Topic: Natural Disasters — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-12 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spain's Health Minister helps resuscitate bather, Spain rakes in millions thanks to eclipse tourism, 164 Spaniards unaccounted for after Colombia earthquake and more news on Wednesday August 12th.
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[2026-08-12 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will provide US$1 million in humanitarian aid to Colombia to help the country recover from a recent deadly earthquake, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-08-12 15:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and his Venezuelan counterpart, Felix Plasencia, held phone talks Wednesday and discussed ways to enhance cooperation, Seoul's foreign ministry said.
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[2026-08-12 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Fire crews are facing high temperatures as well as the danger of falling trees
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[2026-08-12 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Transport Accidents and Incidents
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[2026-08-12 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-12 14:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Fire trucks from fire departments across South Korea are gathered in South Gyeongsang Province after the government issued a national firefighting mobilization order to respond to the region’s worsening drought.
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[2026-08-12 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Thousands of trees die in Jinzhandian Park, a lush flood-storage wetland, amid exceptionally wet and rainy summer
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[2026-08-12 14:30 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Thousands of trees die in Jinzhandian Park, a lush flood-storage wetland, amid exceptionally wet and rainy summer
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[2026-08-12 14:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The quake also strained parts of the healthcare system, turning the rescue effort into one of Colombia’s largest disaster responses in years
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[2026-08-12 14:15 UTC+10:00] [Colombian] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The quake also strained parts of the healthcare system, turning the rescue effort into one of Colombia’s largest disaster responses in years
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[2026-08-12 14:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Cocklebiddy Roadhouse is about 1,200km east of Perth on the Nullarbor Plain. (ABC News: Emily Smith)
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[2026-08-12 14:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake has struck western Colombia, killing at least 111 people and damaging hundreds of buildings. President Abelardo de la Espriella declared an emergency to expedite funding for recovery.
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[2026-08-12 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Cameron Green is under pressure to perform in Australia's upcoming series against Bangladesh (Getty Images: Robert Cianflone)
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[2026-08-12 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WEST KELOWNA, British Columbia — A deadly wildfire in western Canada that has forced some 20,000 people to flee grew overnight even without strong winds, challenging efforts to contain it and fully assess the damage, authorities said Tuesday.
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[2026-08-12 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this image made from video released by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS), the crew of a rescue ship look on as smoke billows from a passenger ferry that caught fire while traveling from the tourist island of Bali to neighboring island of Lombok, in the waters of Lombok Strait, Indonesia, Wednesday, Aug.
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[2026-08-12 13:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon inspects flood-prone areas in Cebu City and Mandaue City on Aug. 12, 2026, as officials assess recurring flooding and possible long-term solutions. Dizon, along with DPWH Central Visayas officials, first visited a narrow creek along N. Bacalso Ave. in Barangay Basak Pardo, Cebu City.
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[2026-08-12 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A drone that targeted a power station in Libya’s western city of Zawiya early on Wednesday ignited a fire at the facility, according to local media reports.
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[2026-08-12 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: It is perhaps a sign of the times that one of the UAE’s many small businesses is a company that produces an emergency response kit. Dr Daamini Shrivastav, a Dubai physician, co-founded the business with a friend to produce the Trooper Box – a package to help a family weather a storm with first-aid supplies, food bars and candles.
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[2026-08-12 11:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A deadly wildfire in Western Canada that has forced some 20,000 people to flee grew overnight even without strong winds, challenging efforts to contain it and fully assess the damage, authorities said Tuesday.
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[2026-08-12 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Passengers line up in front of an All Nippon Airways counter at Haneda airport in Tokyo following flight cancellations due to Tropical Storm Chan-hom Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (Katsuya Miyagawa/Kyodo News via AP)
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[2026-08-12 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PEREIRA, Colombia — Rescuers, soldiers and volunteers searched through collapsed apartment blocks and office buildings Tuesday across western Colombia, racing to find survivors after the country's strongest earthquake in a century killed at least 241 people and left many more homeless.
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[2026-08-12 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: ZAKA welcomed the joint announcement of renewed diplomatic ties between Israel and Venezuela, which came weeks after ZAKA and Home Front Command teams provided humanitarian assistance following two powerful earthquakes that struck the country in late June, the organization said on Tuesday.
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[2026-08-12 09:43 UTC+10:00] [Accidents and Safety] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: More than a week after a fire tore through a 116-year-old building in Portland, Ore., what remains of the badly damaged warehouse is causing disruptions and frustrating city officials.
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[2026-08-12 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A US healthcare company has come under fire after a manager at its Colombian operation was filmed warning employees that they could face consequences for leaving work during the deadly earthquake.
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[2026-08-12 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A US healthcare company has come under fire after a manager at its Colombian operation was filmed warning employees that they could face consequences for leaving work during the deadly earthquake.
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[2026-08-12 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: At the scene of the rescue, workers and volunteers hold their hands in air in a symbol for silence, allowing survivors to be heard
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[2026-08-12 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-12 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-12 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-12 05:57 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-12 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. condoled with the government and people of Colombia for the lives lost and the devastation caused by the powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck the South American nation.
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[2026-08-12 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-12 05:14 UTC+10:00] [Guerra na Ucrânia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A crescente utilização de mísseis balísticos pela Rússia expõe a fragilidade cada vez maior da defesa aérea ucraniana. Para enfrentar esse tipo de ameaça, Kiev depende fortemente do apoio ocidental, sobretudo dos mísseis interceptadores Patriot, fabricados nos Estados Unidos. Mas, ao longo da guerra, esses recursos essenciais têm se tornado cada vez mais escassos.
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[2026-08-12 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Watch: Moment powerful earthquake shakes Colombia and crumbles buildings
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[2026-08-12 05:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Los Angeles Angels pitcher Luke Murphy (72) speaks with pitching coach Mike Maddux, second from left, during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Friday, July 31, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)
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[2026-08-12 05:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by the Maine State Fire Marshal, flames burn through Robbins Lumber following an explosion, May 15, 2026, in Searsmont, Maine. (Maine State Fire Marshal via AP)
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[2026-08-12 04:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A major gasoline reservoir in Libya's Zawiya, west of Tripoli, caught fire and collapsed on Monday after what authorities said was an attack by unknown perpetrators.
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[2026-08-12 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The red beak orchid is also known as the fire orchid because of how the species often flowers after a blaze. (iNaturalist: Felix Nicholls, Red beak orchid, CC BY-NC 4.0)
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[2026-08-12 03:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-12 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-12 02:22 UTC+10:00] [California] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Nearly 500 personnel battle Timber fire in Los Padres national forest as blaze grows to 2,000 acres
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[2026-08-12 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PEREIRA, Colombia — Colombian volunteers and rescuers cleared rubble with their bare hands and buckets to search for survivors early on Tuesday after the country's strongest earthquake in a decade killed at least 132 people and smashed dozens of buildings.
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[2026-08-12 01:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A warehouse fire caused the closure of two runways at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport on Tuesday, but despite smoke billowing for miles air traffic was not impacted, French media reported.
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[2026-08-12 01:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: IDF troops opened fire on a suspected Hamas sniper who posed an immediate threat near the Yellow Line in northern Gaza, the military said on Tuesday.
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[2026-08-12 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-12 00:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With mortgage rates rising and the 'low hire, no fire' economy leaving many anxious about their household finances, the ugly spring selling season has not been followed by a consistent rebound in existing home sales in the US.
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[2026-08-12 00:07 UTC+10:00] [Colombia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Rescue workers search for thousands of people missing a day after 7.4 magnitude event hit west of country
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[2026-08-11 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Bald Range wildfire, that has forced people out of their homes in the south Okanagan region, burns in Summerland, B.C., late Saturday, Aug.8, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-08-11 23:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with details)
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