Topic: Culture & Entertainment — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-30 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE Ministry of Culture has launched the National Register of Modern Heritage in a move that places post-1960s buildings at the centre of the country’s broader cultural identity strategy.
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[2026-04-30 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US is set to pitch foreign governments on a new initiative for controlling the Strait of Hormuz, with participation explicitly excluding “adversaries” Russia and China, according to media reports.
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[2026-04-30 21:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Arts Council Korea said it has begun recruiting writers for the second half of its Arko Literary Residency program.
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[2026-04-30 21:11 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A concept paper proposing the creation of a “tobacco-free generation” comprising all children born after 2010 has been presented to the Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, and ministry officials, outlining a long-term policy framework to eliminate tobacco use among future generations.
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[2026-04-30 21:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Stella McCartney's latest collaboration with H&M will hit stores worldwide on May 7, adding the British designer's name to a long list of tie-ups between high-end and high-street fashion brands.
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[2026-04-30 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese leader also calls for expanding country’s talent pool and fostering an innovation culture ‘open, inclusive and tolerant of failure’
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[2026-04-30 21:03 UTC+10:00] [artificial intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese leader also calls for expanding country’s talent pool and fostering an innovation culture ‘open, inclusive and tolerant of failure’
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[2026-04-30 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman walks by a giant screen displaying the Google logo at an event at the Paris Google Lab on the sidelines of the AI Action Summit in Paris, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
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[2026-04-30 21:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Jo Flores’ “little barcodes showing up in colonoscopies” complaint (C8) is legit, according to Toby Waters of Emerald Beach who reports that “my beautiful and esteemed father once found a Royal Gala sticker during a colonoscopy in a patient with a bowel complaint. I asked dad if anyone in the theatre declared ‘she’ll be apples’?”
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[2026-04-30 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Need a fresh new look for spring? Head to the stylish boutiques that opened in NYC this season or shop designer capsules, from The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s cultured collab with Australian clothing brand Camilla to Vera Wang’s chic line co-created with Fabrique.
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[2026-04-30 20:56 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In 2022, Aneil Karia won an Academy Award for his short starring Riz Ahmed. Now, he’s skewering Reform-style parliamentary candidates with the help of Jack Lowden and an unlikely online platform
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[2026-04-30 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The CEO and several other employees of Russia’s largest book publishing company were released from police custody on Thursday after being questioned as part of a criminal investigation into so-called LGBTQ+ “extremism.”
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[2026-04-30 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A little over a year ago, the New York City art dealer Robert Rogal received a visit to his private showroom from a young woman, who seemed eager to offload a family heirloom.
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[2026-04-30 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Jimmy Kimmel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Americans don’t want the government to decide what TV comics can and can’t say
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[2026-04-30 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The series newcomer, who has debunked rumours of a rift between co-stars Sweeney and Zendaya, made her acting debut in How I Met Your Mother
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[2026-04-30 20:00 UTC+10:00] [How I Met Your Mother] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The series newcomer, who has debunked rumours of a rift between co-stars Sweeney and Zendaya, made her acting debut in How I Met Your Mother
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[2026-04-30 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Centenarian with flawless skin is oldest person in her residential community; passes full-body health checks with flying colours
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[2026-04-30 20:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Centenarian with flawless skin is oldest person in her residential community; passes full-body health checks with flying colours
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[2026-04-30 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Stanton, who has written for every Toy Story movie, talks about directing the upcoming fifth film and taking things in new directions
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[2026-04-30 19:15 UTC+10:00] [Toy Story] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Stanton, who has written for every Toy Story movie, talks about directing the upcoming fifth film and taking things in new directions
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[2026-04-30 19:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The leaders of major media companies around the world, including The Associated Press, are calling on Israel’s government to lift a ban keeping foreign journalists from being able to independently enter and report from Gaza, a barrier that’s been in place since the war’s start in 2023 and continues even as a ceasefire has been in place for more than six months.
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[2026-04-30 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: VOA Africa
Snippet: No live streaming currently available
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[2026-04-30 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Documentary films] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Debra Granik’s five-hour documentary shows a former drug dealer turned entrepreneur striving to beat a system that continues to punish those that have served time
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[2026-04-30 18:59 UTC+10:00] [New South Wales] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former secretary of philanthropist Judith Neilson allegedly used unauthorised credit cards during multi-year shopping spree for artwork, concert tickets and monogrammed napkins
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[2026-04-30 18:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The new exhibition opened at SJM’s Grand Lisboa Palace Resort this week, with guests like Miyeon of I-dle and Anson Lo from Mirror in tow
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[2026-04-30 18:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The new exhibition opened at SJM’s Grand Lisboa Palace Resort this week, with guests like Miyeon of I-dle and Anson Lo from Mirror in tow
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[2026-04-30 18:38 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: NEW YORK – A Chinese diplomat pledged to "resolutely prevent Japan from acquiring nuclear weapons" at a review conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) on Wednesday, calling on the international community to "stay on high alert."
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[2026-04-30 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Art] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Sotheby’s said collection of billionaire Spurs’ owner Joe Lewis and daughter Vivienne expected to fetch more than £150m in June sale
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[2026-04-30 18:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Qatar rejected claims and media reports that it backed International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan if he pursued legal action against Israeli officials.
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[2026-04-30 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Department of Education (DepEd) urged campus journalists during the opening of the 2026 National Schools Press Conference (NSPC) to remain steadfast in pursuing truth and accountability, even as artificial intelligence reshapes the media landscape.
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[2026-04-30 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Fashion trends are notoriously fickle but some things, like Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci, never go out of style.
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[2026-04-30 18:08 UTC+10:00] [Entertainment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-04-30 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: VOA Africa
Snippet: No live streaming currently available
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[2026-04-30 18:02 UTC+10:00] [Jimmy Lai] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Media tycoon honoured in absentia as critics decry his 20-year sentence under national security law
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[2026-04-30 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Books] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The premise of this novel about a ballet dancer who baits love scammers into conversation is great – but the story feels overwritten and underfelt
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[2026-04-30 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Culture] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Highlights of this year’s international photography festival in Kyoto include Linder Sterling’s exclamatory collages, a retrospective of groundbreaking Daido Moriyama and a journey though apartheid South Africa with Ernest Cole
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[2026-04-30 17:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Anonymous social media posts allege a Savers thrift store in Melbourne's north is experiencing a bed bug infestation. (Instagram: savers_au)
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[2026-04-30 17:34 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: From world record breakers to the most iconic image of all time, these are Guardian Australia’s top three photos for April. Photographer and picture editor, Carly Earl, hand-picks three photographs as her favourites every month and explains the craft and composition that makes them special. April’s edition includes a quiet, intimate moment of record-breaking athlete, Gout Gout, a picture perfect court shot of Kyle Sandilands and an awe-inspiring image of Planet Earth that puts everything in perspective
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[2026-04-30 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A French teen is facing mischief and public nuisance charges in Singapore after posting a video on social media of himself licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine and then putting it back.
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[2026-04-30 17:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The University of Santo Tomas (UST) College of Architecture showcases the works of its alumnus, National Artist Leandro Locsin in its new exhibit. The architect behind the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) was known for his brutalist and floating architecture, which were showcased in 'The Poet of Concrete.' In a guided tour on April 30, 2026, led by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the UST College of Architecture, Caryn Paredes-Santillan, International Relations coordinator at UST’s College
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[2026-04-30 17:01 UTC+10:00] [Television] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is formidable in Netflix’s take on the thriller novel Denzel Washington turned into a noughties action movie. But it’s a great lesson in why shows don’t normally have a glum high-octane hero
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[2026-04-30 17:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-30 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Culture / TV & radio] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Does being deemed “adequate” make a show a success nowadays? Sometimes it seems like that’s all a streaming series aspires to. Setting a low bar, whether through expediency or lack of self-belief, is a worrying trend, and that’s definitely the case with this action-thriller. Liberally rebooting a property that was previously a 2004 Denzel Washington movie, these seven episodes about a broken soldier rediscovering his spirit and killing instincts too often do barely enough.
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[2026-04-30 16:55 UTC+10:00] [Culture] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-30 16:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Violinist talks about her chamber music debut, first overseas recital in Copenhagen, human-robot ensemble at APEC
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[2026-04-30 16:09 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-04-30 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A French teen is facing mischief and public nuisance charges in Singapore after posting a video on social media of himself licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine and then putting it back.
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[2026-04-30 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Books] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: This portrait of everyday life in an Istanbul neighbourhood buffeted by change has far wider relevance
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[2026-04-30 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A writer’s retreat to the remote Irish hotel in which his parents spent their honeymoon brings him face-to-face with all manner of creepy goings-on in a gruesome and eccentric black-comic shocker
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[2026-04-30 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Festivals] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The natural world is the headliner at these joyous gatherings, while the support acts include live music, immersive art and fire ceremonies
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