Topic: Law & Courts — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-10 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Wildlife officers at the Hikkaduwa National Park arrested a man on December 7 for damaging corals during a routine patrol.
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[2025-12-10 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Flight Lieutenant Eranga Chamara Ekanayake, the co-pilot of the Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter that crashed into the Gin Oya in Lunuwila, Wennappuwa on November 30, told the Marawila Magistrate’s Court yesterday (09) that both he and the main pilot detected a technical fault in the aircraft before the crash.
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[2025-12-10 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Fifty thousand foreign cigarettes worth approximately Rs. 8 million that were smuggled into the country were seized by the Excise Special Operations Unit, on Monday (08). At the same time, two individuals involved in the smuggling attempt were taken into custody by the Unit, which conducted a raid based on a tip-off that an individual had arrived in Raddoluwa town, Seeduwa, to sell foreign cigarettes.
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[2025-12-10 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Our Court Correspondent
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[2025-12-10 11:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Investigation into blaze that killed at least 160 people focuses on complex web of liability involving project’s key stakeholders
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[2025-12-10 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, on Tuesday received a joint sentence of 20 years in prison by the International Criminal Court, following his conviction on 27 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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[2025-12-10 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ruling follows Trump signing the Epstein Files Transparency Act, requiring the Justice Department make records public by December 19
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[2025-12-10 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2025-12-09 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Complications over rebuilding efforts surface as new sites for redevelopment are proposed
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[2025-12-09 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [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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[2025-12-09 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The United States Supreme Court on Monday appeared poised to hand President Donald Trump a significant boost in executive power after conservative justices signaled that they would uphold the dismissal of a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
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[2025-12-09 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered the further remand of a former Assistant Analyst arrested by the Bribery Commission on charges of corruption, extending it until 22 December.
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[2025-12-09 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: His return raises concerns that his Eurosceptic coalition could restrict aid to Ukraine
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[2025-12-09 19:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [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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[2025-12-09 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Colombo Magistrate’s Court today (09) granted bail to former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), Mohamed Hilmi, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in connection with an alleged corruption case.
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[2025-12-09 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wong Kwok-ngon is first person to be prosecuted over comments made after Wang Fuk Court tragedy
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[2025-12-09 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: PublishedDecember 9 2025
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[2025-12-09 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: PublishedDecember 9 2025
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[2025-12-09 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: PublishedDecember 9 2025
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[2025-12-09 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Honduras’s top prosecutor has issued an international arrest warrant for former President Juan Orlando Hernandez, intensifying legal and political turmoil just days after the ex-leader walked free from a United States prison.
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[2025-12-09 15:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [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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[2025-12-09 12:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [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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[2025-12-09 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Many users and opposition politicians accuse Taiwan’s ruling party of overreach and damaging island’s reputation for open internet access
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[2025-12-09 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [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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[2025-12-09 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Supreme Court (SC) has held that a lorry driver’s fundamental rights were violated by two officers of the Thalathuoya Police Station, calling for urgent Government action to address systemic police brutality in the country.
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[2025-12-09 03:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A South Korean court has sentenced a woman who blackmailed football star Son Heung-min to four years in prison.
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[2025-12-09 01:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The airline must pay over US$410,000 per passenger in China’s first formal compensation ruling on flight that vanished 11 years ago
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[2025-12-08 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Uma pipa voa livre pelo ar. Quem olha de longe enxerga um losango cortando o céu. Quem repara melhor vê o desenho de uma vulva estampada no papel de seda. VoaVulva, obra da artista plástica Viviane Cardell é um de 14 trabalhos da campanha Arte Substantivo Feminino, que vende obras de arte para arrecadar fundos para uma ONG que ajuda mulheres a terem acesso ao aborto legal no Brasil.
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[2025-12-08 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka cricketer Chamika Karunaratne was released on personal bail of Rs. 1 million on Monday after a woman filed a complaint alleging that he fathered her child and refused to acknowledge paternity, court officials said.
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[2025-12-08 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [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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[2025-12-08 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: In an illegal mine near Ermelo, deep in the coal heart of eastern South Africa, the blows of pickaxs echo through narrow, dark tunnels. One of the men working here, who calls himself Cyprial, once had dreams of becoming a lawyer. But down here, between black rock and stifling air, that dream seems far away.
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[2025-12-08 18:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: About 100 households asked to provide samples as authorities try to identify remains found at Wang Fuk Court
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[2025-12-08 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Several voters direct anger at DAB political party after member played role in renovation bid at Wang Fuk Court, while others want to give incumbents a chance
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[2025-12-07 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Hungarian politicians from the country's ruling right-wing populist Fidesz party accuse national conservative opposition leader Peter Magyar of all sorts of things. They say that the 44-year-old leader of the Tisza party and favorite for the parliamentary elections in spring 2026 is a Brussels mercenary. They call him a Ukrainian agent and a warmonger who wants to forcibly recruit Hungarian men.
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[2025-12-07 13:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: HK$500,000 already raised for Wang Fuk Court support fund in Lap Dog Challenge at Stanley Ho Sports Centre
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[2025-12-06 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Der Supreme Court wird sich mit der Rechtmäßigkeit eines umstrittenen Dekrets von US-Präsident Donald Trump befassen, das bestimmten Neugeborenen die Staatsbürgerschaft verweigern soll. Der Oberste Gerichtshof der USA gab einem Antrag der Regierung statt, die die Richterinnen und Richter darum gebeten hatte, sich des Falls anzunehmen.
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[2025-12-06 16:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A US federal judge in Florida ordered the Justice Department to release the grand jury transcripts in its investigation into the sex trafficking cases of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
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[2025-12-06 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on whether some children born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship.
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[2025-12-06 14:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – In September 21, when the International Criminal Court (ICC) pre-trial chamber authorized the investigation into the Philippine drug war, it referred to what the prosecutor called an “emblematic” case of an alleged state policy to kill.
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[2025-12-06 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [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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[2025-12-06 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With the flames put out and cordons lifted, residents living near the charred remains of Wang Fuk Court now reckon with how to move forward
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[2025-12-06 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The event provides a valuable platform for international engagement as the city tries to make its mark on the global legal landscape
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[2025-12-06 08:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Trump admin has argued that the provision doesn’t apply to the babies of immigrants who are in the country illegally or temporarily
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[2025-12-06 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump has signed a bill requiring release of all government records involving the convicted sex offender
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[2025-12-06 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Action will be taken soon to recruit graduates into the teaching service with the conclusion of the Court case that prevented the appointment of Development Officers as teachers, Prime Minister and Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya told Parliament yesterday (5).
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[2025-12-06 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Supreme Court has been informed by the Managing Director in an affidavit that the local agent of MV X-Press Pearl ship, Sea Consortium Lanka Pte Ltd has paid Rs.300 million (nearly USD 1 million) as compensation, Justice and National Integration Minister Harshana Nanayakkara informed Parliament yesterday (5).
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[2025-12-06 01:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2025-12-06 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:\
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[2025-12-06 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A collection of pictures from Post photographers of the blaze at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, which has claimed at least 159 lives, and its aftermath
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[2025-12-06 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Texas can use a new electoral map that would add more Republicans to the House of Representatives.
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