Topic: Natural Disasters — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-12 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Chaos erupted at a packed Southern California mall Wednesday evening after a hoax emergency call triggered a massive police response — all while two livestreamers were broadcasting their day with a young fan.
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[2026-03-12 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Some of those lining up on Thursday told the ABC it was the third day in a row they had been turned back. (ABC News: Dane Hirst)
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[2026-03-12 15:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cuba is grappling with a fast-growing wave of synthetic drug use that is hitting young people hard. (AP Video by Ariel Fernández and Milexsy Durán)
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[2026-03-12 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Fire crews were working to contain a blaze Wednesday at the fuel storage tanks at Oman’s Port of Salalah, amid days of Iranian attacks, according to the Oman News Agency.
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[2026-03-12 14:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An unidentified projectile struck a container ship 35 nautical miles north of Jebel Ali in the UAE, causing a small fire, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported on Thursday.
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[2026-03-12 12:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Director General of Iraqi Ports told Al Jazeera that the blaze that broke out in oil tankers attacked earlier have been extinguished.
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[2026-03-12 11:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.0 earthquake shook the province of Surigao del Sur on Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
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[2026-03-12 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter fired pistols during an inspection of a light munitions factory, state media photos showed on Thursday, as he pushes to modernize conventional forces after years of focus on nuclear weapons.
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[2026-03-12 11:22 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-12 11:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wyangala Dam is one of the sites being checked in the wake of a magnitude-4.4 earthquake in southern NSW. (Supplied: Water NSW)
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[2026-03-12 11:19 UTC+10:00] [Dogs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Video released by the NT Emergency Service shows the moment a dog is rescued from a car stranded in raging flood waters on a creek crossing west of Katherine. A helicopter pilot dropped a police officer on top of the vehicle to help the stranded driver and passenger and then went back to retrieve their dog from the vehicle.
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[2026-03-12 11:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Flood levels in Katherine have receded to a minor level of 16.3 metres and falling, meanwhile Daly River/Nauiyu is experiencing the second-worst flood on record.
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[2026-03-12 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: The Chinchilla community northwest of Brisbane is next in line after Bundaberg was flooded on Wednesday. Source: AAP / McGrath Knight Frank Bundaberg
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[2026-03-12 10:27 UTC+10:00] [Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Two international tourists who were travelling to flood-ravaged North Burnett region from Brisbane thought to be first flood-related deaths
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[2026-03-12 10:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Firefighters have plenty of ways to battle the spread of flames, but some first responders have a different approach to wildfire response.
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[2026-03-12 10:17 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-12 09:45 UTC+10:00] [disaster site] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ultimately, displaced residents’ sense of security hinges on being able to return and assess what was lost, and to then find permanent homes
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[2026-03-12 09:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s math projecting a $5.4 billion budget deficit is coming under increased scrutiny — as his fiscal team no-showed the start of spending negotiations with the City Council for the first time in decades Wednesday.
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[2026-03-12 09:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The world’s “best restaurant” is getting served a bitter dish of reality.
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[2026-03-12 08:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Major storms whipped up tornadoes that killed at least two people in northwest Indiana and leveled buildings in Kankakee, Illinois, authorities said Wednesday, as another round of rain, hail and strong winds made its way through the region.
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[2026-03-12 07:15 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Victorian premier to say vendors will have to pay for inspections and make them available to all buyers if Labor re-elected. Follow updates
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[2026-03-12 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development and the Industrial Development Board (IDB) launched the first phase of the Industry Revival Facilitation Programme (IRFP), to assist industries affected by the Ditwah cyclone that struck Sri Lanka in late November 2025 on March 10, under the patronage of Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Chathuranga Abeysinghe.
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[2026-03-12 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: St Peter’s College Bambalapitiya produced a powerful display to defeat Ananda College Colombo by a commanding 45 points (five goals, two tries) to 3 (one penalty) in the opening pre-quarter-final of the Dialog Schools Under-19 Knockout Rugby Tournament for the President’s Trophy played at the Royal Sports Complex yesterday, sealing a comprehensive victory and advancing to the quarter-finals after leading 19-3 at the ‘breather’.
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[2026-03-12 06:48 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
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[2026-03-12 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Peter Sullivan is expecting up to 200mm of water through his pub if the river reaches 6.6m on today. (ABC News: Elly Bradfield)
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[2026-03-12 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: It has been four months since Cyclone Ditwah struck Sri Lanka. The World Bank estimated the direct damage at around USD 4.1 billion. The Central Province was among the worst affected regions, with damage in the Kandy District alone estimated at USD 689 million, mainly due to flooding and, to a lesser extent, landslides.
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[2026-03-12 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FRIBOURG, Switzerland — An inferno on a Swiss bus that killed six people was seemingly started by a "disturbed" man on board who set himself alight, the investigating prosecutor said Wednesday.
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[2026-03-12 06:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person walks by the damage in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier in Kankakee, Ill., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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[2026-03-12 04:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Thailand is searching for three crew members missing from a cargo ship that caught fire off the coast of Oman. Twenty others were rescued by the Omani navy, according to Thailand’s Marine Department.
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[2026-03-12 04:29 UTC+10:00] [Switzerland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Man in his 60s from Berne area had been reported missing before incident, say authorities in Fribourg canton
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[2026-03-12 03:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A cruise ship passenger’s death was a result of “suboptimal” care at sea after he severely injured his spine during a violent storm, an investigation found.
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[2026-03-12 03:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Authorities in the UAE said a fire that broke out at Abu Dhabi’s old airport has been brought under control.
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[2026-03-12 03:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO — Japan on Wednesday marked the 15th anniversary of the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster on its northeastern coast as the government pushes for atomic energy use.
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[2026-03-12 00:58 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenRAF Fairford, EnglandA US B-1 bomber comes in to landPhotograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenBeirut, LebanonThe aftermath of an Israeli strike on an apartment building in the Aisha Bakkar neighbourhoodPhotograph: Wael Hamzeh/EPAShareView image in fullscreenTehran, IranCrowds attend a mass funeral for military commanders and others killed in US-Israeli strikesPhotograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPAShareView image in fullscreenQuezon City, PhilippinesRelatives lay tributes to victims of alleged extrajudicial killings during Rodrigo Duterte’s presidency on the first anniversary of his arrestPhotograph: Rolex
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[2026-03-11 23:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: اوکراین اعلام کرده که یک کارخانه صنایع نظامی در شهر بریانسک روسیه را با موشکهای بریتانیایی موسوم به "سایه طوفان" (Storm Shadow) با موفقیت هدف قرار داده است. این موشکها سالهاست در اختیار نیروهای مسلح اوکراین قرار دارند، اما به دلیل کمبود تجهیزات، چنین حملاتی به ندرت انجام میشود.
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[2026-03-11 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: DUBAI — Three vessels have been hit by unknown projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, maritime security agencies and sources said on Wednesday, as one of the strikes led to a fire onboard a ship and forced most of its crew to evacuate it.
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[2026-03-11 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Escombros cubren varios vehículos tras el paso de una potente tormenta por el condado de Kankakee, Illinois, el 10 de marzo de 2026. (WLS-TV vía AP)
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[2026-03-11 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Major storms that whipped up tornadoes in parts of Illinois and Indiana on Tuesday leveled homes, downed trees and power lines, and overwhelmed a 911 center south of Chicago with emergency calls, according to officials.
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[2026-03-11 22:56 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
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[2026-03-11 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: This is why MLB teams have analytics departments.
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[2026-03-11 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The skies over Tehran were black with oil smoke last weekend, and the streets were on fire after Israel bombed oil storage depots in the capital. These attacks put toxic fumes into the air that clung to the throats and lungs of millions of Tehran’s citizens.
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[2026-03-11 21:57 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-11 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A US senator is demanding answers about billions in taxpayer funds meant to prevent wildfires before the deadly January firestorm that devastated LA County.
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[2026-03-11 20:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Princess Cruises is under fire for quietly jacking up a service charge under passengers’ noses.
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[2026-03-11 20:22 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-03-11 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia said Wednesday it had intercepted a wave of seven drones heading towards a strategic oil field, as Iran renewed fire on its Gulf neighbours and their energy infrastructure.
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[2026-03-11 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Six people have been killed and five others injured after a bus fire in western Switzerland, which police say may have been a deliberate act, according to media reports, citing Fribourg cantonal police.
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[2026-03-11 19:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The earthquake occurred on Wednesday night around 7pm. (Supplied: Geoscience Australia)
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[2026-03-11 19:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel and Iran exchanged fire early Wednesday, with Tehran keeping up pressure on the region's oil industry, targeting infrastructure and ships as global energy concerns mounted and the war in the Middle East showed no signs of abating.
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[2026-03-11 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People observe a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m., the moment the earthquake struck with a backdrop of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Namie, Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan as the country marked the 15th anniversary of the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. (Kyodo News via AP)
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