Topic: Culture & Entertainment — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-02 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: They’re more than adorable pets – animal influencers are rising social media stars, with stylish pooches like Kala, Luc and Niko setting trends
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[2026-05-02 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Regine Velasquez-Alcasid announced she will stage what she called her “final major solo concert.”
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[2026-05-02 13:33 UTC+10:00] [Australian theatre] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Melbourne Theatre Company, Southbank TheatreWhile Alison Whyte is never less than compelling, director Mark Wilson encourages a buffoonery from the cast that is fatal to this play’s melancholic drift
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[2026-05-02 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: There is so much going on right now in the Israeli television industry that it’s hard to keep track. So, let’s break it down: Unconditional, the drama series about a mother who fights to release her daughter from a Moscow jail after airport security officers find drugs in her backpack, just premiered on Keshet 12, and will be shown around the world, with English titles, on Apple TV starting on May 8.
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[2026-05-02 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Makkah is primarily visited for worship. Each year, millions of Muslims travel from around the world to the holy city for Hajj and Umrah, following rituals centred on the Grand Mosque and surrounding sacred sites.
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[2026-05-02 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Music] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Over the past few years, Lily Wilson has endured COVID-induced upheavals, a redundancy and the unexpected death of her father. Throughout these difficulties, she found solace in what some might consider an unlikely source: metalcore music, a genre that combines heavy metal and hardcore punk.
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[2026-05-02 12:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The 2026 Miami Grand Prix brought a host of celebrities, including Serena Williams, Alix Earle, Kevin Hart and more, to the Sunshine State. See photos from all the race week events in the gallery below.
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[2026-05-02 12:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Gerry Conway, a renowned comic book writer who helped create characters and stories for Marvel and DC, including the Punisher character in the Spider-Man comics, has died. He was 73.
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[2026-05-02 12:34 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Western Australia will soon be able to provide state-of-the-art care to cancer patients after the announcement that a comprehensive centre will soon be built at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre in Nedlands.
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[2026-05-02 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The historic grandeur of The Manila Hotel reached new heights as a full house of distinguished guests gathered for HIYAS: Fashion for a Cause.
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[2026-05-02 12:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Bella Hadid and ex Adan Banuelos are sparking reconciliation rumors.
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[2026-05-02 12:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: VOA Africa
Snippet: No live streaming currently available
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[2026-05-02 12:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Brisbane Lions are without Oscar Allen, but Dayne Zorko is making his return from injury against Essendon at Docklands.
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[2026-05-02 12:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Hailey Bieber, Alix Earle and more stars were seen arriving for night one of American Express Presents Carbone Beach on Friday — just days before engines will rev at the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix.
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[2026-05-02 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Dee Salmin says a car crash when she was 18 changed her outlook on life and love. (Supplied)
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[2026-05-02 11:58 UTC+10:00] [CULTURE] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The simple act of sitting on a chair in a darkened room can take on a whole new meaning under a certain light.
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[2026-05-02 11:55 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: B.B. King recorded the slow blues jam How Blue Can You Get? live as part of a landmark concert for inmates at Cook County Jail, Chicago, in September 1970.
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[2026-05-02 11:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: There are nights in the NBA when the game feels secondary to the star power sitting courtside on celebrity row. Like a kid walking through a museum of modern pop culture, the faces you grew up watching on stage and screen are suddenly right in front of your eyes arguing with referees like it’s a Game 7 of their own lives.
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[2026-05-02 11:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gwen Farrell, best known for her role on the hit series “M*A*S*H,” has died. She was 93 years old.
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[2026-05-02 11:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gwen Farrell, best known for her role on the hit series “M*A*S*H,” has died. She was 93 years old.
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[2026-05-02 11:03 UTC+10:00] [Marvel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Marvel praises ‘undeniable and indelible impact’ of celebrated comic book writer who also worked for DC
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[2026-05-02 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A political firestorm is erupting over plans tied to a massive $111 billion media merger that could open the door for Gulf state investors to gain unprecedented influence over major Western media outlets.
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[2026-05-02 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Advocates claim that these AI exes offer emotional solace and aid in the process of overcoming past regrets
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[2026-05-02 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Advocates claim that these AI exes offer emotional solace and aid in the process of overcoming past regrets
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[2026-05-02 10:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Former “Parks and Recreation” star Adam Scott said America lost its “innocence” after President Donald Trump began his campaign in 2015 and questioned whether his series could be made today.
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[2026-05-02 10:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Kim Kardashian’s daughter North West took her edgy sense of style to the next level with faux piercings under her eyes.
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[2026-05-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: VOA Africa
Snippet: No live streaming currently available
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[2026-05-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: VOA Africa
Snippet: No live streaming currently available
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[2026-05-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: VOA Africa
Snippet: No live streaming currently available
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[2026-05-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: VOA Africa
Snippet: No live streaming currently available
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[2026-05-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: VOA Africa
Snippet: No live streaming currently available
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[2026-05-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: VOA Africa
Snippet: No live streaming currently available
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[2026-05-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: VOA Africa
Snippet: No live streaming currently available
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[2026-05-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: VOA Africa
Snippet: No live streaming currently available
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[2026-05-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Anwar’s government has tilted to the right in recent years in a move to win the support of Malay voters, analysts say
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[2026-05-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Anwar’s government has tilted to the right in recent years in a move to win the support of Malay voters, analysts say
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[2026-05-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Ethical and green living] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Hand and power tools can be surprisingly wasteful and polluting. Experts drill down on eco-friendly alternatives that still get the job done
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[2026-05-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian media] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The former presenter says she took strength from other women’s achievements as she researched her new book during federal court case
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[2026-05-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Rappler's investigation revealed that Tropics Hotel is owned by a company whose shareholders are businessmen and lawyers connected to Leyte 1st District Representative Martin Romualdez, who at the time, was House speaker. The property spans 43,516 square meters.
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[2026-05-02 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Taiwan-based Thunder Tiger Group displays a drone during a media tour in Taichung in April. Taiwan is pursuing an asymmetric defense strategy in which unmanned vehicles would play a key role. © Reuters
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[2026-05-02 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Hugh Bonneville’s character Ian Fletcher seems to be able to keep his teams’ eyes on a very high-profile prize despite everyone having their own agenda and the big bosses contradicting him at every turn. We saw that in the Olympic-centric mockumentary Twenty Twelve and the BBC-centric parody W1A. Now Ian is helping organize the World Cup in Twenty Twenty Six.
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[2026-05-02 09:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gavin Newsom went after Joe Rogan in a unhinged rant on social media — taking potshots at the podcaster for not hosting the governor on his wildly popular show.
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[2026-05-02 09:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Podcast host Joe Rogan dismissed as “fake” a sensational sexual-harassment lawsuit against a JPMorgan Chase executive that lit up the internet this week, joking that the lurid claims read like the work of “the horniest guy ever.”
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[2026-05-02 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Anne Boleyn won the heart of King Henry VIII, gave birth to one of the country's most well-known monarchs, and lost her head in 1536 - but her appearance has continued to challenge art historians and online sleuths.
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[2026-05-02 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Ah, the fuzzy picture, the 4:3 aspect ratio, the gratuitous toplessness of pay-cable content – if anything recalls Homer Simpson’s 20th-centuryism of “the warm glow of TV’s warm glow,” it’s a ridiculous, punny, irony-drenched old episode of Tales from the Crypt. Ongoing legal-rights issues kept the beloved cult anthology series – which originally aired on HBO from 1989-1996 – in streaming dormancy until now, when Shudder at long last rolls out all seven seasons, one season per week, so you
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[2026-05-02 08:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States military has said that it will pull 5,000 troops out of Germany amid ongoing tensions with the key European ally concerning the US war against Iran, according to media reports.
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[2026-05-02 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The return of star-studded matches featuring top European clubs heralds a second straight summer of football enthusiasm for local fans
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[2026-05-02 08:45 UTC+10:00] [Football Festival] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The return of star-studded matches featuring top European clubs heralds a second straight summer of football enthusiasm for local fans
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[2026-05-02 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has clarified that only acting and writing for films done by humans will be considered eligible to win an Oscar.
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[2026-05-02 08:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Pierce Brosnan looks unrecognizable in the trailer for his newest movie, “Giant.”
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