Topic: Law & Courts — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-12 18:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-12 18:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: COA Auditor Xylene del Campo is grilled by Defense Lawyer Kristine Ferrer over the Commission on Audit's role in determining the confidentiality of funds used in intelligence operations at the resumption of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Aug. 12, 2026.
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[2026-08-12 18:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: House of Representatives' Private Prosecutor Lorna Kapunan and Defense Lawyer Kristine Ferrer clash over witness COA Auditor Xylene del Campo at the resumption of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Aug. 12, 2026.
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[2026-08-12 18:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Defence lawyers cross-examined witness Ross Tighe on Wednesday. (ABC News: Carole Howlett)
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[2026-08-12 18:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Welcome to The Manila Times, where we bring you stories that shape our world. Today is August 12th.
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[2026-08-12 17:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The judge said the victim "represented a sexual opportunity" to Aaron Summers. (ABC News: Ebony ten Broeke)
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[2026-08-12 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court upheld the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s discretion to keep its unfinished flood-control report confidential, ruling that the right to information does not cover preliminary legislative deliberations.
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[2026-08-12 17:09 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Jon Adgemis’ former chief financial officer has told a court about the severe financial stress of running businesses which the failed pub baron used to fund a lavish lifestyle in the lead-up to the $1.8 billion collapse of his hospitality empire.
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[2026-08-12 17:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- Three candidates vying for the ruling Democratic Party (DP) leadership made their final pitches in a televised debate Wednesday, reiterating their commitment to working for the success of the Lee Jae Myung administration just days before the party picks a new leader.
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[2026-08-12 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Sexual Offences
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[2026-08-12 16:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Prosecutors successfully argued for date ranges of alleged indecent assault offences to be expanded. (ABC News: Greg Bigelow)
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[2026-08-12 16:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Guy Sebastian's former manager Titus Day (right) says he accepts his "failures ... had a serious and regrettable impact" on the pop singer. (AAP: Bianca De Marchi)
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[2026-08-12 16:33 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: August 12, 2026 16:33 | News
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[2026-08-12 15:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A judge rejected the pair’s claims that their drinks had been spiked with Ecstasy pills
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[2026-08-12 15:57 UTC+10:00] [Dr Rayson Lee Rui Sheng] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A judge rejected the pair’s claims that their drinks had been spiked with Ecstasy pills
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[2026-08-12 15:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Agriculture, Conservation and Fisheries Department issues court summons to suspect after conducting raid on Yuen Long shelter
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[2026-08-12 15:55 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Agriculture, Conservation and Fisheries Department issues court summons to suspect after conducting raid on Yuen Long shelter
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[2026-08-12 15:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court ruling ordering Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp. to pay compensation to the family of a late South Korean forced into labor during Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of Korea.
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[2026-08-12 15:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Syrians in the city of Deraa, where the 2011 uprising began, celebrated after a court sentenced Bashar Al Assad to death in absentia. Damascus also sentences his brother Maher, security official Atif Najib and other officials on charges of murder and torture.
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[2026-08-12 14:59 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Music] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A decade-long legal stoush between singer Guy Sebastian and his former manager Titus Day – who was imprisoned in 2022 for embezzling money from his star client before being freed on appeal – has culminated in an astonishing admission from the high-profile talent agent.
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[2026-08-12 14:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A court sketch depicts accused Bondi terrorist Naveed Akram appearing via video link at Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney, Feb. 16, 2026. (AAP Image/Rocco Fazzari)
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[2026-08-12 14:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Senate Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Francis Escudero on Wednesday urged both counsels not to let the "generational divide" heighten the situation during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
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[2026-08-12 14:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BOSTON — A federal judge on Tuesday ruled against President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and directly involve the US Postal Service in election operations in a way that would limit mail voting.
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[2026-08-12 13:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Supreme Court ruled that a woman who brandished a knife at an uncle during a violent confrontation should not be punished because it was done in self-defense.
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[2026-08-12 13:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: This was an offensive outburst, at least by the newly reduced hitting standards of these Judge-less Yankees. They needed this in a big way. The Yankees needed this win, and they needed this relative explosion of hits.
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[2026-08-12 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Black Deaths In Custody
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[2026-08-12 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) plans to file a constitutional complaint against a recent legal revision abolishing prosecutors' authority to conduct direct investigations, a party official said Wednesday.
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[2026-08-12 12:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court ruling that ordered the Seoul city government to pay usage fees to the national railway authority for a public park built over a railroad.
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[2026-08-12 12:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean law firm Yoon & Yang said Tuesday it has appointed Spencer G. Park, a California-qualified lawyer with nearly three decades of experience in cross-border transactions and global investment, as a senior foreign attorney in its Corporate Advisory Group.
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[2026-08-12 12:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced former ruler Bashar Assad to death after a trial in absentia, convicting him of atrocities committed during the country's nearly 14-year civil war.
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[2026-08-12 12:09 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Alan Jones’ indecent assault and sexual touching trial has been paused amid a surprise legal argument, delaying a trio of witnesses from giving evidence.
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[2026-08-12 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details)
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[2026-08-12 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Declining fiscal revenue is prompting tax authorities to scrutinize offshore trusts and equity gains
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[2026-08-12 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Declining fiscal revenue is prompting tax authorities to scrutinize offshore trusts and equity gains
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[2026-08-12 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The extradition of alleged crime boss Daniel Kinahan from the UAE to Ireland highlights the importance of international co-operation to combat organised crime, legal analysts have said.
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[2026-08-12 11:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Samsung Securities Co. to pay the National Pension Service (NPS) 1.86 billion won (US$1.3 million) in damages over a 2018 dividend error by an accidental stock issuance.
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[2026-08-12 11:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Financially troubled discount store chain Homeplus Co. said Wednesday it has resumed operations at all 67 of its outlets nationwide following a court decision to extend its rehabilitation proceedings.
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[2026-08-12 11:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's fate hung in the balance Wednesday as his ruling National Party met to decide whether he should stay on as leader with less than three months until a general election.
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[2026-08-12 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WELLINGTON — New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said he had the "full support" of his ruling National Party on Wednesday after surviving a leadership challenge called with less than three months until a general election.
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[2026-08-12 11:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-08-12 11:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- Financially troubled discount store chain Homeplus Co. said Wednesday it has resumed operations at all 67 of its outlets nationwide following a court decision to extend its rehabilitation proceedings.
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[2026-08-12 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Special Coverages] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – Commission on Audit Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit Office (COA-ICFAO) state auditor Xylene del Campo returns to the witness stand Wednesday for the 15th day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, where she is set to face cross-examination by the defense over the alleged misuse of confidential funds.
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[2026-08-12 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-08-12 09:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Canada’s University of Alberta has won a legal battle to dissolve a research trust named after Ukrainian SS veteran Yaroslav Hunka, whose standing ovation in the Canadian parliament from lawmakers, then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky sparked an international scandal.
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[2026-08-12 09:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Canada’s University of Alberta has won a legal battle to dissolve a research trust named after Ukrainian SS veteran Yaroslav Hunka, whose standing ovation in the Canadian parliament from lawmakers, then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky sparked an international scandal.
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[2026-08-12 09:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-12 09:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: New York Yankees’ Cody Bellinger singles to score Austin Wells during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
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[2026-08-12 09:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-12 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-12 09:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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