Topic: Food & Agriculture — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-23 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Cyclone Ditwah has caused an estimated US$ 4.1 billion in direct physical damage to buildings and contents, agriculture and critical infrastructure, according to a World Bank Group Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) report released yesterday (22). This damage is equivalent to about 4 percent of Sri Lanka’s GDP.
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[2025-12-23 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $3 million grant to help address water shortages in Sri Lanka’s Northwestern and Uva provinces by constructing modern pipe distribution network (PDN) systems. The project will provide irrigation to 877 hectares (ha) of farmland, supporting improvements in the country’s agriculture sector.
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[2025-12-23 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: KOKO, Sri Lanka, a pioneering Buy Now, Pay Later Platform (BNPL) added Softlogic Holdings PLC, one of the country’s largest conglomerates to its portfolio.
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[2025-12-23 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In response to the recent floods that impacted communities across Sri Lanka, Cargills Food City launched an islandwide relief initiative to support those affected and stand by the nation during this critical time of need.
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[2025-12-22 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Jean-Pierre host-in-chief Marc Hofmann discusses fake birthdays, foie gras and why a little chaos makes a good night
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[2025-12-22 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Well-liked 50-year-old who worked so hard ‘he had no time to go to the toilet’ feels love of fellow food sellers who raise US$2,900 in 24 hours
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[2025-12-22 12:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-22 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The episode is a reminder to all of us to give our policies and plans time to bear fruit, allowing room for creative thinking and recovery from mistakes
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[2025-12-22 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Pyramid Wilmar, one of Sri Lanka’s most progressive and influential corporate entities in the food manufacturing and marketing sector has donated a sum of Lankan Rupees Fifty million to the Presidential Secretariat to aid the government’s relief effort towards the victims of the recent ‘Ditwah’ cyclone.
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[2025-12-21 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The influencer accumulated 700,000 followers and achieved 10 million likes across three platforms before being banned
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[2025-12-21 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Supreme People’s Court highlights ruling that a restaurant did not have to pay compensation to a worker dismissed for harassing colleague
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[2025-12-21 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vacheron Constantin has a transformable necklace-watch, while Gohar World and Petrossian combine food and jewellery in their Caviar necklace
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[2025-12-21 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A special discussion was held today (20) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to review district-level plans aimed at restoring the lives of citizens under the ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ programme and to examine challenges that have emerged during implementation. The meeting included Secretaries of Ministries responsible for defence, agriculture, irrigation, water supply, fisheries, transport, housing and construction, heads of relevant line institutions and all District Secretaries.
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[2025-12-20 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Food delivery, drone control and ride-hailing apps paralysed during satellite navigation blackout in city of nearly 10 million
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[2025-12-20 16:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The multiracial country’s religious affairs minister says festive decorations or images are allowed where halal food is served
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[2025-12-20 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a Chinese-style eggnog to creative takes on mulled wine, check out these Hong Kong bars and their innovative cocktail menus
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[2025-12-20 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: An average wait time at the new restaurant in China’s commercial centre is nearly three hours at lunch and dinner
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[2025-12-20 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The food situation in Gaza remains "critical" despite somewhat eased conditions due to improved access to humanitarian aid, a UN-backed hunger monitor warned on Friday.
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[2025-12-20 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe told Parliament yesterday that Cyclone Ditwah caused extensive damage to over 106,800 hectares of paddy fields and the Government is offering farmers a compensation of Rs. 150,000 per hectare for crop losses.
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[2025-12-20 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: At Table by Nyne, Christmas is celebrated not with excess, but with intention. Set within the elegant and arty surrounds of Lake Lodge, the restaurant presents an understated yet indulgent way to mark the season, where thoughtful cuisine, seasonal ingredients, and timeless elegance come together in a meal that is both utterly delightful and deeply comforting.
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[2025-12-20 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Ceylon Tea was promoted at the Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit (APAIS) 2025, held from 4 to 6 November at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. The High Commission of Sri Lanka sponsored the tea with support from the Sri Lanka Tea Board.
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[2025-12-20 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Cultiver sous un soleil brûlant, sur des terres souvent pauvres en eau, c'est le quotidien de nombreux agriculteurs des pays du Sahel. À la foire de l’Alliance des États du Sahel (AES), organisée à Niamey, ces producteurs exposent bien plus que des denrées : ils racontent une histoire de résistance et d'ingéniosité.
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[2025-12-20 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-19 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Au Bénin, la conférence de presse du président Patrice Talon suscite de vives réactions. Face aux professionnels des médias, ce jeudi 18 décembre 2025, le Chef de l'État est longuement revenu sur deux sujets majeurs de l'actualité nationale béninoise : les événements survenus le 7 décembre dernier et la nouvelle Constitution promulguée la veille, mercredi 17 décembre.
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[2025-12-19 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dried pomegranate seeds, also known as anardana, offer a deeper, complex flavour that is perfect for stews, spice rubs and more
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[2025-12-19 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-19 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At his Hong Kong patisserie Mimmo, Domenico Giammarella is blending French techniques with Italian flair. But another Asian city is calling
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[2025-12-19 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Head to a Christmas market, buy restaurant dinnerware to help Tai Po Fire victims, watch Two Seasons, Two Strangers and more this weekend
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[2025-12-19 08:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: To understand how risky drugs could end up in your medicine cabinet, ProPublica spent more than a year and a half investigating the Food and Drug Administration’s oversight of the foreign factories that make generic medications and have been cited for violating critical quality standards.
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[2025-12-19 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A Sri Lankan trade delegation recently concluded a strategic mission to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, coinciding with the Cambodia Agriculture Exhibition. The visit was organised by the Sri Lanka – Greater Mekong Business Council (SLGMBC) of The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and initiated by the Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Cambodia in Sri Lanka, Mr.
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[2025-12-19 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: We've heard it all before: Women do more in the home. They spend more time cooking, cleaning, planning, and caring for children.
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[2025-12-18 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Known as dung zi in Cantonese and dongzhi in Mandarin, the winter solstice is one of the most important celebrations for Chinese families
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[2025-12-18 18:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: People with allergies should avoid Dubai-style chocolate, the food safety watchdog has cautioned, after several products failed to meet UK food standards.
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[2025-12-18 15:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Hong Kong cinema’s female action stars to must-try festive meals in Hong Kong, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2025-12-18 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Burnt Ends’ chef-owner Dave Pynt talks about his searing success at the Michelin-star grilled-meat restaurant and his plans for the future
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[2025-12-18 11:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ‘100 Best Cuisines in the World’ list from TasteAtlas is angering people with its contentious food rankings. Singapore at number 90?
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[2025-12-18 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Kristin Parco, Chief of Mission of International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Sri Lanka, yesterday said her organisation will utilise the US$ 1 million given by Japan to assist the disaster affected in Sri Lanka, to provide urgent shelter and non-food relief items to families whose homes and livelihoods have been disrupted by Cyclone Ditwah.
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[2025-12-18 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.
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[2025-12-17 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fast-food giant increases menu items by 0.5 to 1 yuan, testing pricing power in a deflationary market where per-capita dining spending has been plunging
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[2025-12-17 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At Wynn Palace’s Wing Lei Bar, Scottish cocktail maestro Mark Lloyd pours his spirit into tipples inspired by places from Seoul to Singapore
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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 15:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Enjoy a festive menu from Bacha Coffee in Harbour City, pastries and hot chocolate courtesy of a Driscoll’s x Cupping Room collab, or a cured meats buffet at Hopewell Centre
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[2025-12-17 14:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-17 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Nombre de Tchadiens dénoncent les restrictions de l'espace civique et politique qui persistent depuis l'élection de Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno en mai 2024. Ils appellent le chef de l'État à assumer ses responsabilités en adoptant une posture de neutralité et en garantissant la protection de tous les citoyens.
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[2025-12-16 21:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-16 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Since the pandemic, restaurants have had trouble finding staff – Roucou Cheese Omakase & Bar is among those that turned to Shift Happens
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[2025-12-16 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-16 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Essential Food Importers and Traders Association (EFITA) yesterday donated Rs. 20 million to strengthen the ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund implemented by the government for rebuilding the country following the severe devastation caused by Cyclone ‘Ditwah’.
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[2025-12-16 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Addalaichenai Al-Naja sports club introduced the new Jersey for the year 2025 at a ceremony held at the Hiniffa Beach Restaurant, Addalaichenai recently.
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[2025-12-15 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Elderly grandmother who endured war and poverty early in life says today’s China is ‘hundreds’ of times happier; enjoys TV dramas, news
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