Topic: Environment & Climate — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-28 15:40 UTC+10:00] [Bird flu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australian government announces 24 expeditioners based at research station on Macquarie Island will be evacuated over possible ‘prolonged psychological stress’
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[2026-08-28 14:49 UTC+10:00] [Nepal-Tibet flood disaster] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Nepali and Tibetan communities plan vigils and work to raise funds for recovery in ‘devastating’ time
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[2026-08-28 14:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Protestant churches on Friday offered condolences to the victims of catastrophic flash floods in Nepal.
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[2026-08-28 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-28 14:43 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Many voters who visited the early polling booth in Port Kennedy, 47 kilometres south of Perth, on Thursday were forced to drive through two massive puddles in the car park – evidence of the heavy rain the suburb experienced the day before.
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[2026-08-28 14:17 UTC+10:00] [AI (artificial intelligence)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Energy minister says states can apply to use coal and gas supply to power datacentres but must prove it is cheaper than renewables
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[2026-08-28 14:04 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-28 13:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Buddhist, Catholic and Protestant bodies mobilize relief efforts following deadly Himalayan disaster
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[2026-08-28 13:37 UTC+10:00] [Podcasting] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Hundreds of people are missing or have been killed after a catastrophic flash flood hit Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday. Entire villages have been destroyed, many of which were popular pilgrimage and trekking destinations for tourists.
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[2026-08-28 13:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rescue teams searched Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border, where a deadly torrent of water and mud several stories high swept through communities a day earlier following a glacier collapse. More than 350 people were killed, police said, and more than 1,300 were missing,.
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[2026-08-28 13:18 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON – Coral skeleton records stretching back 1,000 years show El Nino episodes are intensifying as the planet warms, carrying major implications for a future under climate change, according to a new study.
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[2026-08-28 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A damaged section of a highway in Nuwakot, central Nepal, is seen on August 27, 2026, following a cryospheric collapse in the Himalayas. © Getty Images
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[2026-08-28 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Choking cross-border air pollution from Indonesian wildfires forces the Malaysian prime minister to relocate his National Day address
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[2026-08-28 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Malaysia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Choking cross-border air pollution from Indonesian wildfires forces the Malaysian prime minister to relocate his National Day address
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[2026-08-28 12:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DEVIGHAT, Nepal — Rescue teams and military helicopters searched Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the mountainous Nepal-China border, where a deadly torrent of water and mud several stories high swept through communities a day earlier following a glacier collapse.
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[2026-08-28 12:43 UTC+10:00] [Nepal-Tibet flood disaster] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The catastrophic flash flood has left 1,300 missing, with hundreds of tourists unaccounted for as rescuers race to find survivors
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[2026-08-28 12:19 UTC+10:00] [Nepal-Tibet flood disaster] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Family of two Sydney boys and their parents, who are among 39 Australians identified as missing after flash flooding, ‘worried, but hopeful’
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[2026-08-28 12:01 UTC+10:00] [Conservation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Kristján Loftsson has spent decades finding ways to keep Iceland’s whaling industry alive. The 83-year-old Icelandic millionaire’s latest idea is to turn whale meat into iron supplements.
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[2026-08-28 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Private investors could continue to hold a long-term stake in England’s water industry under plans to overhaul the sector being weighed up by Andy Burnham’s new government.
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[2026-08-28 11:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A massive landslide struck a mountainous area in central Nepal on Aug. 26, and as of the 27th, authorities reported at least 359 people dead and 910 missing.
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[2026-08-28 11:55 UTC+10:00] [Environment / Conservation] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Little penguins, black cockatoos, emus and owls at Taronga Zoo are among the first recipients of a vaccination for H5N1 avian influenza, while the NSW government has urged owners of backyard chickens or of pet birds to take extra precautions.
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[2026-08-28 11:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Smoke billows from the Plaskett Fire near Big Sur, Calif, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
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[2026-08-28 11:25 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: FLOOD. Residents socialize at an inundated village, amid southwest monsoon rains in Bagong Silangan, Quezon City, on August 10, 2026.
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[2026-08-28 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Most of the UK is finally getting some rain, in time for the bank holiday weekend.
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[2026-08-28 11:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Reshma Patel is one of 39 Australians missing following deadly floods in Nepal and Tibet. (Supplied)
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[2026-08-28 11:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Israel Fire and Rescue Authority is preparing with reinforced forces ahead of an unusual rain event expected to hit Israel this weekend, amid concerns over flash floods and flooding.
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[2026-08-28 10:58 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-28 10:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Satellite imagery shows the destruction of the Nepal-Tibet flood. (Vantor)
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[2026-08-28 10:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A flash flood in a Nepalese valley near the Chinese border unleashed waves of devastation that inundated villages and swept away buildings, killing at least 389 and leaving more than 1,200 still missing, including hundreds of foreign tourists.
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[2026-08-28 09:45 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: MUD-COVERED. A drone view shows mud covering properties following a flash flood at Trishuli in Nuwakot district, Nepal, August 26, 2026.
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[2026-08-28 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: SAFER GROUND. People stand on a hill after reaching high ground following a warning that a lake has broken its banks, two days after flash floods and a mudslide in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal, August 28, 2026.
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[2026-08-28 09:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-28 08:34 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Kathmandu: Two days after Nepal’s catastrophic floods, families of the missing are swelling the country’s capital, Kathmandu, as they rush to the hospitals straining their tired and anxious eyes over lists bearing names of survivors.
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[2026-08-28 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A rapidly expanding dammed lake above a Nepal-Tibet flood zone poses a severe new threat to Gyirong Port, where hundreds of people remain unaccounted for following an initial catastrophic surge.
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[2026-08-28 07:19 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-28 07:03 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-28 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-08-28 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-28 06:40 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Foreign affairs minister Penny Wong confirms increase to number of Australians missing
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[2026-08-28 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Kubu Raya, Indonesia – As wildfires burn across Indonesia, forcing schools to close and thousands to seek medical treatment for exposure to thick haze and ash, locals in West Kalimantan say the situation is more serious than it has been in years.
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[2026-08-28 06:28 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
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[2026-08-28 06:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-08-28 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: As rescue teams searched Thursday for missing people following catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border, earth scientists reviewed satellite imagery for clues to the cause and assessed the devastation.
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[2026-08-28 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Hundreds of people have been rescued in Nepal, but nearly 1,500 are still unaccounted-for across the flood zone. (NurPhoto: Subaas Shrestha via AFP)
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[2026-08-28 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Buildings, bridges and trucks look like toys, swept up in the gigantic mud wave, cascading down Nepal's Bhote Koshi River. The magnitude of the flooding, burying entire villages in its path, beggars belief.
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[2026-08-28 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Foreign Affairs
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[2026-08-28 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A government helicopter conducts a rescue mission amidst the devastation left by flash flooding in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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[2026-08-28 04:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-28 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel's humanitarian aid agency, IsraAID, announced on Thursday that it is deploying an emergency response team to Nepal to assist with disaster relief efforts following recent flooding and landslides in the region.
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[2026-08-28 04:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Beaufort is among the French cheeses to be covered by temporarily relaxed rules
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