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[2026-05-08 03:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — McDonald's reported higher profits Thursday as the chain's value promotions and pop culture-oriented marketing efforts lifted sales in most leading markets.
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[2026-05-08 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: “The Devil Wears Prada” was such a hit when it came out in 2006. It wasn’t something I was interested in at the time, back then, I was highly absorbed in all things geeky. It didn’t have pirates, vampires, witches, or elves. Still, that movie and the 2003 book it was based on hasn’t stopped being a part of pop culture conversation.
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[2026-05-08 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A video installation that gives voice to the women who watched the Gaza border on October 7 – and were not heard – is on view at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art through the end of May.
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[2026-05-08 01:09 UTC+10:00] [Late-night TV roundup] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Late-night hosts discussed the situation in Iran and the Trump administration’s efforts to avoid using the word ‘war’
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[2026-05-08 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In the main hall of Zayed National Museum, performers stood in formation beneath the glass roof, rifles held across their chests, with a recreation of the Magan boat rising behind them.
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[2026-05-08 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Through innovation and scale, artificial intelligence is rapidly changing workplaces and leisure time.
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[2026-05-07 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The European Film Festival will return to the UAE this month, expanding beyond the capital to include screenings in Ras Al Khaimah for the first time.
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[2026-05-07 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Noam Bettan and the Israeli delegation gave another dazzling performance on Wednesday in their second rehearsal on stage for the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, which opens on May 12.
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[2026-05-07 20:01 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Books] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The winners of this year’s Age Book of the Year Awards have been announced, both having been praised for their deeply human stories.
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[2026-05-07 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Travel and transport] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Bigger vehicles including electric can cause multiple harms, yet resistance to rise of SUVs and trucks has had mixed support
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[2026-05-07 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Company alleges potential sabotage in counter lawsuit but fails as court rules there is no evidence that woman passed secrets to her man
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[2026-05-07 20:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Company alleges potential sabotage in counter lawsuit but fails as court rules there is no evidence that woman passed secrets to her man
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[2026-05-07 19:56 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Theatre] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Melbourne Theatre Company has posted a $3.9 million net deficit for 2025, following a drop in ticket revenue and donations and a sharp rise in costs.
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[2026-05-07 19:45 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The longtime leader of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre has been appointed to a similar role an hour down the road.
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[2026-05-07 18:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Sara Shamma moved back to Damascus in late 2024, unaware that within weeks, the country around her would change – and her life with it.
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[2026-05-07 17:41 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Theatre] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-07 16:19 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Movies] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-07 16:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An “alternative” soccer team formed by fans to resist what they called “aggressive nationalist stadium culture” is finding new relevance in Poland, as the country is led by a president who does not deny his own past participation in fights among fans. (AP video shot by Pietro De Cristofaro)
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[2026-05-07 16:03 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Theatre] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-07 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Former barber’s assistant evades hair-raising amount of duties; acknowledges ‘mistake’, accepts punishment
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[2026-05-07 16:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Former barber’s assistant evades hair-raising amount of duties; acknowledges ‘mistake’, accepts punishment
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[2026-05-07 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Thai businesses are asking online experts to help reel in young big spenders who prize authenticity over heavily advertised content
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[2026-05-07 15:04 UTC+10:00] [Huawei] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Thai businesses are asking online experts to help reel in young big spenders who prize authenticity over heavily advertised content
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[2026-05-07 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Arthur Miller] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Taped conversations also cover playwright’s relationship with fame, self-doubt and communism
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[2026-05-07 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Tibet] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Parents say the insistence on Mandarin in schools is eroding the country’s language and culture right from early childhood
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[2026-05-07 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: What makes for a good horror series? Is it how scary the monsters are? Or perhaps it’s the interesting characters we become invested in, hoping for their ultimate survival. Turns out, all you really need is a cursed fishing island and plenty of great jokes.
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[2026-05-07 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: This week on Culture Bites, hosts Enas Refaei and Farah Andrews discuss the Venice Biennale, exploring highlights from this year’s edition and the controversies surrounding the event.
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[2026-05-07 11:46 UTC+10:00] [Culture] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-07 11:36 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Art & design] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Venice: The head of Australia’s peak arts agency believes the creative sector must prepare for more political storms over free speech, after fierce criticism of artist Khaled Sabsabi led to him being temporarily dumped as the nation’s choice for the Venice Biennale.
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[2026-05-07 11:18 UTC+10:00] [Culture] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-07 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: According to Chinese tradition, the manner in which a person does their garment up can have consequences, from bad luck to taking a beating
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[2026-05-07 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: According to Chinese tradition, the manner in which a person does their garment up can have consequences, from bad luck to taking a beating
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[2026-05-07 10:07 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Movies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-07 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-07 08:59 UTC+10:00] [Culture / TV & radio] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Bear has served up a new standalone episode ahead of its fifth – and final – season next month. And just like the past two seasons of this award-winning show, it’s likely to divide viewers.
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[2026-05-07 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: My Friend Eva, a Spanish film that opened across Israeli theaters on Thursday, is billed as a romantic comedy, but it would be more accurate to call it an unromantic one, which makes it more interesting, although maybe a bit less enjoyable. It is often quite funny.
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[2026-05-07 07:00 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Movies] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-07 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: It took a fictional Massachusetts town, six seasons of teen angst and 145 years of one family’s history to make 6424 Head Road one of the most recognizable addresses in American pop culture. Now it belongs to someone new.
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[2026-05-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Culture / TV & radio] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Culture / TV & radio] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Culture / TV & radio] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-07 01:15 UTC+10:00] [Late-night TV roundup] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Late night hosts focused on Trump’s Iran war, the latest Maga AI meme and Cinco de Mayo celebrations
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[2026-05-07 00:43 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Venice Biennale, Eurovision and Cannes are framed as artists representing their nations. But in a fractured world, national identity seems increasingly futile
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[2026-05-07 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Art & design] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Angry protesters have blockaded the Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale in a deafening riot against the war in Ukraine, bringing a political confrontation into the glamorous global art fair.
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[2026-05-06 22:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Inside the UAE Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, voices drift through the space before their meaning fully settles. Glass sculptures hold the shape of a mouth before speech. Faces stare back in the dark as mechanical noise, water and robotic voices build around them.
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[2026-05-06 22:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Activists from FEMEN and Pussy Riot staged a protest in Venice ahead of the Venice Biennale, using smoke flares and slogans to denounce Russia’s return. The demonstration took place as journalists gathered before the event, which runs from 9 May to 22 November, and reflects wider tensions between artistic openness and political responsibility.
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[2026-05-06 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Zayed National Museum has been named one of the world’s most beautiful museums for 2026 by Prix Versailles, the annual international prize presented at the Unesco headquarters in Paris.
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[2026-05-06 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fans of such sales say trades are just like regular collecting, critics worry that practice may be akin to child sexual abuse
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[2026-05-06 21:07 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fans of such sales say trades are just like regular collecting, critics worry that practice may be akin to child sexual abuse
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[2026-05-06 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pink heart with angel wings installation described as an ‘eyesore’ as criticism mounts over the spoiling of nation’s scenic sites
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