Topic: Science — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-09 15:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's oceans ministry has recently commissioned a research project aimed at devising strategies to promote the use of a possible arctic shipping route able to handle traffic in 2030, sources said Sunday.
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[2026-08-09 15:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Friction between the central government and Seoul City over the possible conversion of a green space in central Seoul is escalating, as the Lee Jae Myung administration readies to announce plans to expand housing supply.
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[2026-08-09 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Food waste] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Researchers find microplastics can persist in compost, leaching into agricultural soils
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[2026-08-09 11:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: About seven out of 10 South Koreans regard having at least two children as ideal but many end up having just one due to financial burdens and other factors, a study showed Sunday.
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[2026-08-09 11:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Electronics has teamed up with the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory to develop technology designed to provide stable heating and hot water even at temperatures below minus 30 degrees Celsius, the company said Sunday.
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[2026-08-09 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- About seven out of 10 South Koreans regard having at least two children as ideal but many end up having just one due to financial burdens and other factors, a study showed Sunday.
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[2026-08-09 10:08 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: YATSUSHIRO, KUMAMOTO PREF. – A space for children to play was set up at an evacuation shelter in Kumamoto Prefecture after a powerful earthquake on July 28 forced nurseries and after-school care services in the area to suspend operations.
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[2026-08-09 05:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-09 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Travel / Travel news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: We’ve come a long way since identifying an object in the sky was simply a matter of deciding between bird, plane and Superman. Now there are more than 15,000 satellites, observation balloons, a growing cloud of space junk and drones galore.
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[2026-08-09 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sun 9 Aug 2026 at 4:30am
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[2026-08-09 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AMID efforts to reset ties between the Philippines and China, the discovery of five caskets scattered across Metro Manila with anti-Beijing and anti-Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) messages is a stark reminder of how political symbolism can be weaponized to inflame passions.
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[2026-08-09 02:00 UTC+10:00] [Fossils] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Lack of funds left British museums unable pay eight-figure sum for collection, which went to Abu Dhabi institution
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[2026-08-09 02:00 UTC+10:00] [Fossils] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Social media and soaring prices are fuelling a fossil-hunting boom, with rare discoveries worth thousands of pounds
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[2026-08-09 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-08 23:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chair Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, talks with ranking member Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., right, before the start a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh,File)
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[2026-08-08 23:00 UTC+10:00] [strong force] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After 15 years of research, scientists discover definitive evidence of glueballs using the Beijing Electron Positron Collider II
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[2026-08-08 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After 15 years of research, scientists discover definitive evidence of glueballs using the Beijing Electron Positron Collider II
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[2026-08-08 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Thousands of satellites are circling the Earth, and when they die, they don't just disappear. Neither do the rockets that put them there.
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[2026-08-08 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Custom-designed machines could identify hazards on the moon and help astronauts collect rock samples, source water ice, researchers say
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[2026-08-08 22:00 UTC+10:00] [moon] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Custom-designed machines could identify hazards on the moon and help astronauts collect rock samples, source water ice, researchers say
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[2026-08-08 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A new study of an Israeli hospital’s response to the October 7 attacks shows that while years of disaster training made it possible for staff to continue treating patients under rocket fire, real wartime conditions exposed critical gaps in communication, logistics, staffing, and distribution of casualties.
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[2026-08-08 15:58 UTC+10:00] [Life & Health] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-08 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Parents of children in kindergartens and nursery schools where there are youngsters with food allergies (FA) are often forbidden to send their kids to class with a large variety of allergenic foods, from dairy to peanuts, thus limiting what they can take with them to class.
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[2026-08-08 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: By compressing rivers and stripping away natural defences, human engineering may be worsening flood impacts, prompting a global rethink
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[2026-08-08 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Yellow River] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: By compressing rivers and stripping away natural defences, human engineering may be worsening flood impacts, prompting a global rethink
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[2026-08-08 10:18 UTC+10:00] [Science] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: UCLA professor Daniel Blumstein and his team started an OnlyFans account – @OnlyMarms – featuring cute, G-rated photos and videos of marmots to raise money for their research amid government funding cuts
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[2026-08-08 09:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-08 09:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-08 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-08 07:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A leading Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) model has found a way around restrictions during a controlled cybersecurity test, adding to growing concerns about the effectiveness of AI safeguards, US-based cybersecurity research firm Frontier Security has said.
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[2026-08-08 07:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A leading Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) model has found a way around restrictions during a controlled cybersecurity test, adding to growing concerns about the effectiveness of AI safeguards, US-based cybersecurity research firm Frontier Security has said.
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[2026-08-08 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-08 03:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-08 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., introduces Adm. Kevin Lunday, acting commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on the nomination Lunday for Commandant of the Coast Guard, Nov. 19, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
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[2026-08-08 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Mikhail Afanasyev, head of research at RT’s Social Well-Being Index project
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[2026-08-08 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Mikhail Afanasyev, head of research at RT’s Social Well-Being Index project
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[2026-08-08 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A RECENT poll conducted by Momentum Research revealed that nearly three in four Filipinos support lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) from the current 15 years to 10 or 12 years. This follows a number of high-profile incidents of violence in schools in recent months, which has also prompted a push among some lawmakers to amend the current law.
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[2026-08-08 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union — A P33.69-million Biosafety Level 2 laboratory at the Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center is set to shorten testing times for infectious diseases in the Ilocos Region and across Northern Luzon, while reducing reliance on national reference laboratories.
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[2026-08-08 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) has been sighted again in San Miguel Bay, following a comprehensive marine mammal survey conducted by the University of the Philippines Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology (UP IESM), in partnership with the Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Regional Office 5 (DA–BFAR 5) from July 26 to Aug.
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[2026-08-08 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BRITISH regulators on Thursday gave Paramount the greenlight for its $81-billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, with some new assurances from the company — clearing another hurdle for the mega-merger while it still faces challenges elsewhere.
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[2026-08-08 01:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: China's jump in R&D spending was driven by corporate investment in computers and electronics. © Reuters
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[2026-08-07 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Researchers overcome instability problem of a rare form of the material long prized for its remarkable properties
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[2026-08-07 23:01 UTC+10:00] [Zhao Mengze] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Researchers overcome instability problem of a rare form of the material long prized for its remarkable properties
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[2026-08-07 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Edinburgh festival 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The nation’s audacious 1960s rocket programme was met with ridicule. Now, more than 60 years on, this curious episode is inspiring film-makers, playwrights and a circus show at the fringe
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[2026-08-07 21:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-07 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese mining company to invest US$74 million in Bayan Obo in Inner Mongolia, expanding its output from 10 million to 15 million tonnes
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[2026-08-07 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Li Yang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese mining company to invest US$74 million in Bayan Obo in Inner Mongolia, expanding its output from 10 million to 15 million tonnes
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[2026-08-07 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Nikkei and JPX Market Innovation & Research revise key equity indexes with changes taking effect from Aug. 31.
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[2026-08-07 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The administration is subjugating science to political imperatives, a major blow to US soft power and technological progress
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[2026-08-07 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Samantha Dart, co-head of global commodities research at Goldman Sachs, began the week by telling Bloomberg TV that the global diesel-supply crunch is "what keeps her up at night." She followed up Wednesday with a client note warning that European natural gas storage levels are also lagging the seasonal average ahead of the winter heating period.
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