Topic: Weather — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-07-30 12:10 UTC+10:00] [Culture / TV & radio] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: White-hot anger vibrates through Furious, a remarkable thriller for the post Epstein-age, where the perverted and wealthy are so insulated from repercussions that they can barely hear the outrage of the masses, let alone be brought to justice.
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[2026-07-30 12:09 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Soldiers and emergency workers are combing through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors
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[2026-07-30 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Temperatures reached the mid-30s Celsius in the hottest areas on Wednesday
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[2026-07-30 11:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-30 10:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Here we go again... after months ago President Trump urgently pushed for an international naval alliance to 'open' the Strait of Hormuz amid the Iran war, which was met with at the time with a collective cold shoulder from European allies, the Saudis are newly pitching the same to open up the Bab al Mandab Strait.
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[2026-07-30 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Several papers lead with declarations of drought across the UK, the third in five years. "Future looking droughtful for baking Britain", says the Metro, which reports that dry weather has impacted "more than half of the country", with millions more warned this is a "new normal". It also cites forecasts that it could be the "driest July on record", with England having had "just 7% of its expected rainfall" for the month.
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[2026-07-30 09:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Mandy Bourne lives with her 80‑year‑old mum in a top‑floor social housing flat in the West Midlands. Both struggle with health conditions exacerbated by the recent heatwaves.
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[2026-07-30 09:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Mandy Bourne lives with her 80‑year‑old mum in a top‑floor social housing flat in the West Midlands. Both struggle with health conditions exacerbated by the recent heatwaves.
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[2026-07-30 08:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-30 06:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-30 05:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-30 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Ben Stokes has been in red-hot form with the bat but got a first-ball duck on Wednesday
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[2026-07-30 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-07-30 04:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-30 04:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-30 03:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Farmers and laborers shelter from the rain along a roadside after taking part in a demonstration against what they describe as exploitative lending practices by microfinance institutions, calling for the release of collateral pledged against loans and the provision of interest-free loans, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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[2026-07-30 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: War on Iran: Phase II: Day 18
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[2026-07-30 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-30 02:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Drought has been declared across more than half of England as hot, dry weather takes its toll on the country's water supplies.
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[2026-07-30 02:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A golfing green surrounded by dried grass in Dorset, just one of the areas declared to be in drought on Wednesday
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[2026-07-30 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The aerial cavalry of three Canadair aircraft flying overhead look as impressive as they sound.
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[2026-07-30 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Planes dump water on French wildfires as temperatures rise
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[2026-07-30 00:17 UTC+10:00] [Wildfires] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Repeated heatwaves and strong winds alarm experts, who warn blazes are becoming harder to quell
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[2026-07-29 23:54 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Lightning kills a New Jersey man as rescues, power outages and travel disruption hit region
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[2026-07-29 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-29 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by John Haughey via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-07-29 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-29 22:48 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenLanton, FranceFirefighters battle a blaze outside Lanton during wildfires in south-west FrancePhotograph: Emma Da Silva/APShareView image in fullscreenSaumos, FranceA deer walks through a smouldering forest amid wildfires Photograph: Baz Ratner/APShareView image in fullscreenLe Temple, FranceGironde is suffering drought conditions after a heatwave and wildfiresPhotograph: Yves Herman/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenRyazan, RussiaA woman looks at a Wildberries warehouse as smoke billows from it after a fire broke out at the facility.
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[2026-07-29 22:35 UTC+10:00] [Tennis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Russian retires from match against Kristina Liutova
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