[2026-04-12 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Railroad users reach record high in Q1 on expanded service, higher oil prices

Snippet: SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- The number of passengers using South Korea's railroad services reached a record high of over 42 million in the first quarter of the year, data showed Sunday, partly driven by expanded train operations and rising oil prices that reduced private vehicle use.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260412001200320

[2026-04-12 11:54 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: PM strikes critical fuel deal with Singapore

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/pm-strikes-critical-fuel-deal-with-singapore-20260412-p5zn7l.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-12 11:35 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: New relief for households being considered as Albanese government warns of ‘long tail’ from Iran war

Snippet: Catherine King says while peace talks were ‘best chance’ at lowering fuel prices, further help may be included in budget

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/12/new-relief-for-households-being-considered-as-albanese-government-warns-of-long-tail-from-iran-war

[2026-04-12 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China family creates AI clone to comfort elderly mum after only son dies in car accident

Snippet: Tech team which ‘deceives people’s emotions’ make virtual copy of dead son who ‘talks’ to his mother via video, says he works in another city

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3349344/china-family-creates-ai-clone-comfort-elderly-mum-after-only-son-dies-car-accident?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-12 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China family creates AI clone to comfort elderly mum after only son dies in car accident

Snippet: Tech team which ‘deceives people’s emotions’ make virtual copy of dead son who ‘talks’ to his mother via video, says he works in another city

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3349344/china-family-creates-ai-clone-comfort-elderly-mum-after-only-son-dies-car-accident

[2026-04-12 10:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: New Zealand braces for Cyclone Vaianu's worst impacts

Snippet: Roads in Whitianga, on New Zealand's north coast, are beginning to flood. (Radio New Zealand: Marika Khabazi)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-12/cyclone-vaianu-set-to-make-landfall-in-new-zealand/106555766

[2026-04-12 10:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Minister casts doubt on road user tax over concerns it could hurt EV uptake

Snippet: Now may not be the time for a new tax on road users, the transport minister says. (ABC News: John Gunn)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-12/road-user-tax-cast-into-doubt-concerns-it-could-hurt-ev-uptake/106555742

[2026-04-12 10:18 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Girl, seven, drowns at popular Queensland river

Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-school-girl-drowns-brisbane-river/352178fa-f744-49fb-831e-3db282f3a764

[2026-04-12 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Ignoring Central Asia’s environmental crisis is a strategic mistake - opinion

Snippet: Environmental stress is rapidly becoming a central driver of global stability, shaping food systems, energy networks, and economic resilience, yet international attention remains heavily concentrated on major emitters and highly visible climate hotspots. This focus risks overlooking regions where environmental change is advancing quickly, with consequences that extend well beyond their borders.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-892504

[2026-04-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Singapore’s robotaxi drive revs up with help from Chinese AV leaders

Snippet: The city state is working with Chinese companies like WeRide and Pony.ai to test and deploy shuttle taxi services on public roads

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3349672/singapores-robotaxi-drive-revs-help-chinese-av-leaders?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Singapore’s robotaxi drive revs up with help from Chinese AV leaders

Snippet: The city state is working with Chinese companies like WeRide and Pony.ai to test and deploy shuttle taxi services on public roads

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3349672/singapores-robotaxi-drive-revs-help-chinese-av-leaders

[2026-04-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: SBS News

Title: Government considering further economic relief as motorists urged to reduce fuel use

Snippet: Fuel prices have surged globally as Iran effectively blocks the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's seaborne oil travelled before the war. Credit: AP

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/government-urges-motorists-to-minimise-fuel-use-ad-campaign/84nngwtsr

[2026-04-12 09:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: AP News

Title: Ryan Blaney captures NASCAR Cup pole position at Bristol Motor Speedway

Snippet: Carson Hocevar (77) leads Ryan Blaney (12), and Christopher Bell (20) Riley Herbst (35) during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race April 13, 2025, in Bristol, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/nascar-bristol-qualifying-blaney-e13cb1635e28c3f6fde9b1b60c2fa620

[2026-04-12 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Car-Shopping Websites Report Uptick In EV Interest Following Gasoline Price Shock

Snippet: March brought the biggest fuel price shock Americans have experienced on record, or at least according to AAA data going back to the early 2000s.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/car-shopping-websites-report-uptick-ev-interest-following-gasoline-price-shock

[2026-04-12 09:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Faisal Islam: Why the government is relaxed about Chinese car imports

Snippet: In a Somerset field, with a distant view on one side of Hinckley Point nuclear power station (under construction) and on the other side the windswept grassy folds of Glastonbury Tor, lies the future of the British car industry. It is possibly also the foundation of our future economic resilience, at what is a troubled moment in the global economy.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnv82v3n6yqo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-12 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Naked boy, 9, found locked inside dad’s van for years after neighbor reported chilling sounds

Snippet: A naked 9-year-old French boy was rescued after his twisted dad allegedly locked him in a van for nearly two years – with the horror uncovered when a neighbor reported chilling sounds coming from the vehicle.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/11/world-news/naked-french-boy-9-found-locked-inside-dads-van-for-years-after-neighbor-reported-chilling-sounds/

[2026-04-12 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: ‘Crime 101’ Ending Explained: Does Chris Hemsworth’s Jewel Thief Escape Or Land In Prison?

Snippet: It’s us, the people who paused the Prime Video crime thriller Crime 101 – it’s right in the name! – to Street View snoop on exact highway exits and the film’s many, many Los Angeles locations. Because LA is a character in Crime, just like Chris Hemsworth’s loner jewel thief, Mark Ruffalo’s determined sad sack of a police detective, and Halle Berry’s frustrated seller of high-end insurance policies.

Read full article: https://decider.com/2026/04/11/crime-101-ending-explained/

[2026-04-12 08:54 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Australia news live: government ad campaign urges drivers to minimise fuel use as supply crisis persists

Snippet: Follow the day’s news live

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/apr/12/petrol-prices-save-fuel-government-ad-campaign-anthony-albanese-singapore-labor-coalition-ntwnfb

[2026-04-12 08:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Three charged over alleged 'kill car' pursuit in Sydney's west

Snippet: Officers from Strike Force Raptor tried to stop the stolen Audi about 2pm on Saturday. (ABC News)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-12/nsw-three-charged-lidcombe-kill-car-pursuit/106555664

[2026-04-12 08:51 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Man arrested for allegedly damaging US military aircraft in Shannon airport

Snippet: Suspect in 40s arrested after man apparently climbed on to USAF C130 Hercules transport plane on remote taxiway in County Clare

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/11/man-arrested-for-allegedly-damaging-us-military-aircraft-in-shannon-airport

[2026-04-12 08:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Chris Drury’s Rangers retool hits critical juncture and will hinge on key creativity

Snippet: DALLAS — So the Rangers will put the 2025-26 season to rest in the warmer temperatures down south. For nearly four months, it’s been understood it was going to end this way. Some late-season winning has eased the team into this final road trip, but skipping to the finish line never translated to an explosive start on the next campaign.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/11/sports/chris-drurys-rangers-retool-hits-critical-juncture/

[2026-04-12 08:32 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Government spends $20m on fuel campaign urging Aussies to drive less

Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/petrol-prices-australia-government-to-roll-out-fuel-saving-campaign/20120860-912a-4cc4-99c2-1ce92f3da021

[2026-04-12 08:02 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Trio charged over alleged Sydney ‘kill car’ chase

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/trio-charged-over-alleged-sydney-kill-car-chase-20260412-p5zn69.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-12 08:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Government launches fuel-saving campaign

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/government-launches-fuel-saving-campaign-20260412-p5zn64.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-12 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Athena Strand’s grieving mom shares tearful tribute, calls her a ‘fighter’ — as FedEx killer faces life in prison

Snippet: The heartbroken mother of Athena Strand, who was kidnapped and killed by a deranged FedEx driver in Texas, shared a tearjerking tribute to her little “fighter” after the twisted culprit pleaded guilty.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/11/us-news/athena-strands-grieving-mom-shares-tearful-tribute-calls-her-a-fighter-as-fedex-killer-faces-life-in-prison/

[2026-04-12 07:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Motorsport's 20yo trailblazer driving change with all-female team

Snippet: Imogen Radburn has launched her own all-female motorsport team. (Supplied: Tamara Jade Media)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-12/all-female-motorsport-team/106537940

[2026-04-12 07:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Queensland e-bike users say commute time could 'roughly double' under new laws

Snippet: Topic:Road Transport Industry

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-12/qld-ebike-speed-limits-impact-on-commuters/106549592

[2026-04-12 07:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Tiger Woods ‘ashamed’ over his ‘embarrassing’ DUI arrest after rollover car crash

Snippet: Tiger Woods was “embarrassed” and “ashamed” after being arrested on a DUI charge — the latest instance of that happening — following a car crash last month, according to People, which cited an anonymous source.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/11/sports/tiger-woods-ashamed-over-his-dui-arrest-after-rollover-car-crash/

[2026-04-12 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: NASCAR drivers on the gas as Cup Series returns to action at Bristol Motor Speedway

Snippet: Kyle Larson (5) signs an autograph for a fan before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sunday, March 15, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Steve Marcus)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/nascar-bristol-larson-chase-c9bed18e5d98b1b2ede8630d2130998c

[2026-04-12 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: French police find naked boy, 9, locked in father’s van since 2024

Snippet: The child, who was malnourished and unable to walk, says he was put in the vehicle because of ‘big difficulties’ with his dad’s partner

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3349763/french-police-find-naked-boy-9-locked-fathers-van-2024?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-12 06:41 UTC+10:00] [child abuse] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: French police find naked boy, 9, locked in father’s van since 2024

Snippet: The child, who was malnourished and unable to walk, says he was put in the vehicle because of ‘big difficulties’ with his dad’s partner

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3349763/french-police-find-naked-boy-9-locked-fathers-van-2024

[2026-04-12 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Why Vanessa Trump is reportedly worried about boyfriend Tiger Woods after his DUI car crash

Snippet: Vanessa Trump is worried about her boyfriend Tiger Woods’ “quality of life” after his latest DUI car crash has started to shed light on his alleged pain issues.

Read full article: https://pagesix.com/2026/04/11/celebrity-news/why-vanessa-trump-is-reportedly-worried-about-boyfriend-tiger-woods-after-his-dui-car-crash/

[2026-04-12 06:03 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]

Source: 9News

Title: Right now, thousands of Aussie kids are stuck in institutional housing

Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/australia-adoption-rate-plummeting-new-data-key-findings/76b980ed-b95b-4ffa-906b-ebd10a792e43

[2026-04-12 06:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Students and pensioners join the digital age under overhaul to Opal network

Snippet: Topic:Public Transport

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-12/nsw-opal-changes-contacless-payment-for-concessions-pensioners/106554864

[2026-04-12 06:02 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]

Source: 9News

Title: This photo looks harmless. It's actually the hook in a costly 'reverse scam'

Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/ai-reverse-scam-tanielle-jai-makeup-artist-exclusive/320a0d73-5c8a-40b0-ae74-11c4447b0d77

[2026-04-12 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Rural and regional Australia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Australia’s demolition derby collides with safety rules as fans fight to save the ‘oddball’ motor sport

Snippet: Pitting beaten-up cars against each other at rural agricultural shows, the sport has been in the spotlight since a crash last year that injured spectators

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/11/australias-demolition-derby-collides-with-safety-rules-as-fans-fight-to-save-the-oddball-motor-sport

[2026-04-12 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Indigenous Australians] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: How Australia’s remote communities are experiencing the fuel crisis: ‘A knock-on effect for people already struggling’

Snippet: One family in the Indigenous community of Ltyentye Apurte has seen their weekly shop increase from $600 to $800 because of rising diesel prices

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/12/australia-fuel-crisis-remote-indigenous-communities-ntwnfb

[2026-04-12 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Three Supertankers Carrying Iraqi And Saudi Crude Sail Through The Strait Of Hormuz

Snippet: The wait is over: after the Persian Gulf side of the Hormuz Strait had turned into a bit of a parking lot late last week as tankers piled up hoping to use the ceasefire and make the crossing, two Chinese supertankers loaded with crude sailed through the Strait of Hormuz hours after a Greek vessel moved through the waterway, marking a significant uptick in oil shipping traffic.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/three-supertankers-carrying-iraqi-and-saudi-crude-exit-strait-hormuz

[2026-04-12 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Culture / TV & radio] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘I had a lot of people reach out’: The loss driving MasterChef Australia judge Sofia Levin

Snippet: You have reached your maximum number of saved items.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/i-had-a-lot-of-people-reach-out-the-loss-driving-masterchef-australia-judge-sofia-levin-20260408-p5zm9o.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-12 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: The fuel excise has been cut, so why is diesel so expensive?

Snippet: The price of diesel continues to soar, despite government measures to decrease the cost. (ABC News: Jasmine Hughes)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-12/diesel-prices-soar-despite-fuel-excise-cuts-amid-iran-war/106550124

[2026-04-12 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Mel)] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Age

Title: A Golden Jubilee and ‘another 50 to go’: The enduring soul of Bridge Road’s favourite deli

Snippet: I won’t say I don’t get excited about new restaurants but if you really want to reel me in, tell me about a place that’s been looking after its community for 10 years. Or 20. Or, in the case of Richmond’s Laikon Deli, an astonishing half century.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/goodfood/melbourne-eating-out/a-golden-jubilee-and-another-50-to-go-the-enduring-soul-of-bridge-road-s-favourite-deli-20260408-p5zmbk.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-12 04:11 UTC+10:00] [France] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: French man charged with keeping nine-year-old son locked in van since 2024

Snippet: Police rescued boy after neighbour reported sounds of a child coming from vehicle in Hagenbach in eastern France

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/11/french-man-charged-keeping-nine-year-old-son-locked-van-hagenbach

[2026-04-12 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Knifeman calling himself 'Lucifer' slashes three at NYC's Grand Central

Snippet: A machete-wielding suspect randomly attacked three people at New York City's Grand Central station before he was fatally shot by police, in a rampage that diverted trains at the nation's biggest rail hub.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz67yy0006jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-12 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Israel will fight on ferociously: It will hunt down its enemies, not be hounded by them - opinion

Snippet: Do not listen to the defeatists that gloomily dominate American and Israeli airwaves this weekend driving a double sourpuss narrative – that the war against Iran was politically vain and/or militarily futile. Both accusations are nasty. Neither is accurate.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-892497

[2026-04-12 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Iryna Zarutska’s killer and more: Letters to the Editor — April 12, 2026

Snippet: Decarlos Brown Jr., who butchered Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, has been found “incapable to proceed” on murder charges (“NC rail slay trial delayed,” April 9).

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/11/opinion/iryna-zarutskas-killer-and-more-letters/

[2026-04-12 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Irish police clear demonstrators to reopen refinery as fuel protest causes chaos

Snippet: DUBLIN, Ireland — Police removed protesters Saturday to reopen Ireland's only oil refinery as a fifth day of disruptive demonstrations over the soaring price of fuel left many gas pumps dry and threatened to cripple transportation across the country.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/12/world/irish-police-clear-demonstrators-to-reopen-refinery-as-fuel-protest-causes-chaos/2318508

[2026-04-12 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: AI data center costing over $5 billion set to bear down on century-old family cemetery in Georgia

Snippet: As AI companies race to build the infrastructure powering the next generation of technology, data centers are proliferating across the country—increasingly landing in, or even being courted by, rural communities that have little experience dealing with large-scale industrial development, and even less warning when a project arrives.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/11/real-estate/ai-data-center-costing-over-5-billion-set-to-bear-down-on-century-old-family-cemetery/

[2026-04-12 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Decency, civility and public order

Snippet: INTERIOR Secretary Jonvic Remulla made an amusing announcement recently that all disorderly acts, such as drinking sprees and gambling on the street, walking shirtless, and minors violating nighttime curfews, shall be prohibited by the Philippine National Police and village watchmen under pain of punishment. His directive was met with sarcasm and brickbats in the wake of more pressing issues confronting the country today, such as surging fuel prices and economic uncertainties arising from the war in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/12/opinion/columns/decency-civility-and-public-order/2318438

[2026-04-12 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Mining companies exploiting Indigenous peoples

Snippet: THE Philippines is blessed with great mineral wealth. It has an abundance of nickel, copper, gold, cobalt, chromite, iron ore, manganese, zinc, lead, mercury, and even rare earth elements. It also has vast resources of renewable energy — wind, solar, hydro, geothermal and biomass — yet it depends on burning coal, the most hazardous fuel in the world.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/12/opinion/columns/mining-companies-exploiting-indigenous-peoples/2318437

[2026-04-12 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Greenpeace slams govt’s fossil fuel push

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/12/regions/greenpeace-slams-govts-fossil-fuel-push/2318457