Topic: Culture & Entertainment — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-18 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Project Hail Mary, Wuthering Heights, Anaconda and Scream 7 join Hamnet, Song Sung Blue and others on our list of anticipated upcoming films
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[2025-12-18 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: "Today we have succeeded where so many others have failed," US President Donald Trump declared jubilantly as the presidents of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) signed a peace agreement earlier this month which, according to White House calculations, marked the eighth war ended singlehandedly by the US leader.
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[2025-12-18 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A Cultural festival and Heritage exhibition of the Northern Province was held on Tuesday (16) at the Golden Jubilee Hall of Puthukkudiyiruppu Central College, Mullaitivu.
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[2025-12-18 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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[2025-12-18 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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[2025-12-18 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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[2025-12-18 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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[2025-12-18 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Presidential Secretariat says that a news item circulating on social media under the title “Rapid Complaint Handling Procedure for Irregularities Involving Grama Niladhari,” which contains fraudulent hotline and direct telephone numbers and claims to be issued by the Presidential Secretariat, is inaccurate and deceptive. The Presidential Secretariat yesterday urged the public to refrain from sharing unverified information.
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[2025-12-18 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Landmark deal with Google’s video giant ends a 50-year TV broadcast era and takes Hollywood’s biggest night fully online
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[2025-12-18 05:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: On December 16, the Beethovenhalle Bonn reopened after nearly 10 years of renovation. The concert hall welcomed audiences back with a "Beethoven Night" concert lasting nearly four hours.
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[2025-12-18 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: At least 16 people were killed when two gunmen opened fire at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday, Australia's deadliest mass shooting in nearly three decades, despite strict gun control laws. Around 1,000 people had gathered to mark the first night of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah when the attack occurred.
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[2025-12-18 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Zaluzhny blames Zelensky. German Media Nord Stream report claims CIA and Zaluzhny knew
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[2025-12-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Outcome of ex-media tycoon’s Hong Kong trial poses stern test for Labour government’s balancing act with Beijing, observers say
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[2025-12-18 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From the newcomers in charge of PLA’s Eastern Theatre Command to retailers’ retreat from China, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage
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[2025-12-18 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At Howe’s ‘Tower of Fantasy’ studio in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, visitors can watch him as he creates and view hundreds of his illustrations
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[2025-12-17 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The pencak silat coach has been accused of attacking a Filipino official after a tied match was awarded to his fighter’s Thai opponent
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[2025-12-17 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2025-12-17 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: यूरोप के कई देशों में क्रिसमस बाजार लगते हैं, लेकिन ये परंपरा जर्मनी में शुरू हुई. नाम से लग सकता है मानो बस एक सूखा सा बाजार लगता होगा, जहां चीजें खरीदी-बेची जाती होंगी. मगर, ये अपनी तबीयत में मेला है जिसमें कई किस्म के दुकानों की सजधज रहती है.
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[2025-12-17 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: German politicians specializing in culture in the Bundestag criticized Russia on Tuesday as its Justice Ministry formally added public broadcaster Deutsche Welle to its growing list of outlawed "undesirable organizations."
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[2025-12-17 21:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Presidential Secretariat has informed the public that a news item circulating on social media under the title “Rapid Complaint Handling Procedure for Irregularities Involving Grama Niladhari,” which contains fraudulent hotline and direct telephone numbers and claims to be issued by the Presidential Secretariat, is inaccurate and deceptive and urged the public to refrain from sharing unverified information.
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[2025-12-17 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 50,000-seat stadium drives repeat tourism, supports retailers and helps prop up retail property landlords, experts say
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[2025-12-17 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shu Qi stars as an impoverished woman who believes her newborn was taken from her in Good Autumn, Mommy, set in rural Guangzhou in 1995
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[2025-12-17 21:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo Commercial High Court has issued an injunction restraining the uploads to social media and transfer of 09 songs sung by Kalasuri Mohideen Baig to any third party.
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[2025-12-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ALS is described as ‘freezing disease’ because it creates sensation of being trapped or ‘frozen’ within an immobile body as illness advances
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[2025-12-17 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: State media shows Yang Zhibin and Zhang Jichun at official event, suggesting they are heading the Eastern Theatre Command
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[2025-12-17 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lawmakers move to ease North Korean web access. Supporters cite freedom of information, but critics fear propaganda risks
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[2025-12-17 18:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2025-12-17 18:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Es ist ein eigenwilliger, nicht ganz kohärenter Social-Media-Auftritt, doch für Andrej Babis durchaus typisch. Der neue Premier der Tschechischen Republik sitzt an einem Tisch mit einem Adventskranz. Er trägt ein T-Shirt, auf dem in den ukrainischen Nationalfarben Blau-Gelb die Worte stehen: "No War".
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[2025-12-17 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Jose-Antonio Maurellet says city’s rule of law remains ‘alive and strong’ as conviction of former media boss comes under scrutiny
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[2025-12-17 17:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Australia berencana merombak aturan senjata apinya, menyusul serangan teror terhadap pengunjung festival Yahudi di Pantai Bondi, Sydney, beberapa waktu lalu.
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[2025-12-17 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Fairy tale’ video which says often dangerous job with long hours brings workers ‘closer to their dreams’ is branded ‘disgusting’ by critics
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[2025-12-17 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Kiwi Chow, director of Revolution of Our Times and Ten Years, calls ban on Deadline ‘painful and unfair’
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[2025-12-17 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lin’s anti-ageing regimen is simple; she commits first hour of each morning to weight training, focuses on whole foods
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[2025-12-17 10:17 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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[2025-12-17 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Taylor Swift’s new concert film and docuseries add to debate on whether the star is overexposed, yet some fans remain eager for more content
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[2025-12-17 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The film director and his wife were found dead from apparent stab wounds in their Los Angeles home on Sunday
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[2025-12-17 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Barton was most recently in Disney’s Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires, is set to star in the Jonas Brothers’ Camp Rock 3 – and he’s BFFs with Ariana Greenblatt
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[2025-12-17 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: She’s won three Emmys, worked on films including La La Land and Silver Linings Playbook, and choreographed the music video for Swift’s ‘The Fate of Ophelia’
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[2025-12-17 07:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O longa-metragem O Agente Secreto, do diretor Kleber Mendonça Filho, foi uma das 15 produções pré-selecionadas para a disputa de uma das 5 vagas na categoria de Melhor Filme Internacional do Oscar 2026. A pré-lista foi divulgada nesta terça-feira (16/12), no site oficial da Academia. O filme estrelado por Wagner Moura também entrou na pré-lista para Melhor Escalação de Elenco, categoria que estreará nesta edição.
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[2025-12-17 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president’s 221st order designated fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, joining others on AI and fighting ‘woke’ culture
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[2025-12-17 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: An all-night Pirith chanting followed by an almsgiving to 100 members of the Maha Sangha was held at the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) yesterday to mark its centenary celebrations under the patronage of the Anunayake of the Malwatte Chapter Most Ven. Dimbulkumbure Wimaladhamma Thera and Anunayake Thera of Asgiriya Chapter Most Ven.
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[2025-12-17 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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[2025-12-17 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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[2025-12-17 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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[2025-12-17 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Cabinet of Ministers on Monday (15) approved the allocation of Rs. 150 million from the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ Project to the Judicial Service Commission to support the implementation of the e-Court Project, as part of the Government’s efforts to digitalise the judicial system, Health and Mass Media Minister Dr.
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[2025-12-17 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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[2025-12-17 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Health and Mass Media Minister Dr.Nalinda Jayatissa said that more than 50% of the Rs.25,000 relief allowance allocated for those affected by recent floods and landslides has already been disbursed. He added that the Government expects to complete the distribution of the Rs.25,000 allowances within the coming week, while the process of providing the Rs.50,000 compensations have also commenced.
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[2025-12-17 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government has decided to utilize three warehouse buildings in Veyangoda, with a total floor area of 30,000 square feet, to expand the storage capacity of the Medical Supplies Division (MSD) and ensure an uninterrupted supply of medicines to health institutions across the country, Health and Mass Media Minister Dr.
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[2025-12-17 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Graduate Studies Faculty of the Visual and Performing Arts University will launch the Artistic Practice Research Programme named “Creating Paths of Knowing” at Panibharatha Theater of the Faculty of Dance and Drama on December 17 at 2 pm.
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[2025-12-17 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Police Media Spokesperson ASP F. U. Wootler said that the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has received several complaints about fake currency notes being circulated during the present festive season and cautioned the public to pay special attention to this matter.
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