Topic: Natural Disasters — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-15 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Europe’s searing heatwaves are not only punishing people’s bodies, but are also having a severe impact on livelihoods, from farm yields to tourism, industrial output and mental health.
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[2026-08-15 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An Israeli aid delegation landed in Cali, Colombia, on Friday to assist with rescue operations, the Foreign Ministry announced, after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake shook the country earlier this week.
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[2026-08-15 03:20 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenDoyle, California, USThe Bug fire burns near Doyle in Lassen County. Firefighters are fighting blazes across the US west where nearly half are out of control, according to authorities.Photograph: Noah Berger/APShareView image in fullscreenPenticton, CanadaA fair worker looks up at a water bomber plane while it passes over Penticton as crews fight the nearby Bald Range wildfire in British Columbia.
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[2026-08-15 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The search for life in the rubble of Colombia’s powerful earthquake is growing more desperate Thursday as search teams push up against a key time threshold to locate survivors before it’s too late. The work is grueling and focused, but when a rescuer gives the signal, the site falls silent.
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[2026-08-15 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MORE than 16,600 families affected by the recent flooding received aid from the provincial government of Bulacan through the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO).
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[2026-08-15 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DISASTERS from the past week expose the same issue: corruption in the government. In Calumpit, Bulacan — a town with dozens of flood-control projects worth over P2 billion — an entire village went underwater, and the local government was forced to declare a state of calamity, with more than 150,000 residents affected.
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[2026-08-15 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CALI, Colombia — Colombia’s disaster relief chief vowed to find the hundreds of people still missing following a massive earthquake, as rescuers dug through the rubble early on Friday after a critical lifesaving period ended.
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[2026-08-15 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Wildfires in England and Wales have hit a record level, fire chiefs said on Friday, warning that rescue services were battling to keep up with rising risks a day after fires raced from tinder-dry fields to engulf houses on the hottest day of the year.
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[2026-08-15 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rescue workers cut through debris as they attempt to rescue survivor Daniela Largo, who was trapped in the rubble the day after an earthquake struck Pereira, Colombia, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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[2026-08-15 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Fourteen people were taken to hospital, with seven reportedly in a life-threatening condition early on Friday. Parts of Omiš lost power as the fire approached the town centre, while homes, cars and boats were damaged or destroyed. Evacuees spent the night in a sports hall, sleeping on beds and floors.
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[2026-08-15 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-15 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Emergency crews worked through the night on Friday to rescue residents trapped under rubble and extinguish fires after eight FAB‑250 guided aerial bombs hit the city, local authorities said. Several private homes and a garage caught fire, while an apartment building suffered extensive damage. The strike caused sections of the ten‑storey apartment building from the first to the sixth floors to collapse, the emergency service said.
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[2026-08-14 23:02 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenOmiš, CroatiaFirefighters work during a massive wildfire at the coastal townPhotograph: Xinhua/ShutterstockShareView image in fullscreenSiviri, GreeceA singed ‘For sale’ sign in a fire-ravaged forestPhotograph: EPAShareView image in fullscreenLuglon, FranceA firefighter hoses down charred trees as flames continue to rage in Landes forestPhotograph: Romain Perrocheau/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenStourbridge, EnglandThe remains of homes after a huge fire.
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[2026-08-14 22:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Health workers treat people affected by the earthquake three days after it hit Cali, Colombia, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
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[2026-08-14 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Authorities in Far East Russia’s Zabaikalsky region declared a state of emergency on Thursday following a summer of torrential rainfall and three consecutive flood waves.
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[2026-08-14 21:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-14 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Two teens indicted for setting fire to a Japanika in Givatayim - Hanan Yaakov, 18, and Osher Bayach, 18, both from Rehovot - were revealed to have used ChatGPT to ask what the punishment for arson was before setting out to light the restaurant on fire.
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[2026-08-14 21:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Fire crews are continuing to tackle blazes in the West Midlands after multiple fires tore through the region on Thursday.
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[2026-08-14 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-14 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mt. Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano, located on the island of Sicily in Italy continued to erupt overnight Thursday sending balls of orange fire and huge plumes of smoke into the air and causing the airport in Catania to extended the block on flight departures to August 15th at 2am local time.
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[2026-08-14 20:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: As Cali recovers from the 7.4‑magnitude earthquake that struck on 10 August, 46‑year‑old local musician Andres Solomon has been offering free hugs to residents in the quake‑hit Capri neighbourhood. Sitting beneath the trees beside a cardboard sign reading “HUGS HERE” and “CHEER UP!”. Solomon says he wanted to offer emotional support alongside the material aid reaching the area, listening to people, embracing them and helping them release some of the pain of what he describes as a “collective trauma”.
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[2026-08-14 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The animal was pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Cali as Colombian rescue teams pressed on with their search for survivors following the earthquake. The animal was carefully carried away on a stretcher and examined by veterinarians at the scene, who treated injuries to one paw and scrapes across its body.
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[2026-08-14 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Tourists have been forced to flee forest fires in Greece on fishing boats, as high temperatures continued to plague most of Western Europe.
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[2026-08-14 19:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A member of a Ukrainian HIMARS crew, attached to the 148th brigade, gives a thumbs up as the vehicle speeds to evade detection by reconnaissance drones along the front line in eastern Ukraine, on its way to fire rockets at Russian positions, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
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[2026-08-14 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: More than 2,000 people evacuated their homes in western Germany on Friday, after a wildfire near the Belgian border spread towards a village, local authorities said.
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[2026-08-14 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A wildfire in Croatia driven by strong winds descended on the tourist town of Omis overnight, engulfing houses, forcing about 1,000 people to evacuate and injuring dozens, fire brigade and health officials said on Friday.
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[2026-08-14 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The State Attorney's Office filed an indictment with the Tel Aviv District Court against Hanan Yaakov, 18, and Osher Bayech, 18, both from Rehovot, accusing them of setting fire to a Japanika restaurant in Givatayim about a month ago.
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[2026-08-14 18:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DAGUPAN CITY — Floodwaters continued to affect Dagupan City on Monday, inundating residential communities and portions of the city's main business district as residents question whether the city’s long-running flood-control strategy is addressing the root causes of the flooding.
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[2026-08-14 17:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Firefighters work at extinguishing a fire in a high-rise building, in Friedrichshain, Berlin, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, (Christophe Gateau/dpa via AP)
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[2026-08-14 17:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The fire broke out shortly before 2.30 p.m. on Thursday, 13 August, and was driven by strong, shifting winds, reaching within a few hundred metres of homes in Luglon. By Friday morning, the Landes prefecture said more than 1,100 hectares had burned. No homes had been destroyed, but residents and a nearby campsite were evacuated as a precaution and taken to a reception centre in Sabres.
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[2026-08-14 17:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: More than 150 firefighters were deployed as strong winds pushed flames through pine forests and towards residential areas on the Adriatic coast. Some homes and vehicles were damaged, while the main coastal road through the town was closed. Most evacuees were taken to nearby Omis, where a sports hall was used as a temporary shelter.
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[2026-08-14 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The storm travelled more than 6,000km (3,730 miles) across the Pacific Ocean and held its strength to become one of China’s most significant weather events in years.
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[2026-08-14 15:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Elementary school student’s smoke-filtering phone grip wins top prize at 2026 Youth Invention Festival
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[2026-08-14 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fire destroyed or damaged multiple businesses on Victoria Street in July. (ABC News: Ethan White)
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[2026-08-14 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong tour groups in Tokyo forced to seek alternative routes, with some travellers stuck overnight in halted trains and at Narita Airport
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[2026-08-14 14:29 UTC+10:00] [Katsutadai station] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong tour groups in Tokyo forced to seek alternative routes, with some travellers stuck overnight in halted trains and at Narita Airport
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[2026-08-14 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Indonesia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Blaze fuelled by hot, dry and windy conditions comes within metres of West Kalimantan rehabilitation centre
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[2026-08-14 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The system that carves up $102 billion worth of GST between the states and territories is so broken that a bushfire in NSW would deliver a multimillion-dollar financial windfall to the state with the strongest finances in the country while hurting every other part of the nation.
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[2026-08-14 13:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-14 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces opened fire on civilians in Syria's Daraa province, Syrian state television Al-Ikhbariya reported.
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[2026-08-14 13:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The RFS says it has been able to conduct more hazard reduction burning this year. (ABC News: Adriane Reardon)
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[2026-08-14 11:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: CHANGWON, South Korea, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- Fire authorities deployed more than 150 water tankers Friday to supply water to South Gyeongsang Province under an extended national firefighting mobilization order to combat a severe drought in the southeastern region.
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[2026-08-14 11:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A striking photo of homes ablaze under the headline "Houses burn and train derails on hottest day" dominates the front of the Times. Perhaps unusually, it is a headline that encompasses three separate stories from Thursday - the fires that raged across the West Midlands. the rail accident near Lewes that left two people seriously injured, and the ongoing heatwave that saw the UK record its hottest day of 2026.
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[2026-08-14 10:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Colombia’s President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella arrives with his family for his inauguration in Cali, Colombia, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
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[2026-08-14 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Israeli aid delegation to Colombia, dubbed the "Alliance of Friends," took off Thursday night to assist in the aftermath of the country's devastating earthquake, the Home Front Command announced in a statement.
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[2026-08-14 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Published 14 August 2026 3:09pm
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[2026-08-14 08:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-14 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-14 07:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has said Colombia is refusing to allow a team of Mexican rescue experts into the country to help search for survivors of Monday’s devastating earthquake, as questions grow over how the new government is handling offers of international assistance.
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[2026-08-14 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
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