Topic: Science — Neutral reports only
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[2026-01-18 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Industry body urges government to allow more secondary schools to teach in English to better prepare pupils for higher education
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[2026-01-18 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-01-18 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The second day of the Lanka Ride cycling event, organized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports with media sponsorship from Lake House, commenced today (17) at 9.00 a.m. near the Gannoruwa Agricultural Research Institute. The event was inaugurated by Member of Parliament Thanura Dissanayake.
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[2026-01-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Opposition lawmakers fear the island’s international space will shrink still further without Washington’s voice in dozens of global bodies
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[2026-01-17 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese team says their process can recover most of the lithium without the need for harsh and polluting chemicals
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[2026-01-17 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Plans are underway to evacuate residents of 18 houses in the Sinhapitiya area near the Ambuluwawa hill based on a report issued by the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) that there is a risk of landslides.
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[2026-01-17 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: According to the latest scientific research, any amount of alcohol is bad for your health, even if the Alcohol by Volume (ABV) is low. Still, this does not prevent people from consuming alcohol. There are two types of consumers – alcohol addicts and casual drinkers. In case you thought that alcohol use is not a serious health problem, take the latest statistics into consideration – around 50 people in Sri Lanka die every day due to alcohol, combining deaths from
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[2026-01-17 04:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Space enthusiasts and amateur astronomers will have plenty of action to enjoy throughout 2026, with supermoons, solar eclipses and meteor showers across the night skies.
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[2026-01-17 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: ICARUS is revolutionizing wildlife tracking from space
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[2026-01-16 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
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[2026-01-16 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Researchers have made the first direct observation of a quantum phenomenon known as the Migdal effect
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[2026-01-16 19:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Quest to beat the US saw a Chinese team turn to ancient traditions, leading to a new technique 10 times more effective than other methods
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[2026-01-16 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The innovation is expected to boost the performance of gallium nitride-based radar systems, widely used in China’s advanced stealth planes
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[2026-01-16 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese satellite will be used for national land surveys, urban planning, environmental management and comprehensive disaster prevention
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[2026-01-16 10:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: The Trump administration is directing employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigate foreign scientists who collaborate with the agency on research papers for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.”
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[2026-01-16 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Financial services providers are emerging as a new force in the city’s retail property leasing space, analysts say
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[2026-01-16 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A recent study showed products from endangered species are still entering Hong Kong’s market, revealing worrying gaps in oversight
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[2026-01-16 03:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has advised the immediate evacuation of residents from 18 houses after identifying several areas along the slopes of Ambuluwawa Mountain as high-risk zones for landslides. NBRO has further recommended that these areas be declared landslide-sensitive zones, free from construction and development activities, and preserved to minimize future disaster risks.
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[2026-01-16 02:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Wanaanga hao walitua baharini karibu na pwani ya California siku ya Alhamisi chini ya saa 11 baada ya kuondoka Kituo cha ISS, wakiwa kwenye chombo cha Crew Dragon kilichotengenezwa na kampuni ya SpaceX, kama zilivyoonesha picha za moja kwa moja kutoka NASA.
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[2026-01-15 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Firms warned of rising costs as increasing number of minor day-surgery claims under inpatient plans drive up group insurance premiums
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[2026-01-15 23:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A SpaceX capsule named Endeavour, carrying a four-member International Space Station (ISS) crew home from orbit splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean off California early on Thursday.
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[2026-01-15 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Quatro tripulantes da Estação Espacial Internacional (ISS) aterrissaram no Oceano Pacífico nesta quinta-feira (15/01), mostram imagens de vídeo da Nasa, após um problema médico ter levado ao encurtamento de sua missão.
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[2026-01-15 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Four astronauts safely returned to Earth early Thursday, capping a dramatic and unusual week in space that required the crew members to leave the International Space Station about a month earlier than planned because of a medical issue that arose in orbit
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[2026-01-15 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A crew of four aboard the International Space Station will return to Earth several weeks ahead of schedule due to a medical emergency.
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[2026-01-15 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ridiculed as a child, woman takes more than 30,000 selfies in 13 years on fashion journey; says it was like a ‘scientific study’
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[2026-01-15 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: People’s Liberation Army says it is working on advanced technology to provide better front-line mapping
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[2026-01-15 13:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A SpaceX capsule departed the International Space Station (ISS) carrying four astronauts on Wednesday, in an emergency return flight due to the ailing health of a crew member.
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[2026-01-15 10:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The crew’s mission on the International Space Station was cut short by over a month
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[2026-01-15 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Deepening cooperation on traditional Chinese medicine and cancer research will help the city play a role in developing more effective and less intrusive treatments
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[2026-01-15 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The researcher who specialises in wearable devices has taken up a position at Peking University
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[2026-01-14 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Buying a 500 sq ft private flat now costs the equivalent of 18.4 years of median household income, compared with 5.6 years in 2002, study shows
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[2026-01-14 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From China’s record-breaking hypergravity machine to geoengineering deserts, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting
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[2026-01-14 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing team finds that potential electrical discharges, though brief, could induce abnormal currents in spacecraft systems
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[2026-01-14 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The discovery of new species should prompt more concrete commitments and proactive policy coordination to conserve the city’s flora and fauna
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[2026-01-14 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s tea industry closed 2025 on a cautiously positive note, recording a total annual production of 264.12 million kilograms, marking an increase of 1.43 million kilograms compared to 2024, according to the latest industry statistics compiled by Forbes & Walker Research.
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[2026-01-14 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Raising tobacco tax progressively could cut the city’s smoking rate significantly within a decade, separate study estimates
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[2026-01-13 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chilean government procures doses of the jab from China for a second year in a row, with nationwide immunisation campaign to begin in March
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[2026-01-13 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Our Hong Kong Foundation calls for unified AI platform and more comprehensive curriculum to cover students at all academic levels
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[2026-01-13 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The embassy’s International Space Station image prompted self-deprecating jokes about oil, US power and being strategically uninteresting
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[2026-01-13 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
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[2026-01-13 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Shenzhen adds another dimension; it is a place where ideas do not remain ideas for long,’ Amunts says of new position
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[2026-01-13 18:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s health chief Lei Haichao wants the city to be global hub for testing and research, as John Lee vows policy alignment with national goals
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[2026-01-13 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Even just a few joints a week can make a difference ― measured in milligrams of THC. A new study by researcher Rachel L. Thorne and her team provides the first concrete thresholds for the weekly dose at which the risk of cannabis use disorder increases significantly. Thorne is a research associate in the psychology department at the University of Bath, UK, whose areas of expertise include cannabis use and its consequences for youth and adult health.
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[2026-01-13 16:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: SciNeuro’s anti-amyloid programme is one of the firm’s key strategic research and development priorities to target the brain disease
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[2026-01-13 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing has approved more than 30 projects to make vital raw materials in an effort to reduce its reliance on imported oil
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[2026-01-13 14:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Thai collector Petch Osathanugrah died in 2023 before he could finish Dib Bangkok, but his son recently opened the 7,000 square metre space
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[2026-01-13 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Academics, stakeholders, drone and eVTOL operators, and research institutes from both sides to formulate aligned standards through a closed-loop model
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[2026-01-13 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Military analyst on CCTV says frontier technologies reflect ‘expectations for future aerospace and space superiority’
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[2026-01-13 01:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: В Германия електрическите автомобили се предлагат на значително по-високи цени, отколкото в Китай . Актуално сравнение, проведено от института Center Automotive Research (CAR) в Бохум, показва, че при 30 сравними електромодела германските купувачи плащат средно с 47% повече, отколкото потребителите в Китай .
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[2026-01-12 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city state will study and incorporate into policy frameworks relevant observations made by the Hong Kong authorities about the fire
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