Topic: Drugs — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-21 08:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The GLP-1 PR has been a little too good.
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[2026-03-21 07:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: For the first time in recent history, Costa Rica has extradited some of its citizens to the United States to face criminal drug-trafficking and conspiracy charges.
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[2026-03-21 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States military has announced that it attacked another alleged drug trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific.
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[2026-03-21 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The lesbian lover of Kouri Richins’ mom was found dead and foaming at the mouth in a “suspicious overdose” 20 years before Richins fatally poisoned her husband with fentanyl, according to a report.
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[2026-03-21 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Health Deputy Minister Dr. Hansaka Wijayamuni stated that six essential medicines are currently being manufactured in Iran and the Government has formulated a plan to import them despite the prevailing conflict situation.
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[2026-03-21 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors in New York are investigating Colombian President Gustavo Petro for alleged ties to drug traffickers, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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[2026-03-21 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Warning: Spoilers ahead for “Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man.”
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[2026-03-21 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro speaks after voting during legislative elections in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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[2026-03-21 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine walk to depart on Marine One with President Donald Trump from the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-03-21 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Food and Drug Administration seal is seen at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
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[2026-03-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: If you’ve been a Red Hot Chili Peppers band from the early days, then perhaps you remember that front man Anthony Kiedis skipped the funeral of his band-mate Hillel Slovak, who died of a drug overdose in 1988. Now, in the new Netflix documentary The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel—which began streaming today—Kiedis offers an explanation for his notable absence.
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[2026-03-20 23:27 UTC+10:00] [Trump China visit] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing has a long history of on-off cooperation over exports of precursor chemicals, often tied to the general state of relations with Washington
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[2026-03-20 21:03 UTC+10:00] [Instagram] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Viewed from certain angles, advert appeared to encourage drug use
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[2026-03-20 17:30 UTC+10:00] [Eli Lilly] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Multinationals are building self-reliant supply chains in China to insulate local markets from potential trade disruptions, say analysts
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[2026-03-20 16:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A Supreme Court jury has found Samuel Liszczak (pictured) was killed by Tyronne Russell. (Supplied)
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[2026-03-20 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: ABC Mildura-Swan Hill
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[2026-03-20 15:15 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Melbourne lawyer could be banned from practising as a solicitor after pleading guilty to a raft of drug and driving offences including smoking a joint before crashing his car on the way to the local library.
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[2026-03-20 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A pro-trans nonprofit supported by Gov. Gavin Newsom hung up on a “suicidal child” who called their mental health hotline — after he expressed concerns about transitioning and the “sex-rejecting” drugs he was prescribed, according to harrowing testimony he gave to California lawmakers Wednesday.
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[2026-03-20 08:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An alleged drug dealer with two prior arrests was remanded on a measly $100 bond in a Democrat-dominated Colorado city after his attempt to bolt from cops landed an officer in the hospital.
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[2026-03-20 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: You want a side of highs with that?
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[2026-03-20 05:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Food and Drug Administration seal is seen at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
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[2026-03-20 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Jessica Jackson was supposed to be released from Dallas County jail in time for the holidays last year. She was arrested in early December for misdemeanor drug possession and violating parole, but was credited time for two years she’d already served on a previous aggravated robbery sentence.
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[2026-03-20 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Atlanta Braves’ Jurickson Profar reacts during a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
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[2026-03-20 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have long debated the fentanyl trade between China and the US. (ABC)
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[2026-03-20 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Western Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The anonymous leaflets display pictures of LGBTIQ+ people along with accusations of crimes such as drug trafficking and paedophilia
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[2026-03-20 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Three kilograms of illegal drugs valued at P20.4 million were confiscated by the police in a buy bust operation in Cagayan de Oro City on Thursday, the regional police office said.
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[2026-03-19 23:19 UTC+10:00] [Namita Joshi] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Generic slimming drugs are expected to flood a market where one in four adults are currently either overweight or obese
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[2026-03-19 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Eli Lilly on Thursday said its next-generation obesity drug retatrutide cleared its first late-stage trial on Type 2 diabetes patients, helping them manage their blood sugar levels and lose weight.
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[2026-03-19 21:30 UTC+10:00] [Davao City] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Only 30 per cent of Gen Z Filipinos now back the ICC drugs war case, as AI-generated disinformation floods TikTok
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[2026-03-19 21:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese province has launched a crackdown on the fentanyl trade — a contentious issue in U.S.-China relations — arresting seven people and shutting down more than 200 websites in recent months, state media reported Thursday.
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[2026-03-19 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Science] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Researchers find snake metabolite that suppresses appetite of obese mice ‘without some of side-effects’ of GLP-1 drugs
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[2026-03-19 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Coffins containing the remains of victims of a Monday airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital are laid out before burial in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)
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[2026-03-19 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Athletics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Three years ago Luvo Manyonga knew he must change his life or die. In Poland this week, the former world champion makes an extraordinary return to athletics’ top table
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[2026-03-19 18:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-03-19 17:04 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-19 16:23 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-19 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s Supreme Court upheld a 13-year prison sentence for a Polish national convicted of smuggling more than 5.4 billion won ($3.6 million) worth of illicit drugs into the country.
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[2026-03-19 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Police intercepted 52kg of methamphetamine on a plane at Monto Airport. (Supplied: Australian Federal Police)
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[2026-03-19 13:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California is denying popular and effective weight loss drugs to poor people — likely to spite President Donald Trump, who has tried to make them cheaper.
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[2026-03-19 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Australian Border Force boarded the MV Raider before transferring crew to immigration detention. (ABC News: Seni Iasona)
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[2026-03-19 10:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Shocking photos blow apart the narrative being pushed by the councilwoman overseeing the drug-plagued, zombie-like chaos at MacArthur Park.
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[2026-03-19 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Drugs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Drugs such as semaglutide may be useful for mental health conditions associated with diabetes, authors say
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[2026-03-19 10:11 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: More than a decade ago, rock and roll frontman Azaria Byrne would have counted himself lucky. A day after he handed the keys of a Bali villa to a woman he claimed to have barely known in 2014, police swooped on the luxury digs. By then, though, Byrne had already touched down in Sydney.
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[2026-03-19 07:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Aldi is recalling a frozen food product from store shelves following a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notice citing potential contamination with rodent hair.
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[2026-03-19 07:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Move-over Birdman of Alcatraz.
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[2026-03-19 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Families have gathered outside a drug treatment centre in the Afghan capital, Kabul, looking for their loved ones after it was hit in a Pakistani air strike, which Taliban authorities said killed 408 people.
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[2026-03-19 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that the quantitative increase in arrests of drugs and drug-related individuals is a positive development, and emphasised that ensuring public confidence, as well as that of operational teams, in the destruction of seized drug stocks is a priority. He instructed the relevant authorities to expedite the necessary legal amendments.
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[2026-03-19 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Two teenage girls made a daring escape after a man allegedly tried to trap them inside his car as he offered them money, drugs and alcohol — before unzipping his shorts and asking for sex.
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[2026-03-19 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its once-daily psoriasis pill, the first oral option to rival best-selling shots.
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[2026-03-19 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KABUL — Afghans readied on Wednesday to bury their dead from this week’s Pakistani airstrike on a drug treatment center in Kabul, as an international nongovernmental organization (NGO) confirmed that hundreds were killed and wounded in the attack.
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