Topic: Elections — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-23 17:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: When Dr Carrie Ruxton posted on social media asking if anyone wanted her old tandem bike, she thought there might be some local interest.
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[2026-02-23 11:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Rory McIlroy came up just short as Jacon Bridgeman won the Genesis Invitational
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[2026-02-23 11:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Emma Dyer remembers the moment she clicked "buy now" on a set of weight‑loss jabs she found online.
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[2026-02-23 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Luke Littler hit seven 180s and averaged just over 108 to beat Gian van Veen in the final
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[2026-02-23 09:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: British athletes paraded at the closing ceremony in Verona following the most successful Winter Games ever for Team GB
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[2026-02-23 09:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Robert Aramayo crowned a strong night for British cinema at the 2026 Baftas, taking both best newcomer and best actor awards.
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[2026-02-23 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Relive the best moments of the 2026 Winter Olympics with BBC Sport.
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[2026-02-23 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Alexis Mac Allister's winner came in the 97th minute
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[2026-02-23 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Environment / Climate change] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Woodside engaged in a concerted lobbying campaign to convince Environment Minister Murray Watt’s department to water down conditions designed to reduce emissions emanating from its North West Shelf project – one of the largest gas projects in the country.
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[2026-02-23 03:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump's latest tariff changes have heightened uncertainty for businesses and consumers, industry experts and economists say.
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[2026-02-23 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Los Angeles] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Highly rated councilmember makes last-minute entry after endorsing former ally Karen Bass – can she build a campaign to win?
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[2026-02-22 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Tributes have been paid to two men aged 19 and 20 who died after being reported missing on Yr Wyddfa.
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[2026-02-22 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Sitting down to watch an episode of her favourite soap, Amanda Grey couldn't help but feel that EastEnders looked more familiar than usual.
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[2026-02-22 18:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The widow of Hairy Biker Dave Myers and the author of detective drama Vera have urged people to speak about grief after the deaths of their husbands.
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[2026-02-22 14:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Experienced mountaineer Morag Skelton has been climbing and skiing in Scotland's mountains all her adult life.
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[2026-02-22 13:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The ninth and final missing skier has been found dead in California's Lake Tahoe backcountry, five days after a powerful avalanche struck several guides and a tight-knit group of friends on a trip.
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[2026-02-22 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: "It's taken a long fight to get here."
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[2026-02-22 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Sometimes Lorna Grinnell-Moore, a nurse in Birmingham, gets the phone slammed down on her. Often, she has to listen to the most outlandish conspiracy theories and, on one occasion, she recalls being verbally abused.
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[2026-02-22 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Football analyst Matthew Mak embarking on new campaign with Columbus Crew two months afterend of decorated spell with Malmo in Sweden
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[2026-02-22 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Nasa has said that its 6 March launch day for its long-awaited lunar mission is now "out of consideration", after it spotted several last minute issues during routine checks that would prevent lift off.
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[2026-02-22 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Giant tortoises are roaming the Galápagos island of Floreana for the first time in more than 180 years, in what conservationists have called a "hugely significant milestone".
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[2026-02-21 17:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Raul Roco, Ping Lacson, and Eddie Villanueva all have one thing in common as presidential repeaters
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[2026-02-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With counting errors forcing revotes this Sunday, the reformist opposition is seizing on irregularities to demand a fresh election
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[2026-02-21 12:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The latest lethal strike pushes the overall death toll from the Trump administration’s deadly campaign to at least 148 across 43 attacks
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[2026-02-21 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake deserves praise for his commitment towards eradicating organized crime in the country. In fact, this was one of his main pledges in his election manifesto. Admittedly, crime is on the rise, with at least three shootings reported each day. Periodically, in the past, there had been attempts to seize all illegal arms in circulation by the Governments of the day, but looking at the shootings taking place on a regular basis leads one to wonder if
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[2026-02-20 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Judge says Walter Tse and Anthony Suen’s prior behaviour raised concerns about their candidacy for institution’s advisory body
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[2026-02-20 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A key concern for Dhaka is the upgrade to developing nation status, with the key garment sector set to face stiffer competition
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[2026-02-20 17:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: The Vice-President of the Philippines is mandated by the Constitution to become the President and to serve the incumbent’s unexpired term in case of the latter’s death, permanent disability, removal from office, or resignation. Like the President, the Vice-President of the Philippines is elected through direct vote and enjoys a fixed term of 6 years.
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[2026-02-20 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The newly reappointed prime minister is gambling 5 trillion yen a year on a popular election promise that could backfire badly
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[2026-02-20 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The ‘Samanola Siri – Green Pilgrimage’ national programme, implemented by the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ Secretariat, commenced its second phase with the launch of a one-day voluntary labour campaign at the Sri Pada (Adam’s Peak) sacred site yesterday. The initiative is being carried out via the Nallathanniya and Ratnapura access routes, focusing on the removal of accumulated waste from highly inaccessible locations in the upper precincts of the pilgrimage site.
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[2026-02-20 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The war in Ukraine is about to enter its fifth year. Over the past year, Russian forces have slowly expanded the amount of territory they control, mostly in the east of Ukraine, and have continued their barrage of air strikes on Kyiv and other cities.
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[2026-02-19 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed into law an amended Electoral Act that critics warn may weaken safeguards ahead of next year’s presidential election.
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[2026-02-19 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Takaichi Sanae was re-elected by parliament as Japan’s 105th Prime Minister when a special Diet session got underway yesterday (18).
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[2026-02-19 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Romania’s 2024 presidential election was already one of the most controversial political episodes in the European Union in recent years. A candidate who won the first round was prevented from contesting the second. The vote was annulled. Claims of Russian interference were advanced without public evidence.
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[2026-02-18 17:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s T20 World Cup campaign has faced a major setback as ace speedster Matheesha Pathirana has been ruled out of the remainder of the tournament.
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[2026-02-18 17:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Katie Robertson's passion for the bagpipes has gained her thousands of followers online.
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[2026-02-18 17:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A pair of penguins waddled into a care home in Nottinghamshire to spread some cheer to residents.
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[2026-02-18 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: It was one of the deadliest days in the Trump administration’s months-long campaign, and brings the toll to at least 145 fatalities
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[2026-02-18 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Tarique Rahman has been sworn-in as the new Prime Minister, days after his party swept the first vote since the 2024 student-led uprising that expelled the then-leader, Sheikh Hasina.
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[2026-02-18 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Bangladesh is on the cusp of a major political shift with the outright victory of the Centre-Right Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) at the recent General Election. BNP leader and new Prime Minister Tarique Rahman completed a stunning reversal of fortune after 17 years of self-imposed exile in the UK. This election, the first since the mass uprising of 2024, is significant in many ways.
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[2026-02-17 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Ryan Reynolds has shared his shocked reaction as he discovered his club Wrexham will face Chelsea at home in the FA Cup.
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[2026-02-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: शेख हसीना के नेतृत्व वाली अवामी लीग की गैर-मौजूदगी में हुए देश के 13वें संसदीय चुनाव में बीएनपी को दो-तिहाई ज्यादा बहुमत मिला है. खालिदा जिया के बेटे तारिक रहमान करीब 17 साल तक लंदन में निर्वासन में रहने के बाद बीते 25 दिसंबर को ढाका लौटे थे. उन्होंने जिया के निधन के बाद अपनी पार्टी को संगठित कर बहुत कम समय मनें उसे चुनावी कामयाबी तो दिला दी है.
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[2026-02-17 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Baptist minister’s two presidential runs helped lay the groundwork for the election of America’s first black president, Barack Obama
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[2026-02-17 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: نن، سه شنبه (د ۲۰۲۶م کال د فيبرورۍ ۱۷) د بنګله ديش ناسيوناليست ګوند (بي ان پي) د نوې ټاکل شوې پارليماني ډلې په غونډه کې ۶۰ کلن طارق رحمان د ګوند د مشر په توګه انتخاب شو. د تېرې اونۍ د عمومي ټاکنو په ترڅ کې بي ان پي ګوند دوه په دريمه برخه اکثريت ترلاسه کړی وو.
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[2026-02-17 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Jay Curtis is used to getting off the beaten track and exploring unusual sights with his drone - but even he was surprised to spot a 24-metre ship grounded off the west Wales coast.
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[2026-02-17 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: District club’s first shield since 2013 would save disappointing campaign, and playing in final ‘worth way more’ than in Lunar New Year Cup
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[2026-02-17 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts point to a shift in priorities among younger Okinawans as a possible factor in the alliance’s bruising defeat in the election
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[2026-02-17 09:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump approval rating holds at 40%, lowest level of his term: pollLatest poll found that 54% of Americans – including 1 in 5 Republicans – believe Trump is too aligned with Russia amid Ukraine peace efforts.
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[2026-02-17 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The retreating Western power bloc, as it ravages West Asia, may continue to demonise Islam but the planet’s most populous region, South Asia, seems to be democratically affirming the youngest of the four major religions in both its societal and political dimensions. Bangladesh’s national elections last Thursday, one of its freest in decades, has given a landslide to a liberal Islamist political party while also establishing a conservative Islamist movement as the main legislative opposition.
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[2026-02-17 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The new government of Bangladesh headed by Tarique Rahman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has a range of issues facing it as it assumes office on Tuesday.
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