Topic: Culture & Entertainment — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-14 20:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least 112 people have been killed so far in United States-Israel attacks on Iran’s Kurdistan province, according to a local official quoted by state media, a dark twist as Washington encourages Iranian Kurdish forces across the border in Iraq to launch a ground operation into Iran.
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[2026-03-14 20:04 UTC+10:00] [Oscars 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Films about prison abuse, ovarian cancer, women’s rights in Iran and more have impressed the Academy, but what real-world impact have they had?
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[2026-03-14 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Trees and forests] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Her research popularised the idea of the wood wide web, but the scientific backlash was brutal. As the author of The Mother Tree returns to the forest in a new book, she discusses her battle to reimagine our relationship with nature
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[2026-03-14 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Gold Coast] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Holders set up match with hosts Australia, while Chinese Taipei will vie with other losing quarter-finalists for two more World Cup places
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[2026-03-14 19:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: YOUTH leaders and advocates gathered at the SM North EDSA Skydome to mark International Women’s Day, highlighting the role of young people in advancing gender equality, on March 10, 2026.
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[2026-03-14 19:01 UTC+10:00] [Australian media] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ACM tells staff its chair and co-owner placed on leave of absence after arrest at apartment building
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[2026-03-14 19:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Mood among some in Iran shifts from hope of being rescued to dismay at destruction of infrastructure, culture and lives
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[2026-03-14 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Six members of the same family, including a six-month-old baby, were killed in a US-Israeli strike on a residential building in Eyvan city in western Iran’s Ilam province, local media reported.
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[2026-03-14 18:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The judge who oversees the administration of Texas’ largest county was escorted out of a popular rodeo venue Thursday for a second time after holding a news conference that was sparked by her removal from a concert earlier this week after attempting to access a VIP seating area without tickets.
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[2026-03-14 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Jessie Buckley] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Excitement in Killarney will reach fever pitch on Sunday, when the actor is hotly tipped to become the first Irish woman to win best actress
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[2026-03-14 18:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Plants bloom and fade in their season. Petals and leaves fall at their appointed time, and the remarkable mystery is that plants prepare the place where a petal will eventually let go, writes the Korean botanist and award-winning botanical illustrator Shin Hye-woo in her book “A Botanist’s Forest Diary.”
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[2026-03-14 18:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Mingles remains nation's sole 3-star, 'Culinary Class Wars' judge Ahn Sung-jae's Mosu returns with 2 stars
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[2026-03-14 18:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean kimchi is being sold as a Chinese delicacy in several markets and stores in Taiwan, according to a professor and promoter of Korean culture.
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[2026-03-14 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army Major General Amir Hatami on Saturday said the killing of 104 crew members from Dena destroyer "will not go unanswered", state media reported.
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[2026-03-14 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LOS ANGELES — It's Oscars time, and 10 films are in the running for best picture -- Hollywood's most prestigious prize.
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[2026-03-14 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mother of one sleeps just 4 hours a night to build street market business that becomes chain with shops in cities nationwide
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[2026-03-14 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Noma’s chef René Redzepi prepares a vegetarian burger in a restaurant, in Copenhagen, Nov. 24, 2024. (Soeren Bidstrup/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
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[2026-03-14 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Queen Camilla privately told a friend that Meghan Markle had “brainwashed” Prince Harry amid the royal family’s feud, according to a bombshell new book.
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[2026-03-14 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Television] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: This yawnsome homespun six-parter from the creator of Yellowstone aims to teach the womenfolk a lesson by dropping them into untamed, plain-talkin’ Montana. It’s full of terrible jokes and cloying aphorisms
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[2026-03-14 15:45 UTC+10:00] [Art] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Artist Li Hok-fung’s mural on Nathan Road is part of a Hong Kong art initiative using cat-themed works to enliven neighbourhoods and connect residents
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[2026-03-14 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Hollywood actors might rule the silver screen — as Sunday’s Academy Awards are poised to prove — but Brazil’s path to stardom often starts under the bright lights of a TV studio rather than a sprawling movie set.
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[2026-03-14 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has arrested 10 people of different nationalities for posting real and “fake” videos on social media showing the country under attack, according to the state news agency WAM.
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[2026-03-14 15:27 UTC+10:00] [Byron Bay] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Metal band Parkway Drive say they are ‘heartbroken’ about the Byron Bay festival’s cancellation, after the organiser went into liquidation
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[2026-03-14 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Una persona prueba un féretro en la Feria de la Muerte en Nonthaburi, Tailandia, el 13 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Kittinun Rodsupan)
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[2026-03-14 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Former Miss Universe Philippines Gazini Ganados has been announced as the country’s delegate to the inaugural Miss Grand International (MGI) All Stars pageant in Thailand, a new international competition featuring returning beauty queens from around the world.
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[2026-03-14 14:38 UTC+10:00] [World Baseball Classic] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Judge keys early surge as US top Canada 5-3
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[2026-03-14 14:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dominican Republic’s Austin Wells is congratulated by third base coach Carlos Febles as he heads for home after hitting a three-run home run to end the game early in the seventh inning of a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against South Korea, Friday, March 13, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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[2026-03-14 14:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LOS ANGELES — Jurors will return to court in Los Angeles Monday to resume deliberations in a landmark social media addiction trial accusing Meta and YouTube of trying to hook young internet users.
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[2026-03-14 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran warned that any attack on its oil and energy infrastructure would trigger retaliatory strikes on facilities in the region owned by companies with American shares or those cooperating with the United States, state media reported, citing Tehran’s Khatam al-Anbiya military command headquarters.
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[2026-03-14 13:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Stars of the new “Baywatch” reboot showed off their beach bods while taking part in an intense training session on Venice Beach Friday.
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[2026-03-14 13:04 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Defense secretary offers alternative TV headlines to reporters to more favourably reflect US military campaign in Iran – key US politics stories from 13 March 2026
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[2026-03-14 12:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Families of North Korean soldiers killed during the Russia-Ukraine war have begun to move into homes on a newly built street in Pyongyang, state media said Saturday, saying it is the country's duty to help take care of such bereaved families.
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[2026-03-14 12:39 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Colombia Dance Au, Moomba festival parade in Kings Domain, Melbourne.Credit:Ruby Alexander
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[2026-03-14 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Olivia Munn said the best advice she got from Shannen Doherty during her cancer battle was to be as assertive as possible.
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[2026-03-14 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Doja Cat revealed she’s “struggling” with borderline personality disorder (BPD) while defending Chappell Roan in a TikTok video.
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[2026-03-14 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Sebastian Bach is apologizing for stepping out with Christina Applegate while she was dating Brad Pitt.
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[2026-03-14 12:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: They can’t help themselves.
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[2026-03-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Images of real furry little animals displaying clear signs of stress as they cower in fear inside arcade machine spark online anger
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[2026-03-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A new drama about love, resilience and transformation is set to hit Paramount+ tomorrow, March 14.
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[2026-03-14 11:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel is planning possible strikes on nuclear sites in Iran in the near future, according to a report by Israel’s public broadcaster Kan, citing an Israeli official.
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[2026-03-14 11:57 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Prominent media owner Antony Catalano has been charged with assault and accused in court of dragging a woman around an apartment by her hair and ankles, before swinging a clothes iron at her head.
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[2026-03-14 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Conan O’Brien is back on the Oscars stage, and he’s making one thing clear — the jokes will hit hard but stay smart.
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[2026-03-14 11:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: We’d like to believe that the negative coverage of the Iran war so rampant in the media is simply more Trump Derangement Syndrome, but it’s plainly also about how the president’s firm actions expose how pathetically the same elites applauded President Barack Obama’s misbegotten Middle East policies, and not just his sad nuclear deal with Tehran.
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[2026-03-14 11:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wiriya Sati is a features reporter in Port Macquarie. Before joining ABC in 2011 as an Open producer, Sati was a freelance documentary film maker and directed, co-wrote and co-shot a half-hour film called The Buddha's Forgotten Nuns. During and before this she was shooting and editing documentaries in the central Australian desert and working with Aboriginal media organisations such as CAAMA and PY Media in a training role.
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[2026-03-14 11:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Actores graban una escena de la telenovela “A Nobreza do Amor” en un plató de TV Globo, el jueves 12 de marzo de 2026, en Río de Janeiro. (AP Foto/Bruna Prado)
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[2026-03-14 11:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Purdue players celebrate after center Oscar Cluff (not shown) scored a basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Nebraska in the quarterfinals of the Big 10 Conference tournament, Friday, March 13, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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[2026-03-14 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Productivity Council] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In the second of a two-part series on AI in Hong Kong, Oscar Liu reports on how society, from government and companies to institutions and individuals, is scrambling to embrace AI, as work itself gets redefined
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[2026-03-14 11:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Indigenous Culture
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[2026-03-14 11:15 UTC+10:00] [Reza Pahlavi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A Persian prince’s attempts to restore his family’s throne from abroad highlight how political legitimacy is tough to forge in faraway lands
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[2026-03-14 11:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Authorities are deploying more personnel than ever at the Oscars this year and setting up a one-mile security perimeter around the awards show after the FBI warned about a potential Iranian drone strike on California.
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