Topic: Environment & Climate — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Denmark] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In Denmark, the spread of solar panels in rural areas has become a divisive issue among voters, especially in rural areas
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[2026-03-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Personal finance] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In Australia’s volatile mortgage environment, there’s no such thing as a safe bet. Advocates, an economist and a broker share their perspectives on how households should respond to RBA’s rising interest rates
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[2026-03-20 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HONG KONG, March 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CNOOC Limited (the "Company", SEHK: 00883 (HKD Counter) and 80883 (RMB Counter), SSE: 600938) announces today that Mr. Huang Yongzhang has been appointed as the Vice Chairman, an Executive Director, the Chief Executive Officer, the President and a member of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee.
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[2026-03-20 19:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Rivers and streams including Río Botello overflowed from around 04:00, flooding neighbourhoods such as Los Manzanos and La Selva. Residents reported water levels exceeding 1 metre inside homes, while at least 14 incidents were recorded across Cundinamarca, governor Jorge Emilio Rey said. Emergency services including the fire department, police and the Red Cross deployed pumps and evacuation teams throughout the day.
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[2026-03-20 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Health and environment advocacy groups in the United States are suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw a key 2009 climate change ruling known as the “endangerment finding”.
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[2026-03-20 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Animals] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreen… And in further wild boar news, a supermarket in Berlin, Germany was host to a swine on a shopping trip last Friday. After the boar slipped in through the sliding glass doors, shop staff made a quick exit – but not before calling the zoo and the police, who arrived armed with tranquilliser guns and riot shields.
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[2026-03-20 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) is celebrated by fans after he hit a game-winning score against the Phoenix Suns in the final seconds of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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[2026-03-20 18:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Baseball fans watch the Los Angeles Dodgers play the San Francisco Giants during the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game with the heat forcing the game to end early, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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[2026-03-20 18:05 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The expansion in Queensland, which has been approved until 2081, will contribute about 120m tonnes of carbon emissions over its lifetime
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[2026-03-20 18:01 UTC+10:00] [US weather] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Unseasonably warm and even dangerous temperatures this week were up to 30F above average for the time of year
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[2026-03-20 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In this week’s newsletter: with US-Israeli strikes hitting oil refineries, military bases and nuclear facilities, monitors are warning that the conflict will have devastating effects
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[2026-03-20 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SHANGHAI, March 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Fox ESS, a leading provider of renewable energy solutions, today announced it has been honored as one of the leading enterprises in 2026 Forbes China Pioneer Innovators in Industry Development Selection. The accolade, presented by Forbes China in partnership with Frost & Sullivan, recognizes companies that demonstrate outstanding innovation, industry leadership and market impact in the renewable energy sector.
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[2026-03-20 17:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Defence members pulled together to help in Katherine ahead of more potential flooding. (ABC News: James Elton)
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[2026-03-20 17:09 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-20 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Donald Trump, the man who said “drill baby drill” and labelled policies to slash greenhouse gases a scam fostered on the poor of America, is managing to create one big global carbon tax.
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[2026-03-20 16:02 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-03-20 15:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Wind turbines operate along a solar farm near Weifang in eastern China’s Shandong province on March 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
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[2026-03-20 14:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Maree Tancred lost her home and all her belongings in the 2022 floods. (ABC News: Charmaine Manuel)
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[2026-03-20 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama, center, celebrates with teammates after he hit a game-winning score against the Phoenix Suns in the final seconds of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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[2026-03-20 13:46 UTC+10:00] [Fact Check] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-20 12:14 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As other Asian economies race to conserve energy, China has huge reserves of oil and gas as well as alternative energy sources like wind and solar
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[2026-03-20 12:06 UTC+10:00] [Tropical Cyclone Narelle] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: We’re tough in Australia’s Top End, but there’s a limit to what communities can endure without adequate resources and if leadership isn’t honest about the cause
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[2026-03-20 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Extreme Weather Events
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[2026-03-20 09:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A socialist mayor is creating the most anti-business climate the Big Apple has ever seen — but that hasn’t stopped numerous Big Apple restaurateurs from doubling down and investing in the city they love so much.
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[2026-03-20 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Two men ride their motorbike past a billboard of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-03-20 09:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Two dozen states, along with more than a dozen cities and counties, sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, challenging the Trump administration’s repeal of a scientific finding that had been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.
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[2026-03-20 08:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Extreme Weather Events
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[2026-03-20 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A group of 23 states have filed a legal petition against a decision under United States President Donald Trump to revoke a scientific finding that formed the basis for regulations meant to address climate change.
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[2026-03-20 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: American Airlines and Google said Thursday that they significantly reduced the climate impact of some of the airline’s flights using an AI-based forecasting tool to help prevent contrails.
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[2026-03-20 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Independent MLA Robyn Lambley says the outback town of Alice Springs is in a "catastrophic" position for flood risk and is calling on the NT government to urgently prioritise flood mitigation.
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[2026-03-20 07:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-03-20 07:07 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Cyclone Narelle has been downgraded slightly to a category 4 storm. Source: AAP / Brian Cassey
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[2026-03-20 06:41 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Tropical cyclone expected to make landfall in far north Queensland within hours. Follow today’s news live
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[2026-03-20 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sampath Bank PLC has been recognised as the Runner-Up in the Banking Category at the ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards 2025, held recently at Cinnamon Life, Colombo.
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[2026-03-20 06:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin speaks at EDSI Cables, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Auburn Hills, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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[2026-03-20 06:12 UTC+10:00] [Environment / Weather] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-20 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Eat my forecast, Phil!
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[2026-03-20 05:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A sign warns hikers of trail closures due to extreme heat at Camelback Mountain on Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rebecca Noble)
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[2026-03-20 05:01 UTC+10:00] [Business / Workplace] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: In 2016, Mandy Hawtin was working two days a week for an Australian university in a supportive, family-friendly work environment. “When one of my three kids got sick, my manager would allow me to make up those days the following week, or the same week,” she says.
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[2026-03-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: James Purtill is the ABC's online technology reporter, covering stories from social media to solar panels, and artificial intelligence to electric vehicles. Prior to joining ABC Science he worked as a reporter at triple j Hack and ABC News.
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[2026-03-20 04:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — When President Donald Trump returned to office last year, he launched a crusade to shift the country away from renewable energy, drastically undoing the climate-friendly policies of his Democratic predecessor to focus instead on oil and other fossil fuels as the answer to his goal of American energy dominance.
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[2026-03-20 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An airplane lifts off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as the sun rises Feb. 3, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
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[2026-03-20 01:55 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-20 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The pressure on Russia’s finances has grown so acute that even a sustained surge in oil prices driven by turmoil in the Strait of Hormuz will not be enough to plug the widening deficit.
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[2026-03-20 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia weather] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Birdsville and Bedourie locals are used to being trapped by flooding – but if they run out of Tim Tams and chocolate, ‘that’s a big problem’
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[2026-03-19 23:19 UTC+10:00] [Namita Joshi] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Generic slimming drugs are expected to flood a market where one in four adults are currently either overweight or obese
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[2026-03-19 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Josh Frost, founder of Best Perfume, introduces the brand to members of the media during its Philippine launch in Manila on March 19, highlighting its fragrance formulations designed for hot and humid climates and its entry into the local market with high-concentration scents aimed at improving longevity for Filipino consumers.
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[2026-03-19 21:30 UTC+10:00] [Davao City] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Only 30 per cent of Gen Z Filipinos now back the ICC drugs war case, as AI-generated disinformation floods TikTok
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[2026-03-19 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The orphaned baby grey titi monkey found alone near Rionegro in early March is undergoing rehabilitation at a specialised wildlife centre in Barbosa, about 39 km from Medellín. Staff use a soft toy as a surrogate mother to reduce stress and replicate parental care. As of 18 March, the infant, recently filmed clinging to the plush, is being fed milk formula, monitored for its health and gradually introduced to peers in a controlled enclosure.
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[2026-03-19 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Victorian farmers are being battered by soaring fuel prices just as they were beginning to recover from prolonged drought, and rising agriculture costs are now expected to drive up household food prices.
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