06-19 16:51 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: West Wits locks in A$96.7M to drive South African gold ramp-up

Snippet: West Wits Mining has kicked the door down on its project funding, executing definitive loan agreements for a ZAR1.115 billion (A$96.7 million) finance package to drive its Qala Shallows gold project in South Africa toward steady-state production.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/west-wits-locks-in-a-96-7m-to-drive-south-african-gold-ramp-up-20260619-p608hs.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-19 13:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Kazakhstan enters rare earths, minerals race as China alternative

Snippet: China accounts for 70% of the world's rare-earth production and controls 90% of the processing and refining. (Nikkei montage/source photos by Reuters)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/materials/kazakhstan-enters-rare-earths-minerals-race-as-china-alternative

[2026-06-19 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: 10 steps Hong Kong can take to make the most of its 5-year plan

Snippet: Whether it’s fintech, gold trading or investment migration, Hong Kong has a role in supporting the nation’s 15th five-year plan

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3357245/10-steps-hong-kong-can-take-make-most-its-5-year-plan?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-19 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Global South] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: 10 steps Hong Kong can take to make the most of its 5-year plan

Snippet: Whether it’s fintech, gold trading or investment migration, Hong Kong has a role in supporting the nation’s 15th five-year plan

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3357245/10-steps-hong-kong-can-take-make-most-its-5-year-plan

[2026-06-19 02:00 UTC+10:00] [California] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Showdown in the desert: the small town fending off a new California gold rush

Snippet: A prospecting company’s search for gold has the town of Lone Pine and Indigenous leaders on edge, as the Trump administration greenlights new projects across the American west

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/18/california-mining-lone-pine

[2026-06-19 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: DRC: Mining firms seek to delay key local content rule as deadline looms

Snippet: Mining firms in Congo have urged the government to delay the implementation of an order requiring them to give their Congolese employees grant a 5% stake in their operations.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/06/18/drc-mining-firms-seek-to-delay-key-local-content-rule-as-deadline-looms/

[2026-06-19 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Sports on TV for Friday, June 19

Snippet: FS2 — AFL: Hawthorn at Gold Coast

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/tennis-soccer-fifa-world-cup-golf-san-diego-6e000ae5af159c0d3730f17ef85dc4be

[2026-06-18 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Sun Yang stars as Zhejiang duo break records at Chinese swimming championships

Snippet: Veteran Olympic champion helps his relay team to gold, while Xu Jiayu, Yu Yiting set new times at selection trial for Nagoya Asian Games

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3357598/sun-yang-stars-zhejiang-duo-break-records-chinese-swimming-championships?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-18 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Hebei] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Sun Yang stars as Zhejiang duo break records at Chinese swimming championships

Snippet: Veteran Olympic champion helps his relay team to gold, while Xu Jiayu, Yu Yiting set new times at selection trial for Nagoya Asian Games

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3357598/sun-yang-stars-zhejiang-duo-break-records-chinese-swimming-championships

[2026-06-18 18:02 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Aureka swells Vic gold bounty above 450,000 ounces

Snippet: Aureka has added more ounces to its Victorian gold story after lifting its global inferred JORC resource 26 per cent to 454,800 ounces, driven by a strong upgrade at its flagship Irvine project in the historic and richly endowed Stawell gold corridor.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/aureka-swells-vic-gold-bounty-above-450-000-ounces-20260618-p60878.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-18 16:45 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Forrestania stakes claim as next emerging gold force in WA

Snippet: By almost any measure, Forrestania Resources’ transformation from a small-cap explorer into a major emerging gold producer with a sprawling multi-hub footprint across Western Australia’s premier mining belts in barely three years represents an extraordinary evolution.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/forrestania-stakes-claim-as-next-emerging-gold-force-in-wa-20260618-p60860.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-18 16:34 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Kuniko hits high-grade gold-silver in old NSW workings

Snippet: Kuniko Limited has turned up the heat at its Commonwealth-Silica Hill project in New South Wales, unveiling more high-grade gold and silver from two old-timer prospects just one kilometre from its recent eye-catching bonanza silver discovery.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/kuniko-hits-high-grade-gold-silver-in-old-nsw-workings-20260618-p6085u.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-18 16:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Malaysian gold retailers squeezed on capital to acquire precious metal

Snippet: Jewelry company forced to ramp up production efforts to create "stronger, lighter, affordable" items

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/malaysian-gold-retailers-squeezed-on-capital-to-acquire-precious-metal

[2026-06-18 15:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Daiichi Properties clinches Triple LEED O+M Platinum and Gold Certifications for BGC portfolio

Snippet: DAIICHI Properties sets a new benchmark for sustainable office developments in the Philippines after three of its Bonifacio Global City (BGC) properties earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Operations and Maintenance (O+M) certifications, including the country’s first LEED O+M Platinum recognition for an office building.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/18/tmt-newswire/daiichi-properties-clinches-triple-leed-om-platinum-and-gold-certifications-for-bgc-portfolio/2368154

[2026-06-18 15:42 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Aguia notches up $600k of Brazilian phosphate sales in two weeks

Snippet: Aguia Resources has hit the ground running with sales of its Pampafós organic phosphate product, notching up sales of an impressive $A600,000 in the first two weeks since kicking off mining at its Tres Estrades project in Brazil.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/aguia-notches-up-600k-of-brazilian-phosphate-sales-in-two-weeks-20260618-p60850.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-18 15:23 UTC+10:00] [Lifestyle / Health & wellness] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: One thing Australians get wrong about gold cover health insurance

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/one-thing-australians-get-wrong-about-gold-cover-health-insurance-20260618-p6084w.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-18 14:16 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Red Metal heap leach breakthrough fires up Qld rare earths play

Snippet: Red Metal Limited has moved a big step closer to proving a low-cost processing route for its monster Sybella rare earths project in Queensland, with definitive column leach tests delivering stellar recoveries from coarse-crushed ore using weak sulphuric acid at ambient temperature.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/red-metal-heap-leach-breakthrough-fires-up-qld-rare-earths-play-20260618-p6083p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-18 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Macron deploys Versailles’ gold, mirrors and history in a high-stakes courtship of Trump

Snippet: PARIS, France — Donald Trump explained the appeal in one sentence: “Versailles is not gold leaf — Versailles is the real deal.”

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/18/world/americas-emea/macron-deploys-versailles-gold-mirrors-and-history-in-a-high-stakes-courtship-of-trump/2368069

[2026-06-18 12:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Who benefits from Zimbabwe’s lithium boom?

Snippet: Harare, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe’s lithium industry is dominated by a handful of large-scale mining projects, most of them backed by Chinese investment. Major producers include Bikita Minerals in Masvingo Province, Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe’s Arcadia Mine near Harare, Kamativi Lithium Mine in Matabeleland North, Sabi Star Lithium Mine in Buhera, Sandawana Mine in Mberengwa and Gwanda Lithium Mine in Matabeleland South.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/18/who-benefits-from-zimbabwes-lithium-boom

[2026-06-18 12:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Former mining executive charged with possessing child abuse material

Snippet: Thu 18 Jun 2026 at 12:26pm

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-18/child-abuse-material-charges-mackay-former-mining-executive/106810352

[2026-06-18 12:12 UTC+10:00] [Australian theatre] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Ganesh Versus the Third Reich review – stunning, provocative work claps back to a new world of fascism

Snippet: Union Theatre, UMAC, MelbourneThe Ibsen and Gold Lion-winning company has brought back their most audacious play. The timing couldn’t be better – or more terrifying

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/jun/18/ganesh-versus-the-third-reich-review-theatre-back-to-back-theatre-melbourne-paris

[2026-06-18 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Brexit] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Just a few thousand small-town voters are about to decide Britain’s future

Snippet: ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, England — The future leadership of the British government will be shaped in the next 24 hours by just a few thousand voters living in a cluster of former mining communities who hate nothing more than getting stuck, as they often do, in a traffic jam.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/ashton-in-makerfield-byelection-andy-burnham-labour-reform-uk/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-06-18 06:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: A gold palace and Lake Geneva: France wooed Donald Trump for G7 success | The National

Snippet: US President Donald Trump's closing statement at a G7 summit Wednesday signalled his satisfaction with the three-day event and his eagerness to head to his next stop at Versailles Palace: "That palace has a lot of gold. I want to check it out."

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2026/06/17/a-gold-palace-and-lake-geneva-france-wooed-donald-trump-for-g7-success/

[2026-06-18 06:24 UTC+10:00] [World / Europe] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Not gold leaf, the real deal’: Macron tries to win over Trump at lavish Versailles

Snippet: London: French builders needed 100,000 sheets of gold leaf to decorate the royal gate at Versailles when they reconstructed the entrance to the palace in 2008.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/not-gold-leaf-the-real-deal-macron-tries-to-win-over-trump-at-lavish-versailles-20260618-p607tj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-18 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Manuel is on a mission to end illegal gold mining in the Amazon

Snippet: Thu 18 Jun 2026 at 4:30am

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-18/jayden-explores-gold-underworld-in-peru/106706580

[2026-06-18 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Bianca Censori pairs plunging gold bodysuit with platform boots for date with leather-clad Kanye West

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://pagesix.com/2026/06/17/style/bianca-censori-wears-plunging-bodysuit-and-boots-for-date-with-husband-kanye-west-in-switzerland/

[2026-06-18 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: ​Scars concealed, strength revealed

Snippet: THE Filipino nation has been tempered like steel in the furnace of history, shaped by centuries of trial and transformation. From earthquakes that shook the land to storms that battered our shores, from the shackles of poverty and injustice to the labyrinths of governance, our people have walked through fire.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/18/opinion/columns/scars-concealed-strength-revealed/2367621

[2026-06-17 23:44 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: AI arts and gold-mining in mud: photos of the day – Wednesday

Snippet: View image in fullscreenFlorida, USA man plays basketball in the city of Doral near Miami, as wildfires burn a short distance awayPhotograph: Maria Alejandra Cardona/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenSrinagar, IndiaA boat rally on Dal Lake to promote sustainable farming practices and the protection of agricultural landPhotograph: Farooq Khan/EPAShareView image in fullscreenMongbwalu, Democratic Republic of the CongoAlluvial miners wear plastic bags for protection as they work in mudflats hunting for goldPhotograph: Jospin Mwisha/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenAscot, UKHorse racing enthusiasts at Royal

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2026/jun/17/ai-arts-and-gold-mining-in-mud-photos-of-the-day-wednesday