Topic: Culture & Entertainment — Neutral reports only
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 14:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong's pro-democracy media tycoon, has won an appeal against a fraud conviction in 2022, which had seen him sentenced to nearly six years in jail.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 14:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Nmixx published a new single on Thursday, “Tic Tic Feat. Pabllo Vittar,” JYP Entertainment has announced.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Beijing cautioned Washington that it is prepared to respond forcefully - with "all necessary measures" - if a renewed US review of their 2020 trade pact leads to additional tariffs, after American officials indicated the inquiry would press ahead, according to Bloomberg.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Cortis announced Thursday that it will share lyrics of a side track from its upcoming album through a typing practice program.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka has urged government authorities to step in and address what he described as a growing culture of negativity surrounding the national cricket team, warning that it is affecting players’ mental well-being and the long-term future of the sport.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 13:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Books on Hong Kong’s ex-publisher Jimmy Lai lie on the desk of Edward Li, a former chief news editor for Apple Daily’s online news during an interview with The Associated Press in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 13:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chiuri – previously at Valentino and Dior – made a stellar debut with Fendi, while Diesel’s Instagrammable runway turned heads
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 13:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEN. Win Gatchalian urged local government units (LGUs) nationwide to promote a culture of safety and fire prevention to better protect their communities.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 13:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Court of Appeal quashes conviction, ruling prosecution failed to prove Lai’s intent in case
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Jimmy Lai has maintained his innocence on his sedition conviction. (Reuters: Tyrone Siu)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Backers argue tougher measures are needed to curb unauthorised employment, but migrant advocates fear unintended social consequences
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 13:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) -- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrived on Wednesday in Jordan, where they met with Syrian refugees at the Zaatari camp and Palestinian children evacuated from the Gaza Strip. King Charles III's younger son and his wife "met young refugees ... and joined children in football, art and music," the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said in a post on X.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The session with Cameron Bailey, CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival, forms part of Rolex’s much wider Perpetual Arts Initiative
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: This week on Culture Bites, Enas Refaei and guest host Faisal Al Zaabi, The National's culture reporter, reflect on a new Netflix documentary revisiting the hit 2000s reality show America’s Next Top Model.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 12:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Suno rose from a Harvard Square startup to an AI music-generating giant that is pushing to settle copyright infringement lawsuits filed by record labels. But musicians are divided over AI music. (AP Video: Rodrique Ngowi, Allen Breed, Sophie Bates)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The IMF on Wednesday called on the United States to work with trading partners and find ways to mutually ease trade curbs, as it issued a review of the world's biggest economy.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 12:36 UTC+10:00] [Wu-Tang Clan] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Wu-Tang members pay tribute to Grant with GZA saying ‘His passing is a profound loss’ and Method Man posting ‘I am not okay’
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed in the course of their work in 2025, two-thirds of them by Israel, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) detailed in its annual report on Wednesday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IN celebration of Safer Internet Day 2026, Globe Telecom partnered with Center for Art, New Ventures and Sustainable Development (Canvas) to host “The Secret Digital Map: Exploring AI and Online Safety for Families,” an interactive learning session held at the National Museum of Fine Arts.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has suggested his country could "get along" with the United States but declared that South Korea — Washington's security ally — remained its "most hostile" enemy, state media reported Thursday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Court orders money-grabbing divorcee who took accumulated New Year gift money held in son’s bank account to pay back full amount
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 11:56 UTC+10:00] [Christina Applegate] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Actor, who was diagnosed with MS in 2021, says taking her 15-year-old daughter to school has become her ‘favourite thing to do’
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Laura Mayers is a senior news reporter for ABC Ballarat, covering online, radio, and television stories. Laura previously worked as a reporter for ABC South East SA, and ABC Capricornia. She began her journalism career with WIN News Rockhampton.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 11:46 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The vast trove of documents released by the US Justice Department from its investigations into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein failed to include some key materials related to a woman who made an accusation against President Donald Trump, according to a review by The New York Times.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 11:42 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Movies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: You have reached your maximum number of saved items.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 11:29 UTC+10:00] [Culture / TV & radio] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Immersing yourself into Zayed National Museum is possible well before any gallery is reached. The approach itself sets the tone. The fountain by the entrance catches the light and cools the air, while a low, carefully composed soundscape begins to register.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 11:01 UTC+10:00] [Books] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Supa Nova by Chanté Timothy, a graphic novel about a young Black girl with a love for science, won the children’s fiction category and inaugural children’s choice prize
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Music] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Bad Bunny, one of the streaming era’s biggest musical stars, will perform in Australia for the first time this weekend amid unprecedented attention from pop fans, culture warriors and Donald Trump.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 10:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after admitting his reckless driving caused a head-on collision in rural West Texas that killed Laura Lynch, a founding member of the country music group now known as The Chicks, prosecutors said.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 10:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said prospects of relations with the United States are entirely dependent on Washington's attitude, while ruling out the likelihood of any dialogue with South Korea, according to the North's state media Thursday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 10:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O ministro alemão da Cultura, Wolfram Weimer, cogita demitir a diretora do Festival Internacional de Cinema de Berlim, Tricia Tuttle, informou o jornal alemão Bild nesta quarta-feira (25/02), citando funcionários da organização responsável pela gestão da Berlinale.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said prospects of relations with the United States are entirely dependent on Washington's attitude, while ruling out the likelihood of any dialogue with South Korea, according to the North's state media Thursday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 09:55 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 09:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Lachlan Bennett is a multiplatform journalist working in the ABC's Pacific Newsroom in Melbourne. He cut his teeth in North-West Tasmania, covering primary industries, state politics and social issues for a regional newspaper. Lachlan joined the ABC in 2020 and has had work featured on Australian Story, Landline and in the Tasmanian Media Awards.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has staged a military parade in Pyongyang to mark its key ruling party congress, state media reported Thursday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Seattle Seahawks celebrate after defeating the New England Patriots in the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival apologized and announced it would review its internal processes after the Israeli consulate withdrew its support over an anti-Zionist juror.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Classical Music
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 07:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This picture, taken on Feb. 17, 2023, and released by her family on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, shows AP Rome longtime correspondent Daniela Petroff, who died at 80 at her home in Rome on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Debbie Simpson via AP, HO)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The expanded Newcastle Art Gallery will open to the public this weekend. (Supplied: Matt Carbone)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 07:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cassio Brandao, owner of the Alambrado Futebol e Cultura store, poses for a photo with a jacket worn by late soccer legend Pele, also used by Bad Bunny during a concert a week prior, in Sao Paulo, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 07:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Israel this week is trending across social media, with people divided over what supporters are calling a strategic reaffirmation of the relationship and critics describing it as a political endorsement of Netanyahu during Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cassio Brandao, owner of the Alambrado Futebol e Cultura store, poses for a photo with a jacket worn by late soccer legend Pele, also used by Bad Bunny during a concert a week prior, in Sao Paulo, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In continuation of Indian Navy’s endeavour to build ‘Bridges of Friendship’, Sail Training Ship INS Tarangini of the Indian Navy is visiting Trincomalee from February 27 – March 2 and Colombo from March 6 – 9 to provide ocean sailing training and experience to Sri Lanka Navy trainee officers during harbour phase and sea phase.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways, Dr. Prasanna Gunasena stated today that while the coal procurement process has been conducted properly by technical committees, a group from the Opposition and several media channels are continuously attempting to suggest that irregularities have occurred. He noted that such falsehoods will not last long.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: We know of the Gangaramaya temple, but what about that treasure hidden in plain sight- the SEEMA MALAKA or called SEEMA MALAKAYA? How many times have we seen it while traveling through Gangaramaya? How many times have we seen it when going into Colombo City Center for shopping? Or to watch a movie?
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Virginia head coach Tony Bennett speaks during a ACC men’s NCAA college basketball media day, Oct. 10, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-02-26 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Samsung announced its new flagship device lineup on Wednesday evening in San Francisco: the Galaxy S26 series, led by the Galaxy S26 Ultra, which received most of the upgrades. Preorders began on the same day, with pricing detailed below.
--------------------------------------------------------------------