Topic: Food & Agriculture — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-24 13:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: BEIJING — Chinese tech giant Alibaba said Friday that its Qwen artificial intelligence model will be integrated into vehicles from automakers including BYD and a local joint venture of Volkswagen, as the industry pushes to add more in-car digital services and compete for buyers in a slowing electric vehicle market.
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[2026-04-24 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BATON ROUGE, Louisiana — An exchange of gunfire at a food court inside a Louisiana mall on Thursday killed one person and wounded five others and sent workers and shoppers scrambling for safety, police and witnesses said.
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[2026-04-24 12:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: I first visited Isabel Mayfair on a moody, rainy December night and there was a Richard Curtis-worthy romance to the evening. Sitting at a comfortable lounge table with a group of friends, I delighted in the twinkling Christmas lights on Albemarle Street and watched hurried commuters speed past the rain-dashed windows.
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[2026-04-24 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean companies have signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) worth a combined US$27 million with foreign buyers for exports of foodstuffs and agricultural goods at the country's biggest K-food export promotion fair last week, the agriculture ministry said Friday.
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[2026-04-24 10:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Police arrested two people outside the France-Soir restaurant in South Yarra earlier this week. (Instagram: France-Soir)
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[2026-04-24 10:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: By the Korean Food Promotion Institute
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[2026-04-24 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Live from State Farm Arena, the Atlanta Hawks host the New York Knicks in Game 3 of the first round of the NBA playoffs!
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[2026-04-24 06:56 UTC+10:00] [Louisiana] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Baton Rouge police chief says attack unfolded after argument inside food court at Mall of Louisiana
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[2026-04-24 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Turbines are visible at Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm that is under construction off the coast of Montauk Point, New York, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
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[2026-04-24 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: World Food Programme(WFP) partnered Lions Clubs International Foundation(LCIF) to provide daily meal for for schoolchildren across Sri Lanka, the collaboration with WFP is part of a US$2 million partnership between WFP USA and the LCIF targeting Sri Lanka and Nepal.
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[2026-04-24 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Prima KottuMee returns as the Hot ‘N’ Spicy food partner for the second year running, supporting Sri Lankan rugby as it gears up for the New Zealand Under-85kg Tour 2026 — a testament to the brand’s steadfast commitment to sports.
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[2026-04-24 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The empty shops that plagued a third of Melbourne’s CBD four to five years ago are now few and far between as vacancy rates plummet and a surge in restaurant and bar openings fills half of the city’s retail space.
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[2026-04-24 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Syd)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: I’m done with hot chips. Chicken salt, begone. This is a bonkers statement, yes, but at the time of writing, we’ve just wrapped Good Food’s inaugural “Chip Month” at The Sydney Morning Herald, and I’ve consumed more deep-fried potato over the past three weeks than the past three years combined.
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[2026-04-24 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Goldman analyst Christine Cho has published her latest quarterly survey of 2,000 consumers for 1Q26, pointing to a softer restaurant environment. Muted demand backdrop suggests that the K-shaped economy continues to fester, with working-poor consumers still facing the greatest downward pressure.
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[2026-04-24 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Iran war will push more than 30 million people back into poverty, with the knock-on effects of the conflict likely to increase food insecurity in the coming months, the United Nations has warned.
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[2026-04-24 01:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: 1 of 22 David and Victoria Beckham leave the Salam Restaurant hand in hand after dinner in NYC. Jairo / BACKGRID 2 of 22 Bikini-clad Bethenny Frankel lounges across a tree in Costa Rica. bethennyfrankel/Instagram 3 of 22 Dakota Johnson and Role Model keep close while on a romantic stroll in NYC.
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[2026-04-24 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: It's not just us sounding the alarm about severe drought conditions hitting America's breadbasket as spring plantings ramp up, or warning about the second- and third-order effects that could push food prices higher later this year.
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[2026-04-24 00:18 UTC+10:00] [Agriculture] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Europe’s far-right Patriots for Europe gathered in Portugal this week to project strength after Viktor Orbán’s election defeat in Hungary and to double down on their call for tougher migration policies.
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[2026-04-23 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abu Dhabi’s Reem Mall is set to get its first licensed venue with the opening of a multi-concept dining and entertainment destination by the company behind the Dubai-born Irish pub brand McGettigan’s.
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[2026-04-23 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE’s hospitality sector is heading into summer with an unusual level of activity behind closed doors. A cluster of high-profile hotel renovations and temporary restaurant closures is marking this year’s seasonal slowdown, turning what is typically a quiet period into something more strategic.
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[2026-04-23 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Food] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Nearly every European country has its own fruit brandy. Some are a bit agricultural so here’s a taste of the best
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[2026-04-23 21:40 UTC+10:00] [Food] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: This soft, whey‑born staple slips effortlessly from savoury suppers to indulgent celebratory desserts while keeping its cool, milky charm
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[2026-04-23 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: On a bright Tehran spring day, Sanaei Ghaznavi street, with its mix of shops selling groceries and household goods alongside fast food and flowers, seems like an everyday place.
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[2026-04-23 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: During Wayfair’s Way Day 2026 (running officially from April 25 through 27), the markdowns on professional-grade gear are legitimately impressive. I’ve scoured the early deals to find the workhorses that actually belong in a chef’s kitchen, from high-BTU ranges to the precise small appliances that save hours of prep time.
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[2026-04-23 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Indonesians welcome the new labelling system to reduce sugar, salt and fat intake, but experts warn it is not a ‘silver bullet’
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[2026-04-23 20:40 UTC+10:00] [Indonesia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Indonesians welcome the new labelling system to reduce sugar, salt and fat intake, but experts warn it is not a ‘silver bullet’
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[2026-04-23 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PVL 2026 All-Filipino Conference
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[2026-04-23 18:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chef Shun Sato remixes nostalgic mapo tofu with local flower crab, Korean tteokbokki and wok hei in his cheeky ‘peace out’ fusion of flavour
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[2026-04-23 18:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chef Shun Sato remixes nostalgic mapo tofu with local flower crab, Korean tteokbokki and wok hei in his cheeky ‘peace out’ fusion of flavour
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[2026-04-23 18:52 UTC+10:00] [Trade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-23 15:41 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Soccer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Christian Vieri is still getting over it. Last month, he watched Italy’s latest World Cup qualification failure at a restaurant with a group of his ex-teammates, all of them deeply passionate about the fate of the Azzurri and the state of the Italian game.
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[2026-04-23 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A mother has said she felt forced to give up her job to look after her daughter due to the "horrific ongoing stress" of living with the five-year-old's life-threatening food allergies.
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[2026-04-23 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Dessert] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Some desserts never go out of fashion – even medieval ones – and, with its nutty, spiced almond and dried fruit filling, this treacle tart-alike is one of them
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[2026-04-23 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Food / Recipes] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: This rustic pie is inspired by the apple pastries of south-west France, in particular the pastis gascon, which involves paper-thin layers of dough being buttered and wrapped around fruit before being baked into something shatteringly crisp.
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[2026-04-23 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Thursday they have indicted 25 people over an eight-year starch sugar collusion scheme worth more than 10 trillion won (US$6.7 billion) that marks the country's largest food price-fixing case to date.
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[2026-04-23 12:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will accept a record 93,500 foreign seasonal workers for the agriculture sector in the first half, the agriculture ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-04-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will accept a record 93,500 foreign seasonal workers for the agriculture sector in the first half, the agriculture ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-04-23 11:27 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Bris)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Rebecca Foley thinks a lot about what a bakery should mean to locals.
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[2026-04-23 11:26 UTC+10:00] [COMMENTARY] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: For years, climate campaigners have claimed that our food supply is under grave threat from climate change caused by excessive fossil fuel use. Ironically, the war in the Middle East is highlighting that the much bigger food challenge for the world is not having enough access to fossil fuels.
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[2026-04-23 09:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has secured approval to export heat-treated poultry food products to Vietnam, the government said Thursday.
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[2026-04-23 09:33 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Syd)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Sydney’s hottest new restaurant is in Bexley North. Diners are queuing up to 90 minutes for a table at Sugo, a casual Italian-American restaurant from the hospitality team behind neighbouring pizzeria My Mother’s Cousin and cafe-bakery Self Raised Snack Shoppe.
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[2026-04-23 08:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Plans have been submitted for a proposed McDonald's restaurant in Cowes, on Phillip Island. (Supplied: Planning application)
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[2026-04-23 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Scientific Research
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[2026-04-23 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Now that’s one generous tip.
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[2026-04-23 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Ruth Jones is concerned about the impact of a gas project's expansion on her family's farm. (ABC Capricornia: Claudia Sullivan)
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[2026-04-23 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A man who stole a purse from then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem while she dined at a restaurant under the protection of Secret Service agents was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison for a string of thefts in the nation’s capital.
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[2026-04-23 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In response to the recent floods that affected the infrastructure of the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Peradeniya, Cargills Dairies (Pvt) Ltd a fully owned subsidiary of Cargills (Ceylon) PLC, through its leading ice cream brand Magic, donated laboratory equipment and laptops to support the restoration of faculty facilities.
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[2026-04-23 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Cap Snap Lanka Pvt. Ltd., a member of the CSL Group, has received six internationally recognised certifications, including the Food Safety System Certification (FSSC 22000), at a ceremony held recently in Colombo.
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[2026-04-23 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Food / Tips & advice] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: There’s a rising tide of Greek wine in Australia aligned with fresh, vibrant, lightweight whites and shimmering, lively, energetic reds. Greek wines seem incredibly appropriate for our dine-outdoor lifestyle, lingering warm days, and taste for food hewn from the Mediterranean.
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[2026-04-23 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Mel)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: In a win for Melbourne’s inner south-east, the 170-year-old Angel of Malvern pub is pouring beers again this weekend following a monumental six-month overhaul. The ground-floor public bar is the first of three venues being rolled out at the former Angel Tavern this year under new hospitality group Refinery, owned by property developer Kokoda.
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