Topic: Culture & Entertainment — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-12 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Taylor Swift] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Eras. Easter eggs. Masters. Monoculture. It has been 20 years since Swift released her debut single, setting in motion a career so extraordinary, it permanently redefined the concept of pop stardom. Not only did her fight to own her music educate a generation of fans in how the music industry works, she also bent that industry to her will, outwitting the competition and defying norms to reset its terms.
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[2026-06-12 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With beloved stars’ personal items increasingly up for grabs after they die, a new generation of fans are bidding on everything from bowler hats to dog bowls
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[2026-06-12 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: 13-year-old from one of the country’s most impoverished regions had leg amputated aged 4, replaces crutch with artificial limb
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[2026-06-12 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: 13-year-old from one of the country’s most impoverished regions had leg amputated aged 4, replaces crutch with artificial limb
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[2026-06-12 15:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The world is falling apart in Disclosure Day, the latest film by Steven Spielberg. People are giving up hope. Wars are brewing, nuclear attacks seem imminent and there is a general, disquieting sense that humanity may have no path forward.
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[2026-06-12 15:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-12 15:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: American rapper Ye's (Kanye West) upcoming Prague concert was cancelled after the venue set to host him pulled out, marking the latest in a series of cancelled concerts for the controversial artist, PrahaIN.cz reported on Thursday.
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[2026-06-12 15:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- Authorities have arrested a Vietnamese couple over allegations that they illegally translated and distributed Korean digital comics, known as webtoons, worldwide, South Korea's culture ministry announced Friday.
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[2026-06-12 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fri 12 Jun 2026 at 3:03pm
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[2026-06-12 15:00 UTC+10:00] [The Befriending Project] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From an epic walk in aid of mental-health charities to helping those with special needs get fighting fit and rescuing Hong Kong’s four-legged friends, here we mark more unsung heroes
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[2026-06-12 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From an epic walk in aid of mental-health charities to helping those with special needs get fighting fit and rescuing Hong Kong’s four-legged friends, here we mark more unsung heroes
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[2026-06-12 14:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea's fashion industry is showing signs of recovery after a prolonged downturn, and the rebound is taking a different shape from past cycles: Rather than a single dominant trend lifting the market, growth is flowing to designer brands and platforms that cater to increasingly segmented consumer tastes.
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[2026-06-12 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Alkaline rice dumplings, traditionally eaten during the Dragon Boat or Tuen Ng Festival, boast a rich history that dates back to ancient times
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[2026-06-12 14:45 UTC+10:00] [rice dumplings] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Alkaline rice dumplings, traditionally eaten during the Dragon Boat or Tuen Ng Festival, boast a rich history that dates back to ancient times
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[2026-06-12 14:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: International Skating Union President Jae Youl Kim address media during the ISU Skate to Milano figure skating qualifier in Beijing, China, on Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A., File)
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[2026-06-12 14:40 UTC+10:00] [Culture / TV & radio] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
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[2026-06-12 14:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-12 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Canadian government has proposed a bill that would ban social media for children under the age of 16, with potential exemptions for platforms that demonstrate “sufficient safeguards.”
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[2026-06-12 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Canadian government has proposed a bill that would ban social media for children under the age of 16, with potential exemptions for platforms that demonstrate “sufficient safeguards.”
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[2026-06-12 14:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Series to pit veteran artists against emerging singers, with one early round to be judged by up to 100 music industry professionals
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[2026-06-12 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Olivia Rodrigo performs during the Glastonbury Festival in Worthy Farm, Somerset, England, June 29, 2025. (Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)
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[2026-06-12 13:57 UTC+10:00] [Australian media] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Pauline Hanson’s fundraising drive gets front-page coverage in Sydney tabloid. Plus: The Hollywood Reporter scoop that wasn’t
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[2026-06-12 13:50 UTC+10:00] [Culture / TV & radio] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-12 13:36 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Movies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-12 13:35 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Movies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-12 13:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Summer travel often brings the usual museum circuit on to a traveller's radar, but several of this season’s most interesting exhibitions are looking towards the Arab world.
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[2026-06-12 12:56 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Movies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-06-12 12:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BoyNextDoor entered Oricon’s Daily Album Ranking at No. 1 with first studio album “Home,” KOZ Entertainment has announced, citing the chart dated June 10.
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[2026-06-12 12:40 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The first major crisis in Yosuke’s life came when he stood in front of his students.
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[2026-06-12 12:36 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Live reviews] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: THEATREThe Wolves ★★★Theatre Works, until June 20
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[2026-06-12 12:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Boy group Epex will hold concerts in Seoul, Tokyo and Taipei, Taiwan from mid-July, C9 Entertainment announced Friday.
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[2026-06-12 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: On Friday, tens of thousands of BTS fans will descend on Busan, South Korea, as the seven-member group stages its second stop in the country as part of their world-spanning Arirang tour.
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[2026-06-12 12:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-12 12:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Young overseas Koreans living in Korea can apply for a five-day camp designed to help them learn more about Korean history and culture while adjusting to life in the country.
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[2026-06-12 11:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US pop star Ariana Grande has asked the White House not to use her music, after it did so in a social media video promoting its immigration policies.
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[2026-06-12 11:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Korean American woman in Georgia was shot and killed by her husband in an apparent murder-suicide while the couple’s three children were at home, according to local media reports Friday.
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[2026-06-12 11:44 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Dance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-12 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Books] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-06-12 11:01 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Board seeks to stay judge’s ruling that found Trump’s name was illegally added to Washington performing arts venue
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[2026-06-12 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Slimming woman scoffs down bucket of fried chicken on weekly day of ‘indulgence’, sparks secretion of enzymes that destroy pancreas
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[2026-06-12 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Slimming woman scoffs down bucket of fried chicken on weekly day of ‘indulgence’, sparks secretion of enzymes that destroy pancreas
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[2026-06-12 10:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Taylor Swift on Thursday became the youngest woman ever inducted into the prestigious Songwriters Hall of Fame, another milestone in the 36-year-old US pop star's record-breaking career.
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[2026-06-12 10:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's parliament has elected new judges of the country's highest court at a plenary meeting of its standing committee, state media reported Friday.
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[2026-06-12 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A man wheels a garbage bin outside of The John. F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Saturday, June 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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[2026-06-12 10:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Philippine’s Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro talks to the media as he attends the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s annual defense and security forum, in Singapore on May 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File)
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[2026-06-12 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Shocking videos posted on social media show multiple homeless Skid Row residents claiming they accepted cash payments ranging from $2 to $5 in exchange for voting for Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and city councilwoman Nithya Raman in last week's mayoral election.
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[2026-06-12 10:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-12 10:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: K-pop supergroup BTS will release the new digital single "Come Over" on Thursday, the group's agency BigHit Music said.
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[2026-06-12 10:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BTS lands in the storied city this weekend — but cinephiles have been chasing its alleyways, skylines and bamboo forests for years
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