Topic: Transport — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-19 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Denny Hamlin celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR All-Star auto race at Dover Motor Speedway, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
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[2026-05-19 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LONDON (AP) — A British court sentenced a truck driver to prison for smuggling 7 million pounds ($9.4 million) worth of cocaine in a shipment of underwear and clothing from Skims, Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand, authorities said Monday.
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[2026-05-19 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: If you’re a true crime junkie, then you probably watched The Crash documentary on Netflix this weekend. If you got sucked into the case of Mackenzie Shirilla—the teenage girl charged with murder after she drove a car into a building, killing her two friends in the car with her—then you should know that there is a Mackenzie Shirilla documentary on Hulu and another on HBO Max that you can stream right now: Killer Cases Season 4, Episode 12, “Murder on
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[2026-05-19 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: At least four people have been killed during nationwide transport protests in Kenya, the interior minister has confirmed, as anger over rising fuel prices paralysed major cities and exposed deep economic strain.
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[2026-05-19 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Philippines has been identified as an “elevated risk” market as smuggling activity and demand for cheaper tobacco products continue to fuel the illicit cigarette trade.
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[2026-05-19 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — A roadside encounter captured on camera and later shared online has ended not with a citation, but with termination orders.
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[2026-05-19 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-19 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Transport] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Learning to drive as an adult is humiliating because everyone knows how to drive, and frustrating because no one knows how to drive properly
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[2026-05-19 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Kenya was brought to a standstill on Monday as protests erupted in Nairobi during a nationwide public transport strike over soaring fuel prices and the rising cost of living.
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[2026-05-19 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: As power demand surges on the back of data-center buildouts, with hyperscalers expected to unleash about $700 billion in capex this year to expand AI infrastructure and maintain an edge over China in the AI compute race, NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy are moving to scale up. The utilities agreed to a $67 billion all-stock merger that would create the world's largest regulated electric utility network.
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[2026-05-19 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A transport leader helping to drive progress on the Dubai Loop has told of the complex challenges of building a high-speed underground road system, but promised there will be "no interruption of traffic".
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[2026-05-19 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The strike shutting down North America’s largest commuter rail system will continue into a third day. Lengthy negotiations failed to reach a deal in time to save Monday morning’s commute on the Long Island Rail Road in New York.
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[2026-05-18 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-18 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Emirates airline has broken ground on a $5.1 billion engineering complex at Dubai South that it says will become the world’s largest and most advanced aviation maintenance plant. It comes as the expansion around Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai is being accelerated.
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[2026-05-18 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DHAKA. Bangladesh — The World Bank said on Monday it has approved a $350 million loan to help Bangladesh manage rising fuel import pressures and strengthen energy security after shortages linked to the Middle East war.
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[2026-05-18 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Manchas de sangre cerca de un auto destruido en una calle de Módena, Italia, el sábado 16 de mayo de 2026. (Lapresse vía AP)
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[2026-05-18 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BANGKOK — The driver of a train that collided with a bus in Thailand's capital, killing eight people, has tested positive for drugs and was charged with reckless driving, officials said Monday.
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[2026-05-18 23:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Song Ho-sung, chief executive officer (CEO) of Kia Corp., has said the automaker plans to deploy humanoid robot Atlas developed by Boston Dynamics, a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group, at U.S. factories in 2029.
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[2026-05-18 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: More than 20 luxury sports cars were stolen from a high-security car park in Paris, in a theft that lasted only a few minutes.
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[2026-05-18 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Transport Advisory Committee chairman says he expects initial level to be somewhere around 10,000 vehicle licences
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[2026-05-18 22:26 UTC+10:00] [Didi Chuxing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Transport Advisory Committee chairman says he expects initial level to be somewhere around 10,000 vehicle licences
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[2026-05-18 21:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- Song Ho-sung, chief executive officer (CEO) of Kia Corp., has said the automaker plans to deploy humanoid robot Atlas developed by Boston Dynamics, a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group, at U.S. factories in 2029.
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[2026-05-18 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Welcome to day three of the Long Island Rail Road strike, which is set to cause commuter chaos this morning in the New York City area, as more than 3,500 workers across five unions walked off the job Saturday after contract talks with the MTA collapsed.
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[2026-05-18 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A lorry driver who smuggled £7.2m of cocaine in a shipment of Kim Kardashian Skims clothing has been jailed for 13-and-a-half years.
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[2026-05-18 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (Emphasis ours),
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[2026-05-18 21:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Charging limits and rising insurance costs could slow the global march of electric vehicles, BNP Paribas tells Hong Kong conference
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[2026-05-18 21:13 UTC+10:00] [BNP Paribas] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Charging limits and rising insurance costs could slow the global march of electric vehicles, BNP Paribas tells Hong Kong conference
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[2026-05-18 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines —The Department of Justice (DOJ) has recommended the filing of criminal charges against Senator Jinggoy Estrada, several officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways, and other individuals over their alleged involvement in a multi-billion-peso corruption scheme tied to flood control and national infrastructure projects.
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[2026-05-18 20:34 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-18 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In Nairobi, demonstrators burn tyres on key roads, with both the Iran war and corruption cited for rising petrol and diesel costs
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[2026-05-18 20:28 UTC+10:00] [petrol] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In Nairobi, demonstrators burn tyres on key roads, with both the Iran war and corruption cited for rising petrol and diesel costs
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[2026-05-18 20:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Blood is seen next to a destroyed car on a street of Modena, Italy, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Lapresse via AP)
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[2026-05-18 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Leonie Harm, right, attends the German Masters golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour in Winsen Germany, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Marc Moeller/dpa via AP)
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[2026-05-18 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts expect the company’s AI marketing services base to steadily grow to reduce declines in advertising revenue and boost profits
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[2026-05-18 19:57 UTC+10:00] [Baidu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts expect the company’s AI marketing services base to steadily grow to reduce declines in advertising revenue and boost profits
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[2026-05-18 19:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai Motor Co. said the prolonged slowdown in electric vehicle demand has ended in Korea following signs of a rebound in the first quarter, as it pushes a more aggressive EV strategy.
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[2026-05-18 18:49 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Allan government and Victoria Police are at loggerheads over whether transport department officials formally reported to police a $6 million fraud allegedly attempted by a contractor on the Metro Tunnel rail project.
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[2026-05-18 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The renewed pullback in Chinese EV stocks follows a brief rally that was driven by expectations of rising demand for alternative energy
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[2026-05-18 18:44 UTC+10:00] [Li Auto] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The renewed pullback in Chinese EV stocks follows a brief rally that was driven by expectations of rising demand for alternative energy
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[2026-05-18 18:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mon 18 May 2026 at 6:22pm
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[2026-05-18 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Protests erupted in Kenya’s capital Nairobi Monday as a nationwide public transport strike kicked off in protest at rising fuel prices.
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[2026-05-18 16:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Gaza City, Gaza – Standing in a long queue under the beating sun, 14-year-old Muhammed al-Roubi was waiting to buy bread. But there was a strong chance that, despite his patience, he would not get any.
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[2026-05-18 16:36 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-05-18 16:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An analysis by the Wall Street Journal said the United States has so far managed to cover domestic energy demand and offset part of the drop in Gulf oil production caused by the war, but warned that pressures are growing as inventories decline and refineries operate at full capacity.
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[2026-05-18 16:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai Motor and Kia have expanded partnerships with seven top universities in India to accelerate the development of core electric-vehicle technologies and strengthen future mobility capabilities.
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[2026-05-18 15:32 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-05-18 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Sanae Takaichi speaks during a meeting of government and ruling party officials at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 18. (Photo by Ken Suzuki)
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[2026-05-18 15:31 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-05-18 15:23 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A multibillion-dollar investment in roads and utilities will supercharge new suburbs on the fringes of Greater Brisbane and in Queensland’s far north where governments promised 51,000 new homes would be built.
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[2026-05-18 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The collapse of Market Financial Solutions continues to reverberate across the broader financial services sector, echoing the implosion of U.S. auto parts supplier First Brands last year. It comes amid deepening fears that stress in niche credit markets could spill over to the broader banking system.
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