Topic: World News — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-07 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: That’s some spicy Italian!
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[2026-05-07 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Hollywood blockbuster-inspired video that transforms Spencer Pratt into a Batman-like superhero is being praised as the Los Angeles mayoral candidate gains momentum just weeks before the election.
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[2026-05-07 06:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A blunt NYPD captain who badmouthed Zohran Mamdani as “expendable” and “not my mayor” in a viral video has been transferred out of the spotlight, officials said.
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[2026-05-07 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Disney and director James Cameron have been sued in California federal court by an actor who alleges Cameron misused her likeness as the basis for the character Neytiri from the blockbuster “Avatar” films.
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[2026-05-07 06:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Marine biologist Stefan Andrews has been documenting environmental changes since elevated levels of the algae bloom were first detected at Port Hughes in late March. (ABC News: Jack Stephens)
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[2026-05-07 06:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Rachael Merritt is a multi-platform reporter for ABC Adelaide. She previously reported for ABC North Queensland and began her career at ABC Melbourne working for News Breakfast and The World.
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[2026-05-07 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Anna Wintour’s loyalty is not to be tested — and celebrities who have crossed her dear friends have found themselves persona non grata at the Met Gala, Page Six is told. Just ask Meghan Markle and Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz Beckham.
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[2026-05-07 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A former OpenAI board member has explained how her unconventional personal relationship with Elon Musk evolved into having four of his children.
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[2026-05-07 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The US military fired on an Iranian oil tanker Wednesday as President Donald Trump sought to pressure Tehran into reaching a deal to end the war. The Islamic Republic said it was reviewing the latest American proposals.
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[2026-05-07 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Get news alerts fromYou can manage notifications at any time by clicking the notifications icon.SubscribeMaybe later
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[2026-05-07 06:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-07 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka remained resilient through fiscal discipline, structural reforms, strengthened governance and strong international support, despite facing several challenges during recent times, including global uncertainties and tensions, shifting trade conditions and the impact of severe weather, Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya told the Sri Lanka Maldives Business Forum held in Colombo on May 5.
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[2026-05-07 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena yesterday (06) ordered the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) to immediately investigate and file a report in Court regarding the misdirection of nearly US$ 600,000, which the Postal Department had intended to pay the United States Postal Service, but has instead been transferred to a third party.
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[2026-05-07 06:00 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 7, 2026 06:00 | News
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[2026-05-07 05:59 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-07 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President of basketball operations Brad Stevens speaks at a news conference during the Boston Celtics NBA basketball media day, Sept. 29, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
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[2026-05-07 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Israel has attacked Beirut for the first time since it agreed to a ceasefire in the war with the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, putting further pressure on a deal that has failed to stop the conflict.
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[2026-05-07 05:58 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka finished ahead of Pakistan to secure 15th place at the prestigious ITF World Junior Tennis Competition for Boys Under-14 Asia/Oceania Final Qualifying Tournament held in Kuching, Malaysia recently.
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[2026-05-07 05:58 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Prime Minister and Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya informed Parliament that the enrolment of students in Government universities for the 2025/2026 academic year will commence from the first week of September 2026.
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[2026-05-07 05:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: More consumers are looking local when it comes to buying fresh produce. (ABC Rural: Sophie Johnson)
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[2026-05-07 05:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Valeriya Kovalenko, RT editor
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[2026-05-07 05:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Valeriya Kovalenko, RT editor
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[2026-05-07 05:56 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s tourism sector is embracing digital innovation with “Discover Ceylon,” an immersive virtual experience designed to attract a new generation of global travellers through gaming.
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[2026-05-07 05:56 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump announced he is pausing ‘Project Freedom’, the US effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz, so he can finalise a deal with Iran, but added that his blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place.
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[2026-05-07 05:55 UTC+10:00] [Foreign Affairs] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Belgium’s Prime Minister Bart De Wever has pushed back forcefully against criticism from U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Bill White, who accused the country of being antisemitic.
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[2026-05-07 05:55 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-07 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Supreme Court (SC) five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena yesterday decided to dismiss appeal petitions filed by four convicts who were sentenced to death for the abduction, gang rape, and murder of 18-year-old schoolgirl Sivaloganathan Vidya in Punguduthivu.
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[2026-05-07 05:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Global Innovation & Leadership Summit, organised by Zee Media and the WION International Media Network, was held last week at the Cinnamon Grand Colombo, bringing together policymakers, business leaders and diplomats from Sri Lanka and India to strengthen bilateral ties and promote regional collaboration.
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[2026-05-07 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A case filed against former Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody for allegedly causing a loss of over Rs. 8.8 million to the Government by misappropriating funds belonging to Ceylon Fertilizer Company while serving as its Procurement Manager in 2016, was yesterday fixed for trial on June 17 by the Colombo High Court.
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[2026-05-07 05:49 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Good morning and welcome to our live rolling coverage of the war in Iran, this Thursday, May 7.
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[2026-05-07 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An East Oakland teen with a sky-high 4.3 GPA pulled off the ultimate academic sweep — getting accepted into all 31 colleges he applied to before choosing Louisiana State University to chase his dream of becoming a doctor.
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[2026-05-07 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ROW NYC, the once-infamous Manhattan migrant hotel that was a shelter site for nearly three years, quietly reopened to tourists last week.
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[2026-05-07 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The arrival of the last oil tanker carrying crude from the Middle East to California this week has state lawmakers on edge, and an energy expert warning of a gas price “crisis.”
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[2026-05-07 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: France has deployed its sole, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the Middle East as part of a joint effort with the UK and Europe to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, military officials said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-07 05:43 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-07 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: In a new wave of attacks in Mali, an al-Qaeda-linked group has stormed a main prison housing fighters from the armed group and set fire to trucks with food supplies heading to the capital Bamako.
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[2026-05-07 05:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Two British people are self-isolating at home in the UK after potential exposure to hantavirus on the cruise ship struck by an outbreak, the UK Health Security Agency has said.
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[2026-05-07 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-07 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A puppy died days after a sick Florida woman was caught on video throwing and kicking the helpless pooch in the street, according to police.
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[2026-05-07 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Cody Schaeffer pleaded guilty in March to assaulting five teenagers at his home between 2021 and 2023. (Supplied: Instagram)
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[2026-05-07 05:36 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Maldives President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu departed from Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake yesterday, concluding State visit to the country.
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[2026-05-07 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A nearly 30-year-old oil tanker, Nasha, is being used by Iran to store approximately two million barrels of oil off the coast of Kharg Island as the US naval blockade entered its fourth week, according to a report from United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI).
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[2026-05-07 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Veteran CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour said she is “concerned” about billionaire David Ellison’s impending acquisition of the network as she tore into his CBS News takeover – claiming the outlet is “hemorrhaging” viewers and money.
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[2026-05-07 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Three students from The Overseas School of Colombo (OSC) joined the Slingshot Challenge, a global initiative that aims to inspire youth, ages 13-18, to tackle the planet’s environmental issues.
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[2026-05-07 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: At least 23 passengers from the hantavirus-infected cruise ship MV Hondius have already left the boat and returned home, including to the US, according to a shocking new report — and one of them has already gotten sick.
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[2026-05-07 05:32 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Canadian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka Isabelle Martin was the chief guest at the International Women’s Day programme, organised under the theme of women’s empowerment, in Akkaraipattu on Saturday. The event was organised by the Eastern Law Society at the auditorium of AIMS International College.
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[2026-05-07 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: T.B. Jayah Zahira College proudly marks its 90th Anniversary in conjunction with its Annual Prize Giving Ceremony, scheduled for May 09, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo.
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[2026-05-07 05:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A senior officer in Gaza’s Interior Ministry has been killed in an Israeli air strike, according to Palestinian medics and Hamas sources.
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[2026-05-07 05:31 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Vinudi Dahamsa Wedage of Dharmasoka College and Abhiru Perera of Killerspin TT Academy came up with superb performance to clinch women’s and men’s titles at the All Island Unranked Table Tennis Championship conducted by the Gima Indoor Stadium in collaboration with the Ping Pong Academy at Gima Indoor Stadium, Ambalangoda over the weekend.
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[2026-05-07 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A photograph appearing to show an Israeli soldier placing a cigarette in the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary in southern Lebanon has sparked outrage online.
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