Topic: Transport — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-18 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Travel / Inspiration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: It’s one of the most intriguing emerging destinations – the vast, landlocked region between Europe and China colloquially known as the “Stans”. Comprising the five former Soviet republics of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, Central Asia promises dramatic landscapes, ancient Silk Road cities and a fascinating cultural cauldron of Muslim, Mongol and Soviet influences.
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[2026-05-18 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Una pasajera mira una entrada cerrada al Long Island Rail Road en la estación Grand Central, el sábado 16 de mayo de 2026, en Nueva York, en el primer día de una huelga después de que cinco sindicatos que representan a cerca de la mitad de los trabajadores del LIRR abandonaran sus puestos.
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[2026-05-18 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ryan Preece drives during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, May 10, 2026, in Watkins Glen, N.Y. (Photo/Adrian Kraus)
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[2026-05-18 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Sergio Mattarella have visited victims of car-ramming and stabbing attacks on the main shopping street of the northern city of Modena.
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[2026-05-18 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Long Island Rail Road, North America’s largest commuter rail system, was shut down Saturday after unionized workers went on strike for the first time in three decades. (AP video by Mike Sisak)
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[2026-05-18 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PUBLIC Works Secretary Vince Dizon expressed frustration after inspecting the long-delayed Punta-Open Canal Diversion Road Project in General Trias City, a major infrastructure project that has remained incomplete and largely unusable for nearly a decade.
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[2026-05-18 01:56 UTC+10:00] [Cannes film festival] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Actor otherwise has ‘no comment’ on Girls creator’s claims about his on-set behaviour as he speaks at Cannes film festival
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[2026-05-18 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis
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[2026-05-18 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Adam Driver side-stepped commenting on his behavior on the “Girls” set in Cannes.
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[2026-05-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Amid soaring fuel prices, the government announced $3.2bn to store a billion more litres of diesel and jet fuel. What about just using less of it?
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[2026-05-18 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El equipo de mecánicos trabaja en el auto Mercedes AMG GT3 del líder Max Verstappen (derecha) mientras realiza una parada en pits al mismo tiempo que el Mercedes-AMG Team RAVENOL, que ocupa la segunda posición con los alemanes Maro Engel, Luca Stolz, Fabian Schiller y Maxime Martin, durante la carrera de automovilismo de las 24 Horas de Nürburgring en Nürburg, Alemania, el domingo 17 de mayo de 2026.
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[2026-05-18 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Disasters, Accidents and Emergency Incidents
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[2026-05-18 00:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman called for suspending the $9 congestion pricing toll for motorists crossing into core Manhattan during the Long Island Rail Road strike.
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[2026-05-18 00:36 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-05-18 00:20 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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[2026-05-17 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Long Island mother of three was found dead in a car in Suffolk County Saturday — and a suspect has been charged with her murder, according to cops.
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[2026-05-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Energy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: China is dominating the energy transition with astonishing result, while fossil fuel fascists in the US try to turn back the clock
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[2026-05-17 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing casts computing power as a national infrastructure, likening tokens to mobile data as telecoms firms roll out mass-market packages
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[2026-05-17 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Kimi-K] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing casts computing power as a national infrastructure, likening tokens to mobile data as telecoms firms roll out mass-market packages
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[2026-05-17 22:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Keith Odom, a forklift driver from Aiken, S.C., looks out from his bus seat as he arrives in Montgomery, Ala., for a voting rights rally Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow)
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[2026-05-17 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MODENA, Italy — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Sunday visited people wounded by a driver with a history of mental health problems who ran over several pedestrians in a city center in northern Italy.
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[2026-05-17 21:24 UTC+10:00] [Max Verstappen] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: F1 driver had reached first place during Saturday stint
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[2026-05-17 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Three people were killed and several others were injured after a driver crashed into multiple cars and pedestrians late Saturday night in Oakland, California, authorities said.
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[2026-05-17 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: When Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Hospital was established by Dr. Moshe Wallach in 1902 on Jaffa Road at the entrance to the city, it had 20 beds and a small field for cows to graze. The cows supplied fresh milk for newborn babies and hospital patients.
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[2026-05-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide Singer Delta Goodrem, representing Australia with the song 'Eclipse', performs during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria. AFPInfo Protesters clash with police during an operation to clear a roadblock in Achica Arriba, Bolivia. EPAInfo People block a road in El Alto, Bolivia, during a protest to demand the reversal of Paz Pereira's resignation and the restoration of his presidency.
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[2026-05-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide Singer Delta Goodrem, representing Australia with the song 'Eclipse', performs during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria. AFPInfo Protesters clash with police during an operation to clear a roadblock in Achica Arriba, Bolivia. EPAInfo People block a road in El Alto, Bolivia, during a protest to demand the reversal of Paz Pereira's resignation and the restoration of his presidency.
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[2026-05-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The unveiling of the high-octane fuel at the Taklimakan Rally comes on the back of international success for the ZXMOTO motorbike marque
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[2026-05-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Urumqi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The unveiling of the high-octane fuel at the Taklimakan Rally comes on the back of international success for the ZXMOTO motorbike marque
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[2026-05-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The roundabout conundrum (C8) is far-reaching. Bill Leigh of West Pennant Hills recalls: “Travelling into London with my parents, we approached a massive roundabout at a Thames tunnel entrance where the traffic was swirling around in a virtual vortex. With gritted teeth dad clenched the wheel, and we entered the vortex, in the wrong lane.
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[2026-05-17 20:51 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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[2026-05-17 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The pit crew works on the leading Max Verstappen’s Mercedes AMG GT3 car, right, as it completes a pit stop at the same time as the second-placed Mercedes-AMG Team RAVENOL with Germany’s Maro Engel, Germany’s Luca Stolz, Germany’s Fabian Schiller and Germany’s Maxime Martin, during the Nurburgring 24-hour auto race in Nurburg, Germany, Sunday, May 17, 2026.
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[2026-05-17 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Three people were killed when a juvenile driver allegedly barreled into a crowd of pedestrians and cars on an Oakland street Saturday night, according to reports.
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[2026-05-17 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on US-Iran war
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[2026-05-17 20:35 UTC+10:00] [Cannes film festival] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Marriage Story stars team up with Miles Teller for this sombre and impressive story of shady dealings in 80s New York
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[2026-05-17 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Egypt's foreign and transport ministers are in Eritrea to bolster economic and commercial ties with the Horn of Africa nation as part of Cairo's boisterous campaign to isolate rival Ethiopia in the strategic region.
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[2026-05-17 19:20 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-17 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: German defense giant Diehl Defense, along with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and EuroSpike GmbH, carried out firing tests of the Spike LR guided missile from the Ziesel unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), marking the first time that the missile has been successfully fired from an unmanned platform.
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[2026-05-17 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai is accelerating efforts to open a vast six-lane tunnel before the end of the year to help cut congestion in one of the emirate's leading traffic hotspots.
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[2026-05-17 18:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-17 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Los Angeles Dodgers (28-18, first in the NL West) vs. Los Angeles Angels (16-30, fifth in the AL West)
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[2026-05-17 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Philadelphia Phillies (23-23, second in the NL East) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (24-22, fourth in the NL Central)
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[2026-05-17 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Milwaukee Brewers (26-17, second in the NL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (20-26, third in the AL Central)
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[2026-05-17 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kansas City Royals (19-27, fifth in the AL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (27-18, third in the NL Central)
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[2026-05-17 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Texas Rangers (21-24, third in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (19-28, fourth in the AL West)
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[2026-05-17 17:30 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Racing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Track heavy 10 and rail out 3m.
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[2026-05-17 17:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A New Jersey man was arrested Thursday after allegedly sparking a massive fire with camping fuel and fireworks inside a Maryland Walmart, creating a terrifying diversion to pull off a $10,000 jewelry heist.
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[2026-05-17 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran says it will soon reveal its plan to manage traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, including the charging of tolls, as United States President Donald Trump warns Tehran it will have a “very bad time” if a peace deal is not reached soon.
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[2026-05-17 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel Police officers thwarted an attempted vehicle theft in Bat Yam on Thursday night, arresting two suspects after monitoring a local parking lot as part of an operation to prevent property crimes.
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[2026-05-17 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: After being hit by three fuel thefts in six weeks, local people helped a garage owner track down thieves after she put an appeal on Facebook.
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[2026-05-17 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A house sitter accused of stealing a US airman’s beloved dog and car while he was deployed overseas was captured weeks after the beloved husky was found dead inside the abandoned vehicle at a luxury apartment complex.
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