Topic: Weather — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-14 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ski resorts record big visitor increases as high-speed rail and flight expansions bring in those who have tried the sport in indoor venues
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[2025-12-14 13:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Disaster Management Center (DMC) has reported that the death toll from the ongoing severe weather conditions across Sri Lanka has risen to 643.
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[2025-12-13 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vendors at the Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo express optimism at the 24-day fair’s opening at Victoria Park in Causeway Bay
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[2025-12-13 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Kyiv and its allies say Moscow aims to cripple Ukraine’s power grid to deny residents access to light, heat and running water
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[2025-12-13 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Seat selection fees are becoming more common in China as airlines grapple with squeezed profit margins, but consumers are pushing back
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[2025-12-13 20:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cold front is moving across coast of Guangdong province, bringing cooler weather until middle of next week, Observatory says
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[2025-12-12 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has extended landslide evacuation red notices for 33 Divisional Secretariat Divisions across four districts due to ongoing extreme weather conditions, officials confirmed.
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[2025-12-12 14:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The weather office said waves of up to 20cm were recorded on the main northern island of Hokkaido and in the Aomori region
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[2025-12-12 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: By Korean Food Promotion Institute
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[2025-12-12 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cold front expected to move across Guangdong’s coast from Saturday, bringing strong winds, few rain patches and significant drop in temperatures
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[2025-12-12 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval for a proposal submitted by the President as the Finance, Plan Implementation and Economic Development Minister to implement new loan schemes to assist micro, small and medium scale entrepreneurships (SMEs) devastated by the weather calamity. For many years the Government has implemented various concessionary loan schemes to strengthen the micro, small and medium scale entrepreneurship sector.
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[2025-12-12 02:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Deserved victory for Hong Kong champions Tai Po, while Eastern’s goal difference reaches a staggering -28
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[2025-12-11 14:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A blood donation program was held yesterday (10) at the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLFEB) to support patients in need of blood due to the severe adverse weather conditions affecting many parts of the country.
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[2025-12-11 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: How many of you have ended up taking an antibiotic for a seasonal flu or cold? How many have approached your family doctor or the pharmacist near your home and asked for an antibiotic yourself? In many clinics, patients walk in expecting a quick cure. Have we not often heard praise for “one-shot doctors”?
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[2025-12-11 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: This festive season, Excel orld takes centre stage once again as it transforms into Colombo’s coolest and most exciting destination with the spectacular return of Snow World 2025 and the grand introduction of FuaPort, a reimagined, all-encompassing entertainment zone designed to elevate leisure and family fun in the city.
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[2025-12-10 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Think tank says China may weather geopolitical environment but neighbours are ‘anxious about rising tensions and protectionism’
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[2025-12-10 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: At the popular nightclub The Library in the Nigerian capital, guests enjoy a festive dinner and a show in which, among other things, a dancer in a sparkling sequined leotard and silver high heels lolls in an oversize cocktail glass while counterfeit banknotes rain down on the stage. Cabaret has taken the megacity of Lagos by storm.
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[2025-12-10 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Foreign Affairs Minister Vijitha Herath announced that Sri Lanka has received a donation of USD 300,000 from Mr. Aslam Perwaiz, Executive Director of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC). The contribution has been provided through ADPC’s funding sources to support relief and recovery efforts following the severe weather conditions caused by Cyclone Ditwah.
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[2025-12-10 17:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has clarified that landslide early warnings are issued based on weather forecasts from the Meteorology Department and real-time data collected from automated rain gauges in landslide-prone areas.
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[2025-12-10 09:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The rising star partners leading hope My Wish in Sunday’s Group One Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin
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[2025-12-10 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Due to the prevailing rainy weather conditions, red advisories have been issued for 40 Divisional Secretariat Divisions in the Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala and Matale Districts regarding landslides. The Disaster Management Center (DMC) has informed the District Secretaries and District Disaster Management Coordination Units to take steps to direct people living in identified vulnerable areas to safe centers from yesterday (9).
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[2025-12-10 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A series of religious programmes will be held throughout the country to invoke blessings on all Sri Lankans affected by the sudden disaster and to pass merit on those who lost their lives due to the adverse weather condition in the country.
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[2025-12-10 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: More than 60% of Asia and the Pacific’s population—about 2.7 billion people—has been lifted from extreme water insecurity over the past 12 years, but these hard-won gains are threatened by accelerating environmental decline and a major financing gap, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report. The report published yesterday, finds that renewed political commitment, targeted investments, and governance reforms since 2013 have driven this progress.
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[2025-12-09 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka continues to receive widespread international assistance as the country recovers from the severe floods and weather-related disasters that have affected multiple districts. During a diplomatic briefing held at the Prime Minister’s Office, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath updated Colombo-based Heads of Mission—along with Sri Lankan envoys who joined virtually—on the government’s ongoing relief operations, community safety measures, and long-term recovery plans.
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[2025-12-09 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre has issued an advisory for heavy rain across parts of Sri Lanka, valid for the next 24 hours from 7:30 a.m. on 09 December 2025.
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[2025-12-09 15:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath, held a telephone conversation with the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Hon. M. K. Stalin, to convey the country’s gratitude for the emergency relief support provided to communities affected by recent adverse weather conditions.
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[2025-12-09 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: As part of the government’s expedited relief program to revive the economy impacted by the recent adverse weather conditions, a decision has been made to provide a financial grant of Rs. 200,000 to every affected industry.
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[2025-12-09 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Export Development Board (EDB) has launched a rapid relief and recovery program following the severe impact of adverse weather conditions on Sri Lanka’s export sector.
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[2025-12-09 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s recent cycle of floods, landslides and weather-driven devastation has laid bare an urgent reality: the nation’s greatest threats no longer wear uniforms or cross borders with flags. Instead, they arrive as climate shocks, economic instability, public-health risks, cyber disruptions and misinformation that spreads faster than rising rivers.Across Asia, Governments are now reframing national security to include these non-traditional security (NTST) threats.
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[2025-12-09 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: People’s Leasing & Finance PLC (PLC) and its subsidiaries, People’s Insurance PLC, People’s Micro-Commerce LTD (PML), have initiated an immediate, island-wide effort to assist communities severely impacted by the recent adverse weather, including floods and landslides.
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[2025-12-09 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ministry of Buddhasasana Religious and Cultural Affairs has advised the Religious departments to conduct special religious events through the four religious departments for the people who have died and for those affected by the current adverse weather and natural disasters in the country .
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[2025-12-09 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The United Nations has assured its full support for Sri Lanka’s recovery and reconstruction following the recent severe weather disaster, UN Resident Representative Marc-André Franche said on Monday.
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[2025-12-09 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-08 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Lauda dominated the 1976 championship until his fiery accident at the Nürburgring. Forty-two days later, the Austrian was back in his Ferrari. Before the season finale in Japan, he was still three points ahead of Hunt. However, in heavy rain, Lauda parked his car shortly after the start. "Life is more important to me," he said.
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[2025-12-08 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: As part of the government’s rapid relief program to revive the economy affected by recent adverse weather, each disaster-impacted industry will receive Rs. 200,000 to help restore operations and restart production.
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[2025-12-08 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka is likely to experience heavy rainfall in the coming days, particularly in Colombo, as a cloud system over the Bay of Bengal moves steadily westwards, according to the BBC Forecast for South and Central Asia.
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[2025-12-08 21:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka continues to grapple with the aftermath of widespread floods and landslides, with the Disaster Management Center (DMC) reporting that over 1.7 million people across the country have been affected as of 12:00 p.m. today (08).
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[2025-12-08 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A Y-8 aircraft from the Myanmar Air Force, which was transporting aid along with a delegation from the Government of Myanmar, arrived at the Katunayake Air Force Base on Saturday(06) to provide assistance to those displaced by the severe weather conditions impacting the island.
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[2025-12-08 14:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Urgent repairs are underway on the Colombo–Puttalam railway line after a section between Kuda Wewa and Nattandiya was severely damaged due to recent adverse weather.
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[2025-12-08 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Northeast monsoon conditions are gradually establishing over the island.
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[2025-12-08 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The National Farmers’ Union states that nearly 100,000 acres of vegetable crops have been damaged due to the adverse weather conditions during last week.
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[2025-12-08 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Minister Vijitha Herath recently co-chaired a diplomatic briefing to update foreign diplomatic missions and international organisations accredited to Sri Lanka, and Sri Lanka Missions and Honorary Consuls abroad, on national recovery and rebuilding efforts following adverse weather conditions caused by Cyclone ‘Ditwah’.
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[2025-12-08 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The High Commission of Sri Lanka in Islamabad facilitated the arrangement of a Sea Cargo shipment carrying 200 tons of emergency relief items from Pakistan to Sri Lanka, to support communities affected by the recent cyclone and severe weather conditions in Sri Lanka.
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[2025-12-08 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Switzerland has delivered a consignment of essential WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) relief equipment and personnel to support Sri Lanka’s disaster response efforts following recent extreme weather conditions.
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[2025-12-08 00:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has issued landslide red notices for four districts in Sri Lanka due to ongoing adverse weather conditions.
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[2025-12-07 15:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Switzerland has delivered a consignment of essential WASH relief equipment and personnel to support Sri Lanka’s disaster response efforts following recent extreme weather conditions.
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[2025-12-07 14:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-07 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-06 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Disaster Management Center (DMC) reports that the death toll from the recent severe weather has risen to 611, according to an update issued this afternoon. A further 213 people remain missing.
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[2025-12-06 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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