Topic: Health — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-25 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Pharma giant Merck is buying U.S. biotech firm Terns Pharmaceuticals for $6.7 billion, the company said Wednesday.
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[2026-03-25 22:00 UTC+10:00] [US immigration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Mildred Danis-Taylor dropped everything to advocate for the release of her husband, Rodney Taylor. A brutal year of legal and health challenges led her to Capitol Hill
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[2026-03-25 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Sarah Katz wanted to ride a roller coaster.
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[2026-03-25 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two United Nations experts have called on Israel to immediately release Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya from detention following reports that he had been subjected to "severe torture".
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[2026-03-25 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Countries across Asia are weighing up work-from-home policies and stimulus measures enforced during the Covid pandemic, as they scramble to respond to global fuel shortages triggered by the Iran war.
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[2026-03-25 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: GOTHENBURG, Sweden, March 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- VERIGRAFT, a Swedish clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering personalized, fully biological therapies, today announced the initiation of a pivotal Phase II/III trial of its P-TEV (personalized tissue engineered vein) in patients with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), supported by USD 10 million from existing investors.
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[2026-03-25 21:07 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-25 20:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A Catholic bishop on March 25, 2026 urges Congress to revisit the Reproductive Health (RH) law, claiming it will pave the way for abortion. In a press conference led by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines and the Guadalupe Pilgrimage Committee in Manila ahead of the scheduled visit of the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Kidapawan Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo told _The Manila Times_ that the church upheld its stance on 'the sacredness of life,' stressing that Philippine
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[2026-03-25 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Major General (Retired) Suresh Sallay was admitted to the National Hospital in Colombo yesterday (25) after falling suddenly ill.
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[2026-03-25 19:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Celltrion said Wednesday it has signed a license-in agreement with Korean biopharma company KoBioLabs for three microbiome-based drug candidates targeting intestinal diseases.
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[2026-03-25 19:15 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-25 19:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Huons said Wednesday it has signed a distribution and co-promotion agreement with Sanofi Korea, marking its entry into the vaccine market.
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[2026-03-25 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli health ministry on Wednesday said that 204 injured people have been taken to hospitals in the past 24 hours, as a result of the conflict with Iran, bringing the number of hospitalisations due to the fighting to over 5,000.
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[2026-03-25 17:34 UTC+10:00] [MetMalaysia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rice fields are drying out in the northern region, while heat-related health cases are rising across the country
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[2026-03-25 17:29 UTC+10:00] [Philippines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Accused of running a drug ring from his Philippine prison cell, ‘VIP’ inmate Park Wang-yeol was extradited after a nine-year legal impasse
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[2026-03-25 16:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Online posts purporting to disclose the pharmaceuticals used by Kim So-young, 20, who is suspected of killing two men with drug-laced drinks at Seoul motels, are circulating via social media, raising concerns over possible copycat crimes.
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[2026-03-25 16:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: AI seen as key to tackling aging, chronic disease challenges
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[2026-03-25 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Archbishop of Canterbury Dame Sarah Mullally poses for a photo after an 87-mile pilgrimage from London to Canterbury Cathedral, in Canterbury, England, Sunday, March 22, 2026. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)
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[2026-03-25 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Kathryn Bermingham
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[2026-03-25 15:36 UTC+10:00] [Lifestyle / Health & wellness] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Bowel cancer is the second-deadliest cancer in Australia. One in 16 Australians will be diagnosed with it in their lifetime, and more than 5200 die from the disease each year.
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[2026-03-25 14:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HONG KONG, March 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Herbalife, a premier health and wellness company and community and platform, released new findings from its Asia Pacific (APAC) Health and Economic Empowerment Survey 2025, where only two in five (43%) consumers feel very empowered to improve their economic wellbeing, and only one in three are very confident in achieving their economic goals in the next 12 months.
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[2026-03-25 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fitness influencer Joe Yoon has 1.2 million followers on Instagram keen to keep moving pain-free as they age, and counts athletes among them
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[2026-03-25 13:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BRASILIA — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Tuesday granted a request by former president Jair Bolsonaro to temporarily serve his sentence under house arrest after his discharge from a hospital for treatment of bronchopneumonia.
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[2026-03-25 13:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole warms up during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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[2026-03-25 13:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HAVANA (AFP) -- The first boat of a flotilla carrying medical supplies, food and solar panels reached Cuba on Tuesday to aid the island as a US fuel blockade deepens its energy crisis.
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[2026-03-25 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Paul George spent Tuesday issuing a mea culpa for his “poorly timed decision” that led to a 25-game ban for violating the terms of the NBA’s anti-drug program in late January.
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[2026-03-25 11:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday expressed appreciation to Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for his cooperation in repatriating a notorious South Korean criminal convicted in Manila over alleged cross-border drug trafficking and murder.
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[2026-03-25 11:01 UTC+10:00] [Fertility problems] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Need for abstinence before fertility treatment questioned as study finds sperm deteriorates as it stays in body
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[2026-03-25 11:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The man accused of killing his 11-month-old daughter and his partner is recovering in hospital in police custody, his lawyer says, amid plans to have the case referred to the mental health court.
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[2026-03-25 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mel Schilling is recognised for her remarkably powerful presence on television. (Instgram: Mel Schilling)
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[2026-03-25 10:13 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Nathan Newby set to receive George Medal for stopping a potential atrocity with an act of kindness
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[2026-03-25 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill his wife months after she engaged in an “emotional affair” allegedly shouted “f–k you, you’re done” moments before bashing her head with a rock on a birthday hiking trip.
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[2026-03-25 09:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: SANTA FE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. (AP) — Un jurado de Nuevo México determinó el martes que el conglomerado de redes sociales Meta es perjudicial para la salud mental de los niños y que viola la ley estatal de protección al consumidor.
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[2026-03-25 09:10 UTC+10:00] [Adam Mosseri] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A New Mexico jury found that Meta is harmful to children’s mental health and in violation of state consumer protection law
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[2026-03-25 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ATLANTA (AP) — Belgian pharmaceutical company UCB announced Tuesday that it would invest $2 billion to build a drug-making plant in suburban Atlanta.
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[2026-03-25 07:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Authorities said hundreds of homes were damaged, along with some schools and a hospital. Gov. Josh Green said the cost of the storm could top $1 billion.
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[2026-03-25 07:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-03-25 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Cabinet of Ministers on Monday (23) approved a proposal to promote digital payments by removing transaction fees for both senders and recipients on QR-based payments below Rs. 5,000, Cabinet Spokesman and Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said.
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[2026-03-25 07:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The special ward at Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital (SJPH), which had until now been reserved exclusively for the use of the President, will open to the public for the provision of medical treatment to the public from today (25).
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[2026-03-25 07:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The 4D Angio CT suite and dental unit at Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital was officially handed over to the hospital yesterday.
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[2026-03-25 07:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation General Ltd. (SLICGL), the nation’s trusted insurer, continuing to champion the wellbeing of Sri Lankans, through accessible health protection, was the Official Insurance Partner of the Medicare 2026 Health Exhibition, held from March 6-8, at the BMICH, Colombo.
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[2026-03-25 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has undertaken the renovation of Ward No. 03 at the historic De Soysa Hospital for Women in celebration of International Women’s Day, underscoring its ongoing commitment to women’s empowerment.
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[2026-03-25 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Deputy Health Minister Dr. Hansaka Wijemuni stated that disability should be viewed not only from a medical perspective, but also from social and human rights perspectives. He made these remarks while participating in an awareness programme on service delivery for persons with disabilities, held on March 20, at the auditorium of the National Epilepsy Centre of the National Hospital of Sri Lanka (NHSL).
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[2026-03-25 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Spring breakers and summer vacationers, pack some extra bug spray.
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[2026-03-25 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Court of Appeal has dismissed a writ application filed by SriLankan Airlines Limited challenging a determination by the Labour Assistant Commissioner over salary reductions implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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[2026-03-25 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A resident of the Karagoda Uyangoda area in the Kamburupitiya Police division, who allegedly conducted drug trafficking using the ez Cash method, was arrested on Monday (23). Police recovered 13.1 grams of heroin and a mobile phone suspected to have been used for illegal transactions during the operation.
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[2026-03-25 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A medical doctor who allegedly sold pills prescribed for severe neurological deficiencies to youths addicted to narcotics has been arrested in Daulagala, Kandy.
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[2026-03-25 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CAMDEN, New Jersey — Paul George declined to get into the specifics of his failed drug test that landed him a 25-game suspension but says he is mentally and physically ready to help the Philadelphia 76ers with their playoff push over the last 10 games of the season.
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[2026-03-25 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — A Senate panel is deepening its probe into New York City Zohran Mamdani’s administration over the creation of a health department “Global Oppression Working Group,” first exposed by The Post, that accused Israel of genocide and downplayed Hamas’ role in initiating the Gaza war.
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[2026-03-25 06:03 UTC+10:00] [Brazil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The former president was in prison for a coup attempt after losing the country’s last election
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