[2026-05-26 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Rescuers race to reach 7 trapped in a Laos cave after flash floods block exit

Snippet: BANGKOK — Rescuers are racing against time to reach seven people who have been trapped in a cave in central Laos since last week.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/25/news/rescuers-race-to-reach-7-trapped-in-a-laos-cave-after-flash-floods-block-exit/2351134

[2026-05-26 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Environment / Conservation] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: The reef is dying. So why can up to 190 tonnes be chopped out each year?

Snippet: It is one of the seven natural wonders of the world and features on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Why then, critics ask, does Australia allow up to 190 tonnes of corals from the Great Barrier Reef to be chopped off and sold for use in aquariums around the world?

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/environment/conservation/the-reef-is-dying-so-why-can-up-to-190-tonnes-be-chopped-out-each-year-20260519-p5zyqy.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-26 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Investors desert Australia’s renewable rollout at ‘critical juncture’

Snippet: Investment in renewable projects collapsed by 50 per cent over the past year, wiping out $4 billion in spending on the rollout, compromising the Albanese government’s clean energy targets and spurring industry warnings that the delays could raise electricity bills.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/the-economy/investors-desert-australia-s-renewable-rollout-at-critical-juncture-20260525-p600cr.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-25 22:16 UTC+10:00] [UK weather] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: UK records its highest ever May temperature

Snippet: Scientists say record-breaking heat is a reminder of how climate crisis is affecting lives

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/25/uk-heat-may-temperature-record-weather

[2026-05-25 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Louisiana] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: A Louisiana state senator helped secure Meta’s largest datacenter. Then he sold the land beside it

Snippet: Jay Morris denies experts’ claims that he violated ethics rules over land deals near the site of Meta’s Hyperion datacenter

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/25/louisiana-state-senator-jay-morris-meta-datacenter

[2026-05-25 21:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: China’s Xi praises ‘unbreakable’ Pakistan ties as Sharif visits Beijing

Snippet: China’s President Xi Jinping has hailed Beijing’s “unbreakable” friendship with Pakistan as he met ⁠visiting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, seeking to deepen their “all-weather” partnership.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/25/chinas-xi-praises-unbreakable-pakistan-ties-as-sharif-visits-beijing

[2026-05-25 20:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Rescuers race to reach 7 trapped in a Laos cave after flash flooding blocks the exit

Snippet: BANGKOK (AP) — Rescuers are racing against time to reach seven people who have been trapped in a cave in central Laos since last week.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/laos-cave-flood-trapped-thailand-rescue-c94d0c450297d25f9f05e0d033532634

[2026-05-25 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Climate crisis] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: The BHP files: World’s biggest miner BHP backtracks on climate action with key projects put on ice, leaked documents reveal

Snippet: Exclusive: Cache of internal documents leaked to the Guardian and the ABC’s Four Corners show multinational has war-gamed ways to massively delay decarbonisation

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/25/bhp-files-leak-mining-company-climate-action

[2026-05-25 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Climate crisis] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: BHP has made big climate promises – that’s the easy part. Now it must do the real work of slashing emissions | Adam Morton

Snippet: Given the scale of its contribution to global heating, the world’s biggest miner has a duty to invest heavily in solutions that could have a global impact

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2026/may/25/bhp-climate-promises-slash-emissions-global-solutions

[2026-05-25 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Climate crisis] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Exclusive: Leaked documents show BHP’s climate backtrack - podcast

Snippet: Nour Haydar speaks with Christopher Knaus about the BHP files – the cache of internal documents leaked to the Guardian and the ABC’s Four Corners – which show that the world’s biggest miner has war-gamed ways to massively delay decarbonisation

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/may/25/bhp-climate-backtrack-exclusive-full-story-podcast

[2026-05-25 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Climate crisis] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Revealed: the internal BHP memo that slammed the brakes on world’s biggest miner’s climate push

Snippet: Exclusive: BHP once dubbed climate change an ‘existential’ threat. But leaked documents show it has backtracked on decarbonisation at a vast network of mines

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/may/25/bhp-files-internal-memo-revealed

[2026-05-25 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Climate crisis] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: BHP defies its own climate strategy to spend hundreds of millions on polluting diesel trucks in Pilbara

Snippet: Exclusive: Mining giant says technology is not yet advanced enough to run a fully electrified fleet but experts say it is hooked on federal fuel tax credits

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/25/bhp-diesel-trucks-pilbara-australia-mining-climate-pollution

[2026-05-25 20:30 UTC+10:00] [BHP] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: BHP files: leaked memo shows miner backtracking on key climate projects in Australia – video

Snippet: The world’s biggest miner has halted or delayed projects to cut vast amounts of emissions and has quietly war-gamed options to stall major climate investments in its Western Australian iron ore operations into the next two decades, according to documents leaked to the Guardian and ABC’s Four Corners. In a statement, BHP said its progress towards net zero emissions was dependent on technological shifts in trucks, trains and dozers, which were not yet ready to be deployed Read more from

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/video/2026/may/25/bhp-files-leaked-memo-shows-miner-backtracking-on-key-climate-projects-in-australia-video

[2026-05-25 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Climate crisis] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: BHP quietly scrapped plan to build Pilbara plant that would have drastically cut emissions

Snippet: Exclusive: Jimblebar processing facility would have produced higher quality iron ore sought by steelmakers around the world – themselves under pressure to curb pollution

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/25/bhp-mining-pilbara-iron-ore-plant-to-drastically-cut-emissions-scrapped

[2026-05-25 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Leaked documents show Australia's richest company quietly shelved plans to go green

Snippet: Topic:Mining and Metals Industry

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-25/bhp-leaked-documents-climate-emissions-cuts-delay-electric-truck/106706762

[2026-05-25 18:53 UTC+10:00] [Climate change] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Europe sweats as ‘heat dome’ causes record May temperatures

Snippet: BRUSSELS — Western European countries are bracing for extreme heat this week as a "heat dome" causes record-high temperatures for May.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-sweats-as-heat-dome-causes-record-may-temperatures/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-05-25 18:51 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Swimmer missing off Sydney coast in wild weather

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/swimmer-missing-off-sydney-coast-in-wild-weather-20260525-p600k2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-25 18:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Heavy rain, strong winds put government on alert

Snippet: Heavy rain forecast to hit South Korea on Tuesday is expected to ease drought concerns in many areas, where precipitation has remained far below average over the past six months.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10755517

[2026-05-25 18:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South Korea

Title: (LEAD) Kim Si-woo falls short in bid to end 3-yr PGA Tour title drought

Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS latest stats in last 3 paras)By Yoo Jee-ho

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260525000351315

[2026-05-25 17:43 UTC+10:00] [Birds] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: A magpie can recognise you – and four other fun facts about Australia’s most often-spotted bird

Snippet: The feathered friend was recorded in half of the 153,000 surveys in BirdLife Australia’s Aussie Bird Count

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/25/birdlife-australia-aussie-bird-count-magpie-five-fun-facts

[2026-05-25 17:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Malaysia’s ruling coalition faces test over Selangor non-Muslim worship house rules

Snippet: The dispute began after an MP flagged state planning guidelines stating that non-Islamic places of worship cannot be in commercial zones

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3354741/malaysias-ruling-coalition-faces-test-over-selangor-non-muslim-worship-house-rules?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-25 17:09 UTC+10:00] [James Chin] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Malaysia’s ruling coalition faces test over Selangor non-Muslim worship house rules

Snippet: The dispute began after an MP flagged state planning guidelines stating that non-Islamic places of worship cannot be in commercial zones

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3354741/malaysias-ruling-coalition-faces-test-over-selangor-non-muslim-worship-house-rules

[2026-05-25 17:05 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Age

Title: Bowen’s side role at international summit will cost taxpayers almost $150m

Snippet: Australia will spend nearly $150 million on Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen’s side role as president of negotiations at the United Nations’ next climate conference, as well as on supporting Pacific nations to participate in the global event.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/bowen-s-side-role-at-international-summit-will-cost-taxpayers-almost-150m-20260525-p600fn.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-25 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Rwanda begins collecting DNA in the wild to track mountain gorilla and other species

Snippet: Scientists in Rwanda are collecting traces of DNA left behind in soil and water to identify endangered species like mountain gorillas without disturbing their habitat. Researchers say the technology could help map the country’s biodiversity and support efforts to restore ecosystems in and around Volcanoes National Park. (AP Video: Jackson Njehia)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/rwanda-dna-conservation-virunga-mountain-gorillas-bf030203dd1243fd5866461a94dd16e5

[2026-05-25 16:55 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Swimmer missing off Sydney coast in wild weather

Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/missing-swimmer-sydney-little-bay/4f50b969-a868-4b92-afe8-607a85bb7434

[2026-05-25 15:37 UTC+10:00] [Environment / Climate change] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: UK wilts under brutal spring heat as records set to tumble

Snippet: Crowds have packed English beaches over the May long weekend and a heatwave has gripped large swaths of Europe, providing a foretaste of what is expected to be another extreme northern hemisphere summer.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/uk-wilts-under-brutal-spring-heat-as-records-set-to-tumble-20260525-p600e3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-25 15:20 UTC+10:00] [Culture] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Drone show returns to Vivid Sydney 2026 – video

Snippet: Thousands of drones lit up the sky in a choreographed performance of light and sound at this year's Vivid Sydney festival. The spectacle marks Vivid's first drone show in two years after fears of a crowd crush in 2024 saw drones briefly axed from the program. Titled Star-Bound, the drone show runs every Sunday to Wednesday at 7.30pm and 9.30pm above Darling Harbour during the festival.

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/video/2026/may/25/vivid-sydney-2026-drone-show-video

[2026-05-25 11:24 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Japan Times

Title: As bee population collapses, U.S. apiarists fear research cuts

Snippet: In a lot behind a disused West Virginia gas station at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains, Roy Funkhouser is surrounded by about a dozen beekeepers and countless buzzing bees.

Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/05/25/wildlife/bee-population-us-research-cuts/

[2026-05-25 10:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Kim Si-woo falls short in bid to end 3-yr PGA Tour title drought

Snippet: Kim Si-woo has come up short in a bid to end his three-year PGA Tour title drought near his home in Texas, settling for his second runner-up finish of the year instead.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10755327

[2026-05-25 10:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: BBC News

Title: UK braces for hottest May day on record as 30C heat continues

Snippet: Heatwave conditions were reached in several parts of the UK on Sunday

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/weather/articles/c794j5zwppno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-05-25 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South Korea

Title: Kim Si-woo falls short in bid to end 3-yr PGA Tour title drought

Snippet: SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- Kim Si-woo has come up short in a bid to end his three-year PGA Tour title drought near his home in Texas, settling for his second runner-up finish of the year instead.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260525000300315

[2026-05-25 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Shock absorber: will Asean’s power grid be up to the task by 2045?

Snippet: With only eight of 18 links built and a 100-terawatt demand surge looming, analysts say the blueprint may need an overhaul for the AI age

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3354531/shock-absorber-will-aseans-power-grid-be-task-2045?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-25 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Flame University] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Shock absorber: will Asean’s power grid be up to the task by 2045?

Snippet: With only eight of 18 links built and a 100-terawatt demand surge looming, analysts say the blueprint may need an overhaul for the AI age

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3354531/shock-absorber-will-aseans-power-grid-be-task-2045

[2026-05-25 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Farmers fight battery storage proposals on agricultural land

Snippet: Topic:Renewable Energy

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-25/baw-baw-battery-energy-storage-system-samsung-farmers-protest/106691906

[2026-05-25 06:40 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: A China conseguirá abandonar o carvão?

Snippet: A China está passando por uma revolução em energia renovável. Só em 2025, o país adicionou quase 450 gigawatts (GW) de capacidade de energia limpa — mais energia solar e o dobro de energia eólica do que o resto do mundo combinado.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/pt-br/a-china-conseguir%C3%A1-abandonar-o-carv%C3%A3o/a-77279935

[2026-05-25 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Aaron Judge stops 11-game homerless drought, 2-run walk-off homer in 9th lifts Yankees over Rays 2-0

Snippet: New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge, right, reacts after hitting a two-run walk-off home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Sunday, May 24, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/rays-yankees-score-f3a640243c98b9d77127a4de5c46febb

[2026-05-25 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Environment / Conservation] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Australia’s most seen bird? After 5 million sightings, the answer’s in

Snippet: The Australian magpie is the country’s most commonly spotted bird, registering in about half the reported bird sightings in the latest annual count.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/environment/conservation/australia-s-most-seen-bird-after-5-million-sightings-the-answer-s-in-20260521-p5zziu.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-25 02:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Weather could play key role in Legge's bid to complete racing's 'Double'

Snippet: Katherine Legge (78) is introduced before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race on May 10, 2026, in Watkins Glen, N.Y. (Photo/Adrian Kraus, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/indianapolis-500-indycar-double-f5ab1b61ea583a9ae94b65f8d7287537

[2026-05-25 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: NHCP conducts historical marker conservation workshop

Snippet: THE National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), in partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Metropolitan Theater, held a historical marker restoration workshop with NCCA personnel and volunteers on May 18, 2026.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/25/tmt-newswire/nhcp-conducts-historical-marker-conservation-workshop/2350738

[2026-05-25 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: (5TH MON MAY 25)NHCP conducts historical marker conservation workshop

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

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/25/tmt-newswire/5th-mon-may-25ltbgtnhcp-conducts-historical-marker-conservation-workshopltbgt/2350738

[2026-05-25 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Police to charge trio for stealing P4.3M worth of solar streetlights in Iloilo

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

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/25/regions/police-to-charge-trio-for-stealing-p43m-worth-of-solar-streetlights-in-iloilo/2350698

[2026-05-24 22:51 UTC+10:00] [UK weather] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: UK heatwave expected as temperatures near record highs for May

Snippet: Forecasters say temperatures could hit 34C on Monday, with amber health alerts in place across much of England

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/24/uk-heatwave-expected-as-temperatures-near-record-highs-for-may

[2026-05-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Climate crisis] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Could nature itself hold the solution to climate change?

Snippet: Technological interventions face huge financial or practical challenges, but there is another way

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/24/could-nature-itself-hold-the-solution-to-climate-change

[2026-05-24 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Mercury to hit as high as 33 degrees for 4 straight days this week

Snippet: Observatory may issue year’s first very hot weather warning as high temperatures expected from Tuesday to Friday before cooler weekend

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3354682/mercury-hit-high-33-degrees-4-straight-days-week?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-24 20:28 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong Observatory] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Mercury to hit as high as 33 degrees for 4 straight days this week

Snippet: Observatory may issue year’s first very hot weather warning as high temperatures expected from Tuesday to Friday before cooler weekend

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3354682/mercury-hit-high-33-degrees-4-straight-days-week

[2026-05-24 19:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Snowfall on Greece's mountains has more than halved in the past 4 decades

Snippet: Snowfall is declining in Greece’s mountains, leaving the communities that depend on it facing an uncertain future. Researchers say Greece has already lost more than half of its mountain snow cover in the last 40 years. (AP Video: Lefteris Pitarakis, Thanassis Stavrakis and Theodora Tongas. AP Production: Theodora Tongas)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/greece-climate-change-mountains-620c7646a99aa16516b81f92eb56f56b

[2026-05-24 19:57 UTC+10:00] [Enhanced Games] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Ben Proud denies Enhanced Games will encourage young people to try doping

Snippet: Swimmer says event is in ‘safest environment possible’

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/may/24/ben-proud-enhanced-games-drugs-in-sport

[2026-05-24 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Kenya] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘Bringing the boys back home’: how mountain bongos Maue, Fitz, Kudu and Bon64 made their way back to Kenya

Snippet: Staff at the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy are overseeing the repatriation of ‘the shiest antelope’ from western zoos to their native east African country

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/24/bringing-the-boys-back-home-how-mountain-bongos-maue-fitz-kudu-and-bon64-made-their-way-back-to-kenya

[2026-05-24 17:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Leviste: HOR must pursue flood control controversy, not just VP Sara impeachment

Snippet: BATANGAS Rep. Leandro Leviste urged the House of Representatives or HOR to pursue investigations on the flood control controversy and not just on the impeachment process against Vice President Sara Duterte.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/24/tmt-newswire/leviste-hor-must-pursue-flood-control-controversy-not-just-vp-sara-impeachment/2350659

[2026-05-24 13:50 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Japan Times

Title: Japan’s automotive industry is driving — slowly — toward a greener future

Snippet: As the closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues, the Japanese government is spending up to ¥500 billion per month to keep gasoline and other fuel prices artificially low. According to estimates as of April, the subsidy could run out by June and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is now considering an extra outlay, in part to cushion consumers from rising energy prices.

Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/05/24/sustainability/auto-industry-decarbonization/