Topic: Weather — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-11 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: How many of you have ended up taking an antibiotic for a seasonal flu or cold? How many have approached your family doctor or the pharmacist near your home and asked for an antibiotic yourself? In many clinics, patients walk in expecting a quick cure. Have we not often heard praise for “one-shot doctors”?
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[2025-12-11 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: This festive season, Excel orld takes centre stage once again as it transforms into Colombo’s coolest and most exciting destination with the spectacular return of Snow World 2025 and the grand introduction of FuaPort, a reimagined, all-encompassing entertainment zone designed to elevate leisure and family fun in the city.
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[2025-12-10 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Think tank says China may weather geopolitical environment but neighbours are ‘anxious about rising tensions and protectionism’
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[2025-12-10 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: At the popular nightclub The Library in the Nigerian capital, guests enjoy a festive dinner and a show in which, among other things, a dancer in a sparkling sequined leotard and silver high heels lolls in an oversize cocktail glass while counterfeit banknotes rain down on the stage. Cabaret has taken the megacity of Lagos by storm.
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[2025-12-10 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Foreign Affairs Minister Vijitha Herath announced that Sri Lanka has received a donation of USD 300,000 from Mr. Aslam Perwaiz, Executive Director of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC). The contribution has been provided through ADPC’s funding sources to support relief and recovery efforts following the severe weather conditions caused by Cyclone Ditwah.
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[2025-12-10 17:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has clarified that landslide early warnings are issued based on weather forecasts from the Meteorology Department and real-time data collected from automated rain gauges in landslide-prone areas.
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[2025-12-10 09:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The rising star partners leading hope My Wish in Sunday’s Group One Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin
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[2025-12-10 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Due to the prevailing rainy weather conditions, red advisories have been issued for 40 Divisional Secretariat Divisions in the Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala and Matale Districts regarding landslides. The Disaster Management Center (DMC) has informed the District Secretaries and District Disaster Management Coordination Units to take steps to direct people living in identified vulnerable areas to safe centers from yesterday (9).
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[2025-12-10 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A series of religious programmes will be held throughout the country to invoke blessings on all Sri Lankans affected by the sudden disaster and to pass merit on those who lost their lives due to the adverse weather condition in the country.
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[2025-12-10 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: More than 60% of Asia and the Pacific’s population—about 2.7 billion people—has been lifted from extreme water insecurity over the past 12 years, but these hard-won gains are threatened by accelerating environmental decline and a major financing gap, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report. The report published yesterday, finds that renewed political commitment, targeted investments, and governance reforms since 2013 have driven this progress.
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[2025-12-09 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka continues to receive widespread international assistance as the country recovers from the severe floods and weather-related disasters that have affected multiple districts. During a diplomatic briefing held at the Prime Minister’s Office, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath updated Colombo-based Heads of Mission—along with Sri Lankan envoys who joined virtually—on the government’s ongoing relief operations, community safety measures, and long-term recovery plans.
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[2025-12-09 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre has issued an advisory for heavy rain across parts of Sri Lanka, valid for the next 24 hours from 7:30 a.m. on 09 December 2025.
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[2025-12-09 15:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath, held a telephone conversation with the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Hon. M. K. Stalin, to convey the country’s gratitude for the emergency relief support provided to communities affected by recent adverse weather conditions.
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[2025-12-09 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: As part of the government’s expedited relief program to revive the economy impacted by the recent adverse weather conditions, a decision has been made to provide a financial grant of Rs. 200,000 to every affected industry.
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[2025-12-09 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Export Development Board (EDB) has launched a rapid relief and recovery program following the severe impact of adverse weather conditions on Sri Lanka’s export sector.
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[2025-12-09 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s recent cycle of floods, landslides and weather-driven devastation has laid bare an urgent reality: the nation’s greatest threats no longer wear uniforms or cross borders with flags. Instead, they arrive as climate shocks, economic instability, public-health risks, cyber disruptions and misinformation that spreads faster than rising rivers.Across Asia, Governments are now reframing national security to include these non-traditional security (NTST) threats.
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[2025-12-09 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: People’s Leasing & Finance PLC (PLC) and its subsidiaries, People’s Insurance PLC, People’s Micro-Commerce LTD (PML), have initiated an immediate, island-wide effort to assist communities severely impacted by the recent adverse weather, including floods and landslides.
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[2025-12-09 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ministry of Buddhasasana Religious and Cultural Affairs has advised the Religious departments to conduct special religious events through the four religious departments for the people who have died and for those affected by the current adverse weather and natural disasters in the country .
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[2025-12-09 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The United Nations has assured its full support for Sri Lanka’s recovery and reconstruction following the recent severe weather disaster, UN Resident Representative Marc-André Franche said on Monday.
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[2025-12-09 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-08 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Lauda dominated the 1976 championship until his fiery accident at the Nürburgring. Forty-two days later, the Austrian was back in his Ferrari. Before the season finale in Japan, he was still three points ahead of Hunt. However, in heavy rain, Lauda parked his car shortly after the start. "Life is more important to me," he said.
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[2025-12-08 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: As part of the government’s rapid relief program to revive the economy affected by recent adverse weather, each disaster-impacted industry will receive Rs. 200,000 to help restore operations and restart production.
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[2025-12-08 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka is likely to experience heavy rainfall in the coming days, particularly in Colombo, as a cloud system over the Bay of Bengal moves steadily westwards, according to the BBC Forecast for South and Central Asia.
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[2025-12-08 21:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka continues to grapple with the aftermath of widespread floods and landslides, with the Disaster Management Center (DMC) reporting that over 1.7 million people across the country have been affected as of 12:00 p.m. today (08).
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[2025-12-08 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A Y-8 aircraft from the Myanmar Air Force, which was transporting aid along with a delegation from the Government of Myanmar, arrived at the Katunayake Air Force Base on Saturday(06) to provide assistance to those displaced by the severe weather conditions impacting the island.
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[2025-12-08 14:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Urgent repairs are underway on the Colombo–Puttalam railway line after a section between Kuda Wewa and Nattandiya was severely damaged due to recent adverse weather.
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[2025-12-08 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Northeast monsoon conditions are gradually establishing over the island.
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[2025-12-08 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The National Farmers’ Union states that nearly 100,000 acres of vegetable crops have been damaged due to the adverse weather conditions during last week.
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[2025-12-08 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Minister Vijitha Herath recently co-chaired a diplomatic briefing to update foreign diplomatic missions and international organisations accredited to Sri Lanka, and Sri Lanka Missions and Honorary Consuls abroad, on national recovery and rebuilding efforts following adverse weather conditions caused by Cyclone ‘Ditwah’.
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[2025-12-08 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The High Commission of Sri Lanka in Islamabad facilitated the arrangement of a Sea Cargo shipment carrying 200 tons of emergency relief items from Pakistan to Sri Lanka, to support communities affected by the recent cyclone and severe weather conditions in Sri Lanka.
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[2025-12-08 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Switzerland has delivered a consignment of essential WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) relief equipment and personnel to support Sri Lanka’s disaster response efforts following recent extreme weather conditions.
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[2025-12-08 00:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has issued landslide red notices for four districts in Sri Lanka due to ongoing adverse weather conditions.
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[2025-12-07 15:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Switzerland has delivered a consignment of essential WASH relief equipment and personnel to support Sri Lanka’s disaster response efforts following recent extreme weather conditions.
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[2025-12-07 14:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-07 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-06 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Disaster Management Center (DMC) reports that the death toll from the recent severe weather has risen to 611, according to an update issued this afternoon. A further 213 people remain missing.
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[2025-12-06 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-06 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Championship leader looks to add to four all-weather wins this term with five runners on the surface on Sunday
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[2025-12-06 11:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-06 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: It is snowing, and 16-year-old Carlotta is standing on the vast military training ground in Grafenwöhr watching a howitzer 2000 fire live ammunition. It is cold and very loud when the shells are fired, so Carlotta has to wear earplugs.
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[2025-12-06 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: SLT‑MOBITEL urgently requests the public not to remove or cut the SLT-MOBITEL Fibre and Copper cables that may be lying on the ground following the recent extreme weather conditions.
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[2025-12-06 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: LTL Holdings has launched a countrywide relief operation titled ‘LTL Manussakama’ to rebuild the living standards of the people of our country who have been rendered helpless by the disaster caused by adverse weather conditions.
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[2025-12-06 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Navy, operating across the country, has launched a coordinated programme to provide essential services, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, to communities affected by adverse weather. The Navy extended its relief and restoration operations across the districts of Colombo, Gampaha, Puttalam, Anuradhapura, Mannar, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and Trincomalee on Thursday (December 4).
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[2025-12-06 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The High Commission of Sri Lanka in Islamabad facilitated the arrangement of a Sea Cargo shipment carrying 200 tons of emergency relief items from Pakistan to Sri Lanka to support communities affected by the recent cyclone and severe weather conditions in Sri Lanka.
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[2025-12-06 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government will be forced to incur a heavy expenditure in repairing the vast damage and destruction resulting from the recent inclement weather. This will include compensation paid on behalf of those who lost their lives and damage caused to property including homes and businesses. The cyclonic winds and the heavy flooding also badly affected small-time traders.
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[2025-12-06 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Karremans faces criticism after Beijing choked off chip flows and scrutiny of his move to invoke a Cold War-era security law
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[2025-12-05 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: IndiGo attributed the chaos to a combination of operational and weather-related challenges
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[2025-12-05 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-05 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka received a consignment of canned tuna as relief for the people affected by the adverse weather from the Maldives today (05), reflecting the strong partnership and regional solidarity between the two nations.
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[2025-12-05 19:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Department of Meteorology has issued a warning for heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces as well as Galle and Matara districts today (05).
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