Topic: Law & Courts — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-21 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Legal experts warn aggressive sales tactics may breach Trade Descriptions Ordinance prohibiting harassment, coercion and misleading claims
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[2026-08-21 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Beauty Express Group] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Legal experts warn aggressive sales tactics may breach Trade Descriptions Ordinance prohibiting harassment, coercion and misleading claims
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[2026-08-21 10:23 UTC+10:00] [Tupac Shakur] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The former gang leader was charged with planning the drive-by shooting that killed Tupac Shakur in 1996
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[2026-08-21 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tokyo has to tread ‘extremely lightly’ on the issue to avoid jeopardising the US security umbrella on which it relies, analysts say
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[2026-08-21 10:00 UTC+10:00] [European Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tokyo has to tread ‘extremely lightly’ on the issue to avoid jeopardising the US security umbrella on which it relies, analysts say
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[2026-08-21 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Discover Hong Kong’s freshest F&B openings: shared plates of Korean delicacies at Yusang, Canto Jade’s rolling out of dim sum trolleys, grab-and-go food at bottle shop-cum-wine bar General Provisions by Alfred’s and Harbour City’s Food Atlas food court
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[2026-08-21 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Yusang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Discover Hong Kong’s freshest F&B openings: shared plates of Korean delicacies at Yusang, Canto Jade’s rolling out of dim sum trolleys, grab-and-go food at bottle shop-cum-wine bar General Provisions by Alfred’s and Harbour City’s Food Atlas food court
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[2026-08-21 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Published 21 August 2026 4:01pm
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[2026-08-21 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Duane Davis appears in court during his murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, in Clark County District Court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (Steve Marcus/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-08-21 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-21 09:29 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Israeli ambassador has claimed ‘a court came to a decision that there’s no criminal liability’ but there is no evidence that any court has been involved
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[2026-08-21 09:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was transferred to a hospital in Islamabad early on Friday for medical examination, his party said, fulfilling a long-standing demand by supporters who say his health has deteriorated during more than three years in prison.
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[2026-08-21 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Lee Cheuk-yan poses at the June 4 Museum his pro-democracy group operates in Hong Kong on May 28, 2014. Chinese character projected on him reads “Rehabilitate the June 4th Movement”. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
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[2026-08-21 09:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE -A woman holds up a candle and an image of a man facing off tanks to mark the anniversary of the military crackdown on a pro-democracy student movement in Beijing, during a light candle vigil outside Victoria Park in Hong Kong, Friday, June 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File, File)
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[2026-08-21 08:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-21 08:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-21 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: McKINNEY, Texas — The Texas prosecutor who oversaw Karmelo Anthony 's conviction in a deadly stabbing at a high school track meet said Thursday that both sides had agreed to hold back evidence that risked further inflaming a case already boiling with racial tensions and death threats.
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[2026-08-21 08:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: US authorities charged a woman who allegedly supported the Islamic State group with a terrorism offense Thursday after she told an FBI informant she "wanted to destroy" the New York State Capitol buildings, court filings showed.
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[2026-08-21 08:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A Hong Kong court will deliver a verdict in the national security trial of two pro-democracy Tiananmen activists on Friday, in a case widely criticized as exemplifying the erosion of freedom of expression in the city.
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[2026-08-21 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to appear Thursday on the radio show of his former fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen, making a public reunion with the man who once called him a “Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain” and testified against him both in court and before Congress.
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[2026-08-21 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-21 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The High Court rejected the man's argument that the recording of him admitting to the first rape was obtained illegally. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
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[2026-08-21 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The number of prosecutions being committed to the territory's Supreme Court has hit record highs, with each also taking longer to progress. (ABC News: Tristan Hooft)
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[2026-08-21 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: For lawyer Julius Mbura, getting from a car park into his Nairobi firm's office can mean working around parked cars, narrow gaps, trees, furniture and ground that changes underfoot.
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[2026-08-21 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Australia's phase-based traffic light system has been commonplace since the 1950s, but researchers say it may no longer be optimal. (ABC News: Claudia Williams)
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[2026-08-21 05:31 UTC+10:00] [Massachusetts] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The attorney for Clancy, who strangled her three children, says she suffered from postpartum psychosis
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[2026-08-21 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Erin Patterson (depicted above by a court sketch artist) is seeking to have her convictions overturned. (Supplied: Anita Lester)
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[2026-08-21 05:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Rupert Murdoch wanted to prevent his more progressive children from influencing the future of his media empire. (Reuters: Fred Greaves)
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[2026-08-21 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The verdict in the criminal case against Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, a top Muslim religious figure during former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, is set to be announced in Damascus on Monday.
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[2026-08-21 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Members of parliament in Bangladesh have elected ruling party veteran Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the next president, following the premature resignation of the former president for health reasons.
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[2026-08-21 03:26 UTC+10:00] [aiatolás] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O Parlamento do Irã, amplamente alinhado ao regime, deu luz verde recentemente às linhas gerais de um projeto de lei que impõe novas restrições aos contatos com instituições, meios de comunicação e organizações estrangeiras, em meio aos esforços das autoridades para ampliar o arcabouço legal de combate ao que descrevem como "influência estrangeira".
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[2026-08-21 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Senate Impeachment Court should allow accredited news organizations to operate their own cameras inside the proceedings to ensure broader media coverage, House prosecutor and Manila 3rd District Rep. Joel Chua said Thursday.
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[2026-08-21 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukrainian defendant Volodymyr Zhuravlov, right, listens as a judge announces the decision not to allow for extradition to Germany in courtroom of Warsaw’s Regional Court in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)
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[2026-08-21 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Akbayan Partylist Rep. Percy Cendaña warned of possible legal action after an artwork depicting him with a distorted mouth circulated online and drew criticism for mocking his medical condition.
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[2026-08-21 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Josh Tarling, of Britain, gets ready to start the men’s cycling time trial event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, July 27, 2024, in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
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[2026-08-21 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The founder of Chinese property giant Evergrande, Hui Ka Yan, has been sentenced to life in prison for large-scale financial fraud.
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[2026-08-21 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-21 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CONSUNJI-LED Semirara Mining and Power Corp. has won a 13-year-long bid for a P27.34-million tax refund on its diesel importation after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the company and denied a Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) appeal.
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[2026-08-21 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: I was looking for sample contracts of sale online when I came across the terms “earnest money” and” option money.” What is an earnest money, in contrast to option money? What is the purpose of earnest money?
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[2026-08-21 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Manuel Hernandez leaves U.S. district court in Manhattan with his lawyer, Amy Gallicchio, on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, after being charged in the deaths of two people in a boating accident in New York Harbor. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister)
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[2026-08-21 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice on Thursday struck down the Israeli government's decision to close Army Radio.
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[2026-08-21 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Alan Jones] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In the third week of the trial of former talkback radio star Alan Jones, a complainant took to the witness box to recount his time working at 2GB. Complainant C detailed allegations of indecent assault, a power dynamic, and why he felt he had to ‘cop it’.The defence has argued Jones never indecently assaulted the complainant.
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[2026-08-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Alan Jones] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In the third week of the trial of former talkback radio star Alan Jones, a complainant took to the witness box to recount his time working at 2GB. Complainant C detailed allegations of indecent assault, a power dynamic, and why he felt he had to ‘cop it’.The defence has argued Jones never indecently assaulted the complainant.
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[2026-08-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Alan Jones] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In the third week of the trial of former talkback radio star Alan Jones, a complainant took to the witness box to recount his time working at 2GB. Complainant C detailed allegations of indecent assault, a power dynamic, and why he felt he had to ‘cop it’. The defence has argued Jones never indecently assaulted the complainant.
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[2026-08-21 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: An Al Ain court has fined two men Dh50,000 each for assaulting a petrol station employee in a dispute over cleaning a car windscreen.
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[2026-08-21 00:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Aimee Breault of Acushnet, Mass., live-streams a demonstration in support of Lindsay Clancy outside Plymouth Superior Court, where Clancy is on trial in connection with the deaths of her three children, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, in Plymouth, Mass. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds )
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[2026-08-21 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: California Attorney General Rob Bonta discusses a lawsuit against Meta during a press conference on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Oakland, Calif. Joining him are Colorado Attorney General Philip Weiser, and New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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[2026-08-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Study finds patients injected with iPSC-derived heart muscle cells outperform control group on cardiac function tests after bypass surgery
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[2026-08-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [heart disease] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Study finds patients injected with iPSC-derived heart muscle cells outperform control group on cardiac function tests after bypass surgery
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