Topic: Weather — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-31 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Seong-sook asked officials Friday to be on high alert for the heat wave gripping the country, saying each agency should do everything it can to minimize damage.
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[2026-07-31 09:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The trough of the Low-Pressure Area (LPA) would bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over the Visayas and eastern Mindanao, state weather bureau Pagasa reported before dawn Friday.
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[2026-07-31 09:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Forest fires are becoming a year-round threat. Climate change is reshaping the world's forests and disrupting our lives. Today, the world faces an unprecedented compound crisis marked by extreme heat, prolonged droughts, large-scale forest fires and the irreversible loss of biodiversity. None of these challenges remains confined within the borders of any single country.
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[2026-07-31 09:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-31 08:49 UTC+10:00] [Borders] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Italy’s most senior politicians have called for Spain to be kicked out of Europe’s Schengen zone, with tempers running hot as thousands of migrants reportedly forced their way into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
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[2026-07-31 08:47 UTC+10:00] [Drought] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Water levels across several of Europe’s major waterways have dropped to exceptionally low levels, setting new records in some areas.
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[2026-07-31 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The wildfires blazing across Europe have been fuelled by extreme weather that has been made up to 20 times more likely than it would be without human-induced climate change, according to an analysis by World Weather Attribution.
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[2026-07-31 05:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Extreme Weather Events
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[2026-07-31 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fri 31 Jul 2026 at 5:17am
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[2026-07-31 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Syd)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The cold foam trend has defined the ’20s coffee scene, creeping across menus worldwide like a creamy, whipped version of John Carpenter’s The Fog.
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[2026-07-31 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Mel)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: If coffee’s not sweetened and topped with cream, we don’t want it – or at least Gen Z don’t. Gone are the days of the humble flat white and long black. Melbourne cafes and coffee shops are now overflowing with cold foam lattes of all kinds. Banana bread, tiramisu, Milo and Biscoff are just some of the flavours you might find in your cup of coffee in 2026.
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[2026-07-31 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Mel)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: It may look like a mini croissant, but this Japanese-born treat tastes and feels completely different. Shio pan translates to salt bread; it’s made by wrapping milk bread dough around a log of cold, salted butter that melts into the fluffy bread as it bakes. The result? A crisp golden-brown crust and soft buttery interior that’s salty-sweet and pulls apart, instead of flaking like pastry.
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[2026-07-31 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A tanning bed is seen on March, 20, 2012, in North Vancouver, Canada. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-07-31 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-31 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KUMAMOTO — Japanese emergency workers battled Thursday to rescue any remaining survivors from a devastated shopping mall, as the death toll from a major earthquake hit 30 and thousands sweltered in punishing heat.
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[2026-07-31 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SINGAPORE — A French teenager was fined in Singapore Thursday after pleading guilty to a public nuisance charge for a straw-licking stunt that landed him in hot water in the city state.
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[2026-07-31 01:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-31 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: More than half of England and the whole of Wales has been declared to be in drought this week - the third such event over the past five years.
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[2026-07-31 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: UAE telecoms group e& increased second-quarter revenue by 9 per cent as it expanded its customer base across international markets, helping the company weather geopolitical disruption and offset a fall in profit.
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[2026-07-31 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The lack of rain in Wales has led to low water levels in reservoirs like Llyn Aled Isaf in Conwy last week
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[2026-07-30 23:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PRAGUE — Keepers at Prague Zoo used tons of ice on Thursday to give its animals some much-needed relief as yet another heat wave hit Europe.
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[2026-07-30 22:04 UTC+10:00] [Wildfires] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: European Forest Fire Information Service figures show conditions in EU 43% more severe than for same period in last 20 years
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[2026-07-30 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Polar bears cool down on a pile of ice that was brought to theirs enclosure on a hot and sunny day at the Zoo in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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[2026-07-30 21:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Emirates Flight EK302 from Dubai was forced to divert to Hangzhou because of stormy weather that made landing at Pudong Airport too dangerous.
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[2026-07-30 20:33 UTC+10:00] [Extreme heat] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: UKHSA estimates 2,877 fatalities during heatwaves in May and June, almost twice that recorded in 2025 season
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[2026-07-30 20:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: An estimated 2,877 heat-related deaths were caused by the May and June heatwaves in the UK
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[2026-07-30 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KUMAMOTO — Japanese emergency workers searched tirelessly for survivors at a wrecked shopping mall on Thursday, as the death toll from a major earthquake hit 34 and tens of thousands were left without power in punishing heat.
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[2026-07-30 19:22 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-07-30 18:41 UTC+10:00] [Rescues] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The death toll from the powerful earthquake that hit southwestern Japan this week has risen to 34, local officials said on Thursday, as rescuers braved sweltering heat and raced to find survivors under the rubble two days after the temblor.
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[2026-07-30 18:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A heat wave is expected to reach Israel beginning on Friday, peaking on Saturday and Sunday. It will be accompanied by dry conditions and strong winds in northern Israel, raising the risk of wildfires.
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[2026-07-30 17:23 UTC+10:00] [Food / Recipes] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Char siu is usually made with pork in a high-temperature oven, but this sticky, glazed cheat’s chicken version can be done in an old frying pan.
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[2026-07-30 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BUDAPEST, Hungary — As wildfires rage in France and Spain and a renewed heat wave is bearing down on Western Europe, a prolonged drought half a continent away is setting record low water levels on one of Europe's largest rivers, disrupting tourism and industry and confronting residents with the realities of climate change.
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[2026-07-30 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE is set for more rainfall, strong winds and dusty skies for at least the next two days as a period of unstable summer weather persists.
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[2026-07-30 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: French firefighters were still battling a wildfire four times the size of Paris cutting through forests west of Bordeaux on Wednesday. (AP video by Alexander Turnbull)
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[2026-07-30 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KUMAMOTO, Japan — Japanese emergency workers battled Thursday to rescue any remaining survivors from a devastated shopping mall, as the death toll from a major earthquake hit 30 and thousands sweltered in punishing heat.
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[2026-07-30 16:15 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Racing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: 1. Hellova Nature is racing in outstanding form of late and there’s no reason he couldn’t continue that back to Midway grade. Good form around his second to Cold Brew two starts back, then overcame a wide run to win running away at Doomben. Draws well and claim offsets the weight.
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[2026-07-30 16:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Lee Kang-in's jersey has become a hot seller following his recent move to Atlético Madrid.
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[2026-07-30 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- The ongoing heat wave is expected to continue for the time being, as the pressure system remains largely unchanged and hot and humid air continues to flow in from the south, the state weather service said Thursday.
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[2026-07-30 15:27 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Athletics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Mike Cleary got the shock of his life when he woke up on Wednesday and heard his name on radio. Now 86, Cleary figured the days of being in the news as a dual international footballer, and later as a Member of the NSW Parliament, had ended decades ago.
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[2026-07-30 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The number of people who have died after a powerful earthquake hit southwestern Japan has risen to 30, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Thursday.
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[2026-07-30 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Prolonged drought is setting record low water levels on one of Europe’s largest rivers, disrupting tourism and industry and confronting residents with the realities of climate change. The Danube River, which runs through 10 countries from southwestern Germany to the Black Sea, has receded to never-before-seen lows along much of its course, exposing rocks, sand bars and old shipwrecks that have rarely been seen before.
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[2026-07-30 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Europe's increasingly extreme summers are becoming an economic problem, with more frequent heatwaves driving up costs, disrupting businesses and weighing on growth.
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[2026-07-30 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Europe's increasingly extreme summers are becoming an economic problem, with more frequent heatwaves driving up costs, disrupting businesses and weighing on growth.
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[2026-07-30 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The quake caused widespread damage to houses and power lines across Kumamoto prefecture
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[2026-07-30 14:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Fisherman Photis Gaitanos catches a toadfish while fishing from his boat off the coast of Larnaca, Cyprus, in the eastern Mediterranean, early Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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[2026-07-30 14:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) — An uncontained wildfire four times the size of Paris threatened to surge again in southwest France on Wednesday — as three firefighters died in Greece and crews across southern Europe confronted a punishing mix of heat, drought and strong winds.
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[2026-07-30 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Global development] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Raja is normally a celebration of the start of the monsoon, but in the eastern state of Odisha, the rains came so late the seeds were sown under clear skies
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[2026-07-30 13:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: El Nino-related drought has made water harder to find in the huge province of Central Kalimantan on the island of Borneo.
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[2026-07-30 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The death toll from the Kumamoto quake has reached 28, including cases under investigation for a possible link to the disaster
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[2026-07-30 13:50 UTC+10:00] [Pacific 'Ring of Fire'] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The death toll from the Kumamoto quake has reached 28, including cases under investigation for a possible link to the disaster
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