Topic: Drugs — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-26 11:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at a forum of The Americas Counter Cartel Coalition in Panama City, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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[2026-08-26 09:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-26 08:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Buckling under exam pressure, teens in China are turning to prescription drugs
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[2026-08-26 05:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Liberian first lady Jewel Howard Taylor speaks to journalists at the ruling National Patriotic Party headquarters in the Liberian capital Monrovia Friday, July 11, 2003. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis,File)
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[2026-08-26 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Department of Health and Human Services is planning to create two new deputy commissioner roles at the Food and Drug Administration, one of which would focus on technology and the intersection of health and artificial intelligence, CNBC has learned.
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[2026-08-26 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Rather than shy away from controversy, “Drug War: A Conspiracy of Silence” confronts the country’s contentious anti-drug campaign head-on, reaching a wider audience through its free YouTube release while encouraging viewers to consider perspectives beyond their own.
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[2026-08-26 01:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-25 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Higher gross margins, surging projects and continued demand from North American markets help power the drug developer’s strong first-half performance
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[2026-08-25 23:03 UTC+10:00] [WuXi Biologics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Higher gross margins, surging projects and continued demand from North American markets help power the drug developer’s strong first-half performance
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[2026-08-25 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-25 17:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea plans to offer round-the-clock AI assistance for public services ranging from welfare and taxes to food and drug information as part of a broader push to bring artificial intelligence into government operations.
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[2026-08-25 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-25 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Out-licensing deals have overtaken IPOs as the primary lifeline for cash-starved Chinese drug makers, analysts say
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[2026-08-25 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Out-licensing deals have overtaken IPOs as the primary lifeline for cash-starved Chinese drug makers, analysts say
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[2026-08-25 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-25 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Defense Ministry's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), said Monday that drugs had been smuggled into the Gaza Strip inside food products intended as humanitarian aid for residents of the Strip.
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[2026-08-25 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Law, Crime and Justice
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[2026-08-25 06:23 UTC+10:00] [Americas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US Southern Command has struck another vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two accused of trafficking drugs
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[2026-08-25 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A new wave of treatments for a rare illness are being touted as the next major breakthrough from the same class of drugs as Ozempic, sparking multibillion-dollar acquisitions from pharmaceutical giants but caution from experts who warn that more testing is required.
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[2026-08-25 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BAGUIO CITY — Cordillera police seized more than P50.3 million worth of illegal drugs and arrested four suspects in a series of operations conducted from Aug. 17 to 23.
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[2026-08-25 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BAGUIO CITY — Cordillera police seized more than P50.3 million worth of illegal drugs and arrested four suspects in a series of operations conducted from Aug. 17 to 23.
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[2026-08-25 00:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Industry leaders highlight city’s international reach and expertise as state-owned drug maker considers Northern Metropolis project investment
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[2026-08-25 00:39 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Industry leaders highlight city’s international reach and expertise as state-owned drug maker considers Northern Metropolis project investment
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[2026-08-24 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Esther Ogunmabo said she started selling illicit drugs after her shop was destroyed in a fire
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[2026-08-24 22:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Pentagon is seen from the Washington Monument, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-08-24 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
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[2026-08-24 19:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States military said it struck a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the Pacific Ocean, killing two people.
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[2026-08-24 19:00 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Some Japanese clinics have been advertising private “beauty sleep” treatments on social media and prescribing potentially addictive psychotropic drugs and other medications.
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[2026-08-24 18:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: This drone was intercepted carrying contraband into the Townsville Correctional Complex on May 17. (Supplied: Queensland Corrective Services)
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[2026-08-24 17:43 UTC+10:00] [Australian trade unions] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Police arrest five men and search six properties including the union’s Victorian headquarters
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[2026-08-24 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- Hanmi Pharm. Co., a South Korean pharmaceutical company, said Monday it has signed a 3.2 trillion-won (US$2.3 billion) licensing deal with Genentech Inc., a U.S.-based member of the Roche Group, for an obesity drug candidate designed to reduce body fat while preserving and increasing muscle mass.
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[2026-08-24 15:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hanmi Pharmaceutical said Monday it has inked an exclusive licensing agreement with Genentech for its obesity drug candidate HM17321 in a deal that could be worth up to $2.3 billion, setting new record for the firm for a licensing contract of a single drug candidate.
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[2026-08-24 13:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MEXICO CITY — The embattled governor of Mexico's Sinaloa state has reversed his decision to return to his post, bowing to an extraordinary backlash from his own ruling party over accusations by U.S. prosecutors he conspired with a powerful cartel to smuggle drugs into the United States.
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[2026-08-24 09:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- The number of attempts to illegally import weight-loss medications, such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, from abroad in the first half was more than triple those caught for the whole of 2025, customs data showed Monday.
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[2026-08-24 07:48 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Celebrity] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: This spring, Hayden Panettiere began a book tour at a Barnes & Noble in New York City, greeting fans with a bright smile before steeling herself for a discussion about a memoir that chronicles the trials of her life, including struggles with drug and alcohol addiction and an abusive ex-boyfriend.
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[2026-08-24 05:48 UTC+10:00] [Health] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Published 24 August 2026 5:48am
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[2026-08-24 05:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-24 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A Lebanese influencer known as Dr Food has been arrested as part of a drugs case, more than two years after a judge accused him of involvement in smuggling.
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[2026-08-24 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Games] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Academics – and a former director of Australia’s Classification Board – say Halloween: The Game’s ban due to ‘incentivised drug use’ highlights an incoherent set of standards
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[2026-08-23 19:06 UTC+10:00] [Brussels bubble] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: One man was injured in a shooting in Brussels’ Saint-Gilles municipality Saturday evening, just a day after gunmen targeted a police station in Anderlecht.
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[2026-08-23 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Advanced therapies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: EDINBURGH — Scotland suffers from blistering rates of multiple sclerosis, and Edinburgh says the difficulty in getting visas post-Brexit is stifling cutting-edge scientific research.
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[2026-08-23 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha, indicted by US federal prosecutors on drug-trafficking, bribery, and cartel-protection charges, again requested a leave of absence from office on Saturday, days after defiantly reclaiming his post.
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[2026-08-23 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's major pharmaceutical companies spent around 100 billion won (US$72.13 million) each in the first half for the research and development (R&D) of new drugs, data showed Sunday, in an apparent bid to secure future growth engines.
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[2026-08-23 08:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-23 08:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: NSW Police use a device called the DrugWipe 3S for its roadside drug testing. (Supplied: NSW Police)
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[2026-08-23 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-23 05:01 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: When eligible terminally ill Queenslanders gained legal access to drugs to end their own lives at the start of 2023, a timer in the laws began.
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[2026-08-23 05:00 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-08-23 02:00 UTC+10:00] [Crime] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Treatment is already required by parole boards in several countries, but some feel the practice is unethical
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[2026-08-22 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two hospitalised on Saturday afternoon after accident along Pok Fu Lam Road involving large truck and two light goods vehicles, police say
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