Topic: Culture & Entertainment — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-01 04:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australians’ appetite for cheap electronics, fast fashion and new cars is carrying a hidden cost, with analysis estimating almost $100 billion worth of imports last year were exposed to forced labour risks.
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[2026-03-01 03:56 UTC+10:00] [Milan fashion week] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Designers seek to shake off controversy over January show with emphasis on ‘instantly recognisable’ womenswear
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[2026-03-01 03:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Solaire Resort Entertainment City will stage a large-scale brunch collaboration on March 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., bringing together five of its signature restaurants in a shared space for a one-day event.
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[2026-03-01 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Few artists can speak with equal fluency about Chopin and polyhedra, about concert halls and computer code. Raffi Kasparian has built a life at the intersection of music and mathematics — a concert pianist and composer who is also a software engineer and mathematical thinker.
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[2026-03-01 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Twenty-five years ago, “Pagdating ng Panahon” became part of the emotional vocabulary of Filipino listeners. It was a song about waiting — about trusting that love would arrive when the timing was finally right. Now, a quarter of a century later, Ice Seguerra stands in a different place. The new EP, “Tamang Panahon,” reflects an artist who has lived through reinvention, public scrutiny, private growth, and quiet endurance.
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[2026-03-01 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Born and raised in the historic town of Lucban, Quezon, Erick Lodriga Dator has emerged as a cornerstone of contemporary Filipino experimental folk art. His narrative is one of deep cultural roots intertwined with a global artistic vision, primarily centered on his innovative transformation of the Pahiyas Festival’s iconic symbols into enduring fine art.
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[2026-03-01 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Quezon City Rep. Juan Carlos “Arjo” Atayde urged the swift approval of House Bill No. 384, a measure seeking to institutionalize film and television tourism as a national economic strategy, saying the Philippines must act decisively or risk losing billions in tourism revenues, jobs, and global exposure to competing countries.
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[2026-03-01 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The Society of Philippine Entertainment Editors (SPEEd) inducted its 2026 officers on February 24, promising to prioritize its own community in its second decade, as newly elected president Tessa Mauricio-Arriola vowed to focus on members and retired entertainment journalists under the theme “Taking Care of Our Own.”
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[2026-03-01 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Facebook has blocked the social media pages of three Hungarian media outlets, citing violations of community principles. The move comes mere weeks before elections in the Central European nation and has been condemned by the Hungarian National Media Association, which called it an attack on press freedom.
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[2026-03-01 02:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Madonna congratulates Domenico Dolce, right, and Stefano Gabbana at the end of the Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2026-2027 Women’s collection, presented in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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[2026-03-01 02:55 UTC+10:00] [Laws of football] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: New rules will be added before World Cup finals
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[2026-03-01 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: NHLN — Hartford at Lehigh Valley
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[2026-03-01 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Use of the word on Fiba’s social media posts after World Cup qualifier sparks anger, leading to changes and an official apology
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[2026-03-01 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Content Warning: This video contains disturbing violent footage.
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[2026-03-01 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams delivers remarks during a protest in response to the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer this morning in Minneapolis, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy, File)
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[2026-03-01 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Over 100 students have been killed and dozens injured in an Israeli airstrike on a girls’ primary school in the city of Minab, in southern Iran, according to the country’s news agency Tasnim. The attack comes amid ongoing airstrikes on the Islamic Republic by Israel and the US.
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[2026-03-01 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AS one of the festival’s steadfast institutional partners, the Provincial History, Arts, Culture, and Tourism Office (Phacto) gave its full support during the media launch of the 13th Pulilan Mandala International Art Festival held at the 2F, IT Zone of SM Center Pulilan on Feb. 20, 2026.
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[2026-03-01 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-03-01 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An Israeli strike has hit an elementary girls’ school in Minab, a city in the Hormozgan province of southern Iran, killing at least 51 people, state media reported, as the immediate civilian cost from Israel and the United States’ huge bombardment of Iran comes into sharper focus.
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[2026-02-28 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The death toll from an air strike on a girls’ school in Iran has risen to 51, state media reported.
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[2026-02-28 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Four people have been killed and several others wounded after an Iranian missile struck a building in the southern Syrian city of Sweida on Saturday, the state news agency Sana said.
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[2026-02-28 23:34 UTC+10:00] [Neil Sedaka] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: From being a writer for hire in the 1950s to his solo pop stardom and emphatic 1970s comeback, the late musician’s catalogue is stuffed with stunning, surprising songcraft
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[2026-02-28 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Celebrity] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ever since Netflix dropped its documentary series, Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model, the supermodel has been under fire. But is there another motive behind all the controversy?
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[2026-02-28 23:00 UTC+10:00] [CNN] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance poised to buy Warner Bros Discovery, the president is tightening his grip on the US media
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[2026-02-28 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Olivia Dean] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: After a Grammy and a global breakthrough, the 26-year-old singer could sweep the board at next week’s Brits. Her closest collaborators explain her massive appeal
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[2026-02-28 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Footage on social media shows an intercepted Iranian missile over Jordan falling on a house in the Marj Al-Hamam area of Amman.
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[2026-02-28 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: A recent survey by the Pew Research Centre delved into what people feel proudest about in their country, with Europeans pointing to history, food and culture among the main reasons.
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[2026-02-28 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Scrubs revival, which sees J.D., Turk, Elliot, Carla, Dr Cox and more return, explores ageing, mentorship and male friendship
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[2026-02-28 22:04 UTC+10:00] [Baz Luhrmann] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The singular director has made a second film about the King of Rock, and Roll and this time audiences will get to see a side of him they’ve never seen before
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[2026-02-28 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Paramount Skydance chairman and CEO David Ellison arrives before President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-02-28 21:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An air strike hit a girls’ school in Minab, southern Iran, killing five students, Iranian state media reported.
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[2026-02-28 21:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: One is a former stockbroker from the south who, by his own proud admission, loves smoking, drinking and women. The other's a proud vegan, gay, northern former actor, who told me he'd never drunk a drop.
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[2026-02-28 21:19 UTC+10:00] [Pop and rock] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Clwb Ifor Bach, CardiffHis music is still all over the place, lurching from landfill indie to solipsistic ballads, but the youngest Beckham son can certainly play guitar
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[2026-02-28 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Tennessee-born actress, who was raised in Hong Kong and Beijing, was also in last year’s A Big Bold Beautiful Journey with Margot Robbie
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[2026-02-28 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Filipino-American actress – who grew up in a family of medical practitioners – shares a daughter with her partner, Anastasia Coon
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[2026-02-28 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Explainer | China Manchu ethnic group birth ritual uses bow and arrow for boys, red strip for girlsBirthing rituals which ban expectant mothers from sitting on stoves, attending other people’s weddings, persist in some regions today.
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[2026-02-28 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Major ceremony takes place in area considered the cradle of Chinese ritual culture; critics say patriarchal spectacle is ‘antiquated’
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[2026-02-28 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Veteran actress Odette Khan remains hospitalized as her family appeals for financial assistance to help cover mounting medical expenses.
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[2026-02-28 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Fiction in translation] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Butter, her novel about a female serial killer, was a global hit. As Asako Yuzuki’s second book is published in English, she talks about criticism at home – and why she’ll be writing darker stories in the future
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[2026-02-28 19:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: US President Donald Trump announces that 'major combat' is underway in Iran. 'The United States' military began major combat operations in Iran,' Trump says in a video message posted on his social media site while he spent the weekend at his Florida golf club. 'Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime.'
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[2026-02-28 19:37 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Around 10,000 people are marching in the 48th Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade in Sydney tonight.Thousands more will line the streets of Sydney as the harbour city becomes a sea of colour and bling for the celebration that has become part of Sydney's culture.Around 170 floats are expected to take part in the parade, with beloved actress and comedian Magda Szubanski set to take part just a day after announcing she was in remission for stage four cancer.LIVE UPDATES:
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[2026-02-28 18:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Smoke plumes were seen rising over Tehran’s skyline after Israel said it launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran on Saturday (February 28), as Iranian media reported that explosions were heard in the capital.
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[2026-02-28 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dermatologists explain why cheaper shampoos and simpler formulas can often be better for your hair and give tips for different hair types
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[2026-02-28 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Television] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Steve Conrad’s dark comedy is full of twists and sad laughs. As for the fate of Harbour’s character, does Lily Allen have an alibi?
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[2026-02-28 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-02-28 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Living in a foreign country can leave newcomers vulnerable, especially when they lack familiarity with the local language, culture or legal system. Women, in particular, face heightened risks of domestic, sexual and other forms of violence.
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[2026-02-28 18:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: “Seoul Urban Architecture: Rising from the Crushing Bowl”
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[2026-02-28 18:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Australian Food and Wine Collaboration Group hosted its “Taste the Wonders of Australia” media conference Thursday at Andaz Seoul Gangnam in Seoul, bringing together leaders from Australian food industries to outline export strategies and deepen partnerships in South Korea.
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[2026-02-28 17:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-02-28 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A free concert by K-pop group BTS at Seoul's Gwanghwamun Square scheduled for next month will run for around an hour due to safety and operational considerations, its organizer said Saturday.
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