Topic: Natural Disasters — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-24 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
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.
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[2026-08-24 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Portland Fire (15-22, 6-11 Western Conference) at Dallas Wings (22-16, 9-9 Western Conference)
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[2026-08-24 15:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
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.
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[2026-08-24 14:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEATTLE— Fire and medical officials have issued warnings about a supplement offered to Western wildland firefighters who have been exposed to toxic chemicals while battling some of the country's biggest blazes.
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[2026-08-24 14:01 UTC+10:00] [Borneo (Indonesia)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The wildfires have been burning in the peatlands for weeks, belching acrid smoke over West Kalimantan Province in Indonesian Borneo. In the capital, Pontianak, everyone in Alfian Effendi’s family has developed coughs.
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[2026-08-24 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's tax agency said Monday it will provide tax relief to taxpayers affected by recent downpours in parts of South Gyeongsang Province, including extensions of payment deadlines and deferrals of tax audits.
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[2026-08-24 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Disasters in the Philippines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Halos P1.9 trilyon na ang inilaan ng gobyerno sa flood-control at flood-management programs mula 2011 hanggang 2025, ayon kay Senator Panfilo Lacson. Gayunman, baha pa rin ang sumasalubong sa maraming komunidad tuwing malakas ang ulan.
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[2026-08-24 12:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-24 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LOS ANGELES, United States — Officials in Nevada in the western United States urged people to evacuate their homes Sunday as a fast-moving, wind-driven wildfire bore down on the city of Reno.
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[2026-08-24 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A rapidly spreading human-caused wildfire in Nevada has injured at least six people and forced around 42,000 residents to evacuate, while tens of thousands more have been warned to prepare to leave.
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[2026-08-24 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Shakira Austin had a career-high 31 points and 10 rebounds and Georgia Amoore hit two free throws with 4.2 seconds left to help the Washington Mystics rally from a 14-point deficit and beat the Portland Fire 105-100 on Sunday night.
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[2026-08-24 11:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-24 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli troops raided southern Syria’s Quneitra province on Sunday and detained a shepherd in the area, the Alikhbariah channel reported.
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[2026-08-24 10:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON, United Kingdom — UEFA chief Aleksander Ceferin has said he is "not interested" in replacing Gianni Infantino, but has warned the under-fire FIFA president must either quit or face a leadership challenge in March.
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[2026-08-24 09:48 UTC+10:00] [US & Canada] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-24 09:01 UTC+10:00] [Foreign policy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: PM will use independence day trip to announce sharing of classified information about Storm Shadow components
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[2026-08-24 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A new push by opponents of Woodside's Browse project has targeted its oil spill risk. (Supplied: Alex Westover, Wendy Mitchell/Greenpeace)
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[2026-08-24 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored 18 of her 32 points in the first quarter, Jessica Shepard had 11 points and 11 rebounds, and the Dallas Wings beat the Seattle Storm 92-70 on Sunday to tie the franchise’s single-season wins record.
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[2026-08-24 07:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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.
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[2026-08-24 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Hawk Fire was caused by humans and is under investigation, officials said. 42,000 have been displaced or are under active evacuations
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[2026-08-24 07:05 UTC+10:00] [Nevada] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Hawk Fire was caused by humans and is under investigation, officials said. 42,000 have been displaced or are under active evacuations
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[2026-08-24 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sinaloa state Gov. Ruben Rocha waves as he takes part in an annual earthquake drill in Culiacan, Mexico, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
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[2026-08-24 04:22 UTC+10:00] [US wildfires] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Hawk fire has covered more than 13,000 acres as blaze approaches University of Nevada campus in Reno
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[2026-08-24 03:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A burgeoning wildfire caused by humans has forced tens of thousands to evacuate as it spreads from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains towards Reno in northwest Nevada, growing to more than 4,450 hectares (10,500 acres). At least six people have been injured.
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[2026-08-24 02:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A 48-year-old woman died in hospital following a fire at a residential address in Hounslow
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[2026-08-24 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army said it apprehended a 16-year-old Palestinian suspected of stabbing an Israeli on Sunday in Al-Auja in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-08-24 02:29 UTC+10:00] [Reno (Nev)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: A wildfire burning in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and moving toward Reno, Nev., has prompted evacuation orders and emergency declarations from state officials.
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[2026-08-24 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CITY OF MALOLOS — The provincial government of Bulacan, through the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO), has distributed relief assistance to more than 50,000 families in the most flood-affected areas in the municipalities of Santa Maria, Guiguinto, Balagtas, Bocaue, Calumpit, Hagonoy, Paombong, Norzagaray, Pandi, and Angat.
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[2026-08-24 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEFORE the national flood control corruption scandal, there was the P1.3-billion “Design and Build: Flood Control System (Construction of Drainage Mains)” of the Cebu City government. More than five years after the contract was awarded and signed, and a P199-million mobilization fee was released to the contractor, there is nothing to show for it.
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[2026-08-24 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO — A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 rattled eastern Japan, including the Tokyo area, early Sunday, injuring more than 30 people, most of them slightly, officials said.
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[2026-08-24 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LOS ANGELES — Wyndham Clark surged into a commanding five-stroke lead at the BMW Championship on Saturday (Sunday in Manila), bouncing back from an opening-hole double bogey to fire a superb round of 65.
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[2026-08-24 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Nearly two weeks after a damaging storm struck her town in Indiana, Terry Dubois is one of tens of thousands of people still without power.
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[2026-08-24 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A roadway is washed out by mud on Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Naalehu, Hawaii, following heavy rains from Hurricane Lala. (Aina Akamu via AP)
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[2026-08-24 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Investigators are tracing financial records to determine whether companies have financed or ordered the land clearing linked to fire cases
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[2026-08-24 00:54 UTC+10:00] [Kalimantan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Investigators are tracing financial records to determine whether companies have financed or ordered the land clearing linked to fire cases
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[2026-08-24 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A passenger was treated for burn injuries after a laptop caught fire aboard an American Airlines flight from Atlanta to Dallas on Friday, CBS News reported.
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[2026-08-23 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Europe's industrial demise has become impossible to ignore. The continent's automotive manufacturing base is being hollowed out by high energy costs, regulatory pressure, and a flood of cheap Chinese electric vehicles, with Germany, once Europe's industrial powerhouse, emerging as the epicenter of this terrible decline.
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[2026-08-23 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Online photos show fire crews and paramedics at the scene as the escalator remains temporarily closed
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[2026-08-23 22:20 UTC+10:00] [paramedics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Online photos show fire crews and paramedics at the scene as the escalator remains temporarily closed
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[2026-08-23 22:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: RENO, Nevada (AP) — The fast-growing Hawk Fire spread from the Sierra foothills toward the center of Reno early Sunday, growing to more than 10,500 acres. Nearly 14,000 homes were ordered evacuated, and the “G0 NOW” zone reached the edge of the University of Nevada campus.
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[2026-08-23 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A jogger runs at the beach along the Tallinn bay of the Baltic sea on a rainy and windy day in Tallinn, Estonia, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
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[2026-08-23 20:00 UTC+10:00] [US unions] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Since Hurricane Sandy in 2012, a growing labor movement has addressed the climate crisis and economic inequality
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[2026-08-23 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: White-collar workers at Fire Rescue Victoria who have been waiting five years for a pay rise have urged the government to intervene as they argue union boss Peter Marshall is stalling their negotiations.
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[2026-08-23 18:50 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-23 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Residents of the Palestinian village of Awarta, located southeast of Nablus in the West Bank, woke up on Sunday morning to find a building set on fire, a vehicle torched, and graffiti sprayed throughout the village.
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[2026-08-23 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: No injuries were reported after the fire broke out at Kwong Wah Hospital at 12.36am
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[2026-08-23 15:24 UTC+10:00] [arson] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: No injuries were reported after the fire broke out at Kwong Wah Hospital at 12.36am
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[2026-08-23 15:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Observatory says storm expected to head towards southwestern tip of Guangdong province early next week
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[2026-08-23 15:09 UTC+10:00] [Beibu Wan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Observatory says storm expected to head towards southwestern tip of Guangdong province early next week
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[2026-08-23 15:09 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: MISATO, KUMAMOTO PREF. – A local painter is supporting reconstruction efforts in Kumamoto Prefecture, hit by a powerful earthquake last month, through collaborative works with the popular manga series “Kinnikuman.”
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