Topic: Environment & Climate — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-14 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Honda Motor has been forced to scale back its aggressive EV strategy, set in 2021 under President Toshihiro Mibe's leadership, due to a changing business environment. © Getty Images
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[2026-05-14 15:08 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Department of Meteorology has reported that Puttalam recorded the island’s highest rainfall within the 24-hour period ending at 8:30 a.m. today (14). According to the department, the area received a significant 256.2 mm of rain as inclement weather continues to lash several parts of the country.
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[2026-05-14 14:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Honda Motor has been forced to scale back its aggressive EV strategy, set in 2021 under President Toshihiro Mibe's leadership, due to a changing business environment. © Getty Images
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[2026-05-14 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A prominent Washington tech entrepreneur is joining the growing exodus of business leaders fleeing the Evergreen State, citing a “dramatic” shift in the state’s tax climate following the passage of a controversial new “millionaire tax.”
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[2026-05-14 14:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A mother looks at her daughter, who is suffering from severe acute malnutrition, at a stabilization center in a hospital in Qardho, Puntland, Somalia, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jack Denton)
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[2026-05-14 12:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—After years of crippling floods that stranded commuters and paralyzed traffic, the outer northbound lane of Taft Avenue in Manila has reopened following the completion of a major drainage expansion project designed to ease chronic flooding along one of Manila's busiest roads.
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[2026-05-14 09:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: ABC Mildura-Swan Hill
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[2026-05-14 09:14 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Climate researchers have long documented something about a warmer world that’s hard even for nonscientists to miss: It doesn’t rain, it pours.
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[2026-05-14 09:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A survivor of the devastating Eaton Fire blasted state government for a lack of oversight in ensuring insurance firms paid out for recovery efforts in fiery testimony before California lawmakers Wednesday.
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[2026-05-14 07:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Cerebras Systems, a maker of artificial intelligence chips, priced its IPO at $185 a share on Wednesday, above the expected range, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The deal comes as investors gear up for what's expected to be a very busy year for new AI offerings.
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[2026-05-14 06:05 UTC+10:00] [Environment / Weather] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-14 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) and Janathakshan GTE Ltd., the lead implementing partner of the GEF-07 Project, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the EDB Head Office, formalizing a strategic collaboration related to biodiversity conservation, sustainable land management, and climate-resilient livelihoods. The MoU was signed by Mangala Wijesinghe, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the EDB, and Dr.
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[2026-05-14 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Unauthorised constructions along the coastline from Habaraduwa town to the Pradeshiya Sabha crematorium in Koggala were removed by the Coast Conservation Authority, under strict police protection yesterday morning (13).
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[2026-05-14 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has decided to postpone all SLC-organised domestic cricket tournaments following an assessment of the current weather conditions.
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[2026-05-14 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: It’s been seven years since NSW have won back-to-back women’s Origin titles, but it’s a drought Isabelle Kelly and her team have a chance to break on Thursday night.
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[2026-05-14 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., the ranking member, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, prepare to hear from U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz on his 2027 budget request, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/J.
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[2026-05-14 03:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Scientists are focusing on improving apples’ resilience after stressors like wild temperature swings and drought
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[2026-05-14 02:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Being proactive about your home’s electricity doesn’t necessarily make you a doomsday prepper — it just makes you a smart person.
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[2026-05-14 01:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Have they lost their Way-mo?
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[2026-05-14 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Chicago wheat futures surged on Tuesday, hitting two-year highs after the USDA's latest WASDE report signaled a much tighter U.S. supply outlook than traders had anticipated.
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[2026-05-14 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Prisons] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Young inmate took own life in Long Bay prison five months after independent inspector warned of ‘ligature points in cells across all areas’
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[2026-05-14 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Energy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Premier Roger Cook has the prime minister’s implicit support but he’s making it harder for federal Labor to meet its much-vaunted climate targets
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[2026-05-14 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — French and African leaders have announced more than $11 billion in renewable energy investments across Africa, underscoring the continent’s growing importance in the global push for cleaner energy and industrial development.
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[2026-05-13 21:30 UTC+10:00] [Utah] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Facility would require more power than entire state uses and suck up vast amount of water in drought-stricken area
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[2026-05-13 20:53 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Due to a low-pressure area currently situated to the northeast of the island, the Director General of the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Mr. Susantha Kahawatta, has emphasized that coastal sea areas may become rough. He has urged fishermen to remain highly vigilant and underscored that the wearing of life jackets is mandatory for all those engaged in fishing activities.
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[2026-05-13 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Flying ant’ sightings have risen across Hong Kong as the summer season approaches, raising concerns over termite infestations
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[2026-05-13 20:49 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Flying ant’ sightings have risen across Hong Kong as the summer season approaches, raising concerns over termite infestations
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[2026-05-13 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Due to a low-pressure area currently situated to the northeast of the island, the Director General of the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Mr. Susantha Kahawatta, has emphasized that coastal sea areas may become rough. He has urged fishermen to remain highly vigilant and underscored that the wearing of life jackets is mandatory for all those engaged in fishing activities.
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[2026-05-13 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- A weather application featured on smartphones made by Samsung Electronics Co. is erroneously identifying South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo as North Korean territory.
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[2026-05-13 16:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un instalador solar fija un panel solar en la azotea de una casa en Manila, Filipinas, el 30 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Anton L. Delgado)
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[2026-05-13 16:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: After a stretch of unseasonably low temperatures for much of the UK, spring warmth is set to make a comeback next week.
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[2026-05-13 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Panicked consumers in hard-hit Asia are turning to rooftop solar power as costs climb due to the Iran war. In the Philippines, which is in a state of national energy emergency, a survey of 20 local solar companies found a 70% increase in weekly installations and a six-fold jump in customer inquirers since the conflict began.
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[2026-05-13 15:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A sanctuary on the outskirts of Congo’s capital of Kinshasa is the world’s only sanctuary for orphaned bonobos, usually rescued from poachers. Despite legal protections, bonobos are targeted for bushmeat. Educators at the sanctuary work to change this. Bonobos share nearly 99% of their DNA with humans and are endangered, with numbers dropping from 100,000 in the 1980s to about 20,000 today.
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[2026-05-13 15:34 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Road Development Authority (RDA) has requested motorists using expressways to pay close attention to warning messages displayed on electronic signboards, in view of the prevailing adverse weather conditions.
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[2026-05-13 15:28 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 13, 2026 15:28 | News
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[2026-05-13 15:26 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 13, 2026 15:26 | News
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[2026-05-13 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The site of the original Hampden Park, considered to be the world's first international football stadium, has earned protected status from Historic Environment Scotland.
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[2026-05-13 15:01 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A landslide has been reported in the Maha Aragama Ulkanda area under the Wellawaya Divisional Secretariat due to continuous adverse weather conditions.
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[2026-05-13 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, May 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will newly implement an evaluation system to give out subsidies to electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers starting in July, with a focus on promoting contributions to domestic supply chains, the climate ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-13 13:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: All Shohei Ohtani needed to snap his two-week home run drought?
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[2026-05-13 12:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Mamamoo shared promo photographs of Solar and Moonbyul ahead of its upcoming international tour “4Ward,” agency RBW Entertainment announced Tuesday.
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[2026-05-13 12:04 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ethylene oxide (EtO) is about 60 times more carcinogenic than believed in 2006, research finds
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[2026-05-13 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Illegal wildlife trade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Court cases in Kenya point to a growing market for ants as exotic pets in Asia and Europe that has implications for conservation and biosecurity
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[2026-05-13 11:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fiona joined the ABC as a rural reporter in early 2023. Throughout the COVID years she was a science features editor based in the UK, with her podcast team winning an international AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award for 2021. Fiona has reported everywhere from Shepparton to India and Lebanon, on food and agriculture, water management, and the environment.
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[2026-05-13 11:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A car parking stoush is brewing at the University of NSW as a coalition of prominent academics moves to derail a $66.7 million expansion of a campus car park, warning the project risks locking in car dependence and undermining the institution’s climate goals.
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[2026-05-13 11:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Community and Cultural Events
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[2026-05-13 11:06 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Little Rann of Kutch, India – India faces challenging heat waves each year, but few places endure conditions as searing as the country's western desert salt pans, where workers rely on simple techniques to survive almost unbearable temperatures.
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[2026-05-13 11:05 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Paris – When a mosquito tries to bite biology professor David Inouye during fieldwork among orchids in Colorado, he pauses before swatting the bug. If it's dusted with pollen, he lets it live.
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[2026-05-13 10:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A wildfire has scorched over 11,000 acres in Florida’s Everglades, just outside the Miami metro suburbs, prompting officials to warn nearby residents of dangerous smoke.
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[2026-05-13 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Experts warn the heat could increase the risk of localised flooding, put pressure on drainage systems and threaten agricultural production
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