Topic: Drugs — Neutral reports only

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[2026-07-17 07:11 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: Kalshi to offer betting on drug trial results and FDA regulatory decisions
Snippet: Move comes as prediction platforms rapidly gain popularity and offer opportunities to bet on virtually anything
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/16/kalshi-betting-drug-trial-results
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[2026-07-17 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Title: Karen Bass gives deranged excuse for homeless meth hell destroying LA
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/16/us-news/karen-bass-gives-deranged-excuse-for-homeless-meth-hell-destroying-la/
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[2026-07-17 05:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: FDA approves a first-of-its-kind pill to cut cholesterol in high-risk patients
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-its-kind pill that can drastically reduce cholesterol in a way that's previously only been available with expensive, injectable drugs.
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/07/17/world/fda-approves-a-first-of-its-kind-pill-to-cut-cholesterol-in-high-risk-patients/2386223
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[2026-07-17 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: Merck cholesterol pill Lipfendra is approved by FDA
Snippet: The logo for Merck appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/merck-drug-pill-fda-cholesterol-lipfendra-035bb7838b21fa15d5bba38e4c0639d4
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[2026-07-17 03:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Title: European agency advocates using military force to stop maritime 'cocaine highway' - report
Snippet: Europe’s lead agency fighting drug trafficking, the Maritime Analysis and Operations Center (MAOC), released a “call to action memo” this spring, urging countries to allow the “use of force during maritime pursuits, allowing for engine-disabling tactics and shooting,” confidential documents seen by the Washington Post, German broadcaster NDF, LeMonde in France, and NRC in the Netherlands found.
Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-902779
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[2026-07-17 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: Trump officials push testosterone therapy, but it's not for everyone
Snippet: A vial of testosterone cypionate in Columbus, Ohio, on Jan. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/testosterone-fda-sex-health-rfk-drugs-trump-96be9607d2dde573f1310e51e382d2ec
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[2026-07-17 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Lab monkey prices at record highs as China’s biotech boom fuels windfall for breeders
Snippet: In the first six months to June 30, there were 81 cross-border deals for innovative drugs worth a combined record of US$110 billion
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3360803/lab-monkey-prices-record-highs-chinas-biotech-boom-fuels-windfall-breeders?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-07-17 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Guangdong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Lab monkey prices at record highs as China’s biotech boom fuels windfall for breeders
Snippet: In the first six months to June 30, there were 81 cross-border deals for innovative drugs worth a combined record of US$110 billion
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3360803/lab-monkey-prices-record-highs-chinas-biotech-boom-fuels-windfall-breeders
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[2026-07-16 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Title: MS patients given PBS lifeline amid drug pricing dispute
Snippet: Topic:Multiple Sclerosis
Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-16/ms-patients-given-pbs-lifeline/106925112
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[2026-07-16 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Health] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: Life-changing MS drugs to stay on the PBS. So why are others under threat – and how is Trump involved?
Snippet: Health minister Mark Butler confirms Ocrevus, Kesimpta and Lemtrada will stay subsidised amid questions about the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/16/pharmaceutical-benefits-scheme-pbs-ms-drugs-medicine-us-trump
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[2026-07-16 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Title: Eli Lilly to buy psychedelics maker AtaiBeckley for $2.8 billion as experimental treatments gain traction
Snippet: Eli Lilly will acquire psychedelic drugmaker AtaiBeckley for $2.8 billion up front, the company said Thursday, as momentum grows for using versions of the drugs as mental health treatments.
Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/16/eli-lilly-to-buy-psychedelics-maker-ataibeckley-2point8-billion.html
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[2026-07-16 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China’s lab monkey prices hit Covid-era highs on new drug R&D demand
Snippet: Long macaque breeding cycles and fully pre-booked colonies have forced some researchers to halt their critical studies
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3360770/chinas-lab-monkey-prices-hit-covid-era-highs-new-drug-rd-demand?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-07-16 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Red Star News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China’s lab monkey prices hit Covid-era highs on new drug R&D demand
Snippet: Long macaque breeding cycles and fully pre-booked colonies have forced some researchers to halt their critical studies
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3360770/chinas-lab-monkey-prices-hit-covid-era-highs-new-drug-rd-demand
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[2026-07-16 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Title: Drug traffickers jailed over failed plot to smuggle cocaine from PNG by plane
Snippet: Thu 16 Jul 2026 at 3:51pm
Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-16/failed-cocaine-plane-plot-masterminds-sentenced-in-victoria/106923256
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[2026-07-16 14:00 UTC+10:00] [John Waters] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: ‘The minute I had success, I stopped taking drugs’: John Waters on 60 years of screen carnage
Snippet: As Hairspray and his ‘angriest movie’ Desperate Living are rereleased, the ‘Pope of Trash’ reflects on dead dogs, dirty rats, ‘that lunatic RFK’ and why there are no novelty dances any more
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/16/the-minute-i-had-success-i-stopped-taking-drugs-john-waters-on-60-years-of-screen-carnage
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[2026-07-16 11:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Why the West has an uphill task challenging China in pharmaceutical ingredients
Snippet: China’s production of drug inputs has boomed in recent years, increasing market share and prompting fears of weaponisation in Washington
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3360658/why-west-has-uphill-task-challenging-china-pharmaceutical-ingredients?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-07-16 11:59 UTC+10:00] [biotechnology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Why the West has an uphill task challenging China in pharmaceutical ingredients
Snippet: China’s production of drug inputs has boomed in recent years, increasing market share and prompting fears of weaponisation in Washington
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3360658/why-west-has-uphill-task-challenging-china-pharmaceutical-ingredients
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[2026-07-16 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Title: Sheinbaum rejects US claim that Mexico’s government is linked to cartels
Snippet: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has rejected a claim from the head of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that there is a deadly connection between her government and the country’s influential criminal cartels.
Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/15/sheinbaum-rejects-us-claim-that-mexicos-government-is-linked-to-cartels
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[2026-07-16 06:29 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: Australia news live: Josh Thomas weighs in on Divine Playhouse debate; meth surges in workplace drug use survey
Snippet: Comedian backs LGBTQ+ theatre in ‘David v Goliath’ fight. Follow today’s news live
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jul/16/divine-playhouse-josh-thomas-workplace-drug-survey-anthony-albanese-labor-angus-taylor-coalition-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb
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[2026-07-16 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Fatal overdose outside Gavin Newsom’s office puts drug crisis on grim display
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/15/us-news/fatal-overdose-near-california-capitol-puts-drug-crisis-on-grim-display/
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[2026-07-16 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: Japan Coast Guard boosts cyber capabilities to combat digital crime rings
Snippet: A Japan Coast Guard officer seizes illegal drugs from the hull of a ship. (Japan Coast Guard)
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/cybersecurity/japan-coast-guard-boosts-cyber-capabilities-to-combat-digital-crime-rings
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[2026-07-15 22:50 UTC+10:00] [Drug pricing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Title: France, others in talks with US to avoid trade probes into drug pricing
Snippet: France and other countries are in discussions with U.S. officials to avoid new trade investigations into their pharmaceutical pricing practices, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Tuesday.
Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/france-others-in-talks-with-us-to-avoid-trade-probes-into-pharmaceutical-pricing/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication
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[2026-07-15 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: FDA hurdle cleared for liver cancer drug application: HLB
Snippet: Rivoceranib’s Chinese production site gets VAI from FDA; HLB shares rebound sharply
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10809905
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[2026-07-15 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: In a sea of generic AI writing, a smart brand would let humans write
Snippet: Readers discuss what is lost when AI does the initial drafting, animal-assisted services in Hong Kong, and the anti-drug video fiasco
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3360480/sea-generic-ai-writing-smart-brand-would-let-humans-write?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-07-15 13:30 UTC+10:00] [human-animal interactions] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: In a sea of generic AI writing, a smart brand would let humans write
Snippet: Readers discuss what is lost when AI does the initial drafting, animal-assisted services in Hong Kong, and the anti-drug video fiasco
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3360480/sea-generic-ai-writing-smart-brand-would-let-humans-write
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[2026-07-15 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: Trial of potential Ebola antiviral under way — WHO
Snippet: GENEVA, Switzerland — The first clinical trial is under way of an antiviral drug's effectiveness in people exposed to the deadly Ebola strain spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the WHO said Tuesday.
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/07/15/world/trial-of-potential-ebola-antiviral-under-way-who/2384588
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[2026-07-15 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Moronic mistake by San Francisco rideshare passenger carrying $26K brick of meth
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/14/us-news/san-francisco-rideshare-passenger-arrested-over-26k-brick-of-meth-left-in-car/
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[2026-07-14 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: Biogen's experimental Alzheimer's drug targets tau protein
Snippet: These brain scan images provided by Biogen show how high levels of Alzheimer’s-related tau protein, in red, dropped in a recipient of the company’s experimental drug diranersen. (Biogen via AP)
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/alzheimers-drug-brain-protein-tau-diranersen-biogen-d58728ee8f7d9dfd9ec8de416cddd75d
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[2026-07-14 09:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Wrong-way driver in wild caught-on-video crash nearly crushing NYPD cop found with drugs in fanny pack: DA
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/13/us-news/driver-in-wild-crash-nearly-crushing-nypd-cop-had-drugs-in-fanny-pack-da/
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[2026-07-14 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Title: About 2,040 Pounds Of Cocaine, 5,800 Pounds Of Marijuana Seized At Sea
Snippet: Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times,
Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/about-2040-pounds-cocaine-5800-pounds-marijuana-seized-sea
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[2026-07-13 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China’s drug industry pivots to AI-powered candidates to drive next wave of deals
Snippet: China develops 30 per cent of new therapies worldwide as it rises to the top tier in innovation efficiency, drug supervision official says
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3360395/chinas-drug-industry-pivots-ai-powered-candidates-drive-next-wave-deals?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-07-13 20:15 UTC+10:00] [oncology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China’s drug industry pivots to AI-powered candidates to drive next wave of deals
Snippet: China develops 30 per cent of new therapies worldwide as it rises to the top tier in innovation efficiency, drug supervision official says
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3360395/chinas-drug-industry-pivots-ai-powered-candidates-drive-next-wave-deals
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[2026-07-13 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Criminal Justice] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Title: A U.S.-Mexico Impasse Will Test How Far the Trump Administration Will Go to Fight Drug Trade
Snippet: These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.
Read full article: https://www.propublica.org/article/us-mexico-drug-trade-sheinbaum
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[2026-07-13 18:28 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: ‘Gross, negligent’: Drugs blamed for chopper tragedy
Snippet: The chief executive of a helicopter company has claimed a former employee was under the influence of drugs when he collided with another chopper.
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/gross-negligent-drugs-blamed-for-chopper-tragedy-20260713-p60ezp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-07-13 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Title: First Bedouin undercover operative, 'Nomad,' proves instrumental in major crime bust
Snippet: Dozens of suspects were arrested on Monday morning for trafficking in illegal weapons and drugs, following a long-term undercover operation, the success of which hinged on "The Nomad," the first Bedouin undercover agent handled by Israel's Lahav 433 crime-fighting unit.
Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-902313
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[2026-07-13 14:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Title: Dozens arrested so far in ongoing countrywide weapons, drug trafficking raid led by Lahav 433
Snippet: Dozens of suspects have been arrested as law enforcement forces began conducting a broad operation against illegal weapons and drugs across the country, the police announced on Monday morning.
Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-902299
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[2026-07-13 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Title: The Chinese graduate accused of being Mexico's 'fentanyl king'
Snippet: Zhang Zhidong is awaiting trial in the US, accused of drug trafficking and money laundering
Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39ymggglxeo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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[2026-07-13 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Moment NBA star is caught with lethal ‘gas station heroin’ — before being found dead in California
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/12/sports/moment-nba-star-brandon-clarke-is-caught-with-kratom-before-being-found-dead-in-la/
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[2026-07-13 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Title: One in four Israelis using hard drugs amid Gaza genocide and regional wars
Snippet: One in four Israelis now engages in harmful substance use as the psychological fallout from Israel’s genocide in Gaza and its expanding wars across the Middle East reshapes daily life, according to research cited by Haaretz.
Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/one-four-israelis-using-drugs-amid-gaza-genocide-and-regional-wars
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[2026-07-13 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: It’s not just Depo-Provera — study links 5 more birth control drugs to brain tumor risk
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/12/health/study-links-5-more-birth-control-drugs-to-brain-tumor-risk/
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[2026-07-12 20:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: 65 arrested as Hong Kong police raid unlicensed nightclubs, gambling dens
Snippet: Illicit drugs worth HK$190,000 seized during raids on 10 venues across Hung Hom, Yau Ma Tei, Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok and Sham Shui Po
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3360280/65-arrested-hong-kong-police-raid-unlicensed-nightclubs-gambling-dens?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-07-12 20:20 UTC+10:00] [Yim Wan-ha] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: 65 arrested as Hong Kong police raid unlicensed nightclubs, gambling dens
Snippet: Illicit drugs worth HK$190,000 seized during raids on 10 venues across Hung Hom, Yau Ma Tei, Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok and Sham Shui Po
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3360280/65-arrested-hong-kong-police-raid-unlicensed-nightclubs-gambling-dens
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[2026-07-12 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Global health] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: First patients enrolled in record-breaking Ebola treatment trial in DRC
Snippet: Two drugs are being trialled in the Ituri region in a programme set up just six weeks after the outbreak was declared, with hopes it will reduce mortality rates
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/12/record-breaking-ebola-treatment-trial-drc
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[2026-07-12 12:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: The next drug lab is in orbit
Snippet: Korean biotech firms join global race to harness microgravity for drug discovery and pharmaceutical manufacturing
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10805911
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[2026-07-11 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: NYC criminal squatter accused of violently attacking condo residents, slinging drugs in hallway: lawsuit
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/11/us-news/nyc-criminal-squatter-accused-of-violently-attacking-condo-residents-lawsuit/
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[2026-07-11 21:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Title: California-born drug lord takes over Mexico’s deadliest cartel
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/11/world-news/california-born-drug-lord-takes-over-mexicos-deadliest-cartel/
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[2026-07-11 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Retail industry] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: ‘A new consumer’: how weight-loss drugs are shaking up clothes shopping
Snippet: As they slim down, UK and US users of GLP-1 jabs and pills are changing their spending habits – and their wardrobes
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/11/mounjaro-wegovy-uk-weightloss-drugs-spending-habits
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[2026-07-11 16:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Texas border officers crack open cabbage shipment, uncover $10.8M worth of cocaine
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/11/us-news/texas-border-officers-seize-10-8m-worth-of-cocaine-hidden-in-cabbage-shipment/
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[2026-07-11 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: Ex-Afghan MP extradited to US to face drug, weapons charges
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — A former member of the Afghan parliament has been extradited to the United States from Kenya to face drug and firearms charges, the Justice Department said Friday.
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/07/11/world/americas-emea/ex-afghan-mp-extradited-to-us-to-face-drug-weapons-charges/2382657
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[2026-07-11 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Title: What Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial means for families of drug war victims
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/metro-manila/drug-war-victims-families-sara-duterte-impeachment-trial/
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