Topic: Transport — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-25 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Queensland truck driver Kevin Pearson was charged over the fatal railway crossing crash on the Barrier Highway. (Facebook)
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[2026-02-25 11:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-02-25 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mexico's president says there was "every guarantee" for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be held in the country after the capture of "El Mencho" and "no risk" to fans attending.
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[2026-02-25 11:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Group said Wednesday it has donated four units of an unmanned firefighting robot to the National Fire Agency (NFA), pledging to expand the program to 100 units in the future.
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[2026-02-25 11:07 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-02-25 10:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A sanitation worker in Ohio got an unexpected surprise when he opened a trash can and found a man hiding inside. Police say the suspect fled on foot after a traffic stop and officers briefly lost sight of him before setting up a perimeter.
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[2026-02-25 10:05 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-02-25 09:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-02-25 09:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Rhys Bellinge killed a young woman when his luxury car smashed into another vehicle. (Instagram: Dr Rhys Bellinge)
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[2026-02-25 09:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Transport Accidents and Incidents
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[2026-02-25 09:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US House of Representatives failed to pass key aviation legislation on Tuesday despite pleas from lawmakers and relatives of those killed in the worst US aviation disaster since 2001.
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[2026-02-25 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tyler Reddick reacts after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
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[2026-02-25 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Driving into Mexico's western city of Guadalajara, the evidence of Sunday's terrifying cartel rampage is still visible.
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[2026-02-25 07:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vehículos pasan junto a un auto quemado al día siguiente de que el ejército mexicano matara al líder del Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, conocido como “El Mencho”, en Guadalajara, México, el lunes 23 de febrero de 2026. (AP Foto/Marco Ugarte)
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[2026-02-25 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This photo provided by Idaho News 6 shows police tape on the scene where a stolen ambulance was driven into the Portico North building Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Meridian, Idaho. (Idaho News 6 via AP)
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[2026-02-25 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) has addressed a major backlog by printing and issuing permanent driving license cards to individuals who previously received temporary licences. Around 400,000 licences have been issued so far to drivers who were previously given temporary licences to clear the backlog caused by a card shortage,” Commissioner General of Motor Traffic Kamal Amarasinghe said.
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[2026-02-25 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Toyota SURE concept was officially introduced by Toyota Lanka in 2019 and was launched in the Wattala Branch. Today, it has expanded with its second new showroom at Ratmalana, bringing certified Japan Domestic (JDM) Toyota vehicles through a carefully selected, inspected, and fully certified mobility experience. Designed to make quality, reliable, and durable vehicles more accessible, Toyota SURE reinforces Toyota Lanka’s commitment, as the Authorized Toyota Distributor in Sri Lanka, to providing trustworthy vehicle ownership solutions across the island.
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[2026-02-25 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Swisstek Aluminium opened its new Design Studio at Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05, further strengthening its position the leading aluminium solutions provider in Sri Lanka.
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[2026-02-25 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Central Province DIG Sudath Masinghege says that thirty people were arrested for driving under the influence of drugs during searches carried out in the Kandy district during the first 45 days of this year.
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[2026-02-25 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Portugal’s Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel arrived at the Katunayake Airport for a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka yesterday (24) morning. He was accompanied by a delegation consisting of four senior officials from the country’s Foreign Affairs Ministry. Ports and Civil Aviation Deputy Minister Janith Ruwan Kodituwakku and Foreign Affairs Ministry officials were present to welcome the group.
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[2026-02-25 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: China is the defending champion for the Women's Asian Cup, and has won the tournament nine times. (Reuters: Francis Mascarenhas)
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[2026-02-25 05:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo taken from video by Sky News, Britain’s former ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson is seen in a vehicle leaving a police station in London in the early hours of Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Sky News Exclusive via AP)
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[2026-02-25 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Following a lengthy lay-off, Aiva Anagnostiadis is ready to get behind the wheel of a racing car again. (Getty Images: Formula 1/Pauline Ballet)
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[2026-02-25 05:35 UTC+10:00] [Brazil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Chiquinho and Domingos Brazão accused of ordering shooting of Marielle Franco and her driver in 2018
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[2026-02-25 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A lorry driver has admitted causing the death of a woman who was struck on the head by crane equipment while pushing a pram.
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[2026-02-25 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Victoria’s $26 billion North East Link toll road has been hit by allegations of drug taking on site and sexually inappropriate behaviour, prompting an investigation from the project’s construction consortium.
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[2026-02-25 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has demanded ministers find savings and delay spending to avoid adding fuel to the inflation fire ahead of a budget that insiders say will be pitched as a belt-tightening exercise.
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[2026-02-25 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MAYNILAD Watevr Services, Inc. (Maynilad) on Tuesday said that net income had climbed 19 percent to P15.219 billion in 2025, from P12.781 billion a year earlier, boosted by sustained operating efficiencies and continued infrastructure investments.
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[2026-02-25 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: UNITED States technology giants Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft are expected to collectively invest about $650 billion to scale up artificial intelligence (AI)-related infrastructure this year, according to an analysis by Bridgewater Associates.
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[2026-02-25 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CEBU CITY — Gov. Pamela Baricuatro said that Cebu has secured a P300-million allocation from Malacañang under the Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) to augment the province’s rice assistance program and priority infrastructure projects.
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[2026-02-25 03:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CHINA’S consumer market has kicked off the year with a surge in demand for high-tech products, as strong sales of drones and artificial intelligence (AI) glasses, combined with heightened interest in robots following their appearance at the Spring Festival Gala, fuel a broader wave of technology-driven spending.
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[2026-02-25 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE British had Hong Kong as a possession for 156 years. It acquired Hong Kong island in 1841, the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860; and most memorably in the annals of history, the 99-year lease on the New Territories in 1898. When the handover came in 1997, China inherited a global city colored by Britain’s cultural values, a city at the crossroads of east and west — supported by Western legal systems and infrastructure.
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[2026-02-25 02:00 UTC+10:00] [Airbus Defence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Michael Schoellhorn, CEO von Airbus Defence and Space, bestätigt in einem Exklusivinterview mit der DW Presseberichte, nach denen es Schwierigkeiten zwischen seinem Unternehmen und dem französischen Partner Dassault Aviation gebe.
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[2026-02-25 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s next visit to Israel could do more than generate headlines. It could lower the friction that constrains the defense relationship and help India and Israel deepen cooperation at a moment when they are confronting the same strategic problem: how to defend societies and critical infrastructure against air and missile threats in an age of saturation.
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[2026-02-25 01:56 UTC+10:00] [Missouri] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: One deputy is killed in a traffic stop and a second dies when deputies track suspect to woods, sheriff says
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[2026-02-25 01:47 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Soldiers spend weeks or even months in a cramped shelter in a so-called "kill zone," a stretch as long as 20 kilometers (12 miles) that is largely controlled by enemy drones. There is no way to reach a position by vehicle or evacuate the wounded. Ammunition and food supplies are constantly interrupted.
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[2026-02-25 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Waymo vehicle drives past a No U-Turn sign in San Bruno, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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[2026-02-25 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: China's rise from poverty to the world's second‑largest economy rewrote the rules of globalization. Now Beijing's push into high-end technology is unfolding at an even faster pace.
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[2026-02-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Queensland politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: State parliament’s inquiry will propose a crackdown amid concerns over injuries and deaths
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[2026-02-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Climate crisis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The government will hand over $10.8bn this financial year under the scheme that makes it cheaper for miners and other industries to use diesel and petrol
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[2026-02-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [New South Wales] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A quiet farming area off Pitt Town Bottoms Road became a major crime scene on Tuesday, as detectives searched for the abducted 85-year-old
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[2026-02-25 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Two Missouri sheriff’s deputies were fatally shot, one during a traffic stop and the other hours later during an exchange of gunfire with the suspect, who was also killed, authorities said.
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[2026-02-25 00:13 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Joshua Orta was passenger when Ruben Ray Martinez was fatally shot in his car by immigration agent in March 2025
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[2026-02-25 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: There's been another killing by explosive device in the heart of Moscow - this time coming on the fourth anniversary of the start of the Russia-Ukraine war.
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[2026-02-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The president and his aides vilify the judiciary with brutal rhetoric, hoping to delegitimize a co-equal branch of government
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[2026-02-24 23:50 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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[2026-02-24 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Climate crisis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Without federal climate regulation, fossil fuel industry may be more vulnerable to local lawsuits
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[2026-02-24 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Mexico's most wanted cartel boss was killed Sunday in a Mexican military operation reportedly supported by U.S. intelligence; however, the emergence of potential successors indicates the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) is not at the end of its road, only suggesting the decapitation strike is more likely to drive short-term fragmentation and retaliatory or spillover risks.
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[2026-02-24 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Etihad Airways expects to hire up to 3,000 employees a year to support its growth as it adds 20 aircraft to its fleet annually until 2030 and expands its network with extra routes and an increase in flights.
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[2026-02-24 23:01 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 95]
Source: 9News
Snippet: An enraged and heavily intoxicated doctor who killed a young woman in a high-speed crash will serve at least eight years behind bars.Perth obstetrician Rhys Henry Stone Bellinge, 46, pleaded guilty to unlawfully killing Elizabeth Pearce, 24, while driving his supercharged Jaguar in Perth's leafy riverside suburb of Dalkeith in February 2025.He was sentenced in the Western Australian Supreme Court today to 10 years and six months imprisonment, with parole eligibility after serving eight years and six months.Perth obstetrician Rhys
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