Topic: Culture & Entertainment — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-18 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From ancient Chinese healing in the social media age to sticky rice recommendations, here are five stories from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-06-18 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From ancient Chinese healing in the social media age to sticky rice recommendations, here are five stories from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-06-18 17:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-18 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Art and design] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Britart mavericks have now teamed up with an unlikely artist. Is their odd throuple an elaborate prank – or are the duo passing down their legacy?
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[2026-06-18 16:40 UTC+10:00] [Pauline Hanson] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Union calls for journalists to stand with colleagues when they are targeted by politicians as Anthony Albanese says media organisations play ‘vital roles in our democracy’
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[2026-06-18 16:33 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Art & design] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
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[2026-06-18 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Young people seek ‘the most perfect effect effortlessly’ for half the price they would pay for similar service at home
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[2026-06-18 16:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Young people seek ‘the most perfect effect effortlessly’ for half the price they would pay for similar service at home
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[2026-06-18 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Veteran interviewees are forever trotting out the same anecdotes in response to unoriginal questions – until one fearless disruptor dared ask if ET had moist skin
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[2026-06-18 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenChinese artist Feng Li was born in the Year of the Pig, and his deeply personal project examines the line between livestock and companionship. His rescue pig, found abandoned at an airport security checkpoint, provides a counterbalance to his previous view of the animals as a resource, when his grandfather worked at a meat processing plantPhotograph: Feng LiShareView image in fullscreenIn her project Spit, Polish photographer Ola Skowrońska interprets the violent environmental history of the Curonian Spit
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[2026-06-18 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Fiction] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With its echoes of Miranda July’s All Fours, this tragicomic tale of an American woman’s illicit romance is also a gripping murder mystery
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[2026-06-18 15:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-18 15:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Enhypen will bring out a new album in August, according to a local media report on Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: State of Origin II has become the highest-rating game in interstate history, breaking streaming records after reaching more than 6 million people on Wednesday night.
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[2026-06-18 15:29 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Art & design] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-06-18 15:15 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Books] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-06-18 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The UK government is "urgently" reviewing a system used to keep young and vulnerable people safe after a BBC investigation revealed how a nursery worker arrested for downloading indecent images of children was able to get another childcare job.
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[2026-06-18 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 18 Jun 2026 at 3:00pm
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[2026-06-18 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Food] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A family favourite transforms TV dinners into a summery event
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[2026-06-18 14:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The percussion and swaying rhythms of Al Ayala, the scent of incense and the brewing of strong Emirati gahwa greeted visitors as the Beijing International Book Fair opened on Wednesday with the UAE as guest of honour.
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[2026-06-18 14:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lan Hongchun’s film on love, loyalty and immigrant struggles is a sensation in China, with lead Li Sitong giving a career-making performance
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[2026-06-18 14:36 UTC+10:00] [Dear You] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lan Hongchun’s film on love, loyalty and immigrant struggles is a sensation in China, with lead Li Sitong giving a career-making performance
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[2026-06-18 14:22 UTC+10:00] [World Cup 2026] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Some very good things have come from Croydon, the often overlooked town in south London. The film director David Lean was born there, as was the singer Amy Winehouse, the actor Peggy Ashcroft and the sexologist Havelock Ellis. Roy Hodgson comes from Croydon. The Bill and Peep Show were filmed there, as was the title sequence of the 1980s sitcom Terry and June.
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[2026-06-18 14:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Veteran K-pop songwriter says the country could rank among the world's five largest music markets within a decade
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[2026-06-18 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A player reaches for the ball during the final polo match in the three-day annual Shandur Polo Festival in Shandur Pass, in the Ghizer district of Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Zubair Abbasi)
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[2026-06-18 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Chicago at Detroit — CHSN, Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV
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[2026-06-18 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pittsburgh at Colorado — SportsNet Pittsburgh, MLB.TV, Rockies.TV
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[2026-06-18 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: The young artists painting like old masters; the enduring appeal of memento mori; Oliver Beer’s ancient sounds; and a joyride with Anish Kapoor
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[2026-06-18 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Locked out of his apartment, a cancer-stricken Parisian is caught in a race against time to freeze his sperm. The rising star who plays him explains how he tackled a very initimate quest
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[2026-06-18 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Art and design] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Forever flimsy and ineffective at cleaning greasy fingers, the servilletas of the Iberian peninsula resist the relentless ‘optimisation’ of our age. A new photo book recognises them as cultural treasures in miniature
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[2026-06-18 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: Uzbekistan is grappling with rising temperatures, water shortages and blackouts, so this is a race for energy security and about rebranding the country as a modern state, open to global business. In this FT film, we meet business people, officials, and investors to find out whether Uzbekistan can reinvent itself for a post-fossil fuel future.
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[2026-06-18 13:47 UTC+10:00] [Culture / TV & radio] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Killings at Parrish Station is impeccable, ambitious Australian television – a six-part series with an unnerving, cosmic take on the classic outback mystery. Propelled by a razor-sharp script filled with tension, terror, humour and a dash of existential pondering (think Midnight Mass or True Detective, with fewer philosophical monologues), the series follows Detective Georgia Cooke, a woman haunted for 34 years by an unsolved massacre in the desert.
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[2026-06-18 13:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: JoongAng Group's slide into court protection adds fresh strain to an already struggling industry
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[2026-06-18 13:29 UTC+10:00] [Sport / AFL] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has taken a swipe at Hawthorn premiership player and media commentator Jordan Lewis over the future of star ruckman Tim English.
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[2026-06-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Some women argue against the double standards, saying they have to wear stockings to work even in summer
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[2026-06-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Some women argue against the double standards, saying they have to wear stockings to work even in summer
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[2026-06-18 12:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-18 12:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- Celebrity couple Namkoong Min and Jin A-reum are expecting their first child, Namkoong's agency said Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 12:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: TWS is pitching in to support a campaign to find missing children, agency Pledis Entertainment said Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-18 12:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Nongshim is bringing Shin Ramyun to global consumers through a promotional campaign at Campo Marte 26, a monthlong cultural festival in Mexico City that began June 11 and runs to July 19.
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[2026-06-18 12:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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[2026-06-18 12:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- A co-chair of the Presidential Commission on Climate Crisis Response will travel to London next week to attend London Climate Action Week 2026, Europe's largest annual climate festival expected to draw more than 75,000 people from around the world, his office said Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 12:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BEIJING (China Daily/ANN) -- A hit television drama, the executive producer of which is legendary filmmaker Zhang Yimou, has smashed all prime-time ratings records and triggered a nationwide revival of Qinqiang, a 600-year-old Chinese opera form that was once teetering on the brink of obscurity.
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[2026-06-18 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: GEORGE TOWN, Malaysia (The Star/ANN) -- At about $0.50 a piece, the humble jian shui zong offers an affordable Dragon Boat Festival treat at a time when a meat-filled rice dumpling can easily cost $2.50–3.70..
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[2026-06-18 12:12 UTC+10:00] [Australian theatre] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Union Theatre, UMAC, MelbourneThe Ibsen and Gold Lion-winning company has brought back their most audacious play. The timing couldn’t be better – or more terrifying
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[2026-06-18 12:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Despite warning that flood risks remain, the Observatory expects conditions to improve on Friday
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[2026-06-18 12:12 UTC+10:00] [Dragon Boat Festival] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Despite warning that flood risks remain, the Observatory expects conditions to improve on Friday
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[2026-06-18 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-18 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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