[2026-08-14 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: COMvergence’s billings reveals top media groups

Snippet: COMVERGENCE is an independent research and data consultancy, which analyzes media spend investments and produces benchmark studies on new business performances. The consultancy released the billings and market shares of media agencies for 2025 for Philippines.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/14/tmt-newswire/comvergences-billings-reveals-top-media-groups/2404612

[2026-08-14 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Mummy DNA exposes gruesome history of a deadly disease brought by colonists that ravaged early Americans

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/13/science/chilean-mummies-shed-light-on-european-smallpox-that-killed-native-americans/

[2026-08-14 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Gruesome discovery days after young siblings go missing in Thailand’s notorious ‘Sin City’

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/13/world-news/gruesome-discovery-after-young-siblings-go-missing-in-thailand/

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

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Ebola outbreak caused by new ‘animal transmission’: What that means

Snippet: The Ebola outbreak currently ravaging the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was caused by a new transmission from animals to humans rather than by variants linked to earlier outbreaks, according to a new study published in the medical journal Nature Medicine.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/13/ebola-outbreak-caused-by-new-animal-transmission-what-that-means

[2026-08-14 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: 'Imposing ignorance': US climate science under siege

Snippet: WASHINGTON — A benchmark US report on the fast-changing state of the Arctic has been canceled. The nation's top research body has removed a chapter on global warming from a reference manual for judges.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/13/world/imposing-ignorance-us-climate-science-under-siege/2405058

[2026-08-13 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: WATCH: 2 US Army soldiers killed in Texas helicopter crash

Snippet: Two US Army soldiers die when an Apache military helicopter attached to the service's Fort Hood base crashed into a field in Texas on Aug. 12, 2026, sparking a large grass fire, officials said. Reuters was able to confirm the location of the fire by corroborating media visuals and NASA Firms detected thermal activity in the area.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/13/videos/watch-2-us-army-soldiers-killed-in-texas-helicopter-crash/2404806

[2026-08-13 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: 'Safe Space': New Taxpayer-Funded Berlin Pool For 'Blacks Only' On Fridays

Snippet: A temporary open-air pool erected outside Berlin’s iconic theater was supposed to represent the ultimate low-barrier urban oasis. Instead, a plan to allow only Black people to attend on Fridays has sparked outrage and accusations of racism.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/safe-space-new-taxpayer-funded-berlin-pool-blacks-only-fridays

[2026-08-13 20:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Vaccine-makers unlikely to split MMR shots despite Trump's push

Snippet: President Donald Trump signed an order Monday promoting his long-held but discredited theory that childhood vaccines should be spaced out into separate visits. The move comes despite scientific consensus and decades of studies firmly finding no link between vaccines and autism.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/vaccines-trump-mmr-drugmakers-5a1d91e149feab99b18dd916412523ee

[2026-08-13 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Iranian researchers blocked at universities taking hardline approach

Snippet: Two Melbourne universities are not accepting applications from Iranian students to study research degrees such as PhDs, as they take a hardline approach to complying with federal government sanctions.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/iranian-researchers-blocked-at-universities-taking-hardline-approach-20260813-p60o0t.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-13 18:37 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Polls open in Clacton, as research shows Farage has spent more than £10,000 in byelection – UK politics live

Snippet: The Reform UK leader resigned as the MP for Clacton at the start of July and forced a byelection

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/aug/13/clacton-byelection-nigel-farage-count-binface-reform-latest-news-updates

[2026-08-13 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: 3 mainland Chinese scholars honoured as Future Science Prize returns to Hong Kong

Snippet: Winners recognised for breakthroughs in autophagy, mesoporous materials and arithmetic geometry as the city hosts the event for a fourth consecutive year

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3363899/3-mainland-chinese-scholars-honoured-future-science-prize-returns-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-13 18:17 UTC+10:00] [Albert Einstein College of Medicine] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: 3 mainland Chinese scholars honoured as Future Science Prize returns to Hong Kong

Snippet: Winners recognised for breakthroughs in autophagy, mesoporous materials and arithmetic geometry as the city hosts the event for a fourth consecutive year

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3363899/3-mainland-chinese-scholars-honoured-future-science-prize-returns-hong-kong

[2026-08-13 17:04 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: From petri dish to patient:biotech’s formidable obstacle course

Snippet: In biotech, discovering something that can change medicine might just be the easy part. Getting it from a laboratory bench into a hospital, or pathology clinic can actually present as many, if not more challenges than uncovering the discovery itself.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/from-petri-dish-to-patient-biotech-s-formidable-obstacle-course-20260813-p60o69.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-13 16:19 UTC+10:00] [Space and Astronomy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The New York Times

Title: Coming next summer: the ‘eclipse of the century.’

Snippet: The first total solar eclipse in decades in Europe swept across the continent on Wednesday, turning day to dark across several countries as crowds watched from hilltops, coastlines and other open spaces.

Read full article: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/12/world/solar-eclipse-2026-updates/2027-eclipse-morocco-spain-egypt

[2026-08-13 16:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese yeast factory boosts cancer drug production speed 1,000 times

Snippet: Turning point for team came from cross-disciplinary collaboration, including working across plant biochemistry, synthetic biology and protein engineering

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3363873/chinese-yeast-factory-boosts-cancer-drug-production-speed-1000-times?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-13 16:10 UTC+10:00] [University of New Brunswick] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese yeast factory boosts cancer drug production speed 1,000 times

Snippet: Turning point for team came from cross-disciplinary collaboration, including working across plant biochemistry, synthetic biology and protein engineering

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3363873/chinese-yeast-factory-boosts-cancer-drug-production-speed-1000-times

[2026-08-13 16:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: S. Korea completes development of its first small satellite constellation

Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has completed the development of the country's first small satellite constellation set to be topped on the Nuri rocket in October, and held a pre-shipment review on Thursday, the space agency said.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260813007800320

[2026-08-13 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: How clinic closures left 3.7 million Afghan children acutely malnourished

Snippet: New research from Save the Children has found that one in 10 infants and very young children in Afghanistan is now suffering from acute malnourishment.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/13/how-clinic-closures-left-3-7-million-afghan-children-acutely-malnourished

[2026-08-13 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese ‘pre-made children’ term reflects trend of parents prioritising study over summer fun

Snippet: Chinese parents traditionally view summer as a time for academic advancement, leaving many children dreading the break

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3363867/chinese-pre-made-children-term-reflects-trend-parents-prioritising-study-over-summer-fun?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-13 16:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese ‘pre-made children’ term reflects trend of parents prioritising study over summer fun

Snippet: Chinese parents traditionally view summer as a time for academic advancement, leaving many children dreading the break

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3363867/chinese-pre-made-children-term-reflects-trend-parents-prioritising-study-over-summer-fun

[2026-08-13 15:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Biology remarking makes DSE student one of Hong Kong’s 25 top scorers

Snippet: Sunny Sun already secured a place on HKU’s Distinguished MedScholar medicine track before her results were released

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3363870/biology-remarking-makes-dse-student-one-hong-kongs-25-top-scorers?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-13 15:53 UTC+10:00] [covid-] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Biology remarking makes DSE student one of Hong Kong’s 25 top scorers

Snippet: Sunny Sun already secured a place on HKU’s Distinguished MedScholar medicine track before her results were released

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3363870/biology-remarking-makes-dse-student-one-hong-kongs-25-top-scorers

[2026-08-13 15:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: S. Korean de-orbiting device successfully tested in space

Snippet: Kairospace says it verified the effectiveness of a system designed to reduce space debris

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10840349

[2026-08-13 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Bizarre new astronomical object dubbed a 'black hole star'

Snippet: A massive star-like object the size of our solar system may be a new type of astrophysical object. (Supplied: Rohan Naidu/University of Hawai'i)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-08-13/astronomers-discover-new-cosmic-oject-black-hole-star/107029732

[2026-08-13 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: What Gulf universities can learn from a Cambridge plagiarism scandal | The National

Snippet: University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday’s resignation – following allegations of plagiarism and scrutiny of his research practices, credentials and biographical claims – has poured fuel on the culture-war fire in Anglo-American society. Mr Arday, who in 2023 became Cambridge’s youngest ever black professor, was accused of research misconduct by another academic last month.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2026/08/13/uk-cambridge-gulf-universities-jason-arday-research/

[2026-08-13 13:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Two brothers fatally shot in Long Island home — kin make tragic discovery

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/12/us-news/two-brothers-found-fatally-shot-in-li-home/

[2026-08-13 12:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: This Chinese firm has topped Micron and Kioxia in shipments of crucial NAND memory chips

Snippet: BEIJING — Yangtze Memory Technologies is rapidly gaining market share in a critical chip sector, according to Counterpoint Research.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/13/chinese-firm-tops-micron-kioxia-shipments-nand-memory-chips.html

[2026-08-13 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Nearly 200-country study shows China’s Belt and Road Initiative cuts debt and corruption

Snippet: Data analysis spanning more than 20 years across 197 countries and regions challenges ‘debt trap diplomacy’ narrative

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3363782/nearly-200-country-study-shows-chinas-belt-and-road-initiative-cuts-debt-and-corruption?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-13 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Nearly 200-country study shows China’s belt and road cuts debt and corruption

Snippet: Data analysis spanning more than 20 years across 197 countries and regions challenges ‘debt trap diplomacy’ narrative

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3363782/nearly-200-country-study-shows-chinas-belt-and-road-initiative-cuts-debt-and-corruption

[2026-08-13 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Nearly Half Of NYC Homeless Deaths Due To Drugs Or Alcohol: Study

Snippet: Nearly half of all deaths among New York City's homeless population in the most recent fiscal year were connected to drug use or alcohol abuse, according to a new city report.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/nearly-half-nyc-homeless-deaths-due-drugs-or-alcohol-study

[2026-08-13 08:51 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Japan Times

Title: ‘Imposing ignorance’: U.S. climate science under siege

Snippet: WASHINGTON – A benchmark U.S. report on the fast-changing state of the Arctic has been canceled. The nation’s top research body has removed a chapter on global warming from a reference manual for judges.

Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/08/13/climate-change/us-climate-science-ignorance/

[2026-08-13 08:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Jack Ukeles, researcher of Jewish communities, dies at 89 years old in Jerusalem

Snippet: Throughout a storied career of more than five decades that included key roles in teaching courses at elite universities, policy planning for city and state governments, and community surveys for Jewish organizations around the world, Jack Ukeles had one consistent goal: to blend research, data, and strategic problem-solving with idealism in making the world a better place.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-905356

[2026-08-13 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Singapore and South Korea eye science opportunities as last main US-China link shatters

Snippet: New research hubs are emerging in other countries in response to Washington’s restrictions – but there are likely to be few winners overall

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3363767/singapore-and-south-korea-eye-science-opportunities-last-main-us-china-link-shatters?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-13 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Singapore and South Korea eye science opportunities as last main US-China link shatters

Snippet: New research hubs are emerging in other countries in response to Washington’s restrictions – but there are likely to be few winners overall

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3363767/singapore-and-south-korea-eye-science-opportunities-last-main-us-china-link-shatters

[2026-08-13 06:21 UTC+10:00] [Solar eclipses] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Solar eclipse 2026 across Europe: in pictures

Snippet: View image in fullscreenPrague, CzechiaPrague Castle is silhouetted against a partial solar eclipsePhotograph: Martin Divíšek/EPAShareView image in fullscreenEdinburgh, ScotlandThe partial solar eclipse sparks wonder at Arthur’s Seat Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianShareView image in fullscreenLondon, UK People on Primrose Hill get ready to watchPhotograph: Alicia Canter/The GuardianShareView image in fullscreenSan Asensio, La Rioja, SpainThe Sun’s corona glows as the moon completely blocks the Sun during the totality phase of the total solar eclipsePhotograph: Ander Gillenea/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenHendaye, FrancePeople excitedly

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2026/aug/12/solar-eclipse-2026-across-europe-in-pictures

[2026-08-13 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Lucas-Rodd felt 'trans joy' wearing a binder but are they safe to exercise in?

Snippet: Before having top surgery, AFLW player Tilly Lucas-Rodd wore a binder while playing footy. (Anthony Furci/ABC)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/binders-exercise-gender-diverse-trans-research-safety-unknown/106990788

[2026-08-13 05:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Un chaleco probado en misión lunar de la NASA reduce la exposición a la radiación espacial

Snippet: En esta foto proporcionada por la NASA, Helga y Zohar, dos maniquíes de prueba con chalecos contra la radiación, en inspecciones posteriores a un vuelo espacial, el 17 de enero de 2023, dentro de la Instalación de Procesamiento de la Estación Espacial en el Centro Espacial Kennedy en Merritt Island, Florida.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/nasa-radiacion-espacial-7a17430f15b5d6f9694489edc7ea4a67

[2026-08-13 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: New York Post

Title: Nearly half of US adults under 30 still live at home — and experts say its reshaping society

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/12/us-news/nearly-half-of-us-adults-under-30-still-live-at-home-study-shows/

[2026-08-13 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: 'Lawnmower' patterns of Chinese research vessel raising suspicions in Pacific

Snippet: Topic:Security Intelligence

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/chinese-research-vessels-spark-alarm-in-palau/107001038

[2026-08-13 04:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Montana State University launches new Wool Lab

Snippet: Chris Posbergh, an associate professor of sheep and wool production at Montana State University, stands near the MSU flock at the Fort Ellis Research and Teaching Farm in Bozeman, Mont., Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Zeke Lloyd/Montana Free Press via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/montana-state-university-wool-lab-af03714000bdb66a6b9fb7a7d5fa84f5

[2026-08-13 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: AP News

Title: Radiation vest tested during Artemis I can cut astronauts' exposure in solar storms, study suggests

Snippet: In this photo provided by NASA, Helga and Zohar, two female manikins in the Matroshka AstroRad Radiation Experiment investigation, undergo post-flight payload inspections, Jan. 17, 2023, inside the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida. (Kim Shiflett/NASA via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/nasa-artemis-moon-radiation-astronauts-13e453c3e0502c0b0b3786b7fbc1a5cd

[2026-08-13 03:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Most Poles want unemployed Ukrainian men deported – poll

Snippet: Most Poles would back the deportation of unemployed military-age Ukrainian men, a recent survey by the Warsaw-based IBRiS Institute for Market and Social Research has indicated.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644173-most-poles-want-unemployed-ukrainian-men-deported-poll/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-08-13 03:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Read Full Article at RT.com

Snippet: Most Poles would back the deportation of unemployed military-age Ukrainian men, a recent survey by the Warsaw-based IBRiS Institute for Market and Social Research has indicated.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644173-most-poles-want-unemployed-ukrainian-men-deported-poll/

[2026-08-13 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: ‘It’s us against the Jew’: Dan Bilzerian pushes antisemitic rhetoric ahead of Florida primary

Snippet: A third of the content posted to Dan Bilzerian’s campaign account is antisemitic hate speech, a new investigation by Combat Antisemitism Movement’s Antisemitism Research Center (ARC) has shown.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-905332

[2026-08-13 02:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: DOST establishes key partnerships, launches tech programs to aid industry growth in NCR

Snippet: THE Department of Science and Technology–National Capital Region (DOST-NCR) recently launched the 2026 Regional Science, Technology and Innovation Week (RSTW) in Valenzuela City.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/13/tmt-newswire/dost-establishes-key-partnerships-launches-tech-programs-to-aid-industry-growth-in-ncr/2404259

[2026-08-13 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: DOST advocates anticipatory governance for safer, better, more secure lives of Filipinos

Snippet: ANTICIPATING and acting on risks before they become crises is how Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. describes it as he advocates anticipatory governance to ensure better quality of life for Filipinos.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/13/tmt-newswire/dost-advocates-anticipatory-governance-for-safer-better-more-secure-lives-of-filipinos/2404254

[2026-08-13 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Vibrant new photos of star region ‘Tarantula Nebula’ unveiled by NASA scientists

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/12/science/vibrant-new-photos-of-star-region-tarantula-nebula-unveiled-by-nasa-scientists/

[2026-08-13 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Acing a simple one-leg test could cut your risk of dying in half: study

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/12/health/acing-a-one-leg-test-could-cut-your-risk-of-dying-in-half/

[2026-08-13 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: DOST-NCR opens 2026 Regional Science, Technology and Innovation Week in Valenzuela City

Snippet: THE Department of Science and Technology–National Capital Region (DOST-NCR), in partnership with the City Government of Valenzuela, opened the 2026 Regional Science, Technology and Innovation Week (RSTW) in the NCR on Aug. 6, 2026, highlighting the role of science, technology and innovation (STI) in creating safer, more resilient, sustainable and people-centered communities.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/13/tmt-newswire/dost-ncr-opens-2026-regional-science-technology-and-innovation-week-in-valenzuela-city/2403868

[2026-08-13 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: PEZA signs MOU for study covering LNG for ecozones

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/13/business/top-business/peza-signs-mou-for-study-covering-lng-for-ecozones/2404237