[2026-05-08 05:43 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Four Deniyaya schools close after viral fever outbreak

Snippet: Deniyaya Zonal Education Director Nishaka Hettigoda said authorities had decided to close four schools in the Deniyaya zone for students on May 7 and 8 due to a rapidly spreading viral fever among children in the Kotapola Medical Officer of Health division.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/05/08/local/991704/four-deniyaya-schools-close-after-viral-fever-outbreak/

[2026-05-08 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Ex-Ohio State football players to join sexual abuse suit

Snippet: A person walks over the Ohio State University’s emblem in the campus student union, May 18, 2019, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/ohio-state-football-richard-strauss-sexual-abuse-249c284f1c8cedceaacd3dfd28c171cf

[2026-05-08 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: La Trobe University ‘AI and Future Employment Opportunities’ panel discussion doncludes - DailyNews

Snippet: La Trobe University, Colombo in collaboration with Study Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and La Trobe University, Australia organised a panel discussion on ‘AI and Future Employment Opportunities’.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/05/08/business/991334/la-trobe-university-ai-and-future-employment-opportunities-panel-discussion-doncludes/

[2026-05-08 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Kursk State Medical University, Russia representative visits IChemC - DailyNews

Snippet: In a significant step toward enhancing international academic partnerships, Prof Mohamad Chahine, Director IMI from Kursk State Medical University, Russia visited the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon (IChemC) to explore opportunities for initiating joint undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/05/08/business/991310/kursk-state-medical-university-russia-representative-visits-ichemc/

[2026-05-08 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: CSE Academy authorised examination centre for Linguaskill by Cambridge

Snippet: The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and Cambridge University Press and Assessment partnered, making CSE Academy an authorised examination centre for Linguaskill by Cambridge recently on April 30, bringing the English proficiency test designed for academics and professionals to CSE’s 12 branches leveraging the exchanges’ presence in all provinces in the country.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/05/08/business/991307/cse-academy-authorised-examination-centre-for-linguaskill-by-cambridge/

[2026-05-08 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Baby murder accused could not recall 'horrible' video

Snippet: A teacher being questioned about the death of his adopted baby son denied abusing him and said he "could not recall" taking a Snapchat video of him struggling to breathe, a court has been told.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce9p874egdyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-05-08 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Five Jewish couples marry in Brazil in front of 900 young Jews from former Soviet Union

Snippet: Five young Jewish couples from Russia and other former Soviet republics married under chuppahs in Brazil on Lag Ba’omer, in a ceremony attended by some 900 Jewish students and young adults participating in a Jewish education trip organized by YAHAD, according to a statement from organizers.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-895500

[2026-05-08 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Arizona State student vanishes during Grand Canyon trip

Snippet: An Arizona State University student vanished on a trip to the Grand Canyon 10 days ago — failing to return in time to take his finals and attend an interview for a job he wanted.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/us-news/arizona-state-student-missing-since-trip-to-grand-canyon-10-days-ago/

[2026-05-08 05:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Israeli education minister threatens to deny universities’ funding over political activism, says presidents ‘are welcome to resign’

Snippet: Israeli Education Minister Yoav Kisch has threatened to advance legislation imposing financial sanctions on educational institutions unless they commit to keeping politics out of academia, he confirmed on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/world-news/israeli-education-minister-threatens-to-deny-universities-funding-over-political-activism-says-presidents-are-welcome-to-resign/

[2026-05-08 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Cornell publishes footage defending president from claims he hit anti-Israel activists with car

Snippet: Cornell University published video footage on Sunday that it said exonerated its president from claims that he had hit two students with his car, after activists seeking amnesty for anti-Israel activists followed him to his vehicle after an Israeli-Palestinian conflict debate last Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-895518

[2026-05-08 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Outrage as ‘antisemitic’ Halle university flyers call to end cooperation with Jewish community

Snippet: Open letters calling to end cooperation with the Halle Jewish community organization on a counter-antisemitism project because they were ostensibly Zionist were posted at a German university repeatedly for a week, according to the Jewish Community of Halle (JG Halle), the State Association of Jewish Communities of Saxony-Anhalt (JG Saxony-Anhalt), and Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-895520

[2026-05-08 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Sydney Uni revokes invitation for former Knox teacher accused of child grooming

Snippet: A former Knox Grammar teacher was due to accept a University of Sydney award the same day as he was to learn his punishment in court for child grooming.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-uni-revokes-invitation-for-former-knox-teacher-accused-of-child-grooming-20260507-p5zujd.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-08 04:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Susan Ballabina confirmed as new Texas A&M president

Snippet: Susan Ballabina reacts to her unanimous approval as the 28th President of Texas A&M University during the special meeting of the Board of Regents on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in College Station, Texas. (Meredith Seaver/College Station Eagle via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/texas-am-president-susan-ballabina-7ddc17202573a41a014300f648d8e66f

[2026-05-08 03:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Two school chiefs lay bare diabolical state of major city’s education system: ‘Unacceptable’

Snippet: Two top school leaders for this liberal city’s school district are frustrated with the state of their education system, they said in a recent interview.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/us-news/two-school-chiefs-lay-bare-diabolical-state-of-major-citys-education-system-unacceptable/

[2026-05-08 03:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: New York Post

Title: Free speech emergency: What UCLA doesn’t want you to know

Snippet: The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law is in the midst of a free-speech emergency.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/opinion/what-ucla-doesnt-want-you-to-know/

[2026-05-08 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Colorado school district sued for allegedly punishing Asian student for racist viral video — but letting black students off

Snippet: A Colorado school district is being sued for suspending an Asian student who recorded her peers drunkenly using racial slurs in a disturbing video that went viral — but didn’t punish the black students who blasted it on social media because their actions should be viewed through a “culturally responsive lens.”

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/us-news/asian-student-suspended-for-recording-racist-screed-she-didnt-partake-in-sues-colorado-school/

[2026-05-08 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: The world order has collapsed. Now comes the dangerous part

Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/639580-world-order-has-collapsed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-05-08 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Read Full Article at RT.com

Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/639580-world-order-has-collapsed/

[2026-05-08 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: How tomorrow's world is being shaped in Abu Dhabi | The National

Snippet: The UAE is among a small group of nations shaping the future of frontier artificial intelligence rather than simply consuming it, say the head of the country’s AI university.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/05/07/how-tomorrows-world-is-being-shaped-in-abu-dhabi/

[2026-05-08 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: CHED: A little knowledge is a dangerous thing

Snippet: A PUBLIC hearing on the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) “Policies, Standards and Guidelines on the Reframed General Education Curriculum Component” was scheduled for the afternoon of May 5, 2026. The most important part of this would-be reframed general education (GE) curriculum for me — and the community of historians and collegiate-level history faculty in the country — is Article V (“General Education Structure and Content”) Section 7-A of the CHED draft document where the five courses that constitute the

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/08/opinion/columns/ched-a-little-knowledge-is-a-dangerous-thing/2338625

[2026-05-08 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: ​Why the ‘Reframed General Education’ is being massively rejected

Snippet: THE heat is on in the academic community. It is because the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) intends to reframe the General Education (GE) curriculum, and it is being rejected — massively.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/08/opinion/columns/why-the-reframed-general-education-is-being-massively-rejected/2338616

[2026-05-08 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Fiction is not confession

Snippet: Columnist’s note: I am happy to feature as a guest columnist a much-admired colleague from Singapore, Anitha Devi Pillai of the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University. I am impressed by her large body of work on various aspects of language and literature, but most especially those on Malayalam and Malayalees in Singapore.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/08/opinion/columns/fiction-is-not-confession/2338614

[2026-05-08 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Australia has been a sanctuary from the populist right’s onslaught. Is it now living on borrowed time?

Snippet: Australia has been averse to ideological extremes but after two decades of growing inequality and public policy stasis, the country’s robust democratic formula is facing challenges

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/08/australia-has-been-a-sanctuary-from-the-populist-rights-onslaught-is-it-now-living-on-borrowed-time

[2026-05-08 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: London police investigate after car drives toward Jewish students

Snippet: The Metropolitan Police said on Thursday that they were investigating reports that a vehicle drove toward and endangered Jewish school children on April 20.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-895491

[2026-05-08 00:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong school ordered to submit report after national flag hung upside down

Snippet: Online images earlier showed national flag hanging upside down on top of building at F.S.F.T.F. Fong Shu Chuen Primary School in Fanling

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3352803/hong-kong-school-ordered-submit-report-after-national-flag-hung-upside-down?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-08 00:41 UTC+10:00] [national flag] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong school ordered to submit report after national flag hung upside down

Snippet: Online images earlier showed national flag hanging upside down on top of building at F.S.F.T.F. Fong Shu Chuen Primary School in Fanling

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3352803/hong-kong-school-ordered-submit-report-after-national-flag-hung-upside-down

[2026-05-08 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Tech billionaire Chen Tianqiao’s MiroMind halts China services after Meta and Manus saga

Snippet: AI start-up MiroMind has relocated some staff to Singapore to divide operations for compliance amid heightened scrutiny

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3352778/tech-billionaire-chen-tianqiaos-miromind-halts-china-services-after-meta-and-manus-saga?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-08 00:00 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Tech billionaire Chen Tianqiao’s MiroMind halts China services after Meta and Manus saga

Snippet: AI start-up MiroMind has relocated some staff to Singapore to divide operations for compliance amid heightened scrutiny

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3352778/tech-billionaire-chen-tianqiaos-miromind-halts-china-services-after-meta-and-manus-saga

[2026-05-08 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s Tongji University punishes top cancer researcher Wang Ping for misconduct

Snippet: Wang Ping has been fired as dean of life sciences school, demoted by two ranks, and issued a 24-month ban on promotions, funding and awards

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3352700/chinas-tongji-university-punishes-top-cancer-researcher-wang-ping-misconduct?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-08 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Laboratory of Tumour Microenvironment] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s Tongji University punishes top cancer researcher Wang Ping for misconduct

Snippet: Wang Ping has been fired as dean of life sciences school, demoted by two ranks, and issued a 24-month ban on promotions, funding and awards

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3352700/chinas-tongji-university-punishes-top-cancer-researcher-wang-ping-misconduct

[2026-05-07 23:59 UTC+10:00] [AI Act] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Wie KI die Industrie verändert. Mit Siemens-CEO Roland Busch

Snippet: Der wirtschaftspolitische Podcast von POLITICO Deutschland.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/podcast/power-and-policy/wie-ki-die-industrie-verandert-mit-siemens-ceo-roland-busch/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-05-07 23:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Substitute teacher who cried in mugshot learns fate for sex with 15 year old

Snippet: A perverted substitute teacher pictured in tears in her mugshot has been given a sweetheart deal after admitting to having sex with a 15-year-old child.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/us-news/substitute-teacher-who-cried-in-mugshot-learns-fate-for-sex-with-child/

[2026-05-07 23:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Evidence of giant squid discovered — bodacious beast is bigger than a school bus with eyes the size of a large pizza

Snippet: It’s a colossal find.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/science/evidence-of-giant-squid-spotted-off-australia-in-historic-find/

[2026-05-07 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: BBC News

Title: Appeal after car drives towards Jewish children

Snippet: An investigation has been launched after a car drove towards three Jewish school children in north-west London.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy2dwpdxz8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-05-07 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: OECD transport forum adds 3 members, recommends digital integration in freight, urban transport

Snippet: LEIPZIG, Germany, May 7 (Yonhap) -- The International Transport Forum (ITF) Summit, the world's largest annual gathering of transport ministers, on Thursday added three new members and adopted two policy recommendations this year aimed at strengthening resilience in the transport sector.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260507013100320

[2026-05-07 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Books] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Report shows banned non-fiction books doubled over last school year in US

Snippet: New PEN America report analysed 3,743 unique titles removed from libraries and classrooms and found books about activism and social movements were targeted

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/07/banned-non-fiction-books-doubles

[2026-05-07 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Atlanta] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Professors sue Atlanta’s Emory University over handling of Israel-Gaza protests

Snippet: Students and faculty have also protested against surveillance cameras on campus and handling of racist posts by a student

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/07/emory-university-professor-lawsuit-israel-gaza-protests

[2026-05-07 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Mid-Atlantic Sportswatch Daily Listings

Snippet: Virginia Tech vs. Virginia at University of Virginia Softball Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia — ACCN

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/mid-atlantic-sportswatch-daily-listings-8db826d38bde5e2c8e4ced577a3def9a

[2026-05-07 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing Sport University] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Ex-China gymnast ‘regains dignity’ after paying off family’s debt through cultural videos

Snippet: Wu Liufang’s content on Douyin features her in traditional Chinese clothing promoting cultural heritage dances to her followers

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3352717/ex-china-gymnast-regains-dignity-after-paying-familys-debt-through-cultural-videos

[2026-05-07 21:22 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Grade 6 admissions: second-round appeal process begins tomorrow

Snippet: The Ministry of Education has announced that second-round online appeals for Grade 6 school admissions for 2026, based on the results of the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination, will be accepted from May 8 to May 29, 2026.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/05/07/local/991269/grade-6-admissions-second-round-appeal-process-begins-tomorrow/

[2026-05-07 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Pope Leo XIV swears in 28 new Swiss Guards in Vatican ceremony

Snippet: New recruits to the Pontifical Swiss Guard swore loyalty to Pope Leo XIV on 6 May, during a ceremony in Vatican City. 28 new halberdiers took their oath in the presence of the Pope, the first time in over 50 years that a pontiff has personally presided over the swearing-in.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/05/07/pope-leo-xiv-swears-in-28-new-swiss-guards-in-vatican-ceremony/

[2026-05-07 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: [Tabas ng Dila] Bagong kurikulum para sa general education

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

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/tabas-ng-dila-new-curriculum-general-education-ched/

[2026-05-07 20:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: US reinstates deportation proceedings against Palestinian student Mahdawi

Snippet: The United States Board of Immigration Appeals has reinstated ⁠deportation proceedings against Palestinian student Mohsen Mahdawi, according to a court filing from his lawyers.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/7/us-reinstates-deportation-proceedings-against-mohsen-mahdawi

[2026-05-07 20:31 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Every driver to get $100 fuel support payment in WA budget

Snippet: Every driver in Western Australia is set to receive a $100 fuel support payment under the 2026-27 state budget as a part of several short-term measures to ease cost-of-living pressures.Treasurer Rita Saffioti delivered her third budget today which included spending on housing, hospitals and education.Saffioti said the state posted its eighth straight operating surplus of $3.5 billion this year and an expected $2.4 billion next year.LIVE UPDATES: So-called ISIS brides back on Australian soilEvery driver in Western Australia is set

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/wa-state-budget-updates-every-driver-in-western-australia-will-receive-a-100-fuel-support-payment/0af7c9f4-0ed1-4188-90a3-71013587e74b

[2026-05-07 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Half Of Vienna Secondary School Students Are Now Muslim As Cultural Tensions Grow In Classrooms

Snippet: Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix news,

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/half-vienna-secondary-school-students-are-now-muslim-cultural-tensions-grow-classrooms

[2026-05-07 20:00 UTC+10:00] [US crime] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Woman charged after allegedly posing as 16-year-old Bronx student

Snippet: Suspect, 28, accused of enrolling under false identity before arrest, in case echoing similar US incidents

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/07/new-york-bronx-high-school-woman-posing-as-student

[2026-05-07 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Storied Oakland baseball program rises again as McClymonds starts from scratch

Snippet: McClymonds High School players break a huddle after their loss to Skyline High School in Oakland, Calif., Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/mcclymonds-baseball-frank-robinson-4f84d0a13c02cb0d35fad518809cbff2

[2026-05-07 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Team Mamdani cheers hip-hop high school despite aborting AI-focused high school plans — what a sick joke

Snippet: A week after they united in canceling an AI-focused Manhattan public high school over bogus “racial justice” concerns, Chancellor Kamar Samuels proudly joined Mayor Zohran Mamdani to give The Bronx … Hip-Hop High.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/opinion/mamdani-cheers-hip-hop-high-school-despite-aborting-ai-focused-plans/

[2026-05-07 20:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Education system not up to the task

Snippet: To submit a letter to The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. No attachments, please include your letter in the body of the email. See here for our rules and tips on getting your letter published.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/education-system-not-up-to-the-task-20260507-p5zuru.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-07 19:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli strikes on Lebanon's Nabatieh kill one person

Snippet: Israeli warplanes and drones struck Nabatieh in southern Lebanon on Wednesday morning, killing one person and injuring several others, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-strikes-residential-building-evangelical-school-kill-one-lebanon