Topic: Media — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-31 02:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, July 30 (Yonhap) -- The nominee to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) on Thursday cited North Korean defectors in underscoring the power of free information in closed societies, vowing to spearhead "truth-telling" efforts if confirmed.
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[2026-07-31 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A proposed information law in Lebanon, already approved by joint parliamentary committees in July, has raised concerns among journalists and press freedom advocates over provisions that would punish the “dissemination of false or harmful information” with up to three years in prison and the possibility of forced labor, according to Lebanese media reports.
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[2026-07-31 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PLEASE read my friend Ben Kritz’s column on this topic last Tuesday. I agree with what he wrote and will approach the topic from a complementary angle. Data centers are not of one type. I do not claim to be an expert, but I did gain some knowledge as an independent director of the Nasdaq-listed SPAC Apex Treasury Corp.
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[2026-07-31 01:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Burkina Faso's media regulator has slapped a new and much larger fine on French broadcaster Canal+ accusing it of failing to provide free access to state TV channels.
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[2026-07-31 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ayami Sato pitches during a Women’s Pro Baseball League exhibition game, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
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[2026-07-31 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Toronto FC’s Josh Sargent, right, battles for the ball with Philadelphia Union’s Olwethu Makhanya (29) during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Toronto, April 22, 2026. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
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[2026-07-30 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Hollywood studios have fallen under the influence of influencers. And why wouldn’t they? Increasingly, major studios are cutting peskily unpredictable journalists and critics out of their pre-release strategies in a world where a movie-loving TikToker named Straw Hat Goofy might be the industry’s new Pauline Kael.
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[2026-07-30 23:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Boeing is reluctant to share the technology used in the warheads it manufactures for the Patriot PAC-3 interceptor missiles which Ukraine and its Western supporters want to manufacture in Europe, German media outlet Die Welt has reported, citing sources.
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[2026-07-30 22:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A senior Russian Industry and Trade Ministry official overseeing drone development has been arrested and placed in pre-trial detention, Russian media reported Thursday.
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[2026-07-30 22:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Valery Kustov, founder and majority shareholder of major Russian agribusiness group Efko, has been arrested in Moscow in connection with a fraud investigation alongside several of the company’s executives and a senior Industry and Trade Ministry official, Russian media reported Thursday.
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[2026-07-30 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former hostage Evyatar David spoke out for the first time since returning home, discussing his complicated rehabilitation process in a social media post on Thursday.
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[2026-07-30 20:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan has dismissed the senior official who spearheaded the Russian government’s wave of private asset seizures since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the newspaper Kommersant reported Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
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[2026-07-30 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As renewed attacks between Iran and the US expand into Iraq and Yemen, the Hamshahri daily, which has close ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has dedicated its front page to a report on the force's speedboats in the Gulf.
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[2026-07-30 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KUMAMOTO — Twenty-five cats stuck inside a shopping mall in Japan gutted in an explosion after a major earthquake have been rescued, the operator said Thursday, triggering huge relief on social media.
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[2026-07-30 19:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-30 18:46 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Green party said it was ‘obvious from the start’ that Polanski had not committed an offence
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[2026-07-30 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan recently met Khalil al-Hayya, the new leader of Hamas, according to Turkish state-run media reports.
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[2026-07-30 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: MK Sharren Haskel was summoned by Lahav 433 to testify regarding the election of the State Comptroller, which the High Court of Justice ruled invalid, Israeli media reported on Thursday.
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[2026-07-30 18:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-30 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rugby player Timothy Lafaele, right, and lawyer Seiji Makino, left, attend a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan, in Tokyo Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephen Wade)
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[2026-07-30 16:57 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
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[2026-07-30 16:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanese state media is reporting that Israeli drones attacked the Mashaa al-Mansouri area, located in Tyre.
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[2026-07-30 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces reportedly attacked Syria's southern countryside of Quneitra with artillery shelling, state media reported
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[2026-07-30 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Turkish police detained an opposition mayor of Ankara's Etimesgut district on Thursday, among others, during a corruption investigation, broadcaster NTV and other media said.
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[2026-07-30 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington yesterday stood out primarily for what it lacked: a joint press statement and a photo op alongside US President Donald Trump. These images are particularly crucial for Netanyahu ahead of the elections in Israel, but their absence also reflects the growing sensitivity in the White House toward Israeli attempts to influence its policy on Iran.
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[2026-07-30 16:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 4:25pm
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[2026-07-30 15:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Winston Peters targeted Chinese-born MP Lawrence Xu-Nan during a parliamentary debate and attracted a subtle rebuke on social media
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[2026-07-30 15:59 UTC+10:00] [Chinese Ambassador] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Winston Peters targeted Chinese-born MP Lawrence Xu-Nan during a parliamentary debate and attracted a subtle rebuke on social media
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[2026-07-30 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces carried out a number of explosions in southern Lebanon overnight and early on Thursday, state media reported.
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[2026-07-30 14:10 UTC+10:00] [Anthony Fauci] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US former top health official, who was subpoenaed to appear at a Senate hearing into Covid-19, says Markson’s reporting about virus’s origin ‘does not make any sense’
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[2026-07-30 13:12 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Geneva – The U.N. migration agency on Tuesday warned of a dramatic increase in the number of people forced into working in Asian scam compounds, saying people from more than 80 countries have been lured in through social media, with some being sexually abused.
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[2026-07-30 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Julie Inman Grant has launched legal action against social media platform Telegram
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[2026-07-30 12:28 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: LNP member Llew O’Brien says ‘there is nothing wrong with being proud of your heritage’, leading Angus Taylor to state: ‘I congratulate all Australians’
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[2026-07-30 12:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A woman accused of stalking actor Hwang Jung-min allegedly contacted his teenage son after the actor asked her to stop reaching out to him, a local media outlet reported Thursday.
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[2026-07-30 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Granma, the official newspaper of the Communist Party of Cuba's Central Committee, reported Wednesday that Havana is easing restrictions on private businesses and self-employed workers as it attempts to stabilize an economy battered by decades of failed socialist policies and renewed pressure from the Trump administration.
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[2026-07-30 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Stunt sparks mainland social media fury, with many demanding severe punishments for participating cosplayers
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[2026-07-30 12:02 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Stunt sparks mainland social media fury, with many demanding severe punishments for participating cosplayers
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[2026-07-30 09:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-30 09:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: German auto giant BMW is planning to slash some 8,000 jobs globally by the end of 2027, according to several news media outlets, including Reuters and Bloomberg. German workers are expected to be particularly affected as the manufacturer is dealing with high production costs in Europe, as well as plunging sales in China, according to the reports.
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[2026-07-30 09:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BRYAN, Texas (AP) — The Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 3A all-state baseball team, distributed by The Associated Press:
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[2026-07-30 09:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Residuos salen de un tanque de salsa de pescado en fermentación en una fábrica abandonada de salsa de pescado, el martes 28 de julio de 2026, en St. Mary’s, Canadá. (Elling Lien/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-07-30 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sludge pours out of a vat of fermenting fish sauce in an abandoned fish sauce factory in St. Mary’s, N.L., on Tuesday July 28, 2026. (Elling Lien/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-07-30 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-30 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-30 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Danièle Sauvageau gives remarks in Toronto, Nov. 8, 2025. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
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[2026-07-30 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV — Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that Russia would likely carry out another massive attack on the country overnight, in a message posted on social media.
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[2026-07-30 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Associated Press is facing backlash after publishing an interview with Laura Loomer, the far-right activist and close ally of US President Donald Trump, during her visit to Ukraine.
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[2026-07-30 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Miami quarterback Darian Mensah listens during ACC Kickoff preseason football media days, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Aaron Beard)
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[2026-07-30 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Associated Press is facing backlash after publishing an interview with Laura Loomer, the far-right activist and close ally of US President Donald Trump, during her visit to Ukraine.
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[2026-07-30 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Having delivered the biggest "non-cut" surprise to markets in decades - by holding rates unchanged (markets were pricing a 35% chance of a hike) - and given Warsh’s distaste for forward guidance, he is unlikely to offer any clearer signals during the press conference.
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