Topic: Weather — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-31 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Observatory expects cyclone to move towards seas south of Japan, but too early to tell if it will bring heavy rain to the city
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[2026-07-31 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Wildfires] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Latest study says global heating has made hot, dry and windy conditions in Spain at least 20 times more likely
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[2026-07-31 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Human-caused climate change made the extreme weather fueling wildfires in southwestern France twice as likely, and made the conditions driving blazes in central Spain 20 times more likely, scientists said on Friday.
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[2026-07-31 16:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Yangsan city, South Gyeongsang Province, broke its own record Friday for the highest temperature ever recorded through South Korea's standard weather observation system.
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[2026-07-31 16:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- Temperatures surpassed 41 C in the southeastern city of Yangsan on Friday, setting a new record as a scorching heat wave continued to grip the nation, the state weather agency said.
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[2026-07-31 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Nichole Sims started using a tanning bed at 15 because she said everyone around her was doing it, especially before events like homecoming dances and prom.
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[2026-07-31 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In this week’s newsletter: As France and Spain battle huge fires in this summer of relentless heat, will it be enough to spur us to take action?
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[2026-07-31 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Satellite imagery shows the toll taken on the UK landscape from this year's long hot summer.
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[2026-07-31 14:58 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group has become the latest major mining company targeted by China’s push to force down iron ore prices, putting future revenue from Australia’s most valuable export commodity under pressure.
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[2026-07-31 14:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The dried-up bed of the upper reaches of Bohyeonsan Dam is exposed in Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, on Friday, as prolonged heat waves and below-average rainfall continue to worsen drought conditions across the southern regions.
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[2026-07-31 14:04 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Two people have been publicly named as persons of interest in one of Australia’s most notorious cold cases.
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[2026-07-31 12:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Heavy rain and occasional squally thunderstorms expected to last until Monday, according to the Observatory
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[2026-07-31 12:51 UTC+10:00] [thunderstorms] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Heavy rain and occasional squally thunderstorms expected to last until Monday, according to the Observatory
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[2026-07-31 12:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: “Big Brother” star Kamu Kirk is catching heat for a resurfaced video of him making a joke about George Floyd’s death.
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[2026-07-31 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: China has given its response on Thursday to a prior Reuters investigation which strongly alleged that Beijing is preparing to transfer up to 400 Chinese-made shoulder-fired air-defense missile launchers MANPADS to Iran.
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[2026-07-31 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has cast doubt on whether Washington will allow Ukraine to manufacture Patriot interceptor missiles, despite previously promising to grant Kiev a production license.
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[2026-07-31 11:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A drought-stricken field in Surrey during the fourth heatwave of the year
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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
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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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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