Topic: Media — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-17 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: At least 15 cases of rape have been recorded in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta since it was swarmed by the massive influx of migrants in late July, El Mundo reported on Sunday, citing Spain’s national gendarmerie.
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[2026-08-17 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: At least 15 cases of rape have been recorded in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta since it was swarmed by the massive influx of migrants in late July, El Mundo reported on Sunday, citing Spain’s national gendarmerie.
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[2026-08-17 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La polaca Iga Swiatek celebra su victoria por 6-3, 1-6 y 6-3 sobre la ucraniana Elina Svitolina en las semifinales del Abierto de Canadá (National Bank Open) de tenis en Toronto, el miércoles 12 de agosto de 2026. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press vía AP)
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[2026-08-17 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Poland’s Iga Swiatek celebrates her 6-3 1-6 6-3 win over Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina in a National Bank Open semifinal tennis match in Toronto on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-08-17 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Speaking at an event broadcast by state broadcaster IRIB, Ghalibaf said Tehran must reach a “point of deterrence” to avoid becoming trapped in a cycle of war and peace.
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[2026-08-17 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El abridor de los Azulejos de Toronto, Dylan Cease, se enfrenta a los Yankees de Nueva York durante la primera entrada de un partido de béisbol en Toronto, el domingo 16 de agosto de 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press vía AP)
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[2026-08-17 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Dylan Cease works against the New York Yankees during the first inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-08-17 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Describing the crash as ‘horrific’, police said that ‘in some cases’ cars are being driven on the wrong side of roads for social media likes
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[2026-08-17 05:46 UTC+10:00] [Ireland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Describing the crash as ‘horrific’, police said that ‘in some cases’ cars are being driven on the wrong side of roads for social media likes
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[2026-08-17 04:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-17 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Likud launched a billboard ahead of election season featuring Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem, according to posts from Israeli social media accounts shared on Sunday.
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[2026-08-17 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: UP to now, I think that most every Filipino knew what this word meant — until very recently, the Supreme Court made an issue out of it. Social media reproduces the exchange between one of the justices of the Supreme Court and the solicitor general, who was quizzed on what “family” means and who made some rather surprising, not to say, disturbing admissions, to the line of tendentious questioning.
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[2026-08-17 01:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's parliament approved on Sunday the general principles of a bill that would criminalise interviews and other communications with media deemed hostile to the Islamic Republic, including US or Israeli media and outlets financed by either country, Iran's Shargh newspaper reported.
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[2026-08-17 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Public figures and friends of Jason Arday have called for a public inquiry into media coverage surrounding the former Cambridge professor, after he was found dead on Friday.
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[2026-08-16 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Syrian Airlines flight from Moscow arrived at Damascus International Airport on Sunday, August 16, the first civilian flight from Moscow since the fall of the Assad regime. This “marks the resumption of the carrier’s air services between Syria and Russia,” Syrian state media SANA said.
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[2026-08-16 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran's parliament approved a bill on Sunday that would criminalize interviews and other communications with media deemed hostile to the Islamic Republic, including US or Israeli media and outlets financed by either country, Iran's Shargh newspaper reported.
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[2026-08-16 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Houthis launched a wave of missiles and drones at Yemen’s Marib city and the coastal city of al-Makha (Mocha) overnight, killing several people, according to local media reports.
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[2026-08-16 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Jewish men were permitted to bring prayer books onto the Temple Mount on Sunday, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir confirmed to The Jerusalem Post, after right-wing journalist Arnon Segel shared a photo of Jewish men praying and reading from prayer books, claiming the photo was taken from the Temple Mount.
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[2026-08-16 21:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A journalist browses the Messina museum website showing a picture of the Early Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina’s artwork where three of the five panels belonging to the Polyptych of San Gregorio and the double-sided panel with the Madonna and the Christ in Pietà, stolen from the Sicilian museum on Aug.
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[2026-08-16 21:00 UTC+10:00] [New Orleans] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Danny Monteverde had been protesting the closure of a courtroom during indictment of state attorney general
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[2026-08-16 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Yemen's Houthi movement launched fresh missile and drone attacks on the government-held city of Marib and the Red Sea port city of Mocha, wounding civilians, damaging property and forcing the suspension of commercial operations at the port, according to government officials and media reports.
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[2026-08-16 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Foreign ministry officials played down media speculation about a possible trip to India next week by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman
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[2026-08-16 20:44 UTC+10:00] [Dinesh Trivedi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Foreign ministry officials played down media speculation about a possible trip to India next week by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman
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[2026-08-16 20:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Cebu will host Disney On Ice for the first time, serving as the production’s first Philippine stop before its Manila run later this year. “Let’s Dance!" will run at the newly opened SM Seaside Cebu Arena from Nov. 28 to Dec. 6. In a press conference, Feld Entertainment APAC Vice President Matthew Garrick, SM Arena Complex Corp.
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[2026-08-16 19:15 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Cricket] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Darwin: How big was this win for Bangladesh? Before he spoke to the press, touring captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and his teammates received a congratulatory video call from their prime minister.
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[2026-08-16 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BAELEN, Belgium (AP) — Firefighters battled a massive wildfire in eastern Belgium on Sunday that has burned more than 27 square kilometers (10 square miles) in the High Fens, a large nature reserve, and forced nearby residents to evacuate in what media describe as one of the worst-ever wildfires in the country’s recent history.
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[2026-08-16 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An Iranian military official said on Sunday that Qatar should allow an Iranian team to enter the country to investigate the fate of pilots whom Tehran says were captured by Qatari forces, Iranian media reported.
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[2026-08-16 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The British prime minister is bypassing traditional outlets with deft digital strategy, sparking praise from young voters and pushback from legacy media
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[2026-08-16 17:59 UTC+10:00] [Max Klymenko] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The British prime minister is bypassing traditional outlets with deft digital strategy, sparking praise from young voters and pushback from legacy media
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[2026-08-16 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Social media giant Meta is under fire for running Facebook and Instagram ads promoting illegal online casinos to Australians, due to a legal loophole that leaves the regulator powerless.
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[2026-08-16 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A fire that erupted following incursions by Israeli forces in the town of Al-Rafid in Syria’s Quneitra region has been doused by local civil defence teams, according to the Quneitra Media Directorate.
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[2026-08-16 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-16 12:22 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: It took 24 weeks and three minutes, but Michael Maguire had finally had enough. This may have just been the eeriest press conference of the two-time premiership coach’s tenure at the Broncos.
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[2026-08-16 12:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: D.C. United’s Tai Baribo, right, challenges CF Montreal goalkeeper Thomas Gillier (31) for the ball during the first half of a MLS soccer game in Montreal, on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-08-16 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Toronto FC midfield Niklas Dorsch (6) gets tripped up by New England Revolution midfield Brooklyn Raines during the first half of a MLS soccer game in Toronto, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-08-16 11:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said he expects a "more excellent future" in his country's ties with Russia in a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the North's state media reported Sunday.
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[2026-08-16 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Ali Colvin has been an ABC journalist, producer and reader in radio, television and online for more than 20 years. Ali is based in the Perth newsroom.
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[2026-08-16 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Players in the prime minister simulator No 10: Full Confidence must balance the moods of factions including their cabinet and the media
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[2026-08-16 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez have both spoken in recent days about balancing their careers with motherhood
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[2026-08-16 08:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El mexicano Alejandro Kirk, de los Azulejos de Toronto, batea un sencillo productor ante los Yankees de Nueva York, el sábado 15 de agosto de 2026 (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-08-16 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Toronto Blue Jays’ Brett Bateman (21) hits a single against the New York Yankees during the first inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-08-16 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Federal parliament has returned from winter break with a frenetic start to the second half of the political year. There were days of commentary and squirming over ‘melon-gate’ and, with Labor planning to make a deal with the Coalition to pass gambling reforms, there are still doubts about the government’s ambition in its second term.
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[2026-08-16 05:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday posted a photo of him meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom in 2019 on social media, repeating his claim that he and Kim "get along great."
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[2026-08-16 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-16 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Death and Dying
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[2026-08-16 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sarah Grant is a researcher and producer for Australian Story. She spent 25 years of her journalism career in print media, cutting her teeth on News Corp mastheads before becoming editor of Stellar magazine and features director at Marie Claire magazine. She joined Australian Story in 2022 and it is her dream role.
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[2026-08-16 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Moroccan police arrested at least 111 people on Saturday as they tried to enter Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, amid tightened security on both sides of the border after social media posts called for another mass migrant crossing.
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[2026-08-16 04:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El dominicano Vladimir Guerrero Jr. de los Azulejos de Toronto se queja al cruzar el plato tras anotar en un error del primera base de los Yankees de Nueva York Luis Garcia Jr. el viernes 14 de agosto del 2026. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-08-16 04:16 UTC+10:00] [World / Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Hundreds of migrants have been blocked by police from crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after a flurry of social media posts urging people to seek asylum, repeating some of the pressure on the border only weeks ago.
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[2026-08-16 04:08 UTC+10:00] [Morocco] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Border security tightened after social media posts call for another mass crossing into Spain’s north African territory
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