Topic: Weather — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-28 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Rail industry] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Problems including derailments have hit network during one of the hottest and driest summers on record
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[2026-08-28 14:43 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Many voters who visited the early polling booth in Port Kennedy, 47 kilometres south of Perth, on Thursday were forced to drive through two massive puddles in the car park – evidence of the heavy rain the suburb experienced the day before.
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[2026-08-28 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Most of the UK is finally getting some rain, in time for the bank holiday weekend.
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[2026-08-28 11:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Israel Fire and Rescue Authority is preparing with reinforced forces ahead of an unusual rain event expected to hit Israel this weekend, amid concerns over flash floods and flooding.
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[2026-08-28 10:58 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-28 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A rapidly expanding dammed lake above a Nepal-Tibet flood zone poses a severe new threat to Gyirong Port, where hundreds of people remain unaccounted for following an initial catastrophic surge.
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[2026-08-28 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-28 06:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People’s shadows are cast on a hot air balloon’s envelope during the 5th edition of the Middle of the World International Hot Air Balloon Festival in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
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[2026-08-28 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: PublishedAugust 27 2026
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[2026-08-28 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Mel)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Alligator pepper is a phrase to stop you in your tracks. Is it lethally hot? Spiky? Reading menus for a living, you see plenty of unfamiliar terms that lodge in your brain. (Sometimes they even help you win the Saturday morning quiz.) Carta de musica: crunchy Italian crackers. Grenobloise: buttery French sauce with capers and parsley.
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[2026-08-28 04:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Beaufort is among the French cheeses to be covered by temporarily relaxed rules
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[2026-08-28 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman uses a fan to cool off while riding a bus on a hot day in Bucharest, Romania, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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[2026-08-28 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: China’s Eileen Gu competes during the women’s freestyle skiing halfpipe final at the 2026 Winter Olympics, Feb. 22, 2026, in Livigno, Italy. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
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[2026-08-28 03:21 UTC+10:00] [Jes Staley] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Jes Staley made comments to US lawmakers investigating his links to the convicted sex offender
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[2026-08-28 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-28 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO — Torrential rain struck Japan’s north-central prefectures of Ishikawa and Toyama on Thursday, triggering flooding and landslides, closing roads and stranding people in flooded homes and vehicles.
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[2026-08-28 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Technological advances alongside planning for increasingly severe weather events are more likely to help the rapidly growing sector
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[2026-08-28 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Technological advances alongside planning for increasingly severe weather events are more likely to help the rapidly growing sector
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[2026-08-27 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Footage filmed by the Nepal Red Cross shows floodwaters surging through Nepal’s Rasuwa district on 26 August, after an ice and rock avalanche blocked a tributary near the border with Tibet. The natural dam later burst, sending a torrent of water and debris down the Trishuli valley. The disaster began at around 8:40 a.m., according to authorities, with particularly severe destruction reported around Rasuwagadhi, Timure and Syabrubesi.
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[2026-08-27 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rain covers are on the playing surface at the Lord’s cricket ground ahead of the second cricket test match between England and Pakistan in London, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland)
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[2026-08-27 20:24 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-27 19:34 UTC+10:00] [Nuisance calls] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Elderly Aids Ltd, which sells call-blocking devices, made 758,053 cold calls between May 2024 and February 2025
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[2026-08-27 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Guy de la Bédoyère via The Daily Sceptic,
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[2026-08-27 18:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Labour Department says revamped system will automatically raise alert level when temperatures in multiple parts of the city reach 35 degrees Celsius
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[2026-08-27 18:52 UTC+10:00] [Labour Department] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Labour Department says revamped system will automatically raise alert level when temperatures in multiple parts of the city reach 35 degrees Celsius
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[2026-08-27 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A vehicle is left in a street flooded due to a heavy rain in Himi, Toyama prefecture, Japan Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (Suo Takekuma/Kyodo News via AP)
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[2026-08-27 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city’s poplars and willows have been identified as the source of an unexpected spike in ozone levels during the heat of the summer
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[2026-08-27 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city’s poplars and willows have been identified as the source of an unexpected spike in ozone levels during the heat of the summer
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[2026-08-27 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military carried out two waves of air strikes on Ali al-Taher Hill, located in southern Lebanon's Upper Nabatieh, the National News Agency (NNA) reported.
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[2026-08-27 15:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: September is just around the corner, but South Korea's late-summer heat is showing little sign of letting up, with daytime temperatures forecast to reach as high as 34 degrees Celsius Thursday as rain hits parts of the country.
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[2026-08-27 15:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Recent research suggests red ginseng could help reduce fatigue, as prolonged heat and tropical nights leave more people struggling with poor sleep and low energy.
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[2026-08-27 14:00 UTC+10:00] [France] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Comté, beaufort and abondance makers can temporarily supplement cows’ diets as there is ‘no grass left to eat’
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[2026-08-27 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan sweltered through its hottest summer on record last year and parts of the country have hit 40 degrees in recent days
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[2026-08-27 13:17 UTC+10:00] [typhoon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan sweltered through its hottest summer on record last year and parts of the country have hit 40 degrees in recent days
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[2026-08-27 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: MADRID — If Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez had hoped tensions with Morocco would blow over after this summer’s influx of more than 70,000 migrants into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta in North Africa, those hopes were dashed on Monday evening.
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[2026-08-27 11:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Observatory issues red signal at 5.05am on Thursday and warns that heavy rain could lead to major flooding around rivers
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[2026-08-27 11:05 UTC+10:00] [Education Bureau] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Observatory issues red signal at 5.05am on Thursday and warns that heavy rain could lead to major flooding around rivers
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[2026-08-27 09:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Drone video shows heat signature of datacenter turbines
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[2026-08-27 08:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-27 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Moment Peter Kay interrupts live weather forecastMoment Peter Kay interrupts live weather forecastCloseSectionNewsPublished58 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRead description
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[2026-08-27 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: 'Get your central heating on now'
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[2026-08-27 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Wheat futures surged to a three-year high on Wednesday morning as traders repriced a nasty convergence of supply risks across the global agricultural supply chain. Ongoing drone and missile attacks on critical Black Sea shipping and port infrastructure are constraining Russian and Ukrainian exports, while severe Northern Hemisphere heat waves and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are amplifying concerns that another food-inflation cycle could rear its ugly head next year.
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[2026-08-27 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dr. Abhishek Pranayami examines a patient suffering from a heat-related illness amid high temperatures at a district government hospital in Banda, northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, June 19, 2026 (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)
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[2026-08-27 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: I HAVE noticed in the past few days that there has been another wave of cloyingly positive commentary, some from officials such as Finance Secretary Fred Go, and some from business groups and pundits, about the glorious benefits that will rain down on the Philippines, if only the country disregards the naysayers and completely and unquestioningly attaches itself to the “Pax Silica” initiative championed by the Donald Trump-led MAGA regime in the US.
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[2026-08-27 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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Fire haze threatens health of millions in IndonesiaPEKANBARU, Indonesia — Millions of Indonesians risk health complications from exposure to thick haze covering several cities and towns, officials said on Wednesday, as El Niño-fueled wildfires wreak havoc on Borneo and Sumatra islands.
The vast Southeast Asian archipelago has, for weeks, battled wildfires that have led to school closures and thousands of people requiring medical treatment, with smoke also reaching neighboring Malaysia and Singapore.
Indonesia’s health ministry said 3.4 million people living in seven provinces on Borneo and Sumatra were at risk of respiratory infections due to exposure.
In Pekanbaru, the capital of Sumatra’s Riau province, thick smog forced the government to shutter dozens of schools as it urged residents to stay indoors.
“The smog gets thicker at night, making Pekanbaru almost like a dead city. A lot of people don’t dare go out. And if they do, they wear masks,” Abdullah, a 38-year-old entrepreneur, told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
“My eyes sting so badly. When I go outside, it really feels like breathing in the smoke from freshly burned trash,” added the Pekanbaru resident who, like many Indonesians, has one name.
In Jambi, also on Sumatra, 31-year-old homemaker Farida said the haze had already affected her family’s health.
“My four-year-old child and I have begun coughing so much, especially when we stay outdoors too long,” she told AFP. “I have trouble breathing.” The Jambi local government has ordered homeschooling for children in kindergarten and elementary school for the rest of the week.
The health ministry said it had distributed more than 260,000 face masks to residents of the hardest-hit areas.
On Tuesday, President Prabowo Subianto said the government has deployed dozens of helicopters, aircraft, water pumps, and thousands of personnel to battle the blazes.
“Now I think it has begun to be brought under control, mitigated. In several places, I believe, and I hope that within the next one to two weeks everything can be resolved,” Prabowo said.
Most wildfires are blamed on slash-and-burn practices to clear land for farming.
Police said over the weekend they had arrested 72 people on suspicion of starting fires.
Fires between January and July burned more than 200,000 hectares of land — an area three times the size of the capital Jakarta, the government said last week.
That is already larger than during previous El Niño seasons in 2019 and 2023.
The El Niño weather pattern triggers worldwide changes in winds, atmospheric pressure, and rainfall.
Muslims in Indonesia, celebrating the birth of the Prophet Muhammad on Tuesday, prayed for rain.
Malaysia said it stood ready to help put out fires.
Poor air quality in Malaysia’s Sarawak state on Borneo, which it shares with Indonesia and Brunei, led to nearly 600 schools being closed last week.
At one point on Wednesday morning, tracker IQ Air ranked the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, the second-most polluted city globally. AFP
Snippet: PEKANBARU, Indonesia — Millions of Indonesians risk health complications from exposure to thick haze covering several cities and towns, officials said on Wednesday, as El Niño-fueled wildfires wreak havoc on Borneo and Sumatra islands.
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[2026-08-27 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CAMP GENERAL ALEJO S SANTOS, Malolos City, Bulacan — A robbery-holdup suspect was killed after exchanging gunfire with police operatives during a hot pursuit operation in Purok 5, Barangay Santisima in this city on Tuesday night, Aug. 25, 2026.
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[2026-08-27 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A fish carcass lies on the receded shoreline of the Carraizo reservoir amid an ongoing drought in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo)
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[2026-08-27 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Lennon Torres de Heat Initiative sostiene un cartel con los nombres de jóvenes que, según defensores, murieron debido a las redes sociales, fuera del edificio federal y tribunal Ronald V. Dellums, el martes 18 de agosto de 2026, en Oakland, California. (AP Foto/Noah Berger)
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[2026-08-26 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Lennon Torres of Heat Initiative holds a banner with names of young people who advocates say died as a result of social media outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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[2026-08-26 23:37 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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