Topic: World News — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-16 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president’s trip to Beijing has been hailed as ‘fantastic’ and ‘historic’ but there are still many known unknowns in ties
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[2026-05-16 02:16 UTC+10:00] [Great Hall of the People] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president’s trip to Beijing has been hailed as ‘fantastic’ and ‘historic’ but there are still many known unknowns in ties
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[2026-05-16 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A county in the US state of California has become the latest litigant against Meta Platforms, the sprawling multinational corporation that operates Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Threads.
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[2026-05-16 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers revealed the new evidence they’ll introduce at retrial to argue the disgraced legal scion’s innocence in his wife and son’s murders – including never-before-heard DNA findings.
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[2026-05-16 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A House prosecutor on Friday said the long-delayed trial of Vice President Sara Duterte now appears set to finally move forward, with the Senate scheduled to convene as an impeachment court on May 18, as announced by newly elected Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano.
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[2026-05-16 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES dateline; UPDATES throughout)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-05-16 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING — Donald Trump said on Friday he had made “fantastic trade deals” with China’s leader Xi Jinping, as the pair ended a superpower summit that the United States president said had also reaped a Chinese offer to help open the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-16 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Harvard Club of the Philippines-Global recently welcomed distinguished Harvard alumnus Hernan Garrido-Lecca, former minister of Housing, Construction and Water Services, and former minister of Health of Peru.
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[2026-05-16 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) announced Friday he will not seek another term in Congress after the Volunteer State’s legislature redrew his Memphis-area district.
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[2026-05-16 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MAMAMAYANG Liberal Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima and Akbayan Representatives Jose Manuel Diokno and Percival Cendana attended the preliminary investigation on the charges filed against them by Manases “Mans” Carpio, the husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, on Friday.
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[2026-05-16 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Asked about the risk of a US-China conflict over Taiwan, President Trump told reporters on Air Force One, “I think we’ll be fine.”
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[2026-05-16 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CITI outlined a clear path toward stronger, more durable returns at its 2026 Investor Day, held at the bank’s global headquarters in New York.
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[2026-05-16 02:04 UTC+10:00] [Oman] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Muscat silent about plans – opposed by US – to charge fee and demand details on nationality of all transiting ships
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[2026-05-16 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BY any measure, the International Criminal Court (ICC) rejected the jurisdiction challenge, despite the Philippines’ withdrawal from the ICC in 2018. The court ruled that it still has jurisdiction because the alleged crimes occurred while the Philippines was a member, a critical legal precedent. Confirming charges against former president Rodrigo Duterte is historic.
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[2026-05-16 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The View hosts shared their perspective on the recent news that former attorney Alex Murdaugh‘s murder convictions had been overturned by the South Carolina Supreme Court earlier today. The daytime hosts called it a case of the “haves versus the have-nots” as they spoke about how Murdaugh used his family’s influence to his advantage in the case.
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[2026-05-16 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ON May 14, Chinese President Xi Jinping and United States President Donald Trump met in Beijing in a summit that carries significant implications for Philippine foreign policy. Xi’s call for “constructive strategic stability” in US-China relations, paired with Trump’s optimism about future cooperation, underscores the continuing importance of cultivating good relations with both powers.
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[2026-05-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
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[2026-05-16 01:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Doo the right thing, Manhattan.
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[2026-05-16 01:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Preliminary inspection found abnormality in screw-on connector at end of catheter used during heart operation on elderly man at Tuen Mun Hospital
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[2026-05-16 01:57 UTC+10:00] [Department of Health] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Preliminary inspection found abnormality in screw-on connector at end of catheter used during heart operation on elderly man at Tuen Mun Hospital
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[2026-05-16 01:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump rejected reports suggesting Iran still possesses a large number of missile launchers, describing the claims as “fake news”.
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[2026-05-16 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: You’re not beautiful, bro.
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[2026-05-16 01:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates and India have signed pacts on defence, energy and shipping during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Gulf state on Friday, as both countries seek to deepen their relationship amid heightened tensions between Abu Dhabi and Tehran.
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[2026-05-16 01:41 UTC+10:00] [Giro d'Italia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Dane goes for broke 5km from top for stage seven win
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[2026-05-16 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Charlotte Dubenskij, an award-nominated journalist who has covered Yellow Vest protests in France, conflicts in Syria and the Philippines, and is now based in Israel for RT
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[2026-05-16 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Charlotte Dubenskij, an award-nominated journalist who has covered Yellow Vest protests in France, conflicts in Syria and the Philippines, and is now based in Israel for RT
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[2026-05-16 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Some say an even greater catastrophe is happening now, ‘because our displacement has happened multiple times’
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[2026-05-16 01:39 UTC+10:00] [Gaza] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Some say an even greater catastrophe is happening now, ‘because our displacement has happened multiple times’
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[2026-05-16 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Investors sold American stocks on the morning of May 15 as concerns over higher oil prices and stickier inflation dampened sentiment. © Reuters
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[2026-05-16 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Former Biden cabinet secretary and California gubernatorial frontrunner Xavier Becerra is facing scrutiny on two separate fronts — an anonymous complaint accusing him of violating California campaign finance laws and a fresh $500,000 boost from a major oil producer backing his run for governor.
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[2026-05-16 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Disruption is a popular buzzword in the business world, but the actual scale of impact on society can sometimes be overstated.
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[2026-05-16 01:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Elon Musk attends the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
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[2026-05-16 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The owner of the world’s oldest sweet shop says classic sweets from the 1820s are still their best sellers after 199 years in business – including pear drops, bonbons, and humbugs.
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[2026-05-16 01:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A woman who grew up in a polygamous “cult” with 44 siblings and four mothers has said women were treated like “second-class citizens” and taught that “it was a privilege to marry a man.”
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[2026-05-16 01:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday explained the only time warning shots can be fired both by members of the police force and the civil community.
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[2026-05-16 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A more than 1,200-mile corridor from Wisconsin to Texas could see severe weather beginning Friday afternoon, with more than 7 million people under the greatest risk of seeing large hail across Iowa and other parts of the Midwest and Central Plains.
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[2026-05-16 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Days after the U.S. bombing campaign against Iran began, we pointed out on March 3 that the conflict was likely to accelerate a major Gulf infrastructure push to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline to the Red Sea stood out as the clearest signal that regional producers needed a credible Plan B for moving crude and crude products when the Hormuz chokepoint becomes disrupted.
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[2026-05-16 01:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE announced the restoration of Umayyad Mosque in Syria's capital, Damascus, on Friday.
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[2026-05-16 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The FBI hit back Thursday at an Associated Press report that Director Kash Patel participated in a “VIP snorkel” excursion at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii last year, noting that the trip was part of a “historical tour to honor heroes who died on the USS Arizona – not a party.”
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[2026-05-16 01:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MALDIVES — Rescue teams in the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives searched for a second day on Friday for the bodies of four missing Italians following the country's deadliest diving accident, officials said.
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[2026-05-16 01:08 UTC+10:00] [Drake] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: (OVO/Republic)It’s possible that the world’s biggest rapper is using this epic content drop to get out of his record deal, but aside from some bright spots on Iceman, should the public really be subjected to it?
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