[2026-09-17 15:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: S. Korea's 2nd Nepal relief team to return; efforts to locate 9 missing Koreans to continue

Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will maintain a joint government response team in Nepal to continue efforts to locate nine South Korean nationals who have remained missing since massive floods hit the country last month, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260917006800315

[2026-09-17 15:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Korea, IEA to deepen Asia energy security ties

Snippet: RISE ASIA initiative targets fossil fuel reliance and AI-driven power demand

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10877226

[2026-09-17 15:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Indonesia’s Prabowo mulls labelling wildfires as ‘ecological terrorism’

Snippet: Indonesia is battling its most intense wildfires in 11 years, with the hazardous haze also affecting neighbours Singapore and Malaysia

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3367819/indonesias-prabowo-mulls-labelling-wildfires-ecological-terrorism?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-09-17 15:38 UTC+10:00] [Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Indonesia’s Prabowo mulls labelling wildfires as ‘ecological terrorism’

Snippet: Indonesia is battling its most intense wildfires in 11 years, with the hazardous haze also affecting neighbours Singapore and Malaysia

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3367819/indonesias-prabowo-mulls-labelling-wildfires-ecological-terrorism

[2026-09-17 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: 'No doubt' that climate change led to Nepal-Tibet flood, study finds

Snippet: Thousands of people are dead or missing after massive floods and landslides tore through the Nepal-Tibet border last month

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmlyrzve5pwzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-17 14:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: India and China pursue disaster diplomacy in flood-hit Nepal

Snippet: In the aftermath of disastrous flooding last month, Nepal has received relief supplies and technical assistance from China and India as its giant neighbors compete to polish their friendship credentials. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/international-relations/india-and-china-pursue-disaster-diplomacy-in-flood-hit-nepal

[2026-09-17 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: 2025 was among driest years on record for world’s rivers, study finds

Snippet: Analysis of global resources reveals depletion in world’s water savings bank to 42% below normal levels last year

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/17/2025-driest-years-worlds-rivers-study-finds

[2026-09-17 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Endangered species] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘Like a Disney movie’: Three wild dog brothers make Africa’s longest journey

Snippet: As three siblings came of age and had to leave their pack, scientists tracked the dogs’ perilous 2,500-mile odyssey to find their own territory

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/17/wildlife-african-wild-dogs-longest-journey-zambia-conservation-aoe

[2026-09-17 13:49 UTC+10:00] [Marine life] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Humpback whale filmed apparently grieving its stillborn calf – video

Snippet: Footage recorded in July 2025 shows a humpback whale repeatedly returning for more than an hour to the spot where its stillborn calf lay, a kilometre off Australia’s Gold Coast. While similar behaviours have been documented in pilot whales, dolphins and killer whales, a new report from Griffith University and the Sea World Foundation suggests this is the first described case of a toothless baleen whale mother caring for her deceased newborn calf.

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2026/sep/17/humpback-whale-filmed-apparently-grieving-its-stillborn-calf-video

[2026-09-17 12:29 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Japan Times

Title: Hydropowered Bhutan explores solar to diversify and meet growing demand

Snippet: Thimphu, Bhutan – Engineer Rinzin Galley stands on a platform overlooking a former military shooting range on the edge of Bhutan’s capital Thimphu, now home to a gleaming field of solar panels.

Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/09/17/energy/hydropower-bhutan-solar/

[2026-09-17 12:22 UTC+10:00] [Marine life] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Do whales grieve? Scientists’ research off Australia’s Gold Coast suggests they might | Olaf Meynecke for the Conversation

Snippet: The behaviours we observed could represent grief, but they could also reflect maternal attachment, confusion or instinctive caregiving

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/17/do-whales-grieve-scientists-research-off-australias-gold-coast-suggests-they-might

[2026-09-17 12:08 UTC+10:00] [Severe weather] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Risk of unrest in Asia as Iran war, El Nino threaten food supplies

Snippet: Over half of countries at high risk on Verisk Maplecroft’s Food Security Index also sit at the top of its predictive Civil Unrest Index

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/3367791/risk-unrest-asia-iran-war-el-nino-threaten-food-supplies

[2026-09-17 10:58 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Japan Times

Title: Climate, seismic factors primed ‘unprecedented’ Nepal disaster

Snippet: The catastrophic mountain flooding in Nepal that killed more than 1,300 people was driven by a complex web of climate and seismic processes that made it nearly impossible to predict, according to an international team of scientists.

Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/09/17/climate-change/climate-seismic-factors-nepal/

[2026-09-17 10:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: 3 killed as tropical disturbance fuels most active, dangerous monsoon day in the Four Corners this year

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/09/16/us-news/3-killed-as-rare-tropical-disturbance-ravages-arizona-new-mexico-with-extreme-weather/

[2026-09-17 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: BBC News

Title: At least seven months of relentless rain needed to end drought, research shows

Snippet: Above-average rainfall is needed across England for the next seven months for all areas to recover from drought by spring 2027, according to new research.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/cqvgy1lejp7ro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-09-17 09:01 UTC+10:00] [Climate science] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Climate crisis likely behind devastating Nepal-Tibet floods that killed more than 1,300, first study finds

Snippet: Scientists say global heating was a destabilising factor in collapse of 200,000 sq metre glacier in August

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/sep/17/climate-crisis-likely-behind-deadly-nepal-tibet-floods

[2026-09-17 07:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: AI slowdown: What tech companies have said about a coordinated safety plan

Snippet: First row, from left, France’s Minister for Economy, Finance, Industry and Digital Security Bruno Le Maire; German Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Richard Marles, middle and back row, from left, Google’s James Manyika, President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Tino Cuellar,

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/ai-slowdown-anthropic-openai-meta-nvidia-1d9615931af28a83cb97489178e90f2d

[2026-09-17 05:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Body of last Tennessee victim of Hurricane Helene is found

Snippet: An aerial view of flood damage left in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene is seen Sept. 28, 2024, in Greene County, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/remains-found-hurricane-helene-flooding-2-years-887a1e0cff335445a2fb3a35ccaa1184

[2026-09-17 05:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Dangerous California wildfire forces freeway closure, evacuation warnings

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/09/16/us-news/floriston-fire-near-i-80-prompts-lane-closure-and-evacuation-warnings/

[2026-09-17 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Nvidia's 'Super Bowl of AI' will return to Washington and a very different political climate | The National

Snippet: Nvidia announced that one of its flagship AI conferences, GTC will be returning to Washington later this year. Unlike the last time it took place in the US capital, public perception of AI has drastically soured.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2026/09/16/nvidia-gtc-washington-jensen-huang-ai/

[2026-09-17 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Nvidia's GTC will return to Washington and a very different political climate | The National

Snippet: Nvidia announced that one of its flagship AI conferences, GTC will be returning to Washington later this year. Unlike the last time it took place in the US capital, public perception of AI has drastically soured.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2026/09/16/nvidia-jensen-huang-gtc-ai/

[2026-09-17 01:38 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump 2.0 has cut or frozen $177bn in grants across every state, analysis finds

Snippet: Cuts hit all 50 states and DC, with environment, health, nutrition and disaster relief making up the largest share

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/16/trump-state-grant-cuts-analysis

[2026-09-17 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: More than 12 trillion tons of ice lost as climate change accelerates polar melt

Snippet: More than 12 trillion tons of ice have been lost from Greenland and Antarctica since 1979, according to a major scientific study tracking decades of changes in the world's two largest ice sheets.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/16/more-than-12-trillion-tons-of-ice-lost-as-climate-change-accelerates-polar-melt/

[2026-09-17 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Indonesia] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: The 'apex predator' of fires choking south-east Asia - podcast

Snippet: Indonesia is in the middle of a climate emergency, experiencing what Nasa calls the ‘apex predator’ of wildfires. It’s burning an area three times the size of Singapore and choking millions across south-east Asia with toxic haze.

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/sep/16/the-apex-predator-of-fires-choking-south-east-asia-full-story-podcast

[2026-09-17 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China uses 100,000 home-grown AI chips to build leading weather forecast system

Snippet: The Sugon 8,000 system can predict weather 10 days in advance, bringing the country closer to its ambitious forecasting goals

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3367747/china-uses-100000-home-grown-ai-chips-build-leading-weather-forecast-system?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-09-17 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Mesoscale Convective Vortex] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China uses 100,000 home-grown AI chips to build leading weather forecast system

Snippet: The Sugon 8,000 system can predict weather 10 days in advance, bringing the country closer to its ambitious forecasting goals

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3367747/china-uses-100000-home-grown-ai-chips-build-leading-weather-forecast-system

[2026-09-17 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Video shows teens shooting fireworks that sparked deadly, destructive Washington wildfire

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/09/16/us-news/video-shows-teen-shooting-fireworks-blamed-for-sparking-deadly-washington-wildfire/

[2026-09-16 22:05 UTC+10:00] [Climate change] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: What von der Leyen’s words reveal about the mood in the EU

Snippet: Europe is at a “tipping point,” according to Ursula von der Leyen.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/what-ursula-von-der-leyen-words-reveal-about-the-mood-in-the-eu/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-09-16 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong aims to raise zero-carbon energy share of fuel mix to 30% by 2030

Snippet: Target is one of four binding environmental protection targets revealed during unveiling of city’s first five-year plan

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3367742/hong-kong-aims-raise-zero-carbon-energy-share-fuel-mix-30-2030?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-09-16 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong aims to raise zero-carbon energy share of fuel mix to 30% by 2030

Snippet: Target is one of four binding environmental protection targets revealed during unveiling of city’s first five-year plan

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3367742/hong-kong-aims-raise-zero-carbon-energy-share-fuel-mix-30-2030

[2026-09-16 22:00 UTC+10:00] [US Environmental Protection Agency] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump EPA’s arguments for letting power plants spew unlimited pollution ‘dead wrong’

Snippet: Claims that dismantling pollution rules will lower energy bills and have little climate impact are far from convincing

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/16/trump-epa-pollution-rollback

[2026-09-16 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Plastics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Microplastics in soil pose global threat by acting like ‘Trojan horse’ to deliver toxins

Snippet: Exclusive: Plastic surfaces form hotspots with an increase of antibiotic-resistant genes, study finds

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/16/soil-microplastics-trojan-horse-toxins

[2026-09-16 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong tennis bosses hail Victoria Park revamp plans, eye WTA, ATP 500 tournaments

Snippet: The decades-old facilities in Causeway Bay are to be redeveloped into an all-weather, multi-purpose venue in the years to come

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3367724/hong-kong-tennis-bosses-hail-victoria-park-revamp-plans-eye-wta-atp-500-tournaments?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-09-16 21:00 UTC+10:00] [John Lee Ka-chiu] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong tennis bosses hail Victoria Park revamp plans, eye WTA, ATP 500 tournaments

Snippet: The decades-old facilities in Causeway Bay are to be redeveloped into an all-weather, multi-purpose venue in the years to come

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3367724/hong-kong-tennis-bosses-hail-victoria-park-revamp-plans-eye-wta-atp-500-tournaments

[2026-09-16 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong to invest in primary care to cut premature death risk to 6.9%

Snippet: Chief executive John Lee also unveils Hong Kong’s first integrated ambulatory care hospital at King’s Park, featuring AI-assisted radiology and expanded cancer services

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3367730/hong-kong-invest-primary-care-cut-premature-death-risk-69?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-09-16 20:39 UTC+10:00] [AI] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong to invest in primary care to cut premature death risk to 6.9%

Snippet: Chief executive John Lee also unveils Hong Kong’s first integrated ambulatory care hospital at King’s Park, featuring AI-assisted radiology and expanded cancer services

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3367730/hong-kong-invest-primary-care-cut-premature-death-risk-69

[2026-09-16 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: How wildfires are threatening Indonesia’s economy and carbon market

Snippet: Total economic and health costs from January to August as a result of the haze could reach US$6.9 billion, analysts warn

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3367729/how-wildfires-are-threatening-indonesias-economy-and-carbon-market?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-09-16 20:37 UTC+10:00] [International Emissions Trading Association] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: How wildfires are threatening Indonesia’s economy and carbon market

Snippet: Total economic and health costs from January to August as a result of the haze could reach US$6.9 billion, analysts warn

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3367729/how-wildfires-are-threatening-indonesias-economy-and-carbon-market

[2026-09-16 20:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Why luxury watches are ditching gold and steel for high-tech materials | The National

Snippet: From forged carbon and quartz fibre to proprietary ceramics, watchmakers are embracing space-age materials

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/magazine/2026/09/16/luxury-watches-high-tech-carbon-quartz-ceramics-richard-mille-tudor-iwc-audemars-piguet-panerai/

[2026-09-16 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Firefighters] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘We’re near a breaking point:’ firefighters say US government is failing them amid intense wildfire season

Snippet: US grapples with federal firefighter shortage as crews say they’re spread thin and lack resources during unrelenting year of fire

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/16/wildfires-government-firefighter-shortage

[2026-09-16 19:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese research ship completes month-long mission near Scarborough Shoal

Snippet: The vessel surveyed the geology and environment of a South China Sea feature claimed by Beijing and Manila

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3367708/chinese-research-ship-completes-month-long-mission-near-scarborough-shoal?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-09-16 19:14 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News Agency] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese research ship completes month-long mission near Scarborough Shoal

Snippet: The vessel surveyed the geology and environment of a South China Sea feature claimed by Beijing and Manila

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3367708/chinese-research-ship-completes-month-long-mission-near-scarborough-shoal

[2026-09-16 19:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: More than 12 trillion tons of ice lost in climate change's big melt

Snippet: A new report reveals that 12.5 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979. (AP video produced by Aya Diab)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-ice-sheet-antarctica-greenland-melting-4721be25690317bc8f7bd9699b6f41f1

[2026-09-16 18:56 UTC+10:00] [Agriculture] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Von der Leyen tries to stem tide on global threats ― from Trump to AI and climate

Snippet: STRASBOURG ― Ursula von der Leyen used her State of the Union speech Wednesday to rally against a world that's making Europe less powerful and poorer, where AI is threatening centuries of certainty and in which climate change risks destroying it.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/ursula-von-der-leyen-state-of-the-union-europe-independence-ai-climate/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-09-16 17:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Romualdez pleads not guilty to plunder in flood control projects

Snippet: Philippines former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, a cousin of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., waits for the start of his arraignment via video conference at the Quezon City Jail in Quezon, Philippines, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, Pool)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/philippines-martin-romualdez-plunder-flood-control-b265b2c57ce2c2cba621896301f9676a

[2026-09-16 17:21 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: News Corp starts generating local news stories with AI ‘assistance’

Snippet: Melbourne tabloid The Herald Sun has outsourced major parts of its local coverage to artificial intelligence, expanding its use of the technology from traffic and weather reports to full news stories.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/news-corp-starts-generating-local-news-stories-with-ai-assistance-20260916-p60xu1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-09-16 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Local Spain

Title: Today in Spain: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday

Snippet: Balearic president condemns "constant arrival" of undocumented immigrants to islands, fuel and electricity prices soar in Spain, big weather change across much of the country and more news on Wednesday September 16th.

Read full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20260916/today-in-spain-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-wednesday-100

[2026-09-16 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Amnesty calls on Algeria to abandon death penalty plans for wildfires

Snippet: Amnesty International urged Algeria's government on Tuesday to abandon plans to resume executions after it pledged to give the death penalty to those responsible for wildfires following deadly blazes last month.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/16/amnesty-calls-on-algeria-to-abandon-death-penalty-plans-for-wildfires/

[2026-09-16 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Butterflies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Record heatwaves bring Britain’s second-best butterfly season in 16 years

Snippet: Volunteers counted almost 1.4m common butterflies and moths, with painted ladies up 335% on last year

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/16/record-heatwaves-britain-second-best-butterfly-season

[2026-09-16 15:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Green transition requires more than renewable power, Jeju gov. says

Snippet: Korea’s renewable energy leader seeks new industries and infrastructure to put clean power to work at scale

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10875707