Topic: Natural Disasters — Neutral reports only

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[2026-08-25 18:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: Tornado devastates French village, injuring dozens
Snippet: A tornado damaged about 100 homes and injured dozens of people in southern France on Monday, while thousands of homes were left without power.
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/france-tornado-pomas-dozens-injured-176e48d07dad6d5caadfe40e54d721ee
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[2026-08-25 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Natasha Walter] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: Feminism for a World on Fire by Natasha Walter review – hope amid the hopelessness
Snippet: A writer and activist takes stock of women’s rights in these changing, troubled times
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/25/feminism-for-a-world-on-fire-by-natasha-walter-review-hope-amid-the-hopelessness
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[2026-08-25 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Title: Darwin retirees lose home and all possessions in Livingstone fire
Snippet: By Roxanne Fitzgerald
Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/darwin-couple-home-burnt-livingstone-fire-/107076592
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[2026-08-25 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: Seattle faces Toronto, aims to end 3-game skid
Snippet: Toronto Tempo (11-26, 5-11 Eastern Conference) at Seattle Storm (7-31, 1-17 Western Conference)
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/natisha-hiedeman-julie-allemand-marina-mabrey-seattle-storm-seattle-cc6b8011e7314151a1a1551c87e53ff6
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[2026-08-25 16:04 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: Major Sydney property developer collapses after ‘perfect storm’, leaving buyers in limbo
Snippet: Bathla Group says softening sales and impacts from federal government’s May budget contributed it being placed in voluntary administration
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/25/bathla-group-sydney-property-developer-collapses
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[2026-08-25 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: As toxic haze spreads, can Indonesia make land-burners pay?
Snippet: With thousands of fire hotspots traced to corporate land, the president has vowed action – but past efforts to collect fines have failed
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3365159/toxic-haze-spreads-can-indonesia-make-land-burners-pay?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-08-25 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: As toxic haze spreads, can Indonesia make land-burners pay?
Snippet: With thousands of fire hotspots traced to corporate land, the president has vowed action – but past efforts to collect fines have failed
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3365159/toxic-haze-spreads-can-indonesia-make-land-burners-pay
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[2026-08-25 15:41 UTC+10:00] [Australia cricket team] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: Australia’s ideal team for South Africa tour still no clearer than before Bangladesh visit | Geoff Lemon
Snippet: The quick-fire series in the Northern Territory did little to answer batting line-up questions and the top of the order remains an almighty jumble
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/25/australia-cricket-team-south-africa-tour-bangladesh-defeat
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[2026-08-25 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: 58 evacuated, woman taken to hospital after fire at Hong Kong flat
Snippet: Transport Department said Percival Street section closed due to incident, adding traffic in area was heavy
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3365158/58-evacuated-woman-taken-hospital-after-fire-hong-kong-flat?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-08-25 15:12 UTC+10:00] [tram service] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: 58 evacuated, woman taken to hospital after fire at Hong Kong flat
Snippet: Transport Department said Percival Street section closed due to incident, adding traffic in area was heavy
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3365158/58-evacuated-woman-taken-hospital-after-fire-hong-kong-flat
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[2026-08-25 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: Muslims gather for rain prayers in wildfire-hit Indonesia
Snippet: Firefighters attempt to extinguish a wildfire burning through a peatland field in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Muhammad Hatta)
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-sumatra-forest-fires-rain-prayers-ffbea47df1da615f88f8d4ca5b8be4cb
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[2026-08-25 11:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Title: Tornado tears through French village leaving dozens injured
Snippet: Moment tornado tears through southern France
Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0m3npvpgdno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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[2026-08-25 10:34 UTC+10:00] [Colombia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: Colombia’s new president Abelardo de la Espriella announces immigration crackdown
Snippet: Far-right leader echoes ally Donald Trump and says operations to ‘track down illegal immigrants’ should begin this week, amid earthquake aftermath
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/25/colombia-immigration-crackdown-president-abelardo-de-la-espriella
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[2026-08-25 10:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Title: Moment tornado tears through southern France
Snippet: A destructive tornado has torn through villages in southern France, injuring more than 40 people.
Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/ckg8wkd0j7do?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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[2026-08-25 08:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: Tornado tears through French village, dozens injured
Snippet: POMAS, Paris — A tornado tore through a village in southwestern France on Monday, injuring 41 people and damaging hundreds of homes, authorities said.
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/25/world/americas-emea/tornado-tears-through-french-village-dozens-injured/2411336
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[2026-08-25 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: Pampanga Gov appeals to President Marcos to fund NIA flood control master plan
Snippet: SAN FERNANDO CITY, Philippines — Pampanga Governor Lilia "Nanay" Pineda called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to immediately fund the proposed flood control master plan of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to protect the province from further flooding permanently.
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/25/news/pampanga-gov-appeals-to-president-marcos-to-fund-nia-flood-control-master-plan/2411329
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[2026-08-25 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Title: Man charged with murder and eight attempted murders after house fire
Snippet: A 48-year-old woman died in hospital following the fire at a residential address in Hounslow
Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj06873eq8qo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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[2026-08-25 06:26 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: Melbourne factory fire
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/melbourne-factory-fire-20260825-p60r6q.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-08-25 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Title: Washington Post ordered to rehire Karen Attiah after Charlie Kirk posts
Snippet: An independent arbitrator has ordered the Washington Post to reinstate opinion columnist Karen Attiah and award her back pay after finding the newspaper lacked sufficient grounds to fire her.
Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/24/washington-post-ordered-to-rehire-columnist-fired-over-charlie-kirk-posts
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[2026-08-25 05:58 UTC+10:00] [World / Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: ‘Who started the fire?’ UK backs Ukraine with seismic deal on AI weapons
Snippet: London: Britain will develop new defence systems with Ukraine by gaining access to battlefield data that can help train artificial intelligence programs that support future weapons, despite warnings from Russia against the deepening cooperation.
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/who-started-the-fire-uk-backs-ukraine-with-seismic-deal-on-ai-weapons-20260825-p60r66.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-08-25 04:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Insane bodycam footage shows flames surrounding heroic firefighters battling raging Croatia wildfire
Snippet: Shop now
Read full article: https://nypost.com/video/insane-bodycam-footage-shows-flames-surrounding-heroic-firefighters-battling-raging-croatia-wildfire/
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[2026-08-25 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: Israeli strikes in Gaza: Four dead, including two children
Snippet: Palestinians try to extinguish a fire in the rubble of a destroyed building following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/gaza-israel-war-hamas-strikes-palestinians-39f50725df3fc132adabef2a8cbec9c5
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[2026-08-25 04:19 UTC+10:00] [Gianni Infantino] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: ‘Enough is enough’: players pile pressure on under-fire Gianni Infantino to resign
Snippet: President accused of being power hungry by ‘Fifa Legends’
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/aug/24/gianni-infantino-fifa-players-resign-football-politics
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[2026-08-25 03:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: Newsom looks to shield utilities from ballooning wildfire costs
Snippet: California Gov. Gavin Newsom attends the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials conference in Los Angeles, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/california-utility-newsom-wildfire-liability-cost-f516b7d15f5869c02f54a02f6236b6ca
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[2026-08-25 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Title: IDF helps Colombians find sufficiently safe homes, delegation deputy head tells 'Post' - exclusive
Snippet: The IDF has assisted many thousands of Colombians to return to hospitals, schools, and hundreds of other structures partially damaged by the August 10 earthquake that Israeli experts have judged as sufficiently safe, Colombian delegation deputy chief IDF Col. Ehud Moyal told The Jerusalem Post in an exclusive interview on Sunday.
Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-906452
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[2026-08-25 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: Metro Manila cannot keep drowning by default
Snippet: EVERY major flood in Metro Manila now feels like a rerun: the same submerged roads, the same stranded commuters, the same families carrying soaked belongings out of knee-deep water, and the same officials promising that next time will be different. Since Typhoon Ondoy in 2009, four administrations have vowed to make the capital safer.
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/25/opinion/columns/metro-manila-cannot-keep-drowning-by-default/2411071
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[2026-08-25 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Title: Wildfire burning near Nevada city forces evacuation of 90,000 residents
Snippet: Authorities are urging more than 90,000 residents to leave their homes. (AP: Noah Berger)
Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/reno-nevada-fire-evacuation/107073764
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[2026-08-25 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: Habagat ‘overwhelmed’ flood control projects
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/25/news/national/habagat-overwhelmed-flood-control-projects/2411180
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[2026-08-25 01:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Title: Four Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including young girl
Snippet: Four Palestinians have been killed in Israeli forces' fire in various parts of the Gaza Strip on Monday, including a young girl, Wafa news reported, citing local sources.
Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/four-palestinians-killed-israeli-forces-gaza-including-young-girl
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[2026-08-25 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Title: UK to help Ukraine build Storm Shadow long-range missiles: Why it matters
Snippet: The United Kingdom is set to share classified weapons information with Ukraine to enable it to produce its own version of the Storm Shadow long-range cruise missile, designed jointly with France, as Prime Minister Andy Burnham visits Kyiv on his first foreign trip as the UK’s prime minister.
Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/24/uk-to-help-ukraine-build-storm-shadow-long-range-missiles-why-it-matters
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[2026-08-25 01:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Title: Is UK's Storm Shadow missile a game changer for Ukraine?
Snippet: The UK has handed secret blueprints to Ukraine that will allow the country to build its own long-range cruise missiles.
Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cx2znjly4dno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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[2026-08-25 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: Wildfire near Reno, Nevada, forces thousands to evacuate
Snippet: Live from Reno, Nevada, as firefighters try to bring the fast-moving Hawk Fire under control. Some 90,000 people have been told to evacuate as officials said the fire was “human-caused,” without providing details.
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/hawk-fire-reno-nevada-evacuations-b572e2a15fe6a263231e04ea932cf6c8
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[2026-08-25 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Fireball engulfs multiple businesses on Main Street in Santa Clarita
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/24/us-news/huge-fire-at-newhall-refinery-restaurant-engulfs-multiple-buildings/
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[2026-08-25 00:15 UTC+10:00] [Nevada] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: Reno, Nevada, wildfire forces 90,000 to evacuate and destroys several homes
Snippet: Fast-moving, ‘human-caused’ fire in Reno leaves thousands of homes and businesses without power, officials say
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/24/hawk-fire-reno-nevada-injuries-evacuations
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[2026-08-24 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Title: '101-year-old great-grandmother' arrested for selling cannabis in Nigeria
Snippet: Esther Ogunmabo said she started selling illicit drugs after her shop was destroyed in a fire
Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93e5gyejgdo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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[2026-08-24 23:39 UTC+10:00] [Indiana] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: Indiana mayor calls it ‘unacceptable’ for thousands to have no power two weeks after storm
Snippet: Gary mayor says 12 days is ‘too long’ for residents to go without power after storm downed trees on to power lines
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/24/gary-indiana-mayor-power-outages-storm
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[2026-08-24 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: Dizon vows long-term fix into into Bulacan flood crisis
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is now studying long-term interventions for Bulacan, including a more comprehensive flood-control plan that would address the problem beyond individual projects.
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/24/news/dizon-vows-long-term-fix-into-into-bulacan-flood-crisis/2410970
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[2026-08-24 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Title: Russia accuses Burnham of fuelling Ukraine war fires | The National
Snippet: The Kremlin has accused Britain of siding with Ukraine in the war and said the latest missile announcement would fuel the fire of the conflict.
Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2026/08/24/russia-accuses-burnham-of-fuelling-ukraine-war-fires/
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[2026-08-24 20:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Title: Siberian Wildfires Reach 3.5M Acres Across Krasnoyarsk and Sakha Republic
Snippet: Wildfires across Siberia continued to expand as blazes in the Krasnoyarsk region and the republic of Sakha grew to nearly 3.5 million acres, roughly the size of the U.S. state of Connecticut, forest fire authorities said Monday.
Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/24/siberian-wildfires-reach-35m-acres-across-krasnoyarsk-and-sakha-republic-a93565
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[2026-08-24 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: Thai prime minister meets security chiefs after coordinated attacks in 3 southern provinces
Snippet: BANGKOK — Thailand 's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, already facing a flood crisis in the country's north, held an urgent meeting on Sunday with high-level security officials in response to coordinated violence overnight in three southern provinces where a small-scale Muslim insurgency is active.
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/24/world/thai-prime-minister-meets-security-chiefs-after-coordinated-attacks-in-3-southern-provinces/2410812
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[2026-08-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [US midterm elections 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: Devastation, doubt and blame: Hurricane Helene looms over North Carolina’s US Senate race
Snippet: The Democratic and the Republican candidate each blame the other for the bungled recovery effort after storm struck region
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/24/north-carolina-senate-race-hurricane-helene
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[2026-08-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Chinatown leaders fire warning shot at Mamdani to try to sink NYC hi-rise jail plan
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/24/us-news/chinatown-leaders-fire-warning-shot-at-mamdani-to-try-to-sink-nyc-hi-rise-jail-plan/
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[2026-08-24 19:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Malaysia says Indonesia to open airspace for cloud seeding to tackle haze
Snippet: Both countries will ‌escalate firefighting and ‌fire prevention programmes ahead of national holidays, Malaysia’s environment minister says
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3365068/malaysia-says-indonesia-open-airspace-cloud-seeding-tackle-haze?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-08-24 19:42 UTC+10:00] [Borneo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Malaysia says Indonesia to open airspace for cloud seeding to tackle haze
Snippet: Both countries will ‌escalate firefighting and ‌fire prevention programmes ahead of national holidays, Malaysia’s environment minister says
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3365068/malaysia-says-indonesia-open-airspace-cloud-seeding-tackle-haze
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[2026-08-24 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Title: IDF officer moderately injured in friendly fire accident at military engineering school
Snippet: An IDF officer was moderately injured in a friendly fire incident at the military engineering school in the Arava area, the military confirmed on Monday.
Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-906407
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[2026-08-24 18:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: WATCH: Marcos: Habagat overwhelmed flood control projects
Snippet: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said all flood management programs were overwhelmed, leading to major flooding in Region 3.
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/24/videos/watch-marcos-habagat-overwhelmed-flood-control-projects/2410725
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[2026-08-24 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Title: Emergency service women to trial fire-resistant period undies and bras
Snippet: Topic:Occupational Health and Safety
Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/navy-veteran-makes-fire-resistant-period-undies-and-bras/107058906
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[2026-08-24 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Title: Insurgents strike over 70 locations across southern Thailand in coordinated arson, bomb attacks
Snippet: Suspected insurgents set fire to government buildings, shops, cars and utility poles in more than 70 locations across four of Thailand's southernmost provinces over the weekend, injuring at least three people in a coordinated series of arson attacks, authorities said.
Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-906387
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[2026-08-24 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: Dallas hosts Portland after Bueckers' 32-point game
Snippet: Portland Fire (15-22, 6-11 Western Conference) at Dallas Wings (22-16, 9-9 Western Conference)
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/paige-bueckers-portland-pilots-megan-gustafson-jessica-shepard-dallas-wings-23d79af5a8d049bc889310f3187337eb
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[2026-08-24 15:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: YouTuber Park Wi apologizes after backlash over accident footage
Snippet: A YouTuber with more than 1 million subscribers has come under fire after posting footage of a fall at a railway station that showed a social service worker trying to help him in his wheelchair, but inadvertently causing him to fall.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10850182
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