[2026-04-28 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: AP investigation: Adopted kids confined in private for-profit facilities

Snippet: An Associated Press investigation finds a business known for tough-love boarding schools for rebellious teenagers has set its sights on a different demographic: adopted kids. Adoptees account for an estimated 25-40% of those in residential treatment. (AP Video: Mary Conlon; Serginho Roosblad; Austin Johnson; Sally Ho. Animations: Marshall Ritzel)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/adopted-children-boarding-schools-treatment-investigation-e5d8dab2e4db1f2f4c5abbfaf0d97c52

[2026-04-28 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Ueda signals BOJ open to rate hike as inflation risk mounts

Snippet: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda spoke to reporters after an unusual split policy meeting on April 28. (Photo by Nanami Sato)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/economy/bank-of-japan/ueda-signals-boj-open-to-rate-hike-as-inflation-risk-mounts

[2026-04-28 19:27 UTC+10:00] [Australian education] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘Culture of misogyny’: teacher surrounded by hundreds of students and pelted with food at elite Brisbane boys’ school, court told

Snippet: Teacher at Marist College Ashgrove claims she suffered ‘serious psychiatric injury’ after the schoolyard incident

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/28/brisbane-marist-ashgrove-queensland-school-ntwnfb

[2026-04-28 19:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israel's policy of endless war is fuelled by the crisis of Zionism

Snippet: Israel is in crisis. Since October 2023 it has been in a permanent state of war with numerous internal and external foes, from the Palestinians of Gaza to Iranian state and society.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/israel-policy-endless-war-driven-crisis-Zionism

[2026-04-28 19:11 UTC+10:00] [Commuting] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The New York Times

Title: Fuel Crisis Creates Commuter Crush in the Philippines

Snippet: Commuting in the Philippines has become extremely chaotic. “When you get on the train, you have to protect yourself so that you don’t get squeezed.” “We call it a sardine situation. It’s becoming unimaginable.” The war in Iran has created a global energy crisis, more than doubling the price at the pump in the Philippines.

Read full article: https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000010844179/gas-prices-philippines-commute.html

[2026-04-28 19:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Seoul weighs response to US lawmakers over Coupang case

Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10727691

[2026-04-28 19:04 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Become a ‘Social Scientist’ Study at CINEC Faculty of Humanities and Education

Snippet: A dynamic learning opportunity awaits at CINEC thanks to a variety of Diplomas and Degrees, all of which are approved by the UGC and MoHE of Sri Lanka, opening a host of opportunities and still accessible for all aspiring students.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/04/28/business/986297/become-a-social-scientist-study-at-cinec-faculty-of-humanities-and-education/

[2026-04-28 18:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Kim Jong-un praises both fallen and surviving troops in message seen aimed at POWs

Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10727650

[2026-04-28 18:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Wisconsin teacher placed on leave after social media post advocating to ‘make Americans great assassins again’

Snippet: A Wisconsin teacher was placed on leave following controversial comments in which he said he was “not impressed with recent presidential assassins.”

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/28/us-news/wisconsin-teacher-placed-on-leave-after-social-media-post-advocating-to-make-americans-great-assassins-again/

[2026-04-28 18:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: [Exclusive] Korea’s universities rank high, but remain globally inward-looking: QS founder

Snippet: Analysts point to weak co-authorship, limited talent flows and low open-access visibility in Korea’s 'insular' higher education ecosystem

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10727599

[2026-04-28 17:58 UTC+10:00] [Airlangga University] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why Asean cooperation remains primary shield against Malacca Strait tolls

Snippet: Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore are united in upholding the principle of free passage but this must be ‘actively maintained’, analysts say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3351687/why-asean-cooperation-remains-primary-shield-against-malacca-strait-tolls

[2026-04-28 17:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: LTI Korea to launch graduate school for literary translation in 2027

Snippet: The Literature Translation Institute of Korea said Tuesday it is moving ahead with plans to establish a graduate school dedicated to training professional translators of Korean literature and cultural content. The LTI Korea Graduate School of Translation is set to open in 2027.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10727616

[2026-04-28 17:45 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Teachers to be offered 28 per cent pay rise in bid to avoid more strikes

Snippet: Victorian teachers will be offered a 28 per cent pay rise over four years by the state government, as it tries to avoid weeks of school strikes planned throughout May and June.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/teachers-to-be-offered-28-per-cent-pay-rise-in-bid-to-avoid-more-strikes-20260428-p5zrrk.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-28 17:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: US calls Korea’s network fee policy ‘outlier,’ raises trade concerns

Snippet: The Office of the US Trade Representative has renewed criticism of South Korea’s network usage fee policy, calling it an outlier and one of the “craziest” foreign trade barriers facing American exporters.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10727598

[2026-04-28 17:31 UTC+10:00] [Guangxi Medical University] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s thalassaemia jab raises hope for common inherited blood disorder

Snippet: Original therapy integrating stem cell tech and gene editing could treat a blood disorder with 350 million carriers worldwide

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3351284/chinas-thalassaemia-jab-raises-hope-common-inherited-blood-disorder

[2026-04-28 17:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: BBC News

Title: Antiquities dealer who exposed British Museum thefts dies aged 61

Snippet: Dr Ittai Gradel, the academic turned antiquities dealer who exposed the theft of many hundreds of artefacts from the British Museum, has died of cancer, aged 61.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1mk2pr39k7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-28 17:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Novartis CEO warns reality of Trump's drug pricing policy will set in over 'the next 18 months'

Snippet: Novartis' CEO warned Tuesday that the U.S. drug pricing policy under President Donald Trump poses a "very difficult situation" and the reality will soon catch up with both drugmakers and patients.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/28/novartis-ceo-stock-earnings-mfn-trump-drug-pricing-policy.html

[2026-04-28 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Local Spain

Title: Today in Spain: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday

Snippet: Spain marks one year since historic blackout, Princess Leonor to study politics at university, Spanish house prices prevent more than two million from moving and more news on Tuesday April 28th.

Read full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20260428/today-in-spain-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-tuesday-77

[2026-04-28 16:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: PM calls for practical projects for struggling youths

Snippet: SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- The government should come up with practical projects for youths, Prime Minister Kim Min-seok said Tuesday, noting that young adults appear to be feeling less affected by government policy than other categories of policy recipients.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260428007400315

[2026-04-28 16:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: N. Korea ‘most pressing challenge to the nonproliferation regime’

Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10727534

[2026-04-28 16:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: BBC News

Title: Minister promises 'some form' of social media restrictions for under-16s

Snippet: The government will "impose some form of age or functionality restrictions" on social media for under-16s, Education Minister Olivia Bailey has said.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y7d2zx63jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-28 16:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Government buying power key to AI race, says Korea's procurement chief

Snippet: Public spending repositioned as tool for industrial policy and competitiveness

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10727511

[2026-04-28 16:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Korea overtakes UK to rank No. 8 in stock market cap

Snippet: South Korea’s stock market has climbed to eighth place globally by market capitalization, overtaking the UK, on the back of a strong rally fueled by semiconductor gains and policy support.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10727510

[2026-04-28 16:03 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Australia’s universities ‘inching towards $100,000 degrees’

Snippet: When the Morrison government first introduced the Job-ready Graduates scheme in 2021, some in the university sector were cautiously optimistic.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-s-universities-inching-towards-100-000-degrees-20260428-p5zrmo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-28 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Vietnamese hiker survives 37-hour ordeal thanks to an unlikely Lunar New Year snack

Snippet: The student’s 37-hour agony on Tam Dao Mountain – sustained by Choco Pies – has boosted the snack’s survival kit status

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3351661/vietnamese-hiker-survives-37-hour-ordeal-thanks-unlikely-lunar-new-year-snack?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-28 16:02 UTC+10:00] [Orion Vietnam] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Vietnamese hiker survives 37-hour ordeal thanks to an unlikely Lunar New Year snack

Snippet: The student’s 37-hour agony on Tam Dao Mountain – sustained by Choco Pies – has boosted the snack’s survival kit status

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3351661/vietnamese-hiker-survives-37-hour-ordeal-thanks-unlikely-lunar-new-year-snack

[2026-04-28 15:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong breaks ground on third medical school’s interim complex, 7 professors hired

Snippet: Chief Executive John Lee hails school’s strategic role in turning city into healthcare and talent hub and aligning with country’s 15th five-year plan

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3351659/hong-kong-breaks-ground-third-medical-schools-interim-complex-7-professors-hired?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-28 15:54 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong breaks ground on third medical school’s interim complex, 7 professors hired

Snippet: Chief Executive John Lee hails school’s strategic role in turning city into healthcare and talent hub and aligning with country’s 15th five-year plan

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3351659/hong-kong-breaks-ground-third-medical-schools-interim-complex-7-professors-hired

[2026-04-28 15:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: S. Korea nears completion of five-satellite network to monitor North Korea

Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10727458

[2026-04-28 15:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Medical schools short of teaching faculty after increase in admission quotas

Snippet: SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- Medical schools failed to hire enough teaching faculty following a large increase in admission quotas for 2025, the state audit agency said Tuesday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260428006000315

[2026-04-28 15:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: At least 358 executed under Kim Jong-un over 13 years: report

Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10727449

[2026-04-28 15:39 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Medical student drives from Queensland to Perth to stab elderly dad

Snippet: David Moussa was studying to be a doctor when in January last year he felt compelled to drive from Queensland to Perth to stab his father to death.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/medical-student-drives-from-queensland-to-perth-to-stab-elderly-dad-20260428-p5zrqc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-28 15:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Lee calls for sovereign diplomacy, readiness for self-reliant defense

Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10727438

[2026-04-28 15:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Literature translation institute moves to open specialized grad school

Snippet: The Literature Translation Institute of Korea on Tuesday announced a plan to establish a graduate school next year in efforts to nurture more translators specializing in Korean literature, officials said.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10727430

[2026-04-28 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: College dropout faces murder charges in University of South Florida case

Snippet: Members of the media document detectives and deputies with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office as they investigate inside the Lake Forest subdivision of Tampa, Fla., on Friday, April 24, 2026, where authorities said a man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a home, in connection to the search for two missing University of South Florida graduate students.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/missing-grad-students-florida-6279adeef3d0540865de39ab3d6f8093

[2026-04-28 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Nobel laureate biochemist Hartmut Michel joins Jilin University in China

Snippet: The 77-year-old has taken up a full-time role as a professor with one of the leading teaching hospitals in the country’s northeast

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3351541/nobel-laureate-biochemist-hartmut-michel-joins-jilin-university-china?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-28 14:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Nobel laureate biochemist Hartmut Michel joins Jilin University in China

Snippet: The 77-year-old has taken up a full-time role as a professor with one of the leading teaching hospitals in the country’s northeast

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3351541/nobel-laureate-biochemist-hartmut-michel-joins-jilin-university-china

[2026-04-28 13:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran revises Minab school bombing death toll to 155

Snippet: Press TV and other Iranian media reported that the death toll from a strike on a primary school in Minab has been revised to 155 people.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-revises-minab-school-bombing-death-toll-155

[2026-04-28 13:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Legarda steers education reform measures to strengthen CHED, TESDA, SUCs, LUCs, scholarships

Snippet: SEN. Loren Legarda, chairman of the Senate Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education and co-chair of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (Edcom II), presided over the public hearing on six priority bills, aimed at modernizing governance in higher and technical education, strengthening professional standards and quality assurance, and expanding scholarship opportunities for Filipino students on April 23, 2026.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/28/tmt-newswire/legarda-steers-education-reform-measures-to-strengthen-ched-tesda-sucs-lucs-scholarships/2329936

[2026-04-28 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: How Hong Kong can keep its student housing sector open to smaller players

Snippet: Readers discuss developments in student accomodation, and the Tai Po fire

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3351534/how-hong-kong-can-keep-its-student-housing-sector-open-smaller-players?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-28 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Labour Department] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: How Hong Kong can keep its student housing sector open to smaller players

Snippet: Readers discuss developments in student accomodation, and the Tai Po fire

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3351534/how-hong-kong-can-keep-its-student-housing-sector-open-smaller-players

[2026-04-28 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Bank of Japan keeps policy rate steady while raising inflation forecast on Iran war worries

Snippet: Japan's central bank kept its policy rate steady at 0.75% on Tuesday, while revising its inflation estimates upwards as the Iran war raises supply-side risks.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/28/bank-of-japan-keeps-policy-rate-steady-cpi-iran-war-gdp.html

[2026-04-28 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Literature translation institute moves to open specialized grad school

Snippet: SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- The Literature Translation Institute (LTI) of Korea on Tuesday announced a plan to establish a graduate school next year in efforts to nurture more translators specializing in Korean literature, officials said.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260428005000315

[2026-04-28 12:14 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Japan Times

Title: Russian style enjoys revival in Moscow, culturally isolated due to Ukraine war

Snippet: At a cooking school in Moscow, Yulia Fedishova was preparing a "smetannik": a traditional Slavic layer cake with a sour-cream topping.

Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/28/world/politics/west-muscovites-russian-roots/

[2026-04-28 12:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: EBy Emily Stewart

Snippet: Emily Stewart, aka "Sensible Emily", is an award-winning business and finance journalist. She has almost two decades of experience working for ABC national news and current affairs programs across television, radio and online. She edits the ABC's personal finance newsletter, Your Money Explained with Sensible Emily. In addition to her practical experience, Emily has a Masters of Business Administration from Melbourne Business School and a Bachelors of Commerce and Arts from the University of Melbourne.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/emily-stewart/4506536

[2026-04-28 11:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: America dishes out prestigious award to five teachers – and one’s in California

Snippet: A California forensic science teacher is getting her moment in the spotlight, and it’s not just her students she’s impressing.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/27/us-news/california-forensic-science-teacher-erin-andrade-wins-crystal-apple-award/

[2026-04-28 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Missing, slain USF students’ families demand ‘highest possible punishment’ for alleged killer roommate

Snippet: Slain University of South Florida doctoral student Zamil Limon once complained about the “psychopathic” roommate now accused of killing him and his still-missing girlfriend, relatives revealed Monday — while demanding the “highest possible punishment” for the couple’s alleged murderer.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/27/us-news/missing-slain-usf-students-families-demand-highest-possible-punishment-for-alleged-killer-roommate/

[2026-04-28 11:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Tasmanian teachers strike deal to lessen violence and workload

Snippet: The agreement comes after months of dispute over public school teachers' pay and conditions. (ABC News: Mackenzie Archer)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-28/tasmanian-education-union-teacher-pay-deal-violence-workload/106614778

[2026-04-28 10:58 UTC+10:00] [Campus Bulletin] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: NAS 2026: Conversations in Space, Rooted in the Philippines

Snippet: Celebrating 20 years of legacy and distinction, this year ARCHINET holds its 15th National Architecture Symposium. The NAS 2026 symposium will be held on May 2, 2026 at the Buenaventura Garcia Paredes O.P. Building in the campus of the University of Santo Tomas, Manila. Many renowned professionals will converge into the Philippine scene this coming NAS 2026.

Read full article: https://nowyouknowph.rappler.com/1391/nas-2026-conversations-in-space-rooted-in-the-philippines/

[2026-04-28 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: SBS News

Title: Socceroo slams Trump peace prize as a mockery of FIFA Human Rights Policy

Snippet: FIFA president Gianni Infantino presented US president Donald Trump with the inaugural Peace Prize at the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw. Source: AAP / Michael Nigro

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/socceroo-slams-trump-peace-prize-as-a-mockery-of-fifa-human-rights-policy/26wn0x4cs