Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: HNB PLC, has entered into a strategic partnership with George Steuart Solution Pvt Ltd, to expand access to solar energy solutions across Sri Lanka. Formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding, the collaboration focuses on supporting both domestic and Commercial and Industrial segments that obtain financing through HNB.
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[2026-05-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In early nineties Sri Lankan manufactures very convince with European raw materials which was always quality consistence and long regarded as a global leader in innovation, is now entering a transformative period. Faced with rising energy costs, stricter environmental regulations, and increasing global competition, the sector must evolve rapidly to remain competitive in the decades ahead.
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[2026-05-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Dialog Enterprise, the corporate solutions arm of Dialog Axiata PLC and Sri Lanka’s number one ICT solutions provider, has announced a strategic partnership with Seceon Inc to strengthen its managed security services portfolio with advanced AI-driven cybersecurity capabilities.
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[2026-05-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-05-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-05-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-05-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: It has been reported that in line with the rapid increase in the price of gold in the international market, the price of gold in the local market has also increased significantly.
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[2026-05-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Custodial deaths are increasingly becoming the norm in this country. Yet another death of an inmate at the Welikada Prison has been reported in the media the other day. This follows the death of an inmate hardly two weeks ago while also in custody. Three suspects have been taken into custody in this connection.
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[2026-05-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-05-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A job fair was held at the Akuressa Divisional Secretariat premises for unemployed youth residing in the Akuressa Divisional Secretariat Division yesterday.
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[2026-05-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: An individual posing off as a doctor allegedly defrauded individuals of hundreds of thousands of rupees by promising them Government jobs in Australia, was arrested by a team of officers from the Polonnaruwa Divisional Criminal Investigation Division (PDCID) yesterday (06) morning in the Deepa Uyana area of Polonnaruwa.
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[2026-05-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The New Zealand Women’s ‘A’ team will arrive in Sri Lanka today for a white-ball series scheduled from May 12.
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[2026-05-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Tuesday defended World Cup ticket prices, insisting that football’s global governing body was obliged to take advantage of US laws that allow tickets to be resold for thousands of dollars above face value.
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[2026-05-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Police Media Spokesman ASP Fredrick Wootler said that investigations into the alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl by a monk are continuing.
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[2026-05-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The All-Ceylon Egg producers’ Association (ACEPA) says the price of eggs which are sold between Rs. 33 to Rs. 42 will not be increased further, especially with the ending of a severe drought period.
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[2026-05-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Three patients with suspected hantavirus infections were being evacuated from a cruise ship to the Netherlands on Wednesday, the UN health agency said, as the vessel at the centre of a deadly outbreak remained off Cape Verde with nearly 150 people on board waiting to head to Spain’s Canary Islands.
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[2026-05-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: BLOK, SENAKA LAKSHMAN – Dearly beloved husband of late Malrani, father of Yoshitha, Amali and Shanaka, son of late Cecil Blok and late Florence, brother of late Gemunu, loving grandfather of Ashvini and Aiden, father-in-law of Heshan and Nazarene. Remains lie at A.F. Raymonds Funeral Parlour from 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday 6 May 2026.
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[2026-05-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A special collaboration between the President’s Fund and the Janashakthi Foundation, aimed at expanding healthcare facilities available to children under the age of 18, was launched yesterday (6).
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[2026-05-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The United States and Iran are closing in on a one-page memo to end their war, a Pakistani source involved in the peace efforts told Reuters yesterday (6), confirming an Axios report citing two US officials.
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[2026-05-07 05:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has posted a controversial TikTok video in which he declares he “dreams” of nooses, co-opting the viral "I know I should sleep, but the voices in my head go…" trend to glorify the recently passed death penalty law.
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[2026-05-07 05:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-05-07 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The European Union should shield the International Criminal Court from US sanctions linked to its case against Israel’s alleged war crimes in Gaza, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said.
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[2026-05-07 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The European Union should shield the International Criminal Court from US sanctions linked to its case against Israel’s alleged war crimes in Gaza, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said.
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[2026-05-07 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Former Queensland premier Peter Beattie says the anti-major party sentiment of 1998 is being felt today. (AAP: Brendan Esposito)
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[2026-05-07 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / WA] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Pick the political thorn in the side of the Cook government, and West Australian Treasurer Rita Saffioti has already fired the money cannon at it.
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[2026-05-07 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The NSW Electoral Commission has reopened an investigation into a decade-old scandal after a former Labor official alleged Premier Chris Minns was involved in evading donations laws over cash received at a Hurstville fundraiser before the 2015 election.
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[2026-05-07 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-07 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-07 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Cars] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: ROME — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads to Rome this week with two sensitive missions: contain a public spat with the Vatican and ease tensions with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni over defense and trade.
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[2026-05-07 04:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A borrower with a fairly typical $700,000 mortgage has seen a $317 increase to their monthly repayments with three rate rises this year. (ABC News: Alistair Kroie/John Gunn)
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[2026-05-07 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-05-07 04:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Virginia Senate President pro tempore Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, listens to debate on the Senate floor, Feb. 17, 2026, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Ryan M. Kelly, File)
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[2026-05-07 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Primary elections in Indiana and Ohio have drawn the latest battle lines for the United States midterm elections in November, while underscoring Trump’s continued sway over Republican voters.
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[2026-05-07 04:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Treasurer Jim Chalmers will promise a modest reduction in deficits in next week’s budget in an attempt to counter accusations that Labor’s spending record has pushed up interest rates, amid frustration in the cabinet over Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock’s warning on handouts.
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[2026-05-07 04:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An eco-warrior politician has sparked outrage in Denmark after she defended guidelines limiting residents of government-run nursing homes to just 2.8 ounces of beef a week — which is less than one Big Mac.
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[2026-05-07 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Richland County voters on Tuesday backed a move by their three county commissioners and preserved a ban on wind and solar power by a thinner margin than partisan politics may suggest.
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[2026-05-07 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Heinrich Klaasen plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
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[2026-05-07 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he and Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz ordered the strike targeting a commander in Hezbollah’s Radwan Force in Beirut.
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[2026-05-07 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Jonathan Pollard, a former US Navy intelligence analyst who was jailed for spying for Israel, announced on Tuesday that he is joining politics ahead of the upcoming elections, taking a far-right stance and calling for Israeli annexation of the Gaza Strip.
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[2026-05-07 03:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Presidential challenger Anicet-Georges Dologuele speaks to the media after casting his vote at the town hall polling station in the capital Bangui, Central African Republic, Dec. 27, 2020. (AP Photo, File)
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[2026-05-07 03:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A major fire broke out at the Arghavan shopping centre, west of the capital. The blaze swept through the complex sending thick black smoke across the surrounding area. The centre included more than 250 shops and around 50 offices. State television reported on Wednesday that 36 people were injured in the fire, and officials warned the toll could rise.
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[2026-05-07 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he was not surprised by the recent developments in the negotiations between the US and Iran and that there is "full coordination" between the US and Israel.
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[2026-05-07 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz on Thursday night said they had ordered the IDF to try to assassinate Hezbollah's Radwan special forces commander in Beirut.
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[2026-05-07 03:50 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Leon Black has denied he ever met or raped ‘Jane Doe’. In an exclusive statement, Doe tells the Guardian ‘I am still here. And I am not done’
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[2026-05-07 03:49 UTC+10:00] [Department] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — An EU ban on social media for kids is coming, but measures must go beyond a simple ban-or-no-ban approach, a top official told POLITICO.
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[2026-05-07 03:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri said any agreement with Israel must include guarantees, accusing Israel of having “violated” the cessation of hostilities despite Hezbollah adhering to the arrangement.
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[2026-05-07 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Supporters of Lu Jianwang, also known as Harry Lu, stand outside a federal courthouse before the opening of his trial in New York, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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[2026-05-07 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf accused the US of attempting to use economic and media pressure to divide Iran and force it into “surrender”, saying the strategy would not succeed.
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[2026-05-07 02:47 UTC+10:00] [Indiana] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Though Trump’s popularity has dwindled, staying loyal to him seems to still be a winning strategy among the GOP
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[2026-05-07 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news,
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