Topic: Media — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-05 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks with media at the headquarters of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Yokosuka District, south of Tokyo, on Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool, File)
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[2026-05-05 17:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A blast at a fireworks factory in China’s Hunan province has killed 21 people and injured 61, prompting a call from President Xi Jinping for a thorough investigation, state media reported on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-05 16:17 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The City of Sydney was warned it likely had no legal grounds to cancel a forum on “why it’s right to say globalise the intifada” from a council-run venue before the lord mayor bowed to community and media pressure and booted the activist group.
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[2026-05-05 15:58 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: What the word intifada means to Australian Jews and whether it offends will determine the outcome of a landmark case against two Sydney academics for their social media posts about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Federal Court heard on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-05 15:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Hong Kong: A blast at a fireworks factory in China’s Hunan province killed 21 people and injured 61, prompting President Xi Jinping to call for a thorough investigation, state media reported on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-05 15:10 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A blast at a fireworks factory in China’s Hunan province has killed 21 people and left 61 wounded, according to state media.
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[2026-05-05 15:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-05 14:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Landon Germanotta-Mills was granted bail last week by a Supreme Court judge on a set of strict conditions. (Supplied: NSW Police)
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[2026-05-05 14:33 UTC+10:00] [Culture / TV & radio] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Amanda, West and Ciara. Those names probably didn’t mean anything to you a month or so ago, but talk about the trio has been dominating social media feeds recently. Along with the “leak” that almost destroyed Summer House, the reality show they appear on.
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[2026-05-05 13:58 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 5, 2026 13:58 | News
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[2026-05-05 13:57 UTC+10:00] [Social Media] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-05-05 13:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: For the first 20 minutes of Everton’s game against Manchester City, there was little indication of the chaos that would follow. City were so dominant that when an announcement was broadcast on the public address system saying a stadium safety exercise was about to begin, it could’ve been a signal for Everton to start playing football after enjoying just 13 per cent of possession in the first half.
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[2026-05-05 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian state media, including Tasnim News Agency, reported that five people were killed after United States forces targeted what it described as civilian boats in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-05 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Berlin-based Hebrew publishing house founded by two Israeli expatriates is aiming to build a global home for Hebrew and Jewish literature, positioning itself beyond national frameworks and outside Israeli state funding.
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[2026-05-05 13:15 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-05 13:05 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, calls for thorough investigation after disaster in Changsha city
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[2026-05-05 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: State media shows J-35A model bearing AVIC logo rolling out of the hangar, the English lettering hinting it is an export model
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[2026-05-05 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Liang Guoliang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: State media shows J-35A model bearing AVIC logo rolling out of the hangar, the English lettering hinting it is an export model
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[2026-05-05 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Videos circulating on social media out of Nigeria have ignited shock and horror after appearing to show groups of men chasing, stripping and sexually assaulting women in broad daylight during a traditional “fertility" festival in the country’s southern Delta State, according to news.com.au. The incidents unfolded on March 19 during the Alue-Do festival in Ozoro, a triennial rite in the Uruamudhu community of the Ozoro Kingdom.
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[2026-05-05 11:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A blast at a fireworks factory in China's Hunan province has killed 21 people and left 61 wounded, according to state media.
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[2026-05-05 11:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BEIJING (AP) — An explosion at a fireworks plant in a central Chinese province killed at least 21 people and injured 61 others, state media reported Tuesday.
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[2026-05-05 11:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Simpatizantes cargan cajas con firmas para solicitar un referendo de separación a la Comisión Electoral de Alberta, el lunes 4 de mayo de 2026, en Alberta, Canadá. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-05-05 11:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: State media is reporting that the blast occurred on Monday in Liuyang, Hunan province
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[2026-05-05 11:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: State media is reporting that the blast occurred on Monday in Liuyang, Hunan province
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[2026-05-05 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Fox & Friends has officially launched Wellness Week, a dedicated series aimed at navigating the world of social media health trends.
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[2026-05-05 10:32 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Businessman and media heavyweight Hamish McLennan and his wife, Lucinda, have put their Darling Point mansion on the market with a price guide of $36 million-plus, local sources have revealed.
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[2026-05-05 10:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Probe investigator's social media post sparks controversy
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[2026-05-05 10:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: New Toronto Maple Leafs Senior Executive Advisor, Hockey Operations Mats Sundin, left to right, MLSE President and CEO Keith Pelley, and new Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager John Chayka, hold up a jersey following a press conference in Toronto on Monday, May 4, 2026. (Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-05-05 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is "inflicting enormous impact" on the Asia-Pacific region, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday in somewhat dramatic remarks before the press.
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[2026-05-05 08:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Foto del 18 de enero del 2024, el presidente de operaciones de los Raptors de Toronto Masai Ujiri habla con la prensa sobre los canjes del equipo. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP, Archivo)
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[2026-05-05 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: China’s Wu Yize poses for the media with the trophy, wearing the national flag of China, after winning the World Snooker Championship defeating England’s Shaun Murphy in Sheffield, England, Monday, May 4, 2026.(AP Photo/Ian Hodgson)
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[2026-05-05 07:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: New Orleans Pelicans general manager Bryson Graham talks to the media during the NBA basketball team’s media day at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP, File)
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[2026-05-05 07:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has spoken with Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to address recent Iranian missile and drone strikes, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
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[2026-05-05 07:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to travel to the United States to meet with his counterpart, Donald Trump, later this week, according to media reports.
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[2026-05-05 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ottawa Senators center Ridly Greig (71) hits Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen, center right, into his net during the second period of Game 4 in a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Ottawa, Ontario, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-05-05 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The chairman of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) told Middle East Eye that the board will not resign amid growing calls for an overhaul, because doing so would be based on "a campaign of misleading statements circulating on social media".
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[2026-05-05 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Atletico Madrid’s head coach Diego Simeone smiles during a press conference in London, Monday, May 4, 2026, ahead of the Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match between Arsenal and Atletico Madrid on Tuesday. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
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[2026-05-05 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A trail of social media posts from anti-ICE lefties fueled the chaotic protest that quickly erupted outside a Brooklyn hospital over the weekend.
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[2026-05-05 05:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian state media says there was no planned attack on oil facilities at Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates, citing a military official.
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[2026-05-05 05:47 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Deputy Minister of Economic Development Nishantha Jayaweera emphasizes that the claims circulating on social media that the Value Added Tax (VAT) has been increased to 20.5 percent based on a recently issued gazette notification by the government, are completely false and baseless.
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[2026-05-05 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Bangladesh has slipped down three places to 152nd on the World Press Freedom Index this year, losing some of last year’s gains.
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[2026-05-05 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko and Sri Lanka’s Health and Mass Media Minister Dr.Nalinda Jayatissa held talks in Colombo yesterday to strengthen Sri Lanka’s primary healthcare system and expand the use of modern technology, including artificial intelligence, in the health sector.
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[2026-05-05 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-05-05 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-05-05 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-05-05 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Cartoon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-05-05 05:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dallas Stars defenseman Nils Lundkvist speaks during media availability Monday, May 4, 2026, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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[2026-05-05 04:21 UTC+10:00] [United States Politics and Government] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: A federal magistrate judge raised concerns on Monday that the man accused of trying to kill President Trump and top cabinet members at an annual press gala had been placed in unusually punitive detention for days while awaiting next steps in court.
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[2026-05-05 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Robert Bridge is an American writer and journalist. He is the author of 'Midnight in the American Empire,' How Corporations and Their Political Servants are Destroying the American Dream.
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[2026-05-05 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Robert Bridge is an American writer and journalist. He is the author of 'Midnight in the American Empire,' How Corporations and Their Political Servants are Destroying the American Dream.
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