Topic: Culture & Entertainment — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-18 17:28 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Music] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Pianist Jayson Gillham was concerned management of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) would not allow him to play a new piece of music at an event he was headlining if they knew it was dedicated to the journalists of Gaza, the Federal Court heard on Monday.
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[2026-05-18 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-18 17:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BEIJING (AP) — A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck south China’s Guangxi region early Monday, killing two people, toppling buildings and triggering the evacuations of thousands, state media reported.
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[2026-05-18 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: An escaped tiger believed to be owned by Germany's "Tiger Queen" has been shot dead by police after attacking one of its keepers, according to local media reports.
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[2026-05-18 17:02 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A former Parramatta council employee said he was instructed to surveil people’s emails because the former chief executive was paranoid about information being leaked to a councillor and to the media, the corruption watchdog has heard.
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[2026-05-18 16:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Government
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[2026-05-18 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Stars of the Indian silver screen are out in force at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, which runs until May 23.
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[2026-05-18 16:32 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Music] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: One of the state’s top cops has said that the days of young people “going through a gauntlet of police lined with drug dogs” at music festivals are over as the focus shifts to train stations, parks and more secluded locations to target those selling drugs to festivalgoers.
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[2026-05-18 16:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Director becomes fourth Korean awarded Commandeur of France’s Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
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[2026-05-18 16:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Izna will return with its third EP "Set the Tempo" on June 8, the girl group announced Monday through its official social media channels.
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[2026-05-18 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Actress Kaye Abad revealed that she quietly battled breast cancer over the past year and has now been declared cancer-free.
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[2026-05-18 16:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Chris Murrkarany Fitzpatrick
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[2026-05-18 16:07 UTC+10:00] [China Central Television] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In an interview airing on CCTV on Sunday, the head of one of China’s leading semiconductor makers said its technology has been adopted by overseas competitors
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[2026-05-18 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mon 18 May 2026 at 4:03pm
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[2026-05-18 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Overweight doctor bemoans his inability to shed the pounds; says he takes up ‘a lot of space’ at the operating table
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[2026-05-18 16:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Overweight doctor bemoans his inability to shed the pounds; says he takes up ‘a lot of space’ at the operating table
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[2026-05-18 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Montenegro holidays] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With state-of-the-art fitness and spa facilities onsite and everything from hiking to kayaking the beautiful Bay of Kotor, it’s a perfect base for an active break
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[2026-05-18 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Television & radio] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The broadcasting favourites are up to mischief in their first pod together. Plus, a cool new take on Radio 4’s hit series A History of the World in 100 Objects
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[2026-05-18 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Fiction] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In this warm and tender debut, the family of Barbados-born Lucinda must try to document her decades in Britain after the Home Office threatens her with deportation
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[2026-05-18 15:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Supreme Court recently ruled that payments received by a US firm from a South Korean company in exchange for technical know-how could be subject to corporate tax in Korea, sending the case back to a lower court for further review.
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[2026-05-18 15:40 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Music] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Drake, Iceman ★★★ / Habibti ★ / Maid of Honour ★★★★
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[2026-05-18 15:37 UTC+10:00] [Lifestyle / Life & relationships] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Like many Millennials, Larissa Chadwick’s introduction to the world of romantasy was by way of the Twilight series in high school.
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[2026-05-18 15:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: After a decade playing a fading writer in ‘Fan Letter,’ the ‘Prison Playbook’ and ‘Stranger’ actor hopes to see more international tourists in Korean theater audiences
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[2026-05-18 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The death-penalty law passed in March by the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, has come into effect after an army commander signed an order implementing the measure, Israeli media has reported.
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[2026-05-18 15:04 UTC+10:00] [Culture / TV & radio] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Comedian Sam Pang has confirmed he is not returning to host the Logies in August. “I’ve had three great years, and it was wonderful, but I’m just not going to do it this year,” he said.
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[2026-05-18 15:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean director Na Hong-jin's "Hope" had its world premiere Sunday at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, screening in competition at the Lumiere theater in the Palais des Festivals.
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[2026-05-18 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Fashion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenBridget Foley says that, by the early 80s, Ralph Lauren was ‘a major star of American fashion, everyone wanted to be at his show’. This 1981 show – inspired by the golden age of Hollywood, and featuring suiting as well as classic knits – was the moment the brand went international.
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[2026-05-18 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- Known for his bold and vivid yet composed depictions of nature -- especially mountains as a portrait of the inner mind -- Yoo Young-kuk (1916-2002) is a pioneer of abstract art in Korean art.
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[2026-05-18 14:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Surya Kutty, center, winner of Miss Koovagam 2026 is congratulated by other contestants during a fashion show in Villupuram, India, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
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[2026-05-18 14:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli media reported that Israel’s military is preparing for the possibility of renewed conflict with Iran, with public broadcaster Kan citing an unnamed security official as saying Israel would join any new US strikes and target Iranian energy infrastructure.
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[2026-05-18 14:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Enhypen added another show in Macao on Oct. 16 as part of its “Blood Saga” world tour, its agency Belift Lab announced Monday.
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[2026-05-18 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This combination of images show promotional art for “You’re Killing Me,” from left, “The Chi,” and “The Boroughs.” (Acorn TV/Showtime/Netflix via AP)
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[2026-05-18 14:00 UTC+10:00] [László Nemes] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: His extraordinary Auschwitz film won every award going. Now the Hungarian director is back with new drama Orphan, as well as a Jean Moulin biopic at Cannes. He talks about resurgent global prejudice – and refusing to be lectured by the film industry ‘overclass’
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[2026-05-18 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Einstürzende Neubauten] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The band’s newest member, Josefine Lukschy, was born the year their fifth album was released. They and founding member Blixa Bargeld talk about leading the counter counter-culture
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[2026-05-18 13:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli media reported that Israel is preparing to intercept a Gaza-bound aid flotilla as dozens of vessels approach the Gaza Strip in an attempt to challenge the Israeli blockade.
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[2026-05-18 13:54 UTC+10:00] [Lifestyle / Life & relationships] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Three weeks postpartum, most women are still navigating the aftermath of birth. They’re tired, sore and befuddled by brain fog. Sienna Miller, meanwhile, sat opposite US talk show host Jimmy Fallon – hair bouncy, skin glowing, looking pristine in a burnt-amber silk dress – discussing her latest movie, Jack Ryan: Ghost War, in front of more than a million viewers.
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[2026-05-18 13:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Creating art became a way for Emirati artist Moza Al Falasi to contend with a series of personal losses in recent years. Those experiences shape Unfolding, her debut solo exhibition at Tashkeel in Dubai.
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[2026-05-18 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Director James Gray returns to his mob roots in this film about two brothers who fall foul of the Russian mafia in New York. Also stars Miles Teller
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[2026-05-18 13:25 UTC+10:00] [Paper Tiger] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Director James Gray returns to his mob roots in this film about two brothers who fall foul of the Russian mafia in New York. Also stars Miles Teller
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[2026-05-18 13:21 UTC+10:00] [France] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Singer and actor who has appeared in more than 40 films faces investigations in France and Belgium
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[2026-05-18 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The following is an excerpt from the newly published book “The Trump Assassination Plots: What the Investigations Missed, and Why it Matters.” The book, which can be found here, attempts to provide the most complete account to date of the attempts on Donald Trump’s life (emphasis ours),
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[2026-05-18 13:05 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Live reviews] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: MUSICAL THEATRESonderOld Fitz Theatre, May 16Until May 23Reviewed by JOHN SHAND★★½
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[2026-05-18 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On Saturday night in Vienna, Noam Bettan walked onto the Eurovision stage carrying the hopes of Israeli fans on his shoulders. He also carried the weight of another year in which Israel’s place in the competition had been openly challenged, debated, and, in some quarters, opposed outright, leading to the boycott of the competition by five countries – Spain, Slovenia, the Netherlands, Ireland, and Iceland.
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[2026-05-18 12:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BTS is planning a citywide project in partnership with Busan for its debut anniversary, according to label Big Hit Music on Monday.
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[2026-05-18 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Eleven months after President Trump launched an all-out political war on Rep. Thomas Massie, the Tuesday, May 19 Kentucky GOP primary is almost here. With polls showing the race going down to the wire, the anti-Massie forces -- whose animus is largely driven by Massie's refusal to vote in accordance with the Israel lobby's wishes -- have been throwing everything they can at him, from vague 11th-hour allegations of inappropriate conduct with a woman, to AI ads showing Massie entering
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[2026-05-18 12:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The ongoing feud between President Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom flared up once again Sunday — sparked by a fresh round of social media barbs — including an image of a zombie Gov.
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[2026-05-18 12:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Day6 announced details of the final show of its "The Decade" tour via label JYP Entertainment on Monday.
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[2026-05-18 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- Four people involved in last year's courthouse riot linked to former President Yoon Suk Yeol were given suspended prison terms Monday for assaulting media reporters.
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[2026-05-18 12:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CANNES, France — For Sandra Hüller, eruptions of emotion don’t come naturally. She prefers to be quiet and calm, and often her screen presence radiates intensity when she’s simply watching. But when she explodes — whether in grief or karaoke — she can be magnificent.
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[2026-05-18 12:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Israeli strikes killed seven people in Lebanon on Sunday, including an Islamic Jihad commander, Lebanese authorities and state media said, despite a fragile ceasefire as Hezbollah called US-brokered talks between the two countries a "dead end."
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