[2025-12-25 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese team tackles a century-old physics puzzle: can we travel back in time?

Snippet: Theoretical breakthrough shows that time’s arrow can emerge naturally from how quantum parts become interconnected

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337579/china-team-tackles-century-old-puzzle-physics-can-we-travel-back-time

[2025-12-25 00:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: В 2025 году 70% айфонов завезли в Россию по серым схемам

Snippet: В 2025 году приблизительно 70% айфонов поступили в России по серым схемам - без уплаты налогов и таможенных сборов, сообщило во вторник, 24 декабря издание "Известия". По оценке аналитиков из Mobile Research Group, до начала полномасштабного вторжения в Украину и последовавшего за ним ухода Apple с российского рынка, доля серых поставок не превышала 10%.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/ru/v-2025-godu-70-ajfonov-zavezli-v-rossiu-parallelnym-importom-po-serym-shemam/a-75294957

[2025-12-25 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China, Russia clash with US at UN; Taipei mayor visit: SCMP daily highlights

Snippet: From Beijing accusing Washington of violating international law to a study on animal fats, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3337629/china-russia-clash-us-un-scientists-benefits-lard-scmp-daily-highlights

[2025-12-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: AI-for-Science start-up DP Technology raises US$114 million in Series C round

Snippet: The Beijing-based AI-for-Science firm said the Series C round would fund hiring and R&D, as interest grows in using AI to speed up scientific discovery

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3337648/ai-science-start-dp-technology-raises-us114-million-series-c-round

[2025-12-24 23:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Russia sets timeline for power station on the Moon

Snippet: Russia plans to launch a power station on the Moon within a decade, space agency Roscosmos has announced, saying it has signed a contract with NPO Lavochkin, the country’s lead developer of deep-space and planetary missions, to carry out work through 2036 on the project.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/629954-roscosmos-moon-power-station/

[2025-12-24 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: India successfully launches LVM3-M6 mission - DailyNews

Snippet: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the LVM3-M6 mission today (24), delivering the BlueBird Block-2 satellite into orbit.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/24/breaking-news/921361/india-successfully-launches-lvm3-m6-mission/

[2025-12-24 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: 7 scientists, mathematicians, physicists and experts who moved to China in 2025

Snippet: From a world-leading statistician to a mathematics luminary, here are some experts who made the move

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3336730/7-scientists-mathematicians-physicists-and-experts-who-moved-china-2025

[2025-12-24 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Lard can actually keep you fit and feeling more comfortable, Chinese study finds

Snippet: Long-held beliefs about animal fats being unhealthy are challenged as scientists discover consumption at moderate levels can have benefits

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337587/lard-can-actually-keep-you-fit-and-feeling-more-comfortable-chinese-study-finds

[2025-12-24 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China urged to sue over Japanese royal’s role in Unit 731 crimes

Snippet: Emperor Hirohito should be held accountable, according to scholars who say the wartime ruler was shielded from prosecution by US policy

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337529/china-urged-sue-over-japanese-royals-role-unit-731-crimes

[2025-12-24 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Dialog and University of Moratuwa mobile communications research lab launch SinhalaVITS - DailyNews

Snippet: In a significant move to accelerate technological innovation in Sri Lanka, Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s #1 connectivity provider and the Dialog-University of Moratuwa (UoM) Research Lab, has announced the release of SinhalaVITS, a state-of-the-art, open-source Text-to-Speech (TTS) model for the Sinhala language.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/24/business/920774/dialog-and-university-of-moratuwa-mobile-communications-research-lab-launch-sinhalavits/

[2025-12-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: ‘NATO involved in cyberattacks against Russia’ - DailyNews

Snippet: Russia has accused NATO of involvement in the preparation of cyberattacks carried out by Ukraine against Russia. NATO held in December major joint exercises Cyber Coalition 2025 in Estonian city of Tallinn, during which they worked out promising ways to launch cyber strikes against critical infrastructure, communications networks and space systems of a potential rival, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova drew attention to the work of the NATO Cyber Security Centre in Tallinn, which “over the past decades has

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/24/world/921129/nato-involved-in-cyberattacks-against-russia/

[2025-12-23 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Certificates presented for nine projects selected in the first NIRDC cycle - DailyNews

Snippet: The presentation of certificates and the signing of the associated Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the allocation of funds to nine projects selected from proposals submitted during the first three months of this year under the National Initiative for the Commercialisation of Research and Development (NIRDC), was held yesterday (22), at the Presidential Secretariat.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/23/local/920500/certificates-presented-for-nine-projects-selected-in-the-first-nirdc-cycle/

[2025-12-23 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China drafts Antarctica activities and environment law to protect interests

Snippet: Legislation proposes expanding administrative permission system beyond scientific expeditions to include tourism, shipping and fishing

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3337407/china-drafts-law-activities-and-environment-protection-antarctica

[2025-12-23 13:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Second reusable rocket recovery failure in a month puts China 10 years behind US

Snippet: Chinese state-owned and commercial developers are racing to catch up on a decade of the technology’s deployment

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337415/chinas-reusable-rocket-ambitions-experience-second-setback-same-month

[2025-12-23 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Construction in Hatton-Dickoya UC limits halted after cyclone - DailyNews

Snippet: Hatton-Dickoya Urban Council (UC) Chairman Asoka Karunarathna has taken steps to inform the public to immediately halt all construction activities being carried out within the Urban Council limits without the recommendations of the Council and the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) after Cyclone Ditwah. The Chairman stated that steps have been taken to stop construction in the Hatton-Dickoya Urban Council limits because some people are constructing buildings with the cooperation of some officials of the Urban Council sans obtaining approval

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/23/local/920217/construction-in-hatton-dickoya-uc-limits-halted-after-cyclone/

[2025-12-23 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong tightens rules for waterfront event space after hot-air balloon fiasco

Snippet: Bids invited for the development, operation, management and maintenance of The Pier in Hung Hom for about three years

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3337387/hong-kong-tightens-rules-waterfront-event-space-after-hot-air-balloon-fiasco

[2025-12-23 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese researchers show how a word could let spies take control of a robot army

Snippet: Demonstration at cybersecurity event highlights a flaw that could turn one robot into a ‘Trojan horse’ that can seize control of others

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337300/chinese-researchers-show-how-one-word-could-allow-spies-take-control-robot-army

[2025-12-22 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Carbon monoxide leak leaves 6 workers unconscious at MTR station in Hong Kong

Snippet: Police say staff member from Mong Kok East MTR station reported discovery of six workers collapsed on floor

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3337373/carbon-monoxide-leak-leaves-6-workers-unconscious-mtr-station-hong-kong

[2025-12-22 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: महिलाओं द्वारा, महिलाओं के लिए: दिल्ली का नेचर एक्सपीरियंस

Snippet: हरिनी कपूर पिछले एक साल से 'वीमेन एंड विल्डरनेस' ग्रुप के साथ जुड़ी हैं. यह महिलाओं का एक समूह है, जो दिल्ली के जंगल, पहाड़ और प्रकृति को देखने और जानने का मौका देता है. किसी भी उम्र की महिलाएं और नॉन-बाइनरी लोग इसका हिस्सा बन सकते हैं.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/hi/delhi-nature-exploration-group-providing-safe-space-for-women/a-75266967

[2025-12-22 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Well-preserved section of China’s 2,200-year-old four-lane highway discovered

Snippet: Stretch of Qin Straight Road reveals sophisticated construction techniques including rammed-earth slope reinforcements and filled valleys

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337302/chinese-archaeologists-discover-well-preserved-section-2200-year-old-4-lane-highway

[2025-12-22 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Extremism without borders - DailyNews

Snippet: There is no doubt that online activities play an important role in most forms of terrorism. Research has documented how terrorist organizations and extremist groups have kept pace with technological development. To the extent that the Internet permeates all aspects of our daily lives, it is also an integral part of the propagation of extremist ideologies and resulting operations.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/22/features/919210/extremism-without-borders/

[2025-12-22 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Unstable slopes above Mahamaya College require further study - NBRO - DailyNews

Snippet: National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) Kandy District Chief Geologist Samantha Bogahapitiya stated that an instability has been observed in the slopes along Rajapihilla Mawatha, located above Mahamaya Girls’ College in Kandy, and that further studies are required on the matter.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/22/local/919540/unstable-slopes-above-mahamaya-college-require-further-study-nbro/

[2025-12-21 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Daily News

Title: German engineer becomes first wheelchair user to visit space - DailyNews

Snippet: German engineer Michaela Benthaus on Saturday became the first person with paraplegia to travel to space.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/21/breaking-news/918975/german-engineer-becomes-first-wheelchair-user-to-visit-space/

[2025-12-21 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Exclusive | ‘No need to explain’: leading mRNA vaccine expert Hu Haitao leaves US for China

Snippet: China is catching up fast in mRNA-related fundamental research and technological development, Hu says

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3336882/no-need-explain-leading-mrna-vaccine-scientist-hu-haitao-leaves-us-china

[2025-12-21 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Explainer | What is horse oil and why is it a popular skin treatment in East Asia?

Snippet: Horse oil is said to intensely hydrate skin, fortify hair, and diminish the appearance of wrinkles, but research is lacking on such claims

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3337069/what-horse-oil-and-why-it-popular-skin-treatment-east-asia

[2025-12-21 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: In eastern China, ancient ruins push back the date of Yangtze delta’s earliest cities

Snippet: Excavations at the Doushan site near Wuxi suggest water may have spurred the development of the oldest centres in the area

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337191/eastern-china-ancient-ruins-are-pushing-back-date-yangtze-deltas-earliest-cities

[2025-12-21 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China speeds up armour steel production by 30%, US Conshohocken plant folds

Snippet: Chinese military supplier solves tech snag to boost manufacturing levels, while American counterpart ceases operations due to financial loss

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3336866/china-speeds-armour-steel-production-30-us-conshohocken-plant-folds

[2025-12-21 05:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: German engineer becomes first wheelchair user to visit space

Snippet: German engineer Michaela Benthaus on Saturday became the first person with paraplegia to travel to space.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/german-engineer-becomes-first-person-with-wheelchair-to-visit-space/a-75254342

[2025-12-21 03:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: German engineer becomes first wheelchair user to blast into space

Snippet: Michaela Benthaus had thought her dreams of being an astronaut were over after she was badly injured in a mountain bike accident

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3337201/german-engineer-becomes-first-wheelchair-user-blast-space

[2025-12-20 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Targeted jamming incident blinds GPS and BeiDou in east China’s Nanjing

Snippet: Food delivery, drone control and ride-hailing apps paralysed during satellite navigation blackout in city of nearly 10 million

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337181/targeted-jamming-incident-blinds-gps-and-beidou-east-chinas-nanjing

[2025-12-20 18:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Christmas brings rise in domestic violence in Germany

Snippet: "We have to turn away women and families almost every day," says Navina Reichardt, social worker with a women's shelter in the western city of Bonn. "Not because they don't need protection, but because we don't have any more space," she told DW.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/christmas-brings-rise-in-domestic-violence-in-germany/a-75225121

[2025-12-20 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US-based scientist Valery Fokin wins Vyzov Prize, beating fierce Chinese rivals

Snippet: USC chemistry professor is awarded one of Russia’s top science honours, topping competition from 40 countries

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337128/us-based-scientist-valery-fokin-wins-vyzov-prize-beating-fierce-chinese-rivals

[2025-12-20 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: 1,382 schools directly affected by Ditwah mostly in Central, Uva and Sabaragamuwa provinces – PM Dr. Harini Amarasooriya - DailyNews

Snippet: Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Minister, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasooriya said in Parliament yesterday that 1,382 schools across the country have been directly affected by the Cyclone Ditwah and many of these schools would be rebuilt or relocated after assessments by the National Building Research Organization (NBRO).

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/20/local/918583/1382-schools-directly-affected-by-ditwah-mostly-in-central-uva-and-sabaragamuwa-provinces-pm-dr-harini-amarasooriya/

[2025-12-20 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: TikTok’s new US deal, China’s answer to Nvidia’s A100: SCMP daily highlights

Snippet: From China’s discovery of Asia’s largest undersea gold deposit to TikTok’s deal on a new US venture, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3337106/tiktok-reaches-new-us-deal-chinas-answer-nvidias-a100-scmp-daily-highlights

[2025-12-19 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Landmark in-air refuelling test extends China’s drone swarm delivery range to US

Snippet: Strike radius of Chinese drone programme capable of carrying deadly military weapons doubled to reach Washington, New York and Miami

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3336988/landmark-air-refuelling-test-extends-chinas-drone-swarm-delivery-range-us-homeland

[2025-12-19 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: How China cracked US ‘super code’ that controls most power grids in the world

Snippet: Breakthrough could shake-up global tech markets with nations able to run their own grids and break away from US dominance

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3336893/how-china-cracked-us-super-code-controls-most-power-grids-world

[2025-12-19 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Trump’s space plan envisages US moon base amid race with China

Snippet: Trump calls for moon landing in 2028, lunar base thereafter, as China targets the end of the decade for its first crewed landing

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3336975/trump-boosts-nasa-plans-moon-base-nuclear-reactors-china-space-race

[2025-12-19 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Rainfall in Udadumbara over 200 mm - DailyNews

Snippet: The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has reported that the Udadumbara area in the Kandy district has received over 200 mm of rainfall, raising serious concerns over landslide risks in the region.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/19/local/918018/rainfall-in-udadumbara-over-200-mm/

[2025-12-18 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s mind-control robot tech breakthrough brings ‘telepathy’ to life

Snippet: Huge advancement allows paralysed man to work, order takeaway delivery via robotic dogs and control smart wheelchairs with his thoughts

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3336842/chinas-mind-control-robot-tech-breakthrough-brings-elon-musks-telepathy-dream-life

[2025-12-18 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s military accuses Japan of raising ‘space arms race’ risk

Snippet: Diplomatic war of words continues with PLA Daily articles targeting Tokyo’s defence and intelligence plans

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3336947/chinas-military-accuses-japan-raising-space-arms-race-risk

[2025-12-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: AI agent maker Manus hits US$100 million revenue milestone in 9 months

Snippet: Manus 1.5, launched in October, boasts improvements in speed and reliability across research and web development tasks

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3336925/manus-hits-us100-million-revenue-milestone-global-competition-ai-agents-heats

[2025-12-18 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China offers ‘wonderful opportunity’ for scientists: top European neurologist

Snippet: Consciousness expert Steven Laureys has taken on a role at Hangzhou Normal University amid ‘challenging times’ for science in the US

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3336812/china-offers-wonderful-opportunity-scientists-says-leading-european-neurologist

[2025-12-18 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: ‘Senehasa’ Sensory Garden for Children with Special Needs opened - DailyNews

Snippet: The Deputy Defence Minister, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), inaugurated the renovated Children’s park and Sensory Garden at the ‘Senehasa Education, Resource, Research and Information Centre’ (SERRIC) today (December 17).

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/18/local/917294/senehasa-sensory-garden-for-children-with-special-needs-opened/

[2025-12-17 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ‘Big step forward’: UK rejoins Erasmus exchange programme in post-Brexit reset

Snippet: After a five-year absence, the UK returns to the EU study abroad scheme, with 100,000 people estimated to benefit in the first year alone

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3336797/uk-rejoins-erasmus-student-exchange-programme-post-brexit-reset-under-pm-keir-starmer

[2025-12-17 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Ariane 6 rocket launches with EU Galileo satellite

Snippet: For the first time since 2018, two EU Galileo satellites were launched into space on board a European rocket.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/ariane-6-rocket-launches-with-eu-galileo-satellite/a-75197766

[2025-12-17 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Physicists prove Einstein wrong, US-China jet race: 7 science highlights

Snippet: From a fresh water production breakthrough to a promising Parkinson’s treatment, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3336639/cheaper-fresh-water-china-potential-parkinsons-treatment-7-science-highlights

[2025-12-17 18:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Peking University keen to start research lab in Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis

Snippet: City leader John Lee meets university’s party secretary on final day of duty visit to Beijing and shares plans to accelerate project’s development

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3336744/peking-university-keen-start-research-institute-hong-kongs-northern-metropolis

[2025-12-17 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Homicide investigation launched after MIT professor fatally shot at home

Snippet: Police are seeking a suspect who murdered Nuno Loureiro, the director of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Centre

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3336731/homicide-investigation-launched-after-mit-professor-fatally-shot-home

[2025-12-17 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: How Chinese scientists turn allergy into a powerful weapon against cancer

Snippet: Mast cell platform can expand to carry other payloads, such as molecules, viruses, proteins and drug-loaded nanoparticles

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3336725/how-chinese-scientists-turn-annoying-allergy-powerful-weapon-against-cancer

[2025-12-17 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s research paper boom could be a ‘false prosperity’, academician warns

Snippet: Senior biologist Zhang Hong, a member of the prestigious Chinese Academy of Sciences, fears genuine innovation may be at risk

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3336669/chinas-research-paper-boom-could-be-false-prosperity-academician-warns