Topic: Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-03 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- Foreign direct investment (FDI) of international companies in South Korea reached a record US$7.14 billion in the first quarter, government data showed Friday.
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[2026-04-03 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Critics warn the proposals risk turning legitimate reporting, public-interest speech and fast-moving online discussion into criminal exposure
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[2026-04-03 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- The government will take stern measures, including legal means, against malicious activities aimed at taking advantage of recent market volatility through the spread of fake news and rumors, a senior finance ministry official said Friday.
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[2026-04-03 13:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Thousands of inner-city residents still don’t have access to adequate local parkland, as the competing interests of the council and state government continue to stall a proposed open space project years after it was introduced.
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[2026-04-03 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: HAVANA (AP) — The Cuban government said Thursday it had pardoned 2,010 people at the same time the Trump administration has placed extreme pressure on the government and suffocated the island with an oil blockade.
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[2026-04-03 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Department of Meteorology says atmospheric conditions across the island will be favourable for afternoon thundershowers.
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[2026-04-03 12:06 UTC+10:00] [Government] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-04-03 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was adamant Thursday that Pam Bondi’s handling of government files related to sex predator Jeffrey Epstein did not play a role in President Trump’s decision to fire her.
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[2026-04-03 11:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Pentagon officials are not offering a reason for the general's departure. (AP: Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-04-03 11:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's exports of agriculture and food products increased 4 percent from a year earlier in the first quarter, led by strong demand for instant noodles and fruits, government data showed Friday.
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[2026-04-03 11:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports of agriculture and food products increased 4 percent from a year earlier in the first quarter, led by strong demand for instant noodles and fruits, government data showed Friday.
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[2026-04-03 11:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- The government will introduce additional measures to address potential constraints on consumption stemming from recent energy-saving efforts amid the Middle East crisis, Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said Friday.
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[2026-04-03 11:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gov. Gavin Newsom proudly claims that California was cutting waste and improving efficiency long before Elon Musk made headlines by launching the Department of Government Efficiency.
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[2026-04-03 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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[2026-04-03 10:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A former federal law enforcement officer pleaded guilty Thursday to sexual abuse after prosecutors said he raped an intoxicated 14-year-old girl on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation and tried to cover it up.
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[2026-04-03 10:43 UTC+10:00] [Taiwan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The opposition Taiwan People’s party stands by founder Ko Wen-je despite sentence, alleging prosecutors were pressured by ruling DPP party
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[2026-04-03 10:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A crew assembles the Polymarket ‘Situation Room’ pop-up bar at Proper 21 on K Street, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
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[2026-04-03 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Top congressional Democrats, party campaign arms and allied groups are suing President Donald Trump and his administration over a sweeping order he signed this week that would increase federal involvement in elections.
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[2026-04-03 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Medicare card is seen June 10, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
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[2026-04-03 09:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An appeals court in the state of Colorado has ordered the resentencing of Tina Peters, a former county clerk convicted of involvement in an election meddling scheme in the United States.
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[2026-04-03 09:24 UTC+10:00] [Tariffs] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Health minister Mark Butler says federal government is ‘not negotiating’ when it comes to removing price protections on common medications
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[2026-04-03 08:34 UTC+10:00] [Blake Lively] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Judge Lewis Liman dismissed 10 of Lively’s 13 claims against Baldoni, including claim of sexual harassment
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[2026-04-03 08:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The City Council wants to expand the Fair Fares program so more than 1 million eligible New Yorkers would be able to ride Big Apple subways and buses all on the government’s dime.
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[2026-04-03 08:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A coalition of 40 nations on Thursday huddled on how to meet President Trump’s demand to reclaim the Strait of Hormuz — and opened the door to military escorts if Iran eases off ambushing commercial ships.
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[2026-04-03 08:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The US government will be unable to process roughly a third of tariff refund requests – worth about $55 billion – when its online system goes live, according to a court filing this week.
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[2026-04-03 08:25 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Movies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: New York: A federal judge on Thursday dismissed most of Blake Lively’s claims in her lawsuitaccusing Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment in connection with the filming of their 2024 romantic drama It Ends With Us.
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[2026-04-03 08:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A federal judge dismissed most of the claims in Blake Lively’s harassment lawsuit against Justin Baldoni in a court ruling Thursday.
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[2026-04-03 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque was detained by federal immigration agents, drawing accusations from local officials and religious leaders that the arrest was motivated by his statements against Israel.
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[2026-04-03 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU is facing a looming energy crisis and the only way to survive is to lift sanctions on Russian oil and gas, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on X on Thursday.
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[2026-04-03 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A designated outdoor smoking area at Velana International Airport, the Maldives' main visitor gateway: President Mohamed Muizzu's government has expanded smoke-free spaces, banned e-cigarettes and tobacco advertising, increased tobacco taxes and boosted free smoking cessation programs. (Photo by Ashwa Faheem)
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[2026-04-03 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: FBI True returns to Paramount+ with ten more episodes featuring real-life agents telling the stories of their biggest cases. It’s the familiar setting, where a retired federal agent leads the discussion over beers or coffees, and investigators, attorneys, and others associated with the profiled cases explain how it all went down.
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[2026-04-03 07:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia plans to send a second ship carrying oil to Cuba, the Russian energy minister has said, as the Caribbean nation struggles under a crippling United States blockade.
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[2026-04-03 07:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By RT newsroom, a team of multi-lingual journalists with over a decade of experience in Russian and international reporting, delivering original research and insights often missing from mainstream coverage
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[2026-04-03 07:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The next time the federal government labels a business a supply-chain risk, as the Department of Defense did last month to San Francisco-based AI tools maker Anthropic, the state of California will review that designation and make its own decision about whether to do business with them.
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[2026-04-03 07:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) recently convened a high-level meeting between the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and a broad cross-section of Sri Lanka’s export industry to discuss the current fuel distribution mechanism and its impact on the export sector.
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[2026-04-03 07:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Governors in Florida and Mississippi signed into law measures that require officials to verify the citizenship of voters, just as similar legislation being pushed by President Donald Trump has stalled in Congress.
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[2026-04-03 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Federal authorities, fed up with California leaders’ inaction on health care fraud, launched a series of raids Thursday, arresting suspects accused of bilking taxpayers out of millions.
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[2026-04-03 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: This case summarises a legal dispute involving a declaration of title and the recovery of possession of land. The follwing overview also details the facts, the procedural history, and the core legal arguments presented by both parties.
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[2026-04-03 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: For over a century, policymakers have swung between two powerful economic poles: the egalitarian promise of Marxism and the efficiency-driven dynamism of Capitalism. One seeks justice, the other growth. Yet in today’s fractured global economy, which is marked by inequality, debt crises, and geopolitical instability, the real challenge is not choosing one over the other, but intelligently blending both to uplift ordinary people.
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[2026-04-03 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Isipathana College cricket team
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[2026-04-03 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka has met all targets set under programme – President Welcomes measured decisions to address pressures
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[2026-04-03 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A speedy and environment friendly mechanism for the Biodegradable Waste Management was implemented jointly by the Government and the private sector in the Sabaragamuwa Province.
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[2026-04-03 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte recorded a convincing five-wicket victory over their arch-rivals St. John’s College, Nugegoda in the 26th “Battle of Sri Jayawardenapura” big match played at the P. Sara Oval Stadium on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-03 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The four astronauts aboard the Artemis II are headed toward a historic journey around the moon. The test flight marks a major step in NASA’s ambitious programme of establishing a long-term presence on the lunar surface.
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[2026-04-03 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Donald Trump has told the nation in a televised speech that the US military has nearly completed its goals in the Iran war.
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[2026-04-03 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Secretary to the Ministry of Finance Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma said the Government hopes to reduce the pressure on the current tax payers and focus on reducing tax rates.
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[2026-04-03 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government has decided to strictly manage public expenditure to minimise the impact on the country’s economy due to the prevailing war situation in the Middle East region.
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[2026-04-03 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Navy professional golfer Chalitha Pushpika produced a clinical five-under-par 68 to clinch the Sri Lanka Golf Ranking Tournament title, while Sithara Dedunu Lawrance won the women’s category at the Victoria Golf Resort in Digana, Kandy yesterday.
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[2026-04-03 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The third meeting of the Cabinet-appointed committee tasked with ensuring the continuous functioning of the public service, was held under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, via virtual platform on Wednesday (1) .
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[2026-04-03 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka fast bowler Nuwan Thushara has moved the Colombo District Court seeking an order against Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) over the non-issuance of a “No Objection Certificate” (NOC) required for participation in the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL).
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