Topic: Transport — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-07 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: For Gerald Wissel, founder and CEO of Hamburg, Germany-based aviation consulting firm Airborne Consulting, a recently announced ticket tax cut for airlines operating in Germany "won't reach passengers" because it is "purely symbolic."
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[2025-12-07 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Chinese-funded rail upgrade benefits Tanzania and Zambia while securing China a trade corridor and access to critical African minerals
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[2025-12-07 18:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: „Anulirali su mi dijete", žali se Tatjana Bykova u video poruci. Njezinog sina Andreja ubili su, kako kaže, zapovjednici. Imenuje ih i kaže da ih mrzi. Prvo su od njega iznuđivali novac, tražeći polovicu odštete koju je primio za ranjavanje, kaže ona. Kad im je odbio dati novac i umjesto toga kupio automobil, tražili su od njega da im da auto.
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[2025-12-07 16:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The Indian government Saturday ordered airlines to cap fares as it tries to contain the fallout from one of the worst air traffic disruptions to have ensnared the country.
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[2025-12-07 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Researchers say domestic felines were originally regarded as ‘exotic’ pets and kept among the Chinese elite
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[2025-12-07 03:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday accused Moscow of deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure after Russian strikes caused destruction, power outages and at least eight deaths across war-ravaged regions.
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[2025-12-06 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Five people were injured and hospitalized following a serious road accident on Bambalapitiya Marine Drive early this morning (06), at around 2:30 a.m.
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[2025-12-06 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Five posters related to Sunday’s poll allegedly destroyed on Mei Tin Road in Tai Wai, according to force
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[2025-12-06 20:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bus and taxi heading along Kwai Shing Circuit with rubbish truck going in opposite direction when it reportedly lost control
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[2025-12-06 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Im Norden Albaniens bringen Bauern auf einem Feld mit gelbblühenden Pflanzen ihre Ernte ein: Nickel. Das gelbe Steinkraut, das hier wächst, zählen zu den sogenannten hyperakkumulierenden, also "über-anreichernden" Arten. Sie können große Mengen Metalle aus dem Boden aufnehmen, darunter Nickel, Zink, Kupfer Gold und die sogenannten Seltene Erden.
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[2025-12-06 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Asia makes the chips driving the AI boom, but the technology threatens to erase jobs and widen the region’s wealth gap, a new UN report says
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[2025-12-06 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Despite its lightweight build, Livis promises robust performance with an impressive battery life of 18.8 hours under normal usage
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[2025-12-06 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Army Commander Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo said that the landslide-affected section of the Nawalapitiya-Kandy main road will be re-opened for traffic within one week.
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[2025-12-06 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Our country will emerge stronger than ever, despite the obstacles, said Deputy Minister of Plantations and Community Infrastructure Pradeep Sundaralingam in Parliament yesterday (05).
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[2025-12-06 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: SILVA – Mr. SANDARADURA HIUTON. In remembrance of the impermanence of life, we announce the passing of Mr. SANDARADURA HIUTON SILVA, retired Executive Officer – Bank of Ceylon. Beloved husband of Mrs U.K. Willora Arachchi (retired Principal) and loving father of Eng. Prabash Dilshan Silva, Dr. Chathumi Vinodya Silva, and Attorney-at-Law Vishmi Vinodya Silva.
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[2025-12-06 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Russia's President Vladimir Putin wrapped up his two-day India visit on Friday, insisting Moscow was "ready to continue uninterrupted shipments of fuel for the fast-growing Indian economy."
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[2025-12-06 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-06 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: د روسیې ولسمشر ولاديمير پوتين، چې دمګړۍ په هند کې دی، له لومړي وزير نريندر مودي، سره د ملاقات پر وخت ويلي یې دي چې هېواد یې چمتو دی چې هند ته د تیلو ليږد ته دوام ورکړی.
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[2025-12-06 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vast pool of engineering talent seen as a potent driving force for country’s challenge to US tech supremacy
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[2025-12-05 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Jaffna District MP Ramanathan Archuna announced in Parliament today that he does not require the official cab allocated to him.
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[2025-12-05 20:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will recommence at the end of December, Malaysia's transport ministry said on Wednesday.
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[2025-12-05 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Istanbul’s plans are already aggressively ambitious, Saudi Arabia’s extravagant vision seems like something from fantasyland
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[2025-12-05 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A driver attached to the Gangawata Korale Divisional Secretariat has been handed over to the Kandy Police for allegedly stealing and selling bottled drinking water that had been donated for families affected by Cyclone Ditwah.
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[2025-12-05 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The National Transport Commission (NTC) has taken disciplinary action against the Monaragala-Colombo bus that recently plunged into floodwaters in the Kumbukkana area, putting passengers’ lives at risk.
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[2025-12-05 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Chairman of the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) announced that passengers holding train season tickets will now be allowed to travel on SLTB buses by simply presenting their tickets.
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[2025-12-05 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Over 159 schools in the Central Province have been affected following the cyclone, Deputy Transport Minister Prasanna Gunasena said.
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[2025-12-05 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The extreme hurricane-level event that struck Sri Lanka between November 27 and 30 exposed a profound structural weakness in the disaster-management systems of the Central Province. What unfolded over these three days was not merely a meteorological anomaly but a comprehensive collapse of preparedness, communication, infrastructure resilience and governance. As global climate change intensifies the frequency of low-pressure systems, cyclones and torrential rainfall, this crisis must be treated as a turning point.
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[2025-12-05 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: HNB PLC, in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development announced the national launch of its digital bus fare payment solution on November 24, at the Makumbura Multi-Modal Centre.
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[2025-12-05 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Social and Cultural Committee of the Alumni Association of Peradeniya University’s Colombo Chapter, chaired by Kumudini Kulatunga, together with the members, offered lunch, medicines, milk powder, sanitary items, pillows, bed-sheets, etc. to the 45 residents of the Paramitha Elders’ Home, Wanawasala Road, Kelaniya, recently to bestow merit on their late members and families.
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[2025-12-05 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Transport, Highways, and Urban Development Minister Bimal Rathnayake held discussions at the Army Headquarters on Wednesday to secure military assistance to restore railway lines destroyed by the recent disaster conditions.
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[2025-12-05 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Road Development Authority (RDA) said that 159 roads that were closed and disrupted due to the disaster situation caused by the heavy rains have been reopened.
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[2025-12-05 02:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to give top priority to restoring damaged road infrastructure in order to normalize public life and ensure uninterrupted transport services in the aftermath of the recent disaster.
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[2025-12-05 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Acrid smog chokes Delhi’s skyline each winter, when cool air traps a deadly mix of pollutants from crop burning, factories, and traffic
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[2025-12-04 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
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[2025-12-04 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Road Development Authority (RDA) has announced that motorists will once again be required to pay tolls on all expressways, ending the temporary waiver that was in place due to severe weather conditions.
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[2025-12-04 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development announced today that the Kandy–Colombo main road (A1), which had been closed due to damage caused by the recent adverse weather, has now been reopened for public use.
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[2025-12-04 12:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The number of people killed by floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island rose to 708 on Tuesday, the disaster agency said, as authorities rushed to repair infrastructure and deliver aid to cut-off areas.
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[2025-12-04 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Chinese companies diversify into Southeast Asia, Latin America and belt and road markets, many are using Hong Kong as a springboard
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[2025-12-04 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Commissioner General of Motor Transport has issued a statement informing that the Motor Transport Department’s driving licence computer system, which had crashed due to adverse weather conditions, has now been fully restored.
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[2025-12-04 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A single lane of the Colombo – Nuwara Eliya main road via Hatton which was closed after several sections of the road was covered with huge mounds of earth due to earthslips was re-opened for vehicular traffic yesterday and the Police request motorists to be vigilant when driving through such sections of the road.
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[2025-12-03 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
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[2025-12-03 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Improved healthcare outcomes are colliding with China’s three-year population decline, testing social safety nets despite improvements in medical infrastructure
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[2025-12-03 18:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Komisioneri i Transportit i BE, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, është shprehur se është "i hapur ndaj të gjitha teknologjive" në debatin për ndalimin gradual të planifikuar të motorëve me djegie. Tzitzikostas iu përgjigj një pyetjeje të gazetës gjermane Handelsblatt nëse BE do të lejonte jo vetëm automjetet hibride, por edhe ato me motorë klasikë me djegie.
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[2025-12-03 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Homosexuals posed as ‘father and son’ in public before older of the two was killed in road accident, sparking bitter legal dispute
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[2025-12-03 15:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Road Development Authority Director General Wimal Kandambi said that most roads damaged due to the disaster will be made passable within 10 days.
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[2025-12-03 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Leader of the House and Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development Bimal Ratnayake stated in Parliament yesterday (01) that the Government will intervene to rescue the people, taking into account the views and suggestions of everyone, without leaving anyone out who is facing a catastrophic situation.
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[2025-12-03 14:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Kaduwela–Battaramulla road, which had been temporarily closed due to flooding, was reopened to traffic this morning, police said.
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[2025-12-03 08:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: By the spring of 2020, the century-old industrial plant on Birmingham’s 35th Avenue was literally falling apart. Chunks of the metal doors fronting several of the 1,800-degree ovens — which heat coal to produce a fuel called coke — had broken off and tumbled to the ground.
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[2025-12-03 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The cyclonic disaster claimed a heavy toll of lives and destruction to property, including the collapse of bridges, damage to culverts, and other serious damage caused to infrastructure and both public and private property. Most people were caught off their guard, as the cyclone descended without warning. Hence, the need for the authorities to emphasise the need for disaster preparedness to the public.
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[2025-12-03 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Hundreds of people remain missing after devastating heavy rainfall and catastrophic mudslides ravaged the country in what authorities are calling the deadliest natural disaster the nation has faced in years. The true scale of the destruction in the worst-affected central region was gradually emerging on Sunday as emergency relief workers worked tirelessly to clear roads obstructed by fallen trees, debris, and massive mudslides that have cut off entire communities from vital aid and communication.
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