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    [2026-05-18 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: ABC News
    Title: Man who stomped on face of off-duty police officer won't have to return to jail
    Snippet: Mon 18 May 2026 at 3:12pm
    Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/nsw-koby-weaver-sentence-reduced-police-officer-assault/106692692
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    [2026-05-18 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Al Jazeera
    Title: When are Hajj and Eid al-Adha 2026? A visual guide to the Muslim pilgrimage
    Snippet: Nearly 2 million Muslims are preparing to embark on the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, which begins on May 25, following the sighting of the crescent moon in Saudi Arabia.
    Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/18/when-are-hajj-and-eid-al-adha-2026-a-visual-guide-to-the-muslim-pilgrimage
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    [2026-05-18 15:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: BBC News
    Title: Bride has two weddings in two days for grandad with dementia
    Snippet: A newlywed bride was given the gift of two weddings in two days so her grandfather with dementia could walk her down the aisle from his care home.
    Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy21jlelp9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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    [2026-05-18 15:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Korea Herald
    Title: Seoul offers discount for drinks purchased with personal cups
    Snippet: The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Monday kicked off a campaign offering a 500 won ($0.33) discount to customers who use their own cups.
    Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10740120
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    [2026-05-18 15:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: BBC News
    Title: 'We mould trees to grow into the shape of chairs'
    Snippet: A couple have spent the past 20 years experimenting to perfect the practice of moulding trees so they grow into the shape of a chair.
    Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg0yy3gp71o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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    [2026-05-18 15:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Korea Herald
    Title: Cortis lands first Billboard 200 top three entry with ‘Greengreen’
    Snippet: Cortis has entered the Billboard top three for the first time in its career with its second EP, “Greengreen.”
    Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10740119
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    [2026-05-18 15:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Korea Herald
    Title: [Photo News] 'Hope' world premiere at Cannes
    Snippet: South Korean director Na Hong-jin's "Hope" had its world premiere Sunday at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, screening in competition at the Lumiere theater in the Palais des Festivals.
    Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10740118
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    [2026-05-18 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: CNBC
    Title: European markets to start the week lower after Trump threatens Iran
    Snippet: LONDON — European stocks are expected to start the new trading week in negative territory as investors react to the latest developments in the U.S.-Iran war.
    Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/european-markets-stoxx-600-ftse-dax-iran-latest-uk-news.html
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    [2026-05-18 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Fashion] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Guardian Australia
    Title: Preppy polo players, timeless tuxedos and … fishing rods: the history of the Ralph Lauren catwalk – in pictures
    Snippet: View image in fullscreenBridget Foley says that, by the early 80s, Ralph Lauren was ‘a major star of American fashion, everyone wanted to be at his show’. This 1981 show – inspired by the golden age of Hollywood, and featuring suiting as well as classic knits – was the moment the brand went international.
    Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2026/may/18/ralph-lauren-catwalk-book-pictures-bridget-foley
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    [2026-05-18 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: BBC News
    Title: Tube strike set to go ahead after failed talks
    Snippet: Another wave of industrial action is due to take place as London Underground drivers walk out in a dispute over the voluntary introduction of a four-day week with condensed hours.
    Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cze2wrk08kko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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    [2026-05-18 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: China rare earth breakthrough in icy northeast could cement country’s dominance
    Snippet: A new type of deposit in Heilongjiang and Jilin promises easier, cheaper mining than in southern clay-rich areas, say scientists
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3353922/china-rare-earth-breakthrough-icy-northeast-could-cement-countrys-dominance?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-18 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Acta Petrologica Sinica] [Factuality: 92]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: China rare earth breakthrough in icy northeast could cement country’s dominance
    Snippet: A new type of deposit in Heilongjiang and Jilin promises easier, cheaper mining than in southern clay-rich areas, say scientists
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3353922/china-rare-earth-breakthrough-icy-northeast-could-cement-countrys-dominance
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    [2026-05-18 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Suffolk] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Guardian Australia
    Title: ‘When your signal goes down, something’s going on’: life next to a US air base in the UK
    Snippet: While RAF Lakenheath holds its secrets, neighbours contend with plane spotters, protesters and sonic booms
    Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/18/when-your-signal-goes-down-somethings-going-on-life-next-to-a-us-air-base-in-the-uk
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    [2026-05-18 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: CNBC
    Title: Novo Nordisk’s next obesity battlefront: Winning beyond America
    Snippet: Novo Nordisk has told CNBC how it is preparing to go "all in" on launching its Wegovy pill outside the U.S, as the battle for dominance of the weight-loss market goes global.
    Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/novo-nordisk-wegovy-pill-launch-eli-lilly-foundayo-weight-loss.html
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    [2026-05-18 14:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: At least 6 Americans in Congo exposed to terrifying Ebola virus strain with 25-50% death rate: report
    Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
    Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/18/us-news/at-least-6-americans-in-congo-exposed-to-terrifying-ebola-virus-strain/
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    [2026-05-18 14:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: ABC News
    Title: Making sense of Reece Walsh's State of Origin omission
    Snippet: Topic:State of Origin
    Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/reece-walsh-state-of-origin-omission-billy-slater/106691944
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    [2026-05-18 14:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
    Source: ABC News
    Title: Coal workers owed $16 million as Bowen Basin mine nears sale
    Snippet: Topic:Mining and Metals Industry
    Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/vitrinite-receivership-administration-debts-owed/106691396
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    [2026-05-18 14:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: ‘Teen takeover’ devolves into wild brawl inside DC Chipotle — as feds promise to charge ignorant parents
    Snippet: A “teen takeover” dissolved into a violent brawl inside a Washington, DC restaurant, according to a viral video shared online mere days after federal prosecutors announced they would be charging parents of the miscreants involved in similar public disruptions.
    Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/18/us-news/teen-takeover-becomes-wild-brawl-inside-dc-chipotle/
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    [2026-05-18 14:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Middle East Eye
    Title: Why Sudan disappeared from global headlines - until the Iran war
    Snippet: There are wars that dominate the global imagination - and others that quietly fall out of it. Sudan has become the latter.
    Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/why-sudan-disappeared-global-headlines-until-iran-war
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    [2026-05-18 14:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Manila Times
    Title: Marcos names new budget chief
    Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. named former budget official Kim Robert de Leon as the new secretary of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Malacañang announced on Monday.
    Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/18/news/marcos-names-new-budget-chief/2345827
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    [2026-05-18 14:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Manila Times
    Title: Remulla stays put at DILG – Palace
    Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla stays as Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) chief, Malacañang said on Monday.
    Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/18/news/remulla-stays-put-at-dilg-palace/2345829
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    [2026-05-18 14:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: Shanghai-bound Delta flight forced to divert to Seattle over disruptive passenger — stranding travelers overnight
    Snippet: A disruptive passenger forced a China-bound Delta Air Lines flight to divert to Washington state on Sunday, according to reports.
    Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/18/world-news/shanghai-bound-delta-flight-forced-to-divert-to-seattle-over-disruptive-passenger/
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    [2026-05-18 14:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Korea Herald
    Title: Lee vows to cement May 18 democratic spirit in Constitution
    Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
    Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10740084
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    [2026-05-18 14:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Rising star to global icon: who could be the 2026 World Cup’s breakout player?
    Snippet: Five contenders from Argentina, France, England, Brazil and Spain have the opportunity to become football’s next superstar
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3353927/rising-star-global-icon-who-could-be-2026-world-cups-breakout-player?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-18 14:32 UTC+10:00] [France] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Rising star to global icon: who could be the 2026 World Cup’s breakout player?
    Snippet: Five contenders from Argentina, France, England, Brazil and Spain have the opportunity to become football’s next superstar
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3353927/rising-star-global-icon-who-could-be-2026-world-cups-breakout-player
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    [2026-05-18 14:30 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: 9News
    Title: Queensland man charged with 34 counts of online child abuse offences
    Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
    Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-man-charged-with-34-counts-of-online-child-abuse-offences/d7646aed-7d67-4ba1-8f34-66cceac1ae52
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    [2026-05-18 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South Korea
    Title: Yonhap News Summary
    Snippet: The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday.
    Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260518006300320
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    [2026-05-18 14:29 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Rappler
    Title: Marcos picks young UP professor as new budget chief
    Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
    Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/marcos-appoints-kim-robert-de-leon-budget-secretary/
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    [2026-05-18 14:28 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
    Source: The Japan Times
    Title: Japan taps popular travel guide to promote overseas development assistance
    Snippet: Japan has released a booklet publicizing its official development assistance (ODA) in collaboration with a popular Japanese overseas travel guide series.
    Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/18/japan/oda-travel-guide/
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    [2026-05-18 14:24 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Rappler
    Title: [DECODED] Franco Mabanta and PGMN’s business model
    Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
    Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/technology/decoded-franco-mabanta-pgmn-business-model/
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    [2026-05-18 14:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Korea Herald
    Title: Enhypen adds date to Macao concert
    Snippet: Enhypen added another show in Macao on Oct. 16 as part of its “Blood Saga” world tour, its agency Belift Lab announced Monday.
    Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10740076
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    [2026-05-18 14:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Korea Herald
    Title: Lee stresses respect for corporate rights as Samsung strike looms
    Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
    Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10740075
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    [2026-05-18 14:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Man dies after being hit, trapped under taxi in Hong Kong, driver arrested
    Snippet: Accident marks city’s second fatal crash involving a taxi in less than one week
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3353923/man-dies-after-being-hit-trapped-under-taxi-hong-kong-driver-arrested?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-05-18 14:16 UTC+10:00] [accident] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Man dies after being hit, trapped under taxi in Hong Kong, driver arrested
    Snippet: Accident marks city’s second fatal crash involving a taxi in less than one week
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3353923/man-dies-after-being-hit-trapped-under-taxi-hong-kong-driver-arrested
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    [2026-05-18 14:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: USMNT appears to survive two injury scares with World Cup roster announcement nearing
    Snippet: The U.S. men’s national team suffered two heart-in-mouth moments Sunday.
    Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/18/sports/usmnt-appears-to-survive-two-world-cup-injury-scares/
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    [2026-05-18 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: AP News
    Title: End of Spirit Airlines complicates a search for cheap summer flights
    Snippet: Pierre Ronet tries to check in to his flight to Tampa on Spirit Airlines at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, only to find out it was cancelled on Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Mike Stocker /South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
    Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/summer-travel-budget-airlines-prices-spirit-88d30798625a44283973936eccef984f
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    [2026-05-18 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
    Source: ABC News
    Title: 'This is the end': SA health chief recalls terrifying moment she was hit by car
    Snippet: Topic:Road Accidents and Incidents
    Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/nicola-spurrier-on-road-safety-after-car-crash-knocked-her-bike/106691408
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    [2026-05-18 14:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: RT News
    Title: UAE reports drone strike on nuclear power plant
    Snippet: The UAE said an unidentified drone struck the territory of its only nuclear power plant on Sunday amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East.
    Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640111-uae-drone-strike-nuclear-plant/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
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    [2026-05-18 14:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: RT News
    Title: READ MORE: UAE reports drone strike on nuclear power plant
    Snippet: The UAE said an unidentified drone struck the territory of its only nuclear power plant on Sunday amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East.
    Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640111-uae-drone-strike-nuclear-plant/
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    [2026-05-18 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: ABC News
    Title: Nearly one in five Tasmanians would vote One Nation, poll shows
    Snippet: Mon 18 May 2026 at 2:05pm
    Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/one-nation-surges-in-popularity-emrs-poll-tasmania/106691168
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    [2026-05-18 14:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Korea Herald
    Title: Boryung launches first global CDMO project with Alimta supply
    Snippet: Boryung Corp. said Monday it had begun supplying the anticancer drug Alimta to Lotus Pharmaceuticals, marking its first global contract development and manufacturing organization project.
    Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10740061
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    [2026-05-18 14:01 UTC+10:00] [Sydney] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Guardian Australia
    Title: ‘Quieter and cleaner’: Sydney to trial electric ferry after two-year delay, with new fish market route slated for 2029
    Snippet: NSW transport minister says contracts signed for 24-metre, battery electric ferry to be trialled for 12 months from 2028
    Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/18/sydney-electric-ferry-trial-new-fish-market-route
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    [2026-05-18 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: ABC News
    Title: Court told man's leg amputated with circular saw in public park
    Snippet: Mon 18 May 2026 at 2:01pm
    Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/john-yalu-pleads-not-guilty-circular-saw-murder-trial-kalman-tal/106691118
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    [2026-05-18 14:00 UTC+10:00] [László Nemes] [Factuality: 90]
    Source: Guardian Australia
    Title: ‘An orgy of antisemitism is overtaking the west’: Son of Saul’s László Nemes on Hollywood hypocrisy
    Snippet: His extraordinary Auschwitz film won every award going. Now the Hungarian director is back with new drama Orphan, as well as a Jean Moulin biopic at Cannes. He talks about resurgent global prejudice – and refusing to be lectured by the film industry ‘overclass’
    Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/may/18/antisemitism-west-son-of-saul-laszlo-nemes-orphan-moulin
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    [2026-05-18 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Barcelona] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Guardian Australia
    Title: ‘The end of the road’: the man on a mission to take Barcelona back from overtourism
    Snippet: José Antonio Donaire is not against tourists but wants to return the city to its residents – and he is starting with its most iconic market
    Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/18/man-tasked-with-taking-barcelona-back-from-overtourism
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    [2026-05-18 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: ABC News
    Title: Horror MotoGP crash leaves rider with broken neck
    Snippet: Mon 18 May 2026 at 1:53pm
    Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/motogp-catalan-grand-prix-alex-marquez-broken-neck/106692508
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    [2026-05-18 13:52 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Guardian Australia
    Title: Xi Jinping prepares to welcome Vladimir Putin to China, four days after hosting Donald Trump
    Snippet: China’s deep relationship with Russia remains a continuing cause for concern in the west, particularly since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine
    Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/18/xi-jinping-vladimir-putin-china-russia-four-days-after-donald-trump-us-visit
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    [2026-05-18 13:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: BBC News
    Title: 'Everest Man' and 'Mountain Queen' break own records scaling world's tallest peak
    Snippet: A renowned Nepali mountain guide has broken his own world record for the most summits of Mount Everest, after scaling the world's tallest peak for the 32nd time.
    Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3927ejpj4eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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    [2026-05-18 13:46 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Rappler
    Title: Impeachment court set to convene, but could another Senate coup delay it?
    Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
    Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/impeachment-court-set-convene-senate-coup-cayetano-delay/
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    [2026-05-18 13:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: ABC News
    Title: Federal government steps in on China-linked Northern Minerals investors
    Snippet: Topic:Mining and Metals Industry
    Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/northern-minerals-chinese-linked-investors-jim-chalmers/106692558
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