Topic: Culture & Entertainment — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-18 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dog clothes didn’t fit her graceful body so she leaned into her human’s wardrobe and wore it better … and she prefers vintage style over trends
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[2026-04-18 06:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and actor Vijay on Thursday unveiled the party’s election manifesto, promising Rs.2,500 monthly assistance for women and 8 gm gold and silk saree for every bride from families with annual income below Rs.500,000 for if voted into power in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections scheduled for April 23.
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[2026-04-18 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Lifestyle / Fashion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: On the final day of her unofficial Australian tour, it was clear that Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has replaced Catherine, Princess of Wales as a commercial fashion force.
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[2026-04-18 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: All war restrictions were lifted on Friday, with activity expected to return to normal on Sunday evening, according to statements from the IDF, Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar, and Defense Minister Israel Katz.
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[2026-04-18 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Natalie Portman is expecting baby No. 3 — her first with her boyfriend Tanguy Destable!
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[2026-04-18 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird are going their separate ways.
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[2026-04-18 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: When it comes to styling blue jeans, Jennifer Lawrence just might have the ultimate blueprint.The actress stepped out last week in downtown Manhattan, accessorizing her ‘fit with Adidas Tokyo sneakers and an Hermès Lindy bag — a quintessential example of her high-low style.
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[2026-04-18 05:38 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya was welcomed according to Tamil tradition when she participated in a ceremony held at the Hekitta Sri Sivasubramaniyam Hindu Temple, Wattala on Tuesday (14). The ceremony was held in parallel with the Sinhala and Tamil New Year cultural festival in Gampaha district organised by the Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Ministry.
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[2026-04-18 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The 1970s were the golden decade of the Sri Lankan silver screen, but by the 1980s, that gold had shifted to the small screen. With the launch of Sri Lanka’s first television channel in 1979, a variety of programs began to grace the screen, enchanting the hearts and minds of viewers.
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[2026-04-18 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The rhythmic beat of the raban met the graceful poise of the pirouette last Saturday as the iconic Racecourse grounds transformed into a vibrant tapestry of cross-cultural celebration. The “Good Market Avurudu with Russia,” held on April 11th, served as a historic milestone marking 70 years of bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and Russia.
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[2026-04-18 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The iconic duo of Sri Lankan classical music, Pandith Amaradeva and Dr. Nanda Malini, who have earned the admiration of music lovers as the foremost exponents of Sinhala classical song, had their celebrated albums “Amara Gee Sara” and “Tharaka As” released on vinyl LP records under the renowned music label SingLanka, to mark the company’s 45th anniversary.
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[2026-04-18 05:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LONDON (AP) — Daniel Kinahan, the alleged leader of one of Ireland’s biggest criminal networks, has been arrested in Dubai, Irish media reported Friday.
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[2026-04-18 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The America Sri Lanka Photographic Art Society (ASPAS), in collaboration with the Embassy of Sri Lanka and various diplomatic missions, is launching its sixth annual photographic exhibition, “Beauty of Sri Lanka,” across four major North American cities this April and May 2026.
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[2026-04-18 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Cartoon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-04-18 05:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Actor Dylan Sprouse tackled a home invader who tried to break into his Hollywood Hills estate and held the suspect at gunpoint before restraining the burglar until police arrived.
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[2026-04-18 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-04-18 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions spent almost $300,000 on external media advisers in two years after seeking a crisis communications plan, documents produced to parliament reveal.
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[2026-04-18 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: She has had one helluva week.
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[2026-04-18 04:46 UTC+10:00] [Comedy films] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The streamer has strangely kept this witty and detailed college comedy from critics but it’s far better than one has come to expect
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[2026-04-18 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: American Gladiators returns to our lives (again!) via Prime Video and a ten-episode series reboot, hosted by Mike “The Miz” Mizanin, co-hosted by Rocsi Diaz, and including Chris Rose as a kind of play-by-play commentator. The format survives from the 1980s primetime series, as well as NBC’s 2008 primetime reboot (hosted by the late Hulk Hogan).
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[2026-04-18 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The second season of Netflix series Beef centres on two couples from different generations. (Supplied: Netflix)
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[2026-04-18 04:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A Kanye West concert in Poland has been cancelled, the venue has announced, following government pressure and condemnation over a string of antisemitic, racist and pro-Nazi comments by the US rapper.
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[2026-04-18 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In the UAE’s fast-moving dining scene, where new restaurants and food fads come and go, eight years is a milestone few restaurants reach.
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[2026-04-18 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Our Arabic word of the week, katf, meaning shoulder, carries both a physical definition and a cultural meaning tied to support and responsibility. It refers to a part of the body, but in everyday speech it often signals something more.
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[2026-04-18 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: From reboots of classic formats to true-crime deep dives and new comedy specials, this week’s streaming releases bring a mix of familiar concepts and fresh storytelling. Whether you’re after light entertainment, prestige drama or something more offbeat, there’s plenty to add to your watchlist.
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[2026-04-18 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Excessive screen time, a relentless 24-hour news cycle and intense academic pressures are fuelling an "emotional overload" among young people that blanket social media bans can only go so far to address, experts have warned.
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[2026-04-18 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Among the many congratulatory messages Said Khatibi received after becoming the second Algerian novelist to win the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, one stood out: a video from a rural village on the outskirts of Algiers.
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[2026-04-18 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Talks between the US and Iran are expected to resume soon as a fragile ceasefire holds, but American officials involved in previous nuclear deal negotiations with Tehran have some advice for President Donald Trump's administration.
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[2026-04-18 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Dust Bunny (now streaming on HBO Max) marks Bryan Fuller’s rather audacious jump from television to film. The creator of Pushing Daisies, Hannibal and numerous Star Trek series wrote and directed this all-style-all-the-time way-offbeat uncategorizable fantasy/comedy/drama about a little girl trying in vain to convince her neighbor that her parents were eaten by the monster under her bed.
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[2026-04-18 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The future of “The Real Housewives of Miami” may be uncertain, but according to star Alexia Nepola, one factor is clearly to blame: ratings.
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[2026-04-18 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Steven Michael Johnson, best known as cancer-fighting T-shirt designer “Scuba Steve,” was arrested for allegedly impersonating a cop when authorities asked him to move his car at a local arts festival — but he claims it’s all a big “misunderstanding.”
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[2026-04-18 03:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: After they were observed on Thursday, restrictions on several social media platforms in Guinea, which is ruled by an authoritarian government, have been lifted.
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[2026-04-18 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kentucky’s new head football coach Will Stein speaks to the media and supporters after his introduction during an NCAA college football news conference, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, in Lexington, Ky. (AP Photo/James Crisp, File)
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[2026-04-18 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Wedding bells are on the horizon for “Love on the Spectrum” stars Tyler White and Madison Marilla — and the groom-to-be is already dreaming up a moment straight out of a country love song.
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[2026-04-18 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Kim Kardashian gave fans a subtle look inside her Coachella experience with boyfriend Lewis Hamilton.
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[2026-04-18 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Fans paid upwards of $3,199 to see Meghan Markle at a weekend retreat in Sydney on Friday, but the Duchess of Sussex only attended the pricey event for a mere two hours.
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[2026-04-18 02:58 UTC+10:00] [Film industry] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With Imax more popular than ever, a new way to watch movies – HDR by Barco – has been quietly rolling out but what difference does it really make?
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[2026-04-18 02:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Kyle Cooke thinks it would be “diabolical behavior” if his ex Amanda Batula and West Wilson were secretly hooking up during “Summer House” Season 10.
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[2026-04-18 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this Monday, Jan. 5, 2015 photo shown is a sign at a QVC facility in West Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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[2026-04-18 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MEDIA, Pa. (AP) — Judy Prichard McCleary believes her ancestors have gone to the afterlife, and that only their bodies are buried at the family mausoleum in a sprawling Philadelphia-area cemetery.
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[2026-04-18 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: About one third of Netflix’s Roommates movie cast is children of famous Hollywood actors. If ever there was a “nepo baby movie,” it’d be this!
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[2026-04-18 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean internet erupted in celebration as a two-year-old wolf that escaped from a zoo in South Korea was captured safely Friday after a nine-day search that kept the nation on edge and made it a national celebrity.
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[2026-04-18 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BANGKOK — Myanmar’s former president Win Myint was freed on Friday as part of a broad prisoner amnesty by new President Min Aung Hlaing to mark the traditional New Year, state-run media reported.
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[2026-04-18 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BY any legal or political standard, impeachment is meant to be a solemn constitutional process, not a theater for speculative narratives or unverified accusations. Yet the April 14 hearing before the House Committee on Justice raises a troubling question: Why would lawmakers anchor such grave proceedings on the testimony of a deeply compromised figure like Ramil Madriaga?
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[2026-04-18 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The successor to the ill-fated Brooklyn Mirage concert venue has announced its long-awaited opening weekend of dance music shows — and the ticket prices are causing more agony than ecstasy.
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[2026-04-18 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Carrie Ann Inaba was rushed to the hospital after suffering a “medical emergency” mid-flight.
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[2026-04-18 01:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LAS VEGAS — US President Donald Trump said Friday that Iran had agreed to never again shut the Strait of Hormuz, during a string of social media posts indicating a peace deal with Tehran was near.
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[2026-04-18 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
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[2026-04-18 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Dianna Russini is “going through a very difficult time” after bombshell photos of her and New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel surfaced, according to her friend.
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[2026-04-18 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The actor Finnian Garbutt, known for his role in BBC police drama Hope Street, has died "peacefully at home".
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