Topic: Law & Courts — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-25 05:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco arrives at the Supreme Court of California for a hearing about his seizure and recount of more than half a million 2025 election ballots on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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[2026-08-25 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Penny Wong has not issued any public statement criticising the US move to sanction ICC lawyers and "dismantle" the ICC. (ABC News: Ian Cutmore)
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[2026-08-25 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-08-25 05:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A Special Disbursing Officer (SDO)'s job is not merely ministerial, and the officer may be held accountable for questionable cash disbursements involving public funds entrusted to him or her, Senator-judge Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said Monday.
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[2026-08-25 04:45 UTC+10:00] [Big Tech] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: DUBLIN — An obscure 400-year-old Irish law is holding back collective legal action against Big Tech firms in Europe.
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[2026-08-25 04:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Lindsay Clancy grins after her attorney Kevin Reddington concluded his cross examination of rebuttal witness Dr. Avram Mack during her murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026 in Plymouth, Mass. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)
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[2026-08-25 04:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump's administration on Monday moved to impose a more than $100,000 fee on employers hiring foreign workers through a highly-skilled visa program, after facing a legal setback in an earlier effort.
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[2026-08-25 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-25 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-25 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The crowd sits in the rain during the seventh inning of the inaugural Women’s Professional Baseball League game between the Los Angeles Queens and the New York Heights, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Lexie Knight)
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[2026-08-25 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEARLY a decade after Enrique Manas Sr. was killed in a 2017 ambush in Sta. Margarita, Samar, his family is still waiting for the case to reach trial.
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[2026-08-25 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Woman was detained on suspicion of disorder in a public place, obstructing police and acting with seditious intention
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[2026-08-25 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Woman was detained on suspicion of disorder in a public place, obstructing police and acting with seditious intention
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[2026-08-25 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-08-25 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The former top Muslim cleric under Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Syria, a Damascus court said on Monday.
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[2026-08-25 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CARLOS Alcaraz last took to the court four months ago. After defeating Otto Virtanen in the round of 32 at the ATP 500 Barcelona Open, Alcaraz withdrew from his match against Czech player Tomáš Macháč due to a serious wrist injury. The former ATP No. 1 was forced to miss Roland Garros and Wimbledon, and his recovery process is still not complete.
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[2026-08-25 00:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Britain’s Prince Harry arrives at London’s High Court in London, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
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[2026-08-25 00:11 UTC+10:00] [Snooker] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Five-day trial at high court in Glasgow heard Dott subjected a girl and a boy to multiple incidents of abuse
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[2026-08-24 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Hollywood blast radius of Marvel star Mark Ruffalo‘s recent Instagram critique of Larry and David Ellison expanded over the weekend.
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[2026-08-24 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Senator-judge Bam Aquino on Monday questioned former Office of the Vice President (OVP) special disbursing officer Gina Acosta over the lack of internal investigation into the suspicious recipient names on the confidential fund receipts.
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[2026-08-24 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-24 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian hits out at ‘certain countries and organisations’ for using judicial cases to smear Hong Kong
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[2026-08-24 22:30 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian hits out at ‘certain countries and organisations’ for using judicial cases to smear Hong Kong
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[2026-08-24 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Pfas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Hélène Duguy is taking on companies accused of failing to stop Pfas pollution in the area of France she calls home
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[2026-08-24 21:56 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: SCRUTINY. Former special disbursing officer of the Office of the Vice President Gina Acosta testifies as a hostile witness during the impeachment trial of Sara Duterte on August 17, 2026.
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[2026-08-24 21:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The petitioners behind the High Court's freeze on disputed government funding have now asked the court to release a series of urgent transfers for local authorities and communities in the North and South, while keeping coalition and sectoral funding blocked.
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[2026-08-24 21:36 UTC+10:00] [Italy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Updated draft highway code follows several court rulings assigning blame for road accidents to careless pedestrians
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[2026-08-24 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Judge Gary Lam describes defendant Cheng Hon-sze’s case as serious and says there is no room for a reduced sentence
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[2026-08-24 21:30 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Judge Gary Lam describes defendant Cheng Hon-sze’s case as serious and says there is no room for a reduced sentence
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[2026-08-24 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Peng Peng, 38, walked free from Sha Tin Court on Monday, where he had previously pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecent assault
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[2026-08-24 21:15 UTC+10:00] [Chinese University of Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Peng Peng, 38, walked free from Sha Tin Court on Monday, where he had previously pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecent assault
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[2026-08-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Massachusetts] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Algorithms are responsible for fever pitch content surrounding trial, including misinformation, experts say
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[2026-08-24 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: You’re watching The Manila Times’ News Prime. Today is August 24th.
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[2026-08-24 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special tribunal in Bangladesh’s capital on Monday asked authorities to keep three journalists jailed until their trial in a case involving a mass uprising that ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from office in 2024, lawyers said.
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[2026-08-24 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Syria’s former grand mufti under ousted President Bashar Assad, Ahmad Badreddine Hassoun, stands as a court sentences him to life in prison at the Palace of Justice in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
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[2026-08-24 19:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-24 19:15 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-24 18:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Reconciliation push: Democratic Party chair Kim Min-seok called for frequent, informal talks with People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok, signaling a softer approach than his predecessor.
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[2026-08-24 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, a top Muslim religious official during ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, has been sentenced to life in prison for crimes committed during the country’s nearly 14-year war.
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[2026-08-24 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The campaign to prevent the killing of wild horses in national parks has moved to the NSW north coast. (ABC South East NSW: Adriane Reardon)
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[2026-08-24 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The latest China store exit in Guiyang highlights the luxury brand’s struggle to balance prestige with cultural empathy amid legal disputes
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[2026-08-24 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The latest China store exit in Guiyang highlights the luxury brand’s struggle to balance prestige with cultural empathy amid legal disputes
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[2026-08-24 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The NRL will run the first trial of its controversial kick-off rule change on Thursday night in the match between Brisbane and Melbourne.
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[2026-08-24 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Mining and Metals Industry
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[2026-08-24 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- An appellate court on Monday granted bail for a jailed self-proclaimed power broker convicted for providing free opinion polls to former President Yoon Suk Yeol between 2021 and 2022, legal sources said.
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[2026-08-24 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Central Elections Committee chairman and Supreme Court Deputy President Noam Sohlberg on Monday morning rejected a petition seeking to prevent National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from attending and speaking at a police event over concerns that his participation would amount to prohibited election campaigning.
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[2026-08-24 17:40 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-24 17:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The student was 13 at the time of the alleged murder. (ABC Newcastle: Jenae Madden)
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[2026-08-24 17:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Oscar Hamilton died after he was stabbed at Woodgrove Shopping Centre in Melton in 2024. (Supplied)
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[2026-08-24 17:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Former Integrity Care co-director Amy June Collins will return to court for another pre-sentence hearing next month. (ABC News)
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