Topic: Weather — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-15 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Gen-Z songstress’ father is famed jeweller Glenn Spiro, who crafted the controversial Iranian artefact earrings Zendaya wore to an event for The Odyssey
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[2026-08-15 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Back in mid-2025, when Trump's renewed trade war with China was all the rage, we said that much of this was hot air and theatrics for the simple reason that many Chinese exporters would find easy ways to evade US tariffs thanks to "transshipments", or using intermediary countries as fake points of origin ...
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[2026-08-15 07:57 UTC+10:00] [Politics and Government] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The sun was hot. The crowd had thinned. The ceremonial shovels, their duty done, rested in ceremonial dirt.
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[2026-08-15 06:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-15 06:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-15 05:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Kabataan Party-list Rep. Renee Co on Friday rejected calls for Filipinos to simply rely on “resilience” as communities continued to endure flooding from days of torrential rain.
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[2026-08-15 05:24 UTC+10:00] [Iga Swiatek] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Pole beats Rybakina to win her first title in 11 months but is angry about disapproving voices from her own country
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[2026-08-15 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Syd)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: When Harvey’s Hot Sandwiches opens at Pitt Street Mall in November, it will feature the sort of luxe interior associated more with licensed restaurants than sandwich shops. With a $3.5 million design-and-build price tag, the fit-out is a far cry from the local deli installing a few bains-marie and a meat slicer to service sandwich-hungry lunch crowds.
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[2026-08-15 04:37 UTC+10:00] [World / Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A second train has derailed near London one day after a similar accident on major railway lines near the British capital, amid soaring heat and concerns about safety.
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[2026-08-15 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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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 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 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-08-15 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-15 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ‘High coral cover is evidence of recovery and resilience, not evidence that the disturbances causing mortality didn’t happen,’ scientist says
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[2026-08-15 00:50 UTC+10:00] [Extreme heat] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: PM urges people not to risk lives and homes by starting fires as military brought in to help deal with wildfires
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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 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Tesla plans to unveil a redesigned Roadster sports car with limited "flying" capabilities later this month, The Information reported Friday morning, citing people familiar with the matter. The report follows this week's comments from Tesla's chief vehicle designer, who said the long-delayed Roadster is "coming soon."
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[2026-08-14 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A boy cools himself off in a fountain on a hot summer day in Moscow, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
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[2026-08-14 23:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: As temperatures soar across Rome, the Colosseum is keeping its doors open later into the evening, with guided tours now running until 11pm four nights a week. Up to 275 visitors can join each tour on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and the summer programme is already fully booked. After dark, visitors can explore the arena floor and underground passages away from the worst of the heat.
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[2026-08-14 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-14 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The only nuclear power plant in Romania has been completely shut down due to record-low Danube River levels, state-owned energy company Nuclearelectrica announced on Thursday.
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[2026-08-14 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The only nuclear power plant in Romania has been completely shut down due to record-low Danube River levels, state-owned energy company Nuclearelectrica announced on Thursday.
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[2026-08-14 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: It is 10am on Thursday, but the temperature on the streets of central London is already pushing beyond 30C, in what is set to be the UK’s hottest summer on record.
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[2026-08-14 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO — Record-breaking rainfall flooded cities east of Tokyo overnight, killing at least five people, injuring over two dozen others and stranding thousands, authorities said Friday.
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[2026-08-14 22:35 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: A sweltering day near Tower Bridge in London on Thursday.Credit...Kirsty Wigglesworth/Associated Press
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[2026-08-14 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: We are ostensibly in what should be “Silly Season” – a period of mainly frivolous, non-news stories. So much for that. Known in Hebrew as “Onat hamelafefonim” (“Cucumber season”) – this year, the hard news, and hard-to-digest news, still abound. Nonetheless, in the heat of the moment, I want to share a joke with readers.
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[2026-08-14 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rickie Fowler wipes his face in the heat off the fifth tee box during the first round of the St. Jude Championship golf tournament, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
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[2026-08-14 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Country’s Pro Footballers Association wants change to autumn-spring schedule, with temperatures hitting nearly 43 degrees Celsius this month
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[2026-08-14 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Country’s Pro Footballers Association wants change to autumn-spring schedule, with temperatures hitting nearly 43 degrees Celsius this month
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[2026-08-14 18:45 UTC+10:00] [Climate crisis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: While the temperatures might be slightly dropping in the UK today, it’s not really the case elsewhere as still some 150 million people in Europe are going to experience temperatures of 35C or above today, an AFP analysis showed.
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[2026-08-14 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tourists remained undeterred by the heat in Paris on Thursday as France entered the peak of its fifth heat wave of the summer.
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[2026-08-14 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Atletico Madrid’s Lee Kang-in reacts during the preseason friendly soccer match between Manchester City and Atletico Madrid in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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[2026-08-14 17:02 UTC+10:00] [Heat and Heat Waves] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Much of Europe was roasting on Friday in a dangerous, long-lasting heat wave — the fifth one on the continent this year — with the authorities in several countries warning of the serious risk of wildfires.
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[2026-08-14 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Extreme weather] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Our once-mild climate is increasingly extreme – and how we talk about it is now another front in the culture wars
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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 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Fashion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The latest craze on Instagram reveals how quickly personal expression can be absorbed into a homogenised feed and exploited by brands
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[2026-08-14 15:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Disasters, Accidents and Emergency Incidents
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[2026-08-14 14:14 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Evacuation orders issued for 400,000 as torrential rains hit Chiba prefecture as flooding risks remain high despite rainfall easing
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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 12:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Record-breaking torrential rain floods a road, causing a car to stall, in Ichikawa, Chiba prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (Kyodo News via AP)
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[2026-08-14 12:46 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: An unusually powerful El Nino is raising the odds that 2026 will surpass 2024 as the world’s hottest year on record, and regardless, 2027 is expected to set a new high, according to a monthly analysis of global weather data by Berkeley Earth, a nonprofit research group.
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[2026-08-14 12:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Although extreme heat has reduced South Korea's mosquito numbers this summer, health authorities caution that it is too soon to relax precautions as temperatures moderate.
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[2026-08-14 12:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The recent death of Ahn Pan-seok, the director of hit dramas "Behind the White Tower" in 2007 and "Something in the Rain" in 2018, has sparked tributes across Korea's entertainment industry.
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[2026-08-14 12:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Credit-rating agency says heightened scrutiny likely to create compliance hurdles, not destroy demand
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[2026-08-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Insurance] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Credit-rating agency says heightened scrutiny likely to create compliance hurdles, not destroy demand
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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 11:20 UTC+10:00] [Romania] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Cernavoda shutdown poses immediate problems for Moldova, which relies on Romanian power to cover its own electricity shortages
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[2026-08-14 10:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The whole of Luzon and the western part of Visayas would have occasional heavy rain due to the southwest monsoon (habagat), the state weather bureau Pagasa said early Friday morning.
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