[2025-12-10 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Retail interest drives market upside - DailyNews

Snippet: The Colombo Bourse which took a sharp incline at the beginning of the session continued to move upward amid minor fluctuations. The ASPI advanced 439 points to close at 22,034, while the S&P SL20 edged up 77 points to end at 6,004. Top contributors to the ASPI were DOCK, CINS, COMB, SAMP and ACL.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/10/business/911515/retail-interest-drives-market-upside/

[2025-12-10 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: जर्मन चर्चों में नाबालिगों के साथ दशकों तक हुआ दुर्व्यवहार

Snippet: जर्मनी के बवेरिया प्रांत में स्थित पासाउ डायसिस में 1945 से 2022 के बीच लगभग 700 बच्चों और किशोरों के यौन शोषण और हिंसा का शिकार होने की पुष्टि हुई है. नई रिपोर्ट कई दशकों की संस्थागत नाकामी और दबाव की संस्कृति की ओर इशारा करती है.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/hi/study-finds-hundreds-of-minors-abused-by-clergy-in-passau-diocese/a-75078841

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

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Code talker 2025? PLA frontline troops are testing portable quantum radio devices

Snippet: Breakthrough hailed for meeting ‘emergency communication needs in obstructed conditions such as valleys and dense forests’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3335791/code-talker-2025-pla-frontline-troops-are-testing-portable-quantum-radio-devices

[2025-12-09 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China-born architect Wang Fei dies in suspected car crash in London

Snippet: Tributes to the ‘distinguished architectural educator, scholar and curator’ from Syracuse University say he was killed on Monday

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3335794/chinese-born-architect-wang-fei-dies-suspected-car-crash-london

[2025-12-09 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: [Kasalikasan] 2025, take a bow

Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/voices/newsletters/kasalikasan-environmental-science-news-highlight-philippines-2025/

[2025-12-09 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng among top 10 ‘people who shaped science in 2025’

Snippet: British journal Nature’s top 10 list gives credit to the man behind the widely acclaimed, Chinese-developed R1 reasoning AI model

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3335748/deepseeks-liang-wenfeng-makes-cut-top-10-people-who-shaped-science-2025

[2025-12-09 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: City to host ‘Study in Hong Kong’ week to enhance role as a global education hub

Snippet: Education chief Christine Choi unveils plans for a new campaign and digital learning blueprint to attract talent and foster innovation

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3335749/city-host-study-hong-kong-week-enhance-role-global-education-hub

[2025-12-09 17:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: NBRO identifies 15,000 landslide prone areas across Sri Lanka - DailyNews

Snippet: The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has identified approximately 15,000 landslide-prone areas across Sri Lanka, and nearly 5,000 families living in these areas have already been resettled.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/09/local/911137/nbro-identifies-15000-landslide-prone-areas-across-sri-lanka/

[2025-12-09 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China tests super wireless rail convoy that could carry 3 Eiffel Towers

Snippet: The technology that virtually links locomotives could boost the country’s freight capacity by 50 per cent, state broadcaster CCTV says

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3335646/china-tests-super-wireless-rail-convoy-could-carry-three-eiffel-towers

[2025-12-09 14:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Probe into allegedly fake mesh certificates widened to 6 Hong Kong estates

Snippet: Earlier discovery of fake documents at two estates after Tai Po inferno prompted authorities to order removal of mesh at 200 sites last week

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3335682/probe-suspected-fake-scaffolding-net-certificates-widened-6-hong-kong-estates

[2025-12-09 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Paramount counters Netflix with US$108 billion hostile bid for Warner Bros

Snippet: Paramount’s offer came days after Netflix won a weeks-long bidding war to acquire Hollywood giant Warner Bros Discovery

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3335657/paramount-counters-netflix-us1084-billion-bid-warner-bros

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

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese team reports way to extract hypersonic weapon fuel boron from seawater

Snippet: Inspired by ‘novel sustainable technology’ research, the team designs a single, powerful system using solar energy for extraction

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3335618/chinese-scientists-report-way-extract-hypersonic-weapon-fuel-boron-seawater

[2025-12-08 18:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s lab fungus produces low-cost, meat-like protein to replace chicken farms

Snippet: Genetic modification improves environmental credentials of ‘particularly promising’ substitute that outperforms poultry, study finds

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3335590/chinas-lab-fungus-produces-low-cost-meat-protein-replace-chicken-farms

[2025-12-08 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: NBRO issues recommendations to stabilize landslide-affected Hatton route to Sri Pada - DailyNews

Snippet: The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has examined the landslide situation in the Mahagiri Damba area along the Hatton access road to the Sri Pada site and submitted a set of recommendations to mitigate the risks.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/08/local/910227/nbro-issues-recommendations-to-stabilize-landslide-affected-hatton-route-to-sri-pada/

[2025-12-08 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China trials unmanned trucks on world’s highest mine, 5,600m from sea level

Snippet: Lead-zinc mine in Kunlun Mountains of Xinjiang sits at an altitude surpassing the world’s highest human settlement, in the Peruvian Andes

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3335307/china-trials-unmanned-trucks-worlds-highest-mine-5600-metres-sea-level

[2025-12-08 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Singaporean buyer of US$69 million Beeple NFT opens art and technology space

Snippet: Vignesh Sundaresan explains the aim behind Padimai Art & Tech Studio, which opens with a virtual reality work by artist Olafur Eliasson

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3335276/singaporean-buyer-us69-million-beeple-nft-opens-art-and-technology-space

[2025-12-08 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: More showers expected, landslide warning for areas in four districts - DailyNews

Snippet: The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) yesterday issued fresh level three red landslide warnings for several divisional secretariat divisions in four districts with rains lashing areas already devastated by cyclone ‘Ditwah’, as the death toll rose to 627.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/08/local/910001/more-showers-expected-landslide-warning-for-areas-in-four-districts/

[2025-12-08 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China desalination tech makes fresh water cheaper than tap water – plus hydrogen

Snippet: Facility in Shandong province also produces mineral-rich brine for industrial use, achieving ‘one-in, three-out’ circular economy

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3335518/chinese-desalination-plant-makes-fresh-water-cheaper-tap-water-plus-green-hydrogen

[2025-12-08 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: With one small step for AI, Chinese scientists make giant leap for humanity

Snippet: Researchers give robotic arms the skill and precision of experienced surgeons, all thanks to the inspiration of a simple slip knot

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3335515/one-small-step-ai-chinese-scientists-make-giant-leap-humanity

[2025-12-08 00:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: NBRO issues landslide and evacuation red notices for four districts - DailyNews

Snippet: The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has issued landslide red notices for four districts in Sri Lanka due to ongoing adverse weather conditions.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/07/local/909754/nbro-issues-landslide-and-evacuation-red-notices-for-four-districts/

[2025-12-07 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ‘Virginity battle’: Chinese women caught between old and new sexual values

Snippet: Research by Liu Jieyu examining three generations in China finds traditional ideas still play a key role in sexual relations and family life

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3335508/virginity-battle-chinese-women-caught-between-old-and-new-sexual-values

[2025-12-07 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Who is Connor Storrie, the actor behind Ilya Rozanov in Heated Rivalry?

Snippet: Storrie was in Joker: Folie à Deux with Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix before his role in the Crave ice hockey romance with Hudson Williams – with whom he has amazing chemistry

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3335308/meet-connor-storrie-who-plays-ilya-rozanov-heated-rivalry

[2025-12-07 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Meet Hudson Williams, who’s stealing hearts as Shane Hollander in Heated Rivalry

Snippet: He played basketball, aspired to reach the UFC and was a stuntman once – but what did he say about his special chemistry with co-star Connor Storrie?

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3335268/hooked-ice-hockey-drama-heated-rivalry-meet-hudson-williams-who-plays-shane-hollander

[2025-12-07 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s land-starved Shenzhen moving massive landfill to make more space

Snippet: At the centre of the city, where open land is scarce, trucks are removing 6,000 cubic metres of waste a day to free up 30 valuable hectares

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3335367/shenzhen-chinas-land-starved-tech-hub-making-space-moving-massive-landfill

[2025-12-07 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: First ‘home cat’ reached China 1,400 years ago via Tang dynasty Silk Road

Snippet: Researchers say domestic felines were originally regarded as ‘exotic’ pets and kept among the Chinese elite

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3335303/first-home-cat-reached-china-1400-years-ago-tang-dynasty-silk-road

[2025-12-07 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Exclusive | Mainland bank apps beat those in Hong Kong and Singapore, study says

Snippet: Strong competition from non-bank players in mainland market forces banks to improve continuously, consulting firm Sia says

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3335336/mainland-chinas-bank-apps-best-asia-beating-hong-kong-and-singapore-study-says

[2025-12-07 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Can Japan find space for Muslim burials? Not if right-wing rhetoric prevails

Snippet: A viral video showing a Sanseito MP telling foreign residents to cremate their dead or ship them home spotlights discomfort with diversity

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3335390/can-japan-find-space-muslim-burials-not-if-right-wing-rhetoric-prevails

[2025-12-07 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese scientists develop promising stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s

Snippet: New biotech allows ‘seeds’ planted in the brain to differentiate into new nerve cells, reshaping its neural network

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3335179/chinese-scientists-develop-promising-stem-cell-therapy-parkinsons-disease

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

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Cambridge ex-professor Nigel Slater joins China’s biotech revolution

Snippet: Veteran academic to collaborate with Chinese scientists to develop next-gen cancer therapies using vaccine tech for tumour immunotherapy

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3335143/cambridge-university-ex-vice-chancellor-nigel-slater-joins-chinas-biotech-revolution

[2025-12-06 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Letters | Asia is waking up to storms that are stronger – and more polluted

Snippet: Readers discuss new research that shows how typhoons spread microplastic pollution, encouraging the use of an anti-scam app, and the migrant domestic workers who fell victim to the Tai Po fire

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3335273/asia-waking-storms-are-stronger-and-more-polluted

[2025-12-06 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: How Netflix won Hollywood's biggest prize, Warner Bros Discovery

Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/series/netflix-wins-warner-bros-discovery-deal/

[2025-12-06 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: खेत के कचरे और फंगाई की सुपरपावर

Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/hi/citizen-science-lab-in-villupuram-unlocks-fungis-power/video-75005206

[2025-12-06 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Man behind 99% chips: semiconductor legend Chih-Tang Sah’s ashes leave US for China

Snippet: Celebrated Chinese electronics engineer who ‘kept his homeland in his heart’ while living overseas buried in Fujian with his late wife

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3335260/man-behind-99-chips-semiconductor-legend-chih-tang-sahs-ashes-leave-us-china

[2025-12-05 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: From steel to space: China giant sells first 2 satellites in bold pivot

Snippet: Once forging steel for skyscrapers, Jigang Group is now in a race to the skies with Geely and 90,000 other Chinese companies

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3335364/steel-space-china-giant-sells-first-2-satellites-bold-pivot-bears-fruit

[2025-12-05 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: HSBC to occupy over 40,000 sq ft at Hong Kong’s Capitol Centre in 2026

Snippet: Current tenant Chanel’s three-year lease for the prime retail space in Causeway Bay expires on May 15 next year

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3335233/hsbc-occupy-over-40000-sq-ft-hong-kongs-capitol-centre-2026

[2025-12-05 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese physicists prove Einstein wrong and put century-old debate to an end

Snippet: ‘Exceptionally precise’ set-up mimics thought experiment devised by sceptical genius to disprove the then-emerging field

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3335238/chinese-physicists-prove-einstein-wrong-and-put-century-old-debate-end

[2025-12-04 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: World’s first ‘ethical AI’ wades into risks of China’s new drug abuse law

Snippet: Confucian trained ‘Wen Dao’ weighs potential societal costs of rule that seals records of convicted drug users

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3335076/worlds-first-ethical-ai-wades-thorny-debate-over-chinas-new-drug-abuse-law

[2025-12-04 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China brothers shocked that rock stepping stones are 190-million-year-old dinosaur fossils

Snippet: Scientists conduct study in ‘home of Chinese dinosaurs’, discover that flat rocks with ‘chicken claw’ prints are from Jurassic period

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3334875/china-brothers-shocked-rocks-used-stepping-stones-are-190-million-year-old-dinosaur-fossils

[2025-12-04 09:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Trump’s Nasa pick vows US will beat China back to the moon

Snippet: Isaacman says Washington must move quickly to stay ahead of Beijing amid intensifying rivalry in space exploration

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/us/politics/article/3335120/trumps-nasa-pick-vows-us-will-beat-china-back-moon

[2025-12-04 03:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: कैसे तैयारी कर रहे हैं पहले विकलांग रिजर्व अंतरिक्ष यात्री

Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/hi/john-mcfall-an-astronaut-testing-prosthetics-for-space/video-74554275

[2025-12-03 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US university seeks to dismiss lawsuit from family of neuroscientist Jane Wu

Snippet: Family alleges Northwestern’s actions during ‘China Initiative’ investigations linked to death of leading researcher

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3335096/jane-wu-lawsuit-us-university-seeks-dismiss-case-china-born-neuroscientist

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

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China trains industry AI tool using ‘world’s largest’ port operation data set

Snippet: Application to support research and development draws on data covering ‘the most comprehensive range of port business scenarios’, NDRC says

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3335018/china-trains-industry-ai-tool-using-worlds-largest-port-operation-data-set

[2025-12-03 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s stock market set for earnings-driven growth after stretching valuations

Snippet: China stocks’ next phase of growth hinges on earnings, not just higher valuations, says BofA Global Research’s Winnie Wu

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3335040/chinas-stock-market-set-earnings-driven-growth-after-stretching-valuations

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

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese scientist detained, an ancient DNA discovery: 7 science highlights

Snippet: From a chief scientist’s detention to a revealing DNA discovery, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3335013/chinas-new-tech-war-warriors-study-jamming-starlink-signals-7-science-highlights

[2025-12-03 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s first reusable rocket Zhuque-3 fails recovery, leaving US in the lead

Snippet: Designer LandSpace says it is investigating after lower stage of the rocket appeared to catch fire before crashing near the recovery site

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3335004/chinas-first-reusable-rocket-zhuque-3-makes-maiden-voyage-recovery-attempt-fails

[2025-12-03 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Financial Times

Title: Robots promise to take the grunt work out of laboratory experiments

Snippet: PublishedDecember 3 2025

Read full article: https://www.ft.com/content/684a5f85-6061-45aa-a00a-beb9a7241c74

[2025-12-03 14:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: IChemC hosts guest lecture ‘Counselling is Helping Individuals to Navigate Through Life’s Challenges’ - DailyNews

Snippet: The Women Chemists Committee (WCC) of the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon (IChemC) hosted a guest lecture titled ‘Counselling is Helping Individuals to Navigate Through Life’s Challenges’ on November 25, at the PPGL Siriwardene Auditorium.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/03/business/906700/ichemc-hosts-guest-lecture-counselling-is-helping-individuals-to-navigate-through-lifes-challenges/

[2025-12-03 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Tsinghua University sets up research institute in push for robotics talent

Snippet: The Institute for Embodied Intelligence and Robotics will be led by Zhang Tao, director of the university’s automation department

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3334952/chinas-tsinghua-university-sets-research-institute-latest-push-robotics-talent

[2025-12-03 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Landslide affected areas remain at high risk, warns expert - DailyNews

Snippet: Although landslide-affected areas appear to have stabilised with the receding rains, there is a high probability they could reactivate even with minor rainfall, former Peradeniya University Geology Senior Professor Athula Senaratne said. Prof. Senaratne said that several factors must be carefully considered before residents resettle in undamaged homes located in areas where earth slips and landslides have occurred.He noted that some individuals, unaware of the ongoing processes within the ground, are visiting these sites, placing themselves at significant risk of

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/03/local/907213/landslide-affected-areas-remain-at-high-risk-warns-expert/

[2025-12-03 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Students Visa partners University of East Anglia - DailyNews

Snippet: The Students Visa, one of Sri Lanka’s international education advisory firms, announced its official agent, principal partnership recently with the University of East Anglia (UEA), a UK University recognised for its academic excellence, research impact and student experience.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/03/business/906723/students-visa-partners-university-of-east-anglia/