Topic: Science — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-28 21:04 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has terminated the entire National Science Board of more than 20 members, two fired members of the board said on Monday.
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[2026-04-28 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Body responsible for strategically sensitive South China Sea completes ‘formal transition’ after extensive deepwater training
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[2026-04-28 21:00 UTC+10:00] [F-35C] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Body responsible for strategically sensitive South China Sea completes ‘formal transition’ after extensive deepwater training
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[2026-04-28 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Body responsible for strategically sensitive South China Sea completes ‘formal transition’ after extensive deepwater training
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[2026-04-28 21:00 UTC+10:00] [F-35C] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Body responsible for strategically sensitive South China Sea completes ‘formal transition’ after extensive deepwater training
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[2026-04-28 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Study shows mainland Chinese tourists returning in force, but spending habits have shifted towards value and selective purchases
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[2026-04-28 20:58 UTC+10:00] [mainland visitors] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Study shows mainland Chinese tourists returning in force, but spending habits have shifted towards value and selective purchases
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[2026-04-28 20:20 UTC+10:00] [Medical research] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: All of us can choose to consider facts, not vibes, in our next decision. One simple hack is go and look up some easily accessible peer-reviewed studies
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[2026-04-28 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: They’re outsourcing wokeness.
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[2026-04-28 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Examine, a free weekly newsletter covering science with a sceptical, evidence-based eye, is sent every Tuesday. You’re reading an excerpt – sign up to get the whole newsletter in your inbox.
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[2026-04-28 19:11 UTC+10:00] [Commuting] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Commuting in the Philippines has become extremely chaotic. “When you get on the train, you have to protect yourself so that you don’t get squeezed.” “We call it a sardine situation. It’s becoming unimaginable.” The war in Iran has created a global energy crisis, more than doubling the price at the pump in the Philippines.
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[2026-04-28 19:04 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A dynamic learning opportunity awaits at CINEC thanks to a variety of Diplomas and Degrees, all of which are approved by the UGC and MoHE of Sri Lanka, opening a host of opportunities and still accessible for all aspiring students.
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[2026-04-28 18:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Research found total reimbursements reached HK$17.73 billion in 2023, up 61 per cent from HK$10.99 billion in 2019
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[2026-04-28 18:24 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong Federation of Insurers] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Research found total reimbursements reached HK$17.73 billion in 2023, up 61 per cent from HK$10.99 billion in 2019
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[2026-04-28 18:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel has officially agreed to ceasefires in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran. But that has not meant any de-escalation, as Israeli forces and settlers press further into Palestinian-administered areas of the occupied West Bank, deeper into civilian space in Gaza, and more aggressively into the heart of occupied East Jerusalem.
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[2026-04-28 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Original therapy integrating stem cell tech and gene editing could treat a blood disorder with 350 million carriers worldwide
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[2026-04-28 17:31 UTC+10:00] [Guangxi Medical University] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Original therapy integrating stem cell tech and gene editing could treat a blood disorder with 350 million carriers worldwide
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[2026-04-28 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spain marks one year since historic blackout, Princess Leonor to study politics at university, Spanish house prices prevent more than two million from moving and more news on Tuesday April 28th.
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[2026-04-28 17:02 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Proteomics International Laboratories has drawn a line under its long research phase and is now marching toward what every listed biotech eventually needs - commercial traction.
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[2026-04-28 16:08 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: True North Copper has fired up the rigs at its Mt Oxide project in northwest Queensland, launching a new combined drilling campaign to expand the company’s Aquila copper-cobalt-silver discovery.
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[2026-04-28 15:29 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Positions ‘terminated, effective immediately’, says email to scientists sent on president’s behalf, in move labelled ‘dangerous attack’ on US innovation
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[2026-04-28 15:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai Motor Group plans to invest about 8 trillion won ($5.43 billion) to build a massive research and business complex in southern Seoul, as the company moves to consolidate scattered research capabilities and accelerate its push into future mobility.
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[2026-04-28 14:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Boy group TWS returned Monday with a more direct take on youth and romance for its fifth EP, “No Tragedy” — a release that pushes its bright “boyhood pop” identity into a bolder emotional space.
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[2026-04-28 14:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IN the aftermath of Yolanda in 2013, the Philippines faced one of its most devastating disasters. Entire communities were flattened, and the country urgently needed satellite imagery to assess damage and guide response efforts. At the time, however, access to space data was constrained, highlighting a critical gap in the country’s disaster management capabilities.
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[2026-04-28 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 77-year-old has taken up a full-time role as a professor with one of the leading teaching hospitals in the country’s northeast
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[2026-04-28 14:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 77-year-old has taken up a full-time role as a professor with one of the leading teaching hospitals in the country’s northeast
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[2026-04-28 13:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: STUDENTS tested their nimble minds as the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) held the 3rd Philippine Nuclear Science Olympiad (PNSO).
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[2026-04-28 12:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Italy has extradited an accused Chinese hacker wanted in the United States for allegedly stealing vaccine research at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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[2026-04-28 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a marble table by Barber Osgerby to cashmere throws in the bojagi tradition, the maison’s latest offerings are a study in craft
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[2026-04-28 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a marble table by Barber Osgerby to cashmere throws in the bojagi tradition, the maison’s latest offerings are a study in craft
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[2026-04-28 11:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A California forensic science teacher is getting her moment in the spotlight, and it’s not just her students she’s impressing.
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[2026-04-28 11:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) is set to conduct a communication campaign aimed at enhancing the capacity of public information officers and media practitioners in reporting science-based information on geologic hazards.
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[2026-04-28 10:58 UTC+10:00] [Campus Bulletin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Celebrating 20 years of legacy and distinction, this year ARCHINET holds its 15th National Architecture Symposium. The NAS 2026 symposium will be held on May 2, 2026 at the Buenaventura Garcia Paredes O.P. Building in the campus of the University of Santo Tomas, Manila. Many renowned professionals will converge into the Philippine scene this coming NAS 2026.
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[2026-04-28 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A group of five surfers had the surprise of a lifetime last weekend when a shark decided to hunt down one of them in the waters off Santa Barbara.
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[2026-04-28 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Women drinking coffee three times daily had lower fat mass index
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[2026-04-28 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran is rapidly running out of space to store its oil as President Trump continues his naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz — which could lead to “irreversible” damage to the regime’s biggest industry and lifeblood of its economy.
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[2026-04-28 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Neanderthal children developed at a much faster pace than modern humans, possibly as a way to adjust to the harsh environment of their surroundings, according to a recent study published in Current Biology.
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[2026-04-28 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Los Angeles Angels’ record isn’t the only thing off to a disgusting start this season, as health officials claimed they found evidence of a rodent infestation in a section of the team’s stadium.
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[2026-04-28 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Paramount Skydance asked the US Federal Communications Commission to greenlight the foreign investments backing its acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery WBD.O, according to regulatory filings made public on Monday.
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[2026-04-28 04:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A controversial billionaire tax measure in California — which has secured enough signatures to appear on the November ballot — would devastate the state’s economy, a new study published Monday shows.
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[2026-04-28 03:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: This may not be a literal penis-measuring contest, but fertility advocates may have developed the next-best thing.
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[2026-04-28 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The headquarters of the National Science Foundation is photographed May 29, 2025, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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[2026-04-28 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Ghosts in the attic or goblins in the basement are not responsible for paranormal activity, claims a new April 2026 study, which blames a home’s old pipes for those things that go bump in the night.
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[2026-04-28 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: New York sports fans might want to switch up their passwords.
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[2026-04-28 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Cravings hit hardest at 3:42 p.m., according to new research.
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[2026-04-28 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Archaeologists pinpointed the exact location of the so-called “Spanish Roanoke,” a doomed colony that collapsed within years, after they uncovered a single coin that helped confirm the site.
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[2026-04-28 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Young Australians are likely to eventually prosper as well as their parents, research into the income battle between the generations has found, but they will struggle in their 30s as they contend with imposts their parents never had to face.
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[2026-04-27 22:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prof. Yaniv Dover, Associate Professor of Marketing and Vice Dean for Research at the Hebrew University Business School, started his academic career as a physics major. It wasn’t until he was in the middle of his PhD. program that he decided to switch to the social sciences, because he felt he could make a greater impact in that field.
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[2026-04-27 22:40 UTC+10:00] [White House correspondents' dinner shooting] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump officials use incident at correspondents’ dinner to pitch case for $400m project, arguing it will be ‘safe space’
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[2026-04-27 21:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: European military spending helped to propel global defense expenditure to a record high of almost $3 trillion in 2025 despite the US decreasing its outlay, according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released on Monday.
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