Topic: Natural Disasters — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-28 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- Two people were killed after a ship carrying oil products caught fire in waters off Incheon late Thursday, west of Seoul, the Coast Guard said. The fire has been extinguished.
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[2026-08-28 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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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 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El mexicano Ramón Urías, de los Cardenales de San Luis, felicitado por sus compañeros tras batear un jonrón de dos carreras en la cuarta entrada ante los Orioles de Baltimore el jueves 27 de agosto del 2026. (AP Foto/Jeff Roberson)
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[2026-08-28 07:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: St. Louis Cardinals’ Blaze Jordan hits a three-run home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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[2026-08-28 07:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK, United States — Two air traffic controllers left work early ahead of a deadly collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport in March, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
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[2026-08-28 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Firefighter Joel Van Eeten was connected to a rope system as he scaled the side of Blue Lake to reach Tyson. (Supplied: Metropolitan Fire Service)
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[2026-08-28 07:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea watches during the school’s NFL football pro day, March 20, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
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[2026-08-28 07:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-28 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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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 06:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two pilots died after their Air Canada Express plane collided with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport in March
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[2026-08-28 06:11 UTC+10:00] [laguardia crash] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two pilots died after their Air Canada Express plane collided with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport in March
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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 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) came under fire online this week after being accused of "Islamising" its programmes.
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[2026-08-28 04:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-28 04:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Thursday said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has not abandoned the idea of a comprehensive national flood control master plan.
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[2026-08-28 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE on Thursday announced a $10 million humanitarian aid package to bolster critical relief efforts following devastating floods on the Nepal-Tibet border which killed hundreds and left a trail of destruction.
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[2026-08-28 04:03 UTC+10:00] [Nepal-Tibet flood disaster] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Flash floods have killed at least 389 people while homes and infrastructure have been swept away
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[2026-08-28 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Surveillance footage posted on Chinese social media shows a wall of mud and debris rushing towards the port, with people running as parked vehicles were surrounded by floodwater. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said the disaster on the Nepalese side had caused major casualties and left people missing at the port.
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[2026-08-28 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Search efforts continue as thousands are still missing following a devastating flash flood in Nepal and Tibet.
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[2026-08-28 02:47 UTC+10:00] [Nepal] [Factuality: 100]
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 are popular pilgrimage and trekking destinations for tourists. Lucy Hough talks to global editor Devika Bhat about how the devastating event unfolded
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[2026-08-28 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Floods have devastated the Nepal-Tibet border region which have destroyed towns and swept away bridges.
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[2026-08-28 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BULACAN Gov. Daniel Fernando clarified his response in a recent interview with veteran broadcaster Ted Failon that went viral on social media.
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[2026-08-28 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-08-28 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-08-28 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: From the very start of the Ukraine war, the United Kingdom has consistently been among Kiev's most open and ardent military supporters, time and again transferring heavy weaponry, including cutting edge long-range missiles like the Storm Shadow.
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[2026-08-28 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Nepal-Tibet flood disaster] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As the community scrambles to check on loved ones, some hear from family members who fled to safety, while others pray for good news
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[2026-08-28 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Dolly formed Thursday in the Atlantic Ocean far from land, and forecasters expected it to fade quickly.
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[2026-08-28 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-28 00:04 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Moscow threatens retaliation after Andy Burnham says UK will help Ukraine start producing long-range missiles
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[2026-08-28 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Rescuers were continuing their search for survivors in the debris-strewn valleys and hillsides of Nepal on Thursday. More than 1,000 people remain missing in the Himalayan country and neighbouring China after a wall of ice, mud and rock collapsed into a mountain river, triggering a catastrophic flash flood.
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[2026-08-27 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Moscow has warned that it could strike British military targets inside and outside Ukraine if Kyiv continues to fire long-range UK-made cruise missiles into Russia.
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[2026-08-27 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BENGALURU, India — The deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday was likely caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily dammed a river, according to preliminary investigations by scientists. That may have led to the backed-up water surging downstream with enormous force a few hours later, they suggested.
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[2026-08-27 22:17 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-08-27 22:03 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A week of frustrations and more headlines for the Brisbane Broncos as their season fell further into the doldrums has ended in calamity – suffering a humiliating 46-20 defeat to the Melbourne Storm to mark their ninth-straight loss at Suncorp Stadium.
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[2026-08-27 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A catastrophic flash flood on Wednesday morning wreaked massive destruction upon Nepal’s northern mountainous region, bordering China. The torrent of water, rock, and mud wiped out entire villages, washed away roads and destroyed power infrastructure and dams.
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[2026-08-27 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A catastrophic flash flood on Wednesday morning wreaked massive destruction upon Nepal’s northern mountainous region, bordering China. The torrent of water, rock, and mud wiped out entire villages, washed away roads and destroyed power infrastructure and dams.
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[2026-08-27 21:20 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-27 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Footage filmed by the Nepal Red Cross shows floodwaters surging through Nepal’s Rasuwa district on 26 August, after an ice and rock avalanche blocked a tributary near the border with Tibet. The natural dam later burst, sending a torrent of water and debris down the Trishuli valley. The disaster began at around 8:40 a.m., according to authorities, with particularly severe destruction reported around Rasuwagadhi, Timure and Syabrubesi.
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[2026-08-27 20:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The University of the Philippines Resilience Institute - NOAH (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards) Center said it would utilize the P1 billion funding it received from the national government to generate, manage, communicate, and apply scientific information for disaster risk reduction, flood management, environmental protection, and climate resilience.
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[2026-08-27 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: One Israeli tourist visiting Nepal is missing after a wall of mud and rock collapsed into a Himalayan river, causing catastrophic flash floods, tourism officials said on Thursday.
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[2026-08-27 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi military personnel and municipal workers came under fire in Baghdad on Thursday as they tried to remove illegal housing structures, leaving a senior officer dead and five other people wounded, an Iraqi security official and state media said.
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[2026-08-27 20:42 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The Japanese government on Thursday announced a package of measures to support recovery from the recent earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, including a travel discount program to revitalize tourism in the Kyushu region.
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[2026-08-27 20:06 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-27 19:41 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-08-27 19:36 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Follow our live coverage of the Nepal flood here.
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[2026-08-27 19:33 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-08-27 19:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook said the Trump administration has no legal basis to remove her from the central bank's governing board in a letter late Wednesday responding to renewed threats from the White House.
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