[2026-08-16 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese brain-reading AI model may help predict depression risk 4 years in advance

Snippet: Scientists from Shenzhen University used data studying teenagers’ responses to facial expressions to identify possible warning signs

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3364176/chinese-brain-reading-ai-model-may-help-predict-depression-risk-4-years-advance?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-16 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Imagen] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese brain-reading AI model may help predict depression risk 4 years in advance

Snippet: Scientists from Shenzhen University used data studying teenagers’ responses to facial expressions to identify possible warning signs

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3364176/chinese-brain-reading-ai-model-may-help-predict-depression-risk-4-years-advance

[2026-08-16 19:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Indoor ‘feels-like’ heat soars to 52 degrees in Hong Kong subdivided homes: study

Snippet: Survey of 86 households across nine districts found that 80 per cent of homemakers living in such homes reported dizziness and headaches

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3364183/indoor-feels-heat-soars-52-degrees-hong-kong-subdivided-homes-study?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-16 19:41 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Indoor ‘feels-like’ heat soars to 52 degrees in Hong Kong subdivided homes: study

Snippet: Survey of 86 households across nine districts found that 80 per cent of homemakers living in such homes reported dizziness and headaches

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3364183/indoor-feels-heat-soars-52-degrees-hong-kong-subdivided-homes-study

[2026-08-16 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Hebrew University scientists discover way to create real dairy proteins from plants

Snippet: Can plants go moo? Well, not exactly, but a new Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) study has brought a step closer to the possibility that plant seeds could manufacture and store one of milk’s most important proteins – the same ones that give milk its nutrition, creamy texture, and cheese-making properties.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-905625

[2026-08-16 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Japan aims for the moons of Mars

Snippet: TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER, Japan — Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars' moons to retrieve samples that may unlock the origins of the Solar System and life on Earth, although a rival Chinese mission aims to make it back first.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/16/world/japan-aims-for-the-moons-of-mars/2406328

[2026-08-16 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Indians rethink study abroad, turn to higher education at home

Snippet: Students walk on campus at Harvard University in Cambridge, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts: Tighter rules on accepting international students has Indians reconsidering where to study. © Reuters

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/education/indians-rethink-study-abroad-turn-to-higher-education-at-home

[2026-08-16 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Haymanot Kasau's parents demand equal resources after missing mother, daughter found in one week

Snippet: The family of Haymanot Kasau, who has been missing for more than 900 days, has renewed their push for a more extensive search into her disappearance following the discovery of Mali and Liel Yahalomi in Argentina only about a week after they disappeared in Vienna and following an extensive search operation by the Israel Police in Israel and abroad.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-905618

[2026-08-16 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s ‘electric eel’ sensor allows robots to feel an object without touching it

Snippet: The robot’s fluoropolymer-coated sensor acts like a battery to create an electric field that can detect metal, plastics, glass and wood

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3364015/chinas-electric-eel-sensor-allows-robots-feel-object-without-touching-it?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-16 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Chinese scientists] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s ‘electric eel’ sensor allows robots to feel an object without touching it

Snippet: The robot’s fluoropolymer-coated sensor acts like a battery to create an electric field that can detect metal, plastics, glass and wood

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3364015/chinas-electric-eel-sensor-allows-robots-feel-object-without-touching-it

[2026-08-16 12:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: No room for data centers? South Korea wants to build one underwater

Snippet: Pilot project off Ulsan coast aims to find space for AI infrastructure

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/no-room-for-data-centers-south-korea-wants-to-build-one-underwater

[2026-08-16 08:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Pacific Airshow brings jet suits, stunts and space pioneers to Gold Coast

Snippet: Topic:Tourism and Leisure Industry

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-16/pacific-airshow-gold-coast-aviation/107032850

[2026-08-16 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: "Won't Be Short-Lived": JPMorgan Warns Next Global Food Crisis Could Erupt Next Year

Snippet: JPMorgan is the latest institutional research desk to warn that the next global food crisis may already be taking shape, driven by what its analysts describe as the "Five Ws": War, Weather, Warehousing, Water, and Waste.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/wont-be-short-lived-jpmorgan-warns-next-global-food-crisis-could-erupt-next-year

[2026-08-16 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s 1MW perovskite solar farm beats silicon system in industrial-scale test

Snippet: Scientists develop ’robust, easy, industry-ready’ approach to making large, energy efficient modules from the ultra-thin material

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3364155/chinas-1mw-perovskite-solar-farm-beats-silicon-system-industrial-scale-test?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-16 08:00 UTC+10:00] [silicon] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s 1MW perovskite solar farm beats silicon system in industrial-scale test

Snippet: Scientists develop ’robust, easy, industry-ready’ approach to making large, energy efficient modules from the ultra-thin material

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3364155/chinas-1mw-perovskite-solar-farm-beats-silicon-system-industrial-scale-test

[2026-08-16 07:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: ‘Smoking gun evidence’: Bronze Age shaman long thought to be male revealed to be female goldworker

Snippet: The Upton Lovell Shaman, a Bronze Age metalworker long assumed to have been a male individual, has been shown to be female, according to new research presented at London’s Francis Crick Institute We Go Way Back exhibition.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-905539

[2026-08-16 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: More Than Half Of Gen Z Investors Have Moved Money Into Sports Bets

Snippet: A growing share of young Americans is folding sports gambling into their long-term financial plans, according to new research from the investment platform Betterment.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/more-half-gen-z-investors-have-moved-money-sports-bets

[2026-08-16 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Here are the states where medical malpractice runs rampant

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/15/us-news/medical-malpractice-runs-rampant-in-new-york-study-finds/

[2026-08-16 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Science] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Science or fiction? Shadowy ‘paper mills’ let you pay to be a published author – of fraudulent research

Snippet: Paper mill activity has exploded in recent years, polluting the scientific ecosystem with falsified data and compromising medical research

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/16/science-or-fiction-shadowy-paper-mills-let-you-pay-to-be-a-published-author-of-fraudulent-research

[2026-08-16 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Ukraine Hits Key Russian Space Facility With Flamingo Cruise Missiles

Snippet: Ukraine's long-range drone attacks have frequently targeted military bases and oil refinery and energy sites of late, and more recently warehouses of major Russian online retailer Wildberries - but on Saturday a new target has been added: space facilities.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ukraine-hits-key-russian-space-facility-flamingo-cruise-missiles

[2026-08-16 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: ‘I was screaming’: Scientists shocked as dolphins filmed using shells to trap prey for the first time

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/15/science/dolphins-filmed-using-shells-to-hunt-for-first-time/

[2026-08-16 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: ‘My One and Only’ is a muddled look at Jewish mysticism - review

Snippet: The Israeli movie My One and Only, which just opened in theaters around the country, aims high as it attempts to combine Jewish mysticism and Torah study with the mysterious style of a director like David Lynch.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-905585

[2026-08-16 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: 3 in 10 Asean organizations have experienced AI-driven malicious attacks – 2026 study

Snippet: ACCORDING to IBM’s 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report, organizations across Asean faced an average data breach cost of $4.12 million in 2026, the highest level recorded so far. Furthermore, nearly three in 10 Asean organizations reported experiencing AI-generated malicious breaches. These findings highlight the growing operational and financial pressure as attackers increasingly use AI-enabled tactics to exploit complex digital environments.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/16/business/sunday-business-it/3-in-10-asean-organizations-have-experienced-ai-driven-malicious-attacks-2026-study/2406150

[2026-08-15 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Obesity drugs show early promise against PMOS

Snippet: A small but growing body of research shows that GLP-1 drugs often used to treat obesity may also work for the disorder known as PMOS — not only by promoting weight loss but also by improving insulin resistance, hormone balance and ovulation. (AP Video shot: Brittany Peterson; produced by Mary Conlon)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/pmos-treatment-glp-obesity-bd3a4eb10888e7c00077345092ed6dd3

[2026-08-15 18:31 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: New details emerge around the discovery of a father's body in a Sydney creek

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/new-details-emerge-around-the-discovery-of-a-fathers-body-in-a-sydney-creek-20260815-p60onh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-15 18:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Rockwell Automation advances software-driven control platforms across global plants

Snippet: Rockwell Automation is accelerating its transition from a traditional hardware supplier into a software-led industrial intelligence provider, embedding artificial intelligence, autonomous robotics, and cloud-native software directly into the core control layers of global manufacturing. The industrial technology giant detailed these developments during its second-quarter fiscal year 2026 reporting, outlining how software-defined systems are restructuring operational architecture across mission-critical sectors.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/15/business/science-technology/rockwell-automation-advances-software-driven-control-platforms-across-global-plants/2406140

[2026-08-15 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Japanese, their living spaces, even their friendships are shrinking

Snippet: Downsize and thrive: This Tokyoite lives in an apartment that has the space of three tatami mats, around 5 square meters. (Photo by Tokuyuki Matsubuchi)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/comment/japanese-their-living-spaces-even-their-friendships-are-shrinking

[2026-08-15 17:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: VinSpace books SpaceX ride as Vietnam’s private space industry moves toward orbit

Snippet: Vietnam's newest space company has secured a ride to orbit.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/15/business/science-technology/vinspace-books-spacex-ride-as-vietnams-private-space-industry-moves-toward-orbit/2406132

[2026-08-15 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Flores earthquake exposes the hazard of Indonesia’s unusual backthrust

Snippet: The magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck off Indonesia’s Flores Island early Saturday was generated by an unusual fault system that has produced destructive earthquakes and tsunamis in the past, according to a rapid analysis by earthquake researchers Kyle Bradley and Judith Hubbard.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/15/business/science-technology/flores-earthquake-exposes-the-hazard-of-indonesias-unusual-backthrust/2406129

[2026-08-15 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Insects] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: The 20-year search for a vanishing custard-and-chocolate coloured moth

Snippet: Yorkshire common was thought to be the only known site of dark bordered beauty moths in England – until now

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/15/dark-bordered-beauty-moth-discovery-northumberland-site

[2026-08-15 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: The digital backbone that helped design the Metro Manila Subway

Snippet: The Metro Manila Subway is being built underground and across 37 kilometers of Metro Manila, but much of the coordination behind the project is happening on computer screens.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/15/business/science-technology/the-digital-backbone-that-helped-design-the-metro-manila-subway/2406126

[2026-08-15 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: MakatiMed introduces first digital pathology scanner in PH, Southeast Asia

Snippet: MARKING a significant step in digital pathology and cancer diagnostics, Makati Medical Center (MMC) launched the first digital pathology scanner in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/15/business/science-technology/makatimed-introduces-first-digital-pathology-scanner-in-ph-southeast-asia/2406124

[2026-08-15 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Ancient Egyptian princesses were skilled archers, trained with weapons, controversial study claims

Snippet: Ancient Egyptian princesses buried with weapons may have been trained to use them while alive, according to a controversial study published in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology in July.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-905542

[2026-08-15 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Europe's scorched landscapes seen from space after summer heatwaves

Snippet: The impact of the heat has been noticeable in satellite imagery

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gxy0wqqd9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-15 13:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Face of risky drinking 'quietly changing' in Australia

Snippet: Research shows risky drinking behaviours in middle-aged women have increased significantly. (ABC News: Stephen Cavenagh)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-15/risky-drinking-perimenopause/107041914

[2026-08-15 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Stuart Fails to Save the Universe breaks every Big Bang Theory rule but one | The National

Snippet: Sheldon Cooper and Amy Farrah Fowler won a Nobel Prize. Howard Wolowitz went to space. Stuart Bloom spent much of The Big Bang Theory trying to keep a comic book shop open.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film-tv/2026/08/15/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe-breaks-every-big-bang-theory-rule-but-one/

[2026-08-15 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese magnetic sensor breakthrough may help smartwatch detect submarine 500 metres deep

Snippet: Compact chip containing Hall-effect sensor can pick up faint magnetic fields by generating a tiny voltage without increasing noise output

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3363975/chinese-magnetic-sensor-breakthrough-may-help-smartwatch-detect-submarine-500-metres-deep?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-15 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Physical Review Letters] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese magnetic sensor breakthrough may help smartwatch detect submarine 500 metres deep

Snippet: Compact chip containing Hall-effect sensor can pick up faint magnetic fields by generating a tiny voltage without increasing noise output

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3363975/chinese-magnetic-sensor-breakthrough-may-help-smartwatch-detect-submarine-500-metres-deep

[2026-08-15 12:37 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Japan Times

Title: AC vests and UV parasols: East Asia deploys heat-fighting gadgets

Snippet: Stroll through Tokyo on a summer day and you’ll see hand-held fans everywhere. But the light-blue one that Eimi Nakayama was holding on a recent afternoon was a more high-tech variety. Outfitted with a small metal plate that runs on the same science behind semiconductors, it uses electrical currents to generate a chill.

Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/15/asia-pacific/society/east-asia-cooling-gadgets/

[2026-08-15 12:37 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Japan Times

Title: AC vests and UV parasols: East Asia deploys heat-fighting gadgets

Snippet: Stroll through Tokyo on a summer day and you’ll see hand-held fans everywhere. But the light-blue one that Eimi Nakayama was holding on a recent afternoon was a more high-tech variety. Outfitted with a small metal plate that runs on the same science behind semiconductors, it uses electrical currents to generate a chill.

Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/08/15/climate-change/east-asia-cooling-gadgets/

[2026-08-15 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Forget Reminding Young People About 'Boat People': South America's Rejection Of Socialism Is Happening In Real Time

Snippet: Andy Laperriere, Piper Sandler's head of US policy research in Washington, wrote in a note on Thursday that explained both parties are moving left on economic policy as populist measures gain support across the political spectrum. His big-picture view is that "hard-left and socialist candidates" are damaging the Democratic brand primarily through deeply unpopular positions on open borders, defunding the police, and transgender politics.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/forget-reminding-young-people-about-boat-people-south-americas-rejection-socialism

[2026-08-15 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ‘Living in two worlds at once’: work in Hong Kong, live and play in Greater Bay Area

Snippet: The bay area is gradually removing traditional space constraints for Hongkongers by giving them access to cross-border networks and services

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3364114/living-two-worlds-once-work-hong-kong-live-and-play-greater-bay-area?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-15 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: In Focus | ‘Living in two worlds at once’: work in Hong Kong, live and play in bay area

Snippet: The bay area is gradually removing traditional space constraints for Hongkongers by giving them access to cross-border networks and services

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3364114/living-two-worlds-once-work-hong-kong-live-and-play-greater-bay-area

[2026-08-15 08:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Hopes 'mini guts' will help researchers treat inflammatory bowel disease

Snippet: Topic:Medical Research

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-15/monash-researchers-create-intestine-model-to-research-ibd/107036880

[2026-08-15 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: WWII work of Japan's future Nobelists shows complex relationship with military

Snippet: Physicists working on research for the Imperial Japanese Navy, including Hideki Yukawa, fourth from right in front row, and Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, third from right. (Courtesy of Masami Shinma of the Shimada Association for Modern Heritage)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/comment/wwii-work-of-japan-s-future-nobelists-shows-complex-relationship-with-military

[2026-08-15 07:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: AP News

Title: Fernando Mendoza dives into video study after Raiders' preseason loss

Snippet: Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza drops back to pass against the Arizona Cardinals during the first half of a preseason NFL football game, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/mendoza-raiders-kubiak-cousins-587cf6de13b7fb3dbaf9cb46d2d2ea50

[2026-08-15 07:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Skyrocketing number of Californians stricken with incurable disease tied to common kitchen item: study

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/14/health/30-california-silicosis-deaths-linked-to-quartz-countertops-report/

[2026-08-15 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Wired for War: Why is the UK protecting Israeli election meddlers?

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

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644204-israel-election-interference-scotland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-08-15 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Wired for War: Why is the UK protecting Israeli election meddlers?

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

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644204-israel-election-interference-scotland/

[2026-08-15 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Jen Psaki slams Karoline Leavitt as a liar, claims ex-press secretary turned White House briefing room into ‘safe space’

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/14/media/jen-psaki-slams-karoline-leavitt-as-a-liar/