Topic: Drugs — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-16 22:26 UTC+10:00] [Indiana] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Alan Jay White, nicknamed ‘the professor’, arrested after raid of Indiana home found 78 grams of suspected meth
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[2026-03-16 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran is a military strategy with vast consequences for the global economy, not just in the form of higher oil prices, but with disruptions in supply chains involving metals and manufacturing, and farming and food prices. And at some point in the future, supply chain experts say, Iran's attempt to choke of the strait will also hit American medicine cabinets.
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[2026-03-16 20:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Deputy Minister of Defence Aruna Jayasekara says approximately 123 kilograms of heroin were discovered aboard a multiday fishing trawler intercepted in the seas south of Dondra.
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[2026-03-16 18:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Bioepis and Epis NexLab, subsidiaries of Samsung Epis Holdings, have signed a joint research and licensing agreement with Korean biotech G2GBio to develop long-acting obesity treatments, the companies said Monday.
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[2026-03-16 17:18 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Former NRL and State of Origin player Chris Walker was allegedly on drugs when arrested over domestic violence allegations following a two-hour police pursuit which ended with him in a nearby canal telling police he was “going for a swim”, a court has heard.
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[2026-03-16 16:07 UTC+10:00] [Jefferies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: More than 10 pre-profit drug developers are seeking Hong Kong listings as AI-powered biotech platforms draw growing investor interest
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[2026-03-16 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Life and style] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Wary of working with Hole’s ‘impossible, drug addict’ lead singer, the bassist soon found herself entranced. So why did she jump ship for the Smashing Pumpkins – and start a relationship with Love’s enemy Dave Grohl?
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[2026-03-16 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
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[2026-03-16 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Since the launch of the National Operation ‘Ratama Ekata’ (A Nation United) on October 30, 2025, more than 10,000 kilos of various types of narcotic drugs and more than 125,000 suspects have been arrested in raids.
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[2026-03-16 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A woman who was operating a large-scale drug trafficking operation from a rented house in the Kelaniya area and her accomplice were arrested by the Wattala Police Crime Investigation Unit with a stash of Ice and heroin worth around Rs. 2.2 million and money earned from selling drugs.
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[2026-03-16 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Navy’s Long Range Naval Fleet has conducted another successful drug raid in the deep seas off the Southern coast.
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[2026-03-16 04:25 UTC+10:00] [Weight-loss drugs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Evidence is piling up that GLP-1 drugs can treat addiction. We must learn from the way that obesity has been stigmatised
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[2026-03-16 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ACOORDINATED anti-illegal drug operation at a major port in Surigao City led to the arrest of a suspected drug courier and the seizure of nearly P95 million worth of suspected shabu Saturday, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Sunday.
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[2026-03-16 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Shocking video shows a meth-addled Florida driver’s stunned reaction as she is charged with a horrific hit-and-run that left an 8-year-old boy dead and a 10-year-old severely injured while they were crossing the road.
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[2026-03-15 19:38 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police believe 28-year-old jobless suspect recruited by a syndicate to manage storage and deliveries to buyers
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[2026-03-15 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Nagtatago na ang Pharmally boss na si Lin Weixiong mula sa kaso niyang graft dito sa Pilipinas. Sa imbestigasyon ng isang cross-border team na kasama ang Rappler, natuklasang may koneksyon din pala si Lin Weixiong sa mga personalidad na nasasangkot sa drugs at scam sa Taiwan at Cambodia.
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[2026-03-15 11:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A sick wannabe Christian “momfluencer” and her husband allegedly sexually abused their two-year-old daughter from the time she was a newborn — with the drugged-up father even filming himself torturing the toddler.
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[2026-03-14 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The common legal representatives for victims (CLRVs) in the case against former president Rodrigo Duterte have called on Pre-Trial Chamber I to reject the defense’s application for leave to appeal a decision that denied the disqualification of two external lawyers, describing the request as "hasty" and legally deficient.
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[2026-03-14 12:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The arrests were the result of collaboration between Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australian police. (Supplied: NT Police)
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[2026-03-14 07:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Costco has launched an IVF program, opening the door for members to pursue their dreams of starting a family — at heavily discounted prices that the mega chain is known for.
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[2026-03-14 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe stated that the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has issued 15 new recommendations to the Government to prevent Sri Lanka from becoming a global hub for drug trafficking and to curb money laundering. The Government plans to implement a five-year National Policy from 2026 to 2030 to strengthen efforts to rescue the country from these threats, incorporating the new recommendations provided by the FIU.
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[2026-03-14 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: One of the most wanted drug kingpins in South America, Sebastian Enrique Marset Cabrera, has been arrested in Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia, after a morning raid involving hundreds of police officers.
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[2026-03-14 05:37 UTC+10:00] [Bolivia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Bolivian interior ministry says Sebastián Marset is being extradited to US, where he’s wanted for money laundering
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[2026-03-14 05:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-14 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SINGAPORE, PARIS and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lynxkite is expanding its partnership with Biophytis SA (Euronext Growth Paris: ALBPS) ("Biophytis"), starting with the MASSIVE project (MAS Receptor Synthetic Innovation & Virtual Engineering for Sarcopenia therapy) and plans to expand the platform to other modalities. This strategic initiative, also supported by Singapore's Enterprise Singapore, is aligned with priority target areas in Singapore's Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) 2030 plan.
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[2026-03-13 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The cargo ship MV Raider was previously intercepted near French Polynesia carrying nearly 5 tonnes of cocaine. (ABC News: Simon Amery)
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[2026-03-13 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Navy has handed over a large haul of narcotics and firearms seized from a multiday fishing trawler in the southern seas to the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB).
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[2026-03-13 14:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: “Southern Hospitality” star Grace Lilly was arrested Tuesday in South Carolina on drug possession charges, just months following a previous arrest.
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[2026-03-13 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A young construction worker angry at the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles has been charged with the the murder of murder of a petty thief and heroin addict, prosecutors say.
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[2026-03-13 09:11 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Meta and YouTube accused of creating harmful products in trial seen as a bellwether for attitudes towards social media
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[2026-03-13 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Washington, DC – In September, the United States began launching dozens of deadly military strikes against alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific.
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[2026-03-13 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Deputy Defence Minister Major General (Retd.) Aruna Jayasekara stated that the gross street value of the haul of more than 600 kilograms of Ice and heroin seized by the Navy and brought to the Dikowita Fisheries Harbour yesterday (12) is estimated at Rs. 10 billion. The Deputy Defence Minister made this revelation when he joined the Navy yesterday in inspecting the two multi-day fishing boats carrying drugs and weapons which was seized by the Navy in international waters South of
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[2026-03-13 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne endorsed the certificate on the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Bill and the Judicature (Amendment) Bill, the Speakers media division said.
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[2026-03-13 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Layla Taylor is opening up about her eating disorder and use of “addictive” weight loss drugs.
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[2026-03-13 04:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Sen. Josh Hawley rolled out long-shot legislation this week to override the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, part of a two-drug regimen responsible for the majority of abortions in the US.
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[2026-03-13 03:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: KILCHBERG, Switzerland — Chocolate sales are rising faster among U.S. users of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs than in the rest of the population, Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Spruengli said on Tuesday, citing data that defied forecasts the drugs would reduce confectionery demand.
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[2026-03-13 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Some restaurants are offering smaller portion sizes on their menus for people using weight-loss drugs who just aren’t hungry enough. (AP video by Mingson Lau and Amanda Swinhart)
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[2026-03-13 02:07 UTC+10:00] [money laundering] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Group operated through two companies that channelled funds through more than 2,100 transactions and ran drug business, customs says
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[2026-03-13 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Names marked with an asterisk have been changed to protect identities.
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[2026-03-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: When movie stars are no longer people we aspire to look like, does it spell the end of Hollywood’s cultural power?
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[2026-03-12 23:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Health experts on Thursday urged the public to take advantage of free screening services to prevent Chronic Kidney Disease in line with the celebration of World Kidney Day. AstraZeneca, Mercury Drug, and Diabetes Philippines announced the expansion of their free screening program, which was launched in January this year. The free services include blood pressure, random blood sugar, body mass index, and urine albumin-creatinine ratio screening.
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[2026-03-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic have long helped people eat less — now, they’re showing promise in helping people crave less.
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[2026-03-12 19:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Deputy Minister of Defence, Aruna Jayasekara, confirmed that a large stock of ‘Ice’ (crystal meth) and heroin, brought to the Dikowita Fishing Harbor, is estimated to be worth Rs. 10 billion.
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[2026-03-12 18:02 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-03-12 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-03-12 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / AFL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-12 15:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cuba is grappling with a fast-growing wave of synthetic drug use that is hitting young people hard. (AP Video by Ariel Fernández and Milexsy Durán)
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[2026-03-12 14:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Huons, a South Korean pharmaceutical company specializing in ophthalmic and injectable medicines, said Thursday it has received Investigational New Drug approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety to begin a Phase 2 clinical trial of its dry eye treatment candidate.
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[2026-03-12 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HEBRON, Kentucky — President Donald Trump on Wednesday touted lowering prescription drug prices in Ohio and campaigned in the Kentucky district of Rep. Thomas Massie, calling his fellow Republican a “nutjob” he said should lose their party's upcoming primary.
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[2026-03-12 11:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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