Topic: Weather — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-30 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With Asia accounting for four of the world’s six costliest weather disasters in 2025, experts urge investment in climate resilience
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[2025-12-30 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-30 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The National Zoological Gardens Department has declared that the activity of transporting elephants from the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage to the Ma Oya River for bathing previously halted due to recent unfavourable weather conditions in Sri Lanka has resumed.
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[2025-12-30 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: A rush of cold air fills the kitchen on a spring day in the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk as a man dusted in frost steps through the door.
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[2025-12-30 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Swimmers prepare for the annual tradition, a swimming race known as the Peter Pan Christmas Day Race in the Serpentine, in London’s Hyde Park, that’s been held every year at Christmas since 1864. Only members of the Serpentine Swimming Club, one of the oldest such clubs in the country, who’ve been competing winter and summer, may take part.
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[2025-12-29 20:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan's northeastern coast late on Saturday, the island's Central Weather Administration said.
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[2025-12-29 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Bulevar Zahir Pajaziti u centru kosovske prestonice Prištine ovih dana blešti u prazničnoj novogodišnjoj rasveti. Male drvene kućice, ukrašene šarenim božićnim ukrasima, pozivaju da se svrati na kuvano vino ili na hot dog. Pešačka zona u Prištini veoma je popularna među ovdašnjim ljudima i zimi – ovde se okupljaju kako bi prošetali u dobrom raspoloženju, naročito ovih dana kada svečana svetla osvetljavaju duge večeri.
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[2025-12-29 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Caspar Fownes surged to the championship lead with a big month, while James Orman and Ellis Wong were also some of the top performers
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[2025-12-29 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Facility runs for 10 hours straight and will produce 180 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, powering 30,000 homes
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[2025-12-29 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Road Development Authority (RDA) Director General K. W. Kandambi stated that 302 roads damaged due to floods and landslides in several parts of the island during the recent adverse weather, have now been opened for traffic and the remaining 14 roads are currently being urgently repaired.
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[2025-12-29 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: As an active Easterly wave is expected across the country from today (29), rainy conditions are expected to enhance in several provinces which were severely affected due to recent Cyclone Ditwah, the Meteorology Department predicted.
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[2025-12-29 02:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
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[2025-12-28 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Bulevar Zahir Pajaziti u centru kosovske prijestonice Prištine ovih dana bliješti u prazničnoj novogodišnjoj rasvjeti. Male drvene kućice, ukrašene šarenim božićnim ukrasima, pozivaju da se svrati na kuvano vino ili na hot dog. Pješačka zona u Prištini veoma je popularna među ovdašnjim ljudima i zimi – ovdje se okupljaju kako bi prošetali u dobrom raspoloženju, naročito ovih dana kada svečana svjetla osvjetljavaju duge večeri.
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[2025-12-28 14:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A winter snow storm spread to New York City and other parts of the US Northeast over the weekend, causing major travel headaches during the holiday season.
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[2025-12-27 21:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Moscow hit the Ukrainian capital with nearly 500 drones and 40 missiles a day ahead of US-Ukraine talks, leaving a third of Kyiv without heat
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[2025-12-27 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: FT SeriesThe joy of January — a food & drink specialRecipes, tips and stories from food lovers who come alive in the cold season © Emli Bendixen
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[2025-12-27 07:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: An additional 4,685 flights faced delays in the northeast as the National Weather Service warned of heavy snow and ‘hazardous conditions’
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[2025-12-27 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: When Cyclone Ditwah battered Sri Lanka, the destruction unfolded with frightening speed. Rivers burst their banks overnight. Hillsides gave way without warning. Roads disappeared, homes collapsed, and families were forced to flee in darkness and rain.
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[2025-12-26 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-26 13:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A few showers may occur in Northern, Eastern and Uva provinces and in Polonnaruwa, Matale and Nuwara-Eliya districts.
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[2025-12-25 17:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2025-12-25 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: For many people, Christmas conjures up images of snow, reindeer, sleighs, starry nights and Santa Claus with a flowing white beard. And that's exactly how Christmas looks in Rovaniemi, Finland. The city with 65,000 inhabitants is located just a few kilometers south of the Arctic Circle in Lapland. If this is your idea of the perfect Christmas scene, then brace yourself for the next image…
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[2025-12-25 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Temperatures on Friday morning will be around 13 degrees in urban areas and generally cold across the New Territories, forecaster says
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[2025-12-25 12:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-25 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PLA warplanes and ships have been less active around the island in the second half of the year, Taiwanese data shows
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[2025-12-25 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The High Commission of Sri Lanka in Singapore organised a special Mass on Sunday, 21 December 2025, at the Church of St. Mary of Angels to commemorate this year’s Christmas. At the Mass, prayers were offered and blessings invoked for those affected by the recent adverse weather conditions, seeking comfort, strength, and protection in the days ahead.
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[2025-12-25 04:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck Taiwan’s southeastern coastal county of Taitung on Wednesday, the island’s weather administration said, although there were no immediate reports of damage.
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[2025-12-24 19:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘The weather will be cloudier over the region with temperatures falling progressively during the Christmas holiday,’ Observatory says
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[2025-12-24 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development has initiated a vital recovery program to restore industries paralyzed by the severe weather conditions and nationwide impact of Cyclone Ditwah. As a primary step toward stabilization, the government has authorized a one-time financial grant of Rs. 200,000 per industrial unit to support the revival of affected businesses.
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[2025-12-24 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Ceylon Cold Stores PLC (CCS), a subsidiary of John Keells Holdings PLC, has launched its iconic Elephant House Ice Cream in Australia, marking a bold step in the brand’s global expansion.
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[2025-12-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In order to restore the lives of the people who have been affected and disrupted by the sudden disaster situation caused by the adverse weather conditions, the Ministry of Finance has issued a new circular on the 20th to implement the empowerment programme more efficiently and effectively, superseding Budget Circular No.
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[2025-12-24 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The addition of foreign drone makers, including those from China, to a US trade blacklist is unlikely to heat up relations, observers said
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[2025-12-23 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Bulevardi "Zahir Pajaziti” në qendër të kryeqytetit të Kosovës, Prishtinës, këto ditë është i ndriçuar me drita festive të Vitit të Ri. Shtëpiza të vogla prej druri, të zbukuruara me ornamente shumëngjyrëshe, ftojnë qytetarët të pinë verë të ngrohtë ose të hanë hot-dog. Zona këmbësore e Prishtinës është shumë e frekuentuar edhe gjatë dimrit.
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[2025-12-23 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From the deadly earthquake in Myanmar to tropical cyclones in the Philippines, Asia went through its share of natural disasters in 2025
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[2025-12-23 16:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The company responsible for delivering Olympic facilities said the snowboarding and freestyle skiing site will be ready by January 20
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[2025-12-23 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The impact of Cyclone Ditwah across the country was unparalleled. The storm brought severe weather of all varieties to the country: torrential rains and flooding along with windstorms ravaged urban and rural areas alike. The island nation’s citizens faced an emergency with all the country’s hospitals. Families across the nation were trapped in rising floodwater and failing infrastructure, and isolated from their homes.
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[2025-12-23 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bids invited for the development, operation, management and maintenance of The Pier in Hung Hom for about three years
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[2025-12-22 07:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Crowds gather in the pre-dawn cold to watch the sun rise over the 5,000-year-old pillars, marking the gradual return of longer days
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[2025-12-22 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: CH and FC rose from the dead in breathtaking fashion, striking fear into champions Kandy Sports Club with a storming late surge to force a dramatic 24-all draw in their Maliban SLR Inter-Club Rugby League clash at a rain-slick Nittawela Stadium in Kandy yesterday after trailing 5-17 at the ‘breather’.
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[2025-12-22 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Deputy Minister Chathuranga Abeysinghe said that under the 2026 Government subsidized loan scheme, businesses affected by the weather related disaster can obtain loans of up to Rs. 25 million at an interest rate of 5% or less.
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[2025-12-22 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The recent experience of Cyclone Ditwah should serve as a national wake-up call. What the country witnessed was not merely the impact of a severe weather event, but the consequences of delayed interpretation, fragmented forecasting inputs, and hesitant decision-making. As climate change intensifies the frequency and severity of extreme weather, Sri Lanka can no longer afford to approach disaster preparedness as a purely domestic technical function.
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[2025-12-22 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Building on its ongoing commitment to child wellbeing, Keells is embarking on an extension of its social community outreach programme, Brighter Tomorrow for Our Little Ones, in partnership with the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement and a group of likeminded partners. The initiative focuses on supporting Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres in Kandy, Matale and Gampaha that have been severely affected by the recent adverse weather, providing both immediate support and longer-term assistance to help these centres recover and continue serving their
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[2025-12-21 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Meteorology Department has issued the general weather forecast for the next 36 hours, warning of showers and strong winds in several areas.
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[2025-12-21 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Italy government has not released funding, skiing boss says as he calls situation ‘unexplainable’ with less than 50 days until Games
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[2025-12-20 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Meteorology Department has issued a weather forecast for tomorrow, warning of showers and thundershowers in several areas. Eastern, Uva, and Central provinces, along with Polonnaruwa and Hambantota districts, are expected to experience several spells of rain throughout the day.
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[2025-12-20 13:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Several spells of showers will occur in Eastern, Uva and Central provinces and in Polonnaruwa and Hambantota districts.
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[2025-12-20 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Unbeaten half-centuries from Aaron George (58) and Vihaan Malhotra (61) powered India Under-19s to an eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka Under-19s with two overs to spare in their rain-affected Asia Cup semi-final played at the ICC Academy Grounds in Dubai yesterday.
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[2025-12-20 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The gates of the University of Kelaniya do not simply open. They seem to exhale. There is the scent of damp earth after rain, the residue of ancient dust, and the unspoken authority of a place that has carried learning for more than a century and a half. To step onto this campus is to walk a living path of the Vidyalankara Pirivena that birthed the modern intellect.
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[2025-12-20 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: They sit soft in the open jeep, small hands gripping cold metal, breath held as if the forest can hear it.
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[2025-12-20 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: When Erika Lundell moved south from Stockholm a decade ago, it struck her how much Christmas decorations in her new home of Malmo — and indeed the world over — featured ice and snow.
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