Topic: Natural Disasters — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-16 16:02 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-16 15:33 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A major fire at one of Australia’s two oil refineries has been extinguished, but the damage has deepened fears over the nation’s petrol supplies amid a global fuel crunch.
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[2026-04-16 15:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A student opened fire on two classrooms at a middle school in Turkey on Wednesday, killing nine people and wounding 13 others, the interior minister said, in the country’s second such shooting in two days.
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[2026-04-16 15:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Smoke rises from a hazard reduction burn in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. (Supplied: NSW Rural Fire Service)
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[2026-04-16 14:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Patrick Fischer admitted he made a ‘serious mistake’ travelling to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics using fake paperwork
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[2026-04-16 14:41 UTC+10:00] [Covid-19] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Patrick Fischer admitted he made a ‘serious mistake’ travelling to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics using fake paperwork
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[2026-04-16 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Energy Industry
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[2026-04-16 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Chris Bowen was quick this morning to warn the fire may impact domestic petrol production "for some time". (ABC News: Callum Flinn)
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[2026-04-16 13:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A middle school pickup turned into a chaotic crime scene when a 13-year-old boy allegedly opened fire outside Sepulveda Middle School in North Hills Wednesday afternoon — leaving a 17-year-old wounded.
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[2026-04-16 13:05 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-04-16 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Resident says he kept calling his mother every 15 minutes and made a video call at around 9pm during which he saw the flat in complete darkness
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[2026-04-16 12:41 UTC+10:00] [Guangdong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Resident says he kept calling his mother every 15 minutes and made a video call at around 9pm during which he saw the flat in complete darkness
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[2026-04-16 12:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A 14-year-old armed with five guns opened fire at a Turkish school on Wednesday, killing nine people, wounding 13 and sparking scenes of mayhem as students jumped out of windows to escape.
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[2026-04-16 12:07 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Scenes of thick smoke rising from a Geelong oil refinery signal more than just a localised emergency. Australia is drifting dangerously close to the largest energy shock in its history, and the flames raise one immediate question: just how bad will this be for the already-precarious state of the nation’s fuel security?
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[2026-04-16 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GEELONG, Australia — Towering columns of fire have engulfed a crucial Australian oil refinery after a chain of explosions, authorities said Thursday as they warned of disruptions to domestic fuel supply.
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[2026-04-16 11:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Geelong plant is one of only two operating oil refineries in Australia and supplies 10 per cent of the country’s total demand
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[2026-04-16 11:57 UTC+10:00] [Melbourne] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Geelong plant is one of only two operating oil refineries in Australia and supplies 10 per cent of the country’s total demand
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[2026-04-16 11:29 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Geelong refinery fire has temporarily cut Australia’s domestic jet fuel production, adding another worry for Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin as they manage a global fuel shock.
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[2026-04-16 11:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Heightened security is coming to Tybee Island this weekend as the controversial Orange Crush festival returns, bringing with it concerns over a recent surge in unpermitted teen takeovers.
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[2026-04-16 11:21 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Anzac Day is on the horizon but because it falls on a Saturday this year, the weekend will look a little different in each state and territory.Some jurisdictions only honour the April 25 public holiday, regardless of whether it falls on a weekday or weekend.Others give everyone an extra day off on the Monday after Anzac Day when it falls on a Saturday or Sunday.LIVE UPDATES: Refinery fire to have 'catastrophic' impact on Aussie fuel supplyAnzac Day falls on a
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[2026-04-16 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Arsenal through to semi-final after cagey draw with Sporting
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[2026-04-16 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: The fire could put further strain on Australia's fuel supply, Energy Minister Chris Bowen said on Thursday. Source: ABC News
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[2026-04-16 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: A fire at an oil refinery in Corio, Victoria, has sparked concerns of further pressure on Australia's energy supply amid the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-16 09:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A major fire has broken out at one of Australia's two oil refineries, deepening fears over the nation's petrol supplies amid a global fuel crunch.
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[2026-04-16 08:39 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-16 08:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-04-16 08:36 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-16 08:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Usually, as the saying goes, where there’s smoke there’s fire.
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[2026-04-16 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran is using the cease-fire to dig out its underground missile bases that were buried by US and Israeli airstrikes, according to recent satellite images.
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[2026-04-16 07:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-16 07:26 UTC+10:00] [Geelong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Smoke warning for residents south of Viva oil refinery in Corio as Geelong mayor calls fire ‘unprecedented’
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[2026-04-16 07:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-04-16 07:04 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Residents south of the refinery in Corio warned to shelter inside due to smoke
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[2026-04-16 06:39 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: The fire broke out at the Viva Energy oil refinery in Geelong on Wednesday night. Source: AAP / Joel Carrett
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[2026-04-16 06:39 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: The fire broke out at the Viva Energy oil refinery in Geelong on Wednesday night. Source: ABC News
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[2026-04-16 05:25 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: April 16, 2026 — 5:25am
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[2026-04-16 03:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A century-old Palm Beach waterfront palace, pulled back from the brink of irreversible flood damage, hit the market again this week for $157 million.
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[2026-04-16 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Amazon is facing a bombshell class action lawsuit accusing the tech giant of purposely letting the software in Fire TV Stick devices peter out so customers would feel compelled to buy newer versions.
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[2026-04-16 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump renewed pressure Wednesday on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, with the US leader threatening to fire the central bank chief if he stays beyond his mandate.
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[2026-04-16 02:44 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-04-16 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An uprooted tree rests on a home following a severe storm Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
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[2026-04-16 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-16 01:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Industrial Fires
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[2026-04-16 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Turkish security forces and emergency staff in the courtyard of a secondary school where a student opened fire. (IHA via AP)
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[2026-04-16 00:55 UTC+10:00] [Federal Reserve] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president says he has ‘held back’ on firing the head of the Federal Reserve leading up to end of Powell’s term in May
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[2026-04-16 00:52 UTC+10:00] [Extreme weather] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: More than 1,000 people were in shelters across Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands as Sinlaku moved away
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[2026-04-16 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—A fire broke out in a residential area in Tondo, Manila late Wednesday and was quickly raised to the third alarm.
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[2026-04-16 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: There has been a wave of community appreciation for a Dubai gym renowned for bodybuilding that was severely damaged by fire.
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[2026-04-16 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell if he does not step aside at the end of his term in May.
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[2026-04-15 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A super typhoon steadily battered a pair of remote U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean with ferocious winds and relentless rains. The storm shredded tin roofs and forced residents to take cover from flying tree limbs.
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