Topic: Culture & Entertainment — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-23 08:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: “As I understand it, this is the biggest military buildup in the Middle East since 2003,” Col. Richard Kemp, a former British Army commander, told The Media Line. He paused on the comparison. The amount of force now in place, he said, is greater than what was visible during the 12-day war in June 2025.
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[2026-02-23 08:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The winners of the Bafta Film Awards, which celebrate the best on the big screen from the past 12 months, have been revealed.
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[2026-02-23 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Keane Bourke is a state political reporter at ABC News WA. He joined ABC News in 2019, working as a multi-platform reporter and photojournalist, and was awarded the Eaves-Prior-Day Prize for New Journalist at the 2022 MEAA WA Media Awards. Before joining the ABC he worked as a professional photographer and in communications and marketing.
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[2026-02-23 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: I Swear star Robert Aramayo beat competition from the likes of Hollywood A-listers Leonardo DiCaprio and Timothée Chalamet to win best actor at this year's Bafta awards.
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[2026-02-23 07:52 UTC+10:00] [World / Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Prince of Wales has said he is not “calm enough at the moment” to watch the emotional film Hamnet.
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[2026-02-23 07:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: I Swear's Robert Aramayo was shocked to win the BAFTA for leading actor. (Getty: Stuart Wilson)
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[2026-02-23 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Last weekend, Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to Germany for the annual Munich Security Conference, where he delivered a speech that was both reassuring to the European dignitaries in the audience and nerve-wracking because of its references to the kind of MAGA culture-inspired war themes that Europe generally shivers at.
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[2026-02-23 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Bafta-winning actress Wunmi Mosaku says she found parts of herself "I thought I had lost or tried to dim as an immigrant trying to fit in" as she took the best supporting actress prize for her role in the film Sinners.
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[2026-02-23 07:10 UTC+10:00] [Baftas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A fabulously fashionable entrance in an eye-catching designer outfit can add star-wattage to a fledgling career, and earn A-listers a tidy paycheck. So who performed best this year?
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[2026-02-23 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka directly qualified for T-20 World Cup 2028 scheduled to be held in Australia and New Zealand.The teams that have progressed to the Super Eights of the ongoing ICC Men’s T-20 World Cup 2026 have secured automatic qualification for the next edition of the tournament, to be held in 2028, the 11th edition of the series stated ICC media release.
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[2026-02-23 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Katherine Smyrk is a digital journalist and editor based in Naarm/Melbourne, specialising in arts content. She was previously Entertainment Lead for ABC Arts, and a radio reporter at ABC Goulburn Murray.
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[2026-02-23 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The inaugural ceremony of the Matara Festival for the Arts, featuring a wide range of creations by local and international artists, was held at the Old High Court premises of Matara Fort, with the participation of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya on Thursday (19).
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[2026-02-23 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A symbolic public protest was held in Point Pedro on Saturday (21) to mark 19 years since the arrest and disappearance of journalist and teacher S. Ramachandran, drawing attention to the continued absence of accountability in cases involving missing media workers.
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[2026-02-23 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s postal service will be modernised significantly to improve efficiency, infrastructure, and technology, Minister of Health and Mass Media Nalinda Jayatissa said.
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[2026-02-23 06:33 UTC+10:00] [Lifestyle] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-02-23 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Be Desi unveiled its largest flagship fashion destination at Galle Road, Colombo 06, transforming the heart of Colombo into Sri Lanka’s newest hotspot for Pop Desi and high-end Bollywood-inspired style.
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[2026-02-23 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Fashion Bug has launched the third phase of its Happy Bear book donation programme, reaching out to students affected by the recent floods in the Naranwita, Gampola area.
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[2026-02-23 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Consulate General of Sri Lanka, in association with the Pudong Shangri-La Shanghai, concluded the first Sri Lankan Food Festival held from February 9 to 13, on the sidelines of the celebrations to commemorate the 78th Anniversary of the National Independence Day of Sri Lanka.
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[2026-02-23 06:30 UTC+10:00] [London fashion week] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Karoline Vitto, Phoebe English and Sinead Gorey include wide range of body shapes on catwalks
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[2026-02-23 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-02-23 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Dr. H. A. Karuaratne, former lecturer at the Colombo University’s Fine Arts faculty passed away.
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[2026-02-23 06:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Victoria Pengilley
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[2026-02-23 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Mexico's most wanted man and the leader of the feared Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) drug cartel has been killed by the army in a security operation, according to local media.
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[2026-02-23 06:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Our Life in the ’burbs series highlights the good, bad and beautiful of Brisbane suburbs. Writers from across the city are penning love letters (mostly) to their suburbs every week.
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[2026-02-23 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Alan Kohler has been a financial journalist for 54 years. He began as a cadet on The Australian covering the Poseidon boom and bust, has been a columnist for the Australian Financial Review, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald and editor of both the AFR and The Age.
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[2026-02-23 05:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Stars have descended on London for this year's Bafta Film Awards at the Royal Festival Hall.
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[2026-02-23 05:01 UTC+10:00] [Baftas 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreen Danny Fujikawa with Kate Hudson, star of Song Sung Blue, who opts for red in Prada.Photograph: Tristan Fewings/Bafta/Getty Images for BaftaShareView image in fullscreenJoe Alwyn dons a white jacket to stand out in fans’ selfies.Photograph: Aurore Marechal/Bafta/Getty Images for BaftaShareView image in fullscreenPaul Mescal arrives with partner Gracie Abrams, and wins a kiss.Photograph: Dave Benett/Max Cisotti/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenPrince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, join the party.Photograph: Jaimi Joy/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenIrish actor Cillian
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[2026-02-23 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Six Nations 2026] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: George Ford: ‘We want to get to root of the problems’
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[2026-02-23 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Lifestyle / Fashion] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: “Melbourne people are much better dressed than Sydney people,” says Natalya Lusty, Melbourne University professor of cultural studies.
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[2026-02-23 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Movies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in a career-defining role, James Cameron’s Terminator 2: Judgement Day is memorable for many reasons – the gripping plot, the performances, ranging from campy to gravely sincere, the unexpected humour, the hair-raising action sequences, the CGI effects that hold up remarkably well decades later.
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[2026-02-23 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Peter Hille relatează despre politica de dezvoltare, evoluțiile din mass-media și face reportaje pe teme politico-sociale în Germania.
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[2026-02-23 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Monir scrie adesea despre politică și societate în Orientul Mijlociu. Dar munca ei la DW acoperă un spectru larg de afaceri curente, oferind o perspectivă temelor de interes global, în presă sau pe social media.
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[2026-02-23 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Ca reporter și prezentator TV britanico-belgian, Jack este pasionat de a acoperi știrile UE într-un mod ușor de înțeles. Este, de asemenea, un pasionat schior și ciclist.
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[2026-02-23 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Reporter colaborator al DW și al altor mass-media internaționale, scrie despre economie, sectorul energetic și actualitate în Croația și în regiune.
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[2026-02-23 04:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Greenland's prime minister has asked US President Donald Trump to talk to him instead of making "random outbursts on social media", after Trump said he was sending a US hospital boat to "take care" of people on the island.
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[2026-02-23 03:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
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[2026-02-23 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ASIA Society Philippines (ASPH), in partnership with Salcedo Auctions, will present “Auctions 101” at Salcedo Auctions, NEX Tower, 6786 Ayala Avenue, Makati City, on Feb. 28, 2026, from 2 to 4 p.m.
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[2026-02-23 03:00 UTC+10:00] [Books] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Tom Gould on Wuthering Heights – cartoon View image in fullscreen Illustration: Tom Gauld/The GuardianExplore more on these topicsBooksTom Gauld's cultural cartoonsIllustrationMost viewedMost viewed
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[2026-02-23 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: It is true that woke content in entertainment media has been in steady decline. Some production studios continue to fight against reality in a vain effort to force their insane ideology on the public, but compared to five or ten years ago, far left-activism in film and TV is crumbling.
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[2026-02-23 01:36 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenOdesa, UkrainePeople walk past the site of a Russian drone strike on a residential building Photograph: EPAShareView image in fullscreenLondon, UKA model presents a creation in Daniel Del Valle’s debut collection The Narcissist during London fashion week Photograph: Isabel Infantes/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenWashington, USVisitors take a guided tour of the Capitol Rotunda, days ahead of President Donald Trump’s annual state of the union address Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenLivigno, ItalyThe men’s freeski halfpipe final is photographed
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[2026-02-23 01:01 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The idea of “Chinese art” might call to mind Ming vases, calligraphy and possibly Maoist social realist paintings of heroic workers.
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[2026-02-23 00:30 UTC+10:00] [Netflix] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president calls for removal of Susan Rice as streaming platform pursues takeover of Warner Bros Discovery
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[2026-02-23 00:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Chinese New Year has been marked with a colourful parade in central London featuring, dancing, music and dragons.
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[2026-02-22 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel’s bobsleigh team was disqualified Saturday from the final day of competition at the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy, following a scandal involving one of the athletes falsely claiming illness in an attempt to allow a substitute to compete in his place, Israeli media reported Sunday.
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[2026-02-22 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Government will review admission score calculation for some universities’ science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics programmes
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[2026-02-22 23:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Nearly four years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on national TV that the country’s armed forces had begun a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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[2026-02-22 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Health, mind and body books] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It’s tempting to dismiss the proliferation of labels as a fad, but there’s more to this phenomenon than a simple culture-war reading allows
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[2026-02-22 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Politička drama „Žuta pisma“ berlinskog redatelja Ilkera Cataka osvojila je Zlatnog medvjeda na Berlinaleu. Time je prvi put nakon više od dva desetljeća film jednog njemačkog redatelja dobio najvažnije priznanje festivala.
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[2026-02-22 21:45 UTC+10:00] [Culture / TV & radio] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Concetta Caristo has been named winner of Network 10’s reality show I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Caristo was crowned Queen of the Jungle by the show’s hosts Robert Irwin and Julia Morris on Sunday night, beating fellow finalists Gary Sweet and Luke Bateman in a public vote.
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[2026-02-22 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Tattoos] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: What happens when you’re sporting signs of your devotion long after your idol has fallen from grace? Meet the fans whose tattoos have become embarrassing – even problematic
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