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Trending in China
China official mocked over gold earrings while crying about local flood disaster
‘Golden’ accessories of party secretary in village hit by torrential rain arouse both sarcastic criticism and support; she reveals they are fake.
29 May 2026 - 6:56PM
United States
Rescuers find 6 more bodies after US paper mill disaster
29 May 2026 - 5:59PM
Laos
5 of 7 villagers trapped in flooded Laos cave found alive
28 May 2026 - 9:10AM
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Rescuers race to save miners in flooded Laos cave
Thai teams have joined the mission, as rescuers share photos of the treacherous conditions in the cave tunnel.
27 May 2026 - 4:30PM
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India
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Indian heatwave sickens livestock ahead of Eid al-Adha
Although the festival of Eid al-Adha involves animal sacrifice, Islamic law explicitly forbids using sick livestock.
26 May 2026 - 5:21PM
United States
Thousands ordered to evacuate as Southern California wildfire threatens homes
Wind-driven Sandy Fire forces evacuations in Simi Valley, threatening properties.
19 May 2026 - 11:37AM
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Hong Kong records 10 tremor reports after magnitude 5.2 quake hits Guangxi
Earthquake struck Liuzhou, with at least four people hospitalised and three reported missing as of 4am, according to mainland Chinese media.
18 May 2026 - 11:32AM
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Japan
Japan’s ‘ibasho’ sense of belonging helps disaster survivors heal, study finds
Research into the 2011 earthquake and tsunami shows fostering social connection and purpose helps survivors rebuild and staves off dementia.
16 May 2026 - 12:00PM
Singapore
Grieving family says Singaporean killed in Mount Dukono eruption died a hero
Timothy Heng’s stepsister said that she and her family were comforted to know that ‘his final moments were used to help someone else’.
11 May 2026 - 10:11AM
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Indonesia
Indonesia finds bodies of 2 Singaporeans killed in Mount Dukono eruption
Evacuation of the bodies hindered by eruptions and adverse weather, an official said.
10 May 2026 - 2:10PM
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Indonesian volcanic eruption kills 3
The volcano in North Maluku province erupted on Friday morning, spewing volcanic ash as high as 10km into the sky.
8 May 2026 - 10:19PM
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Indonesia
Mount Dukono eruption in Indonesia kills 3 hikers, including 2 Singaporeans
The volcano in North Maluku province erupted on Friday morning, spewing volcanic ash as high as 10km into the sky.
8 May 2026 - 10:20PM
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Science
Alaska 2025 tsunami was second-highest ever, taller than Empire State Building
Huge 481-metre wave that scoured an Alaskan fjord reached higher than the famed New York skyscraper.
7 May 2026 - 4:27PM
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Indonesia
Bus and oil tanker collide in Indonesia, killing at least 16 people
The bus driver, 13 passengers, the tanker’s driver and assistant all burned to death inside the vehicles.
6 May 2026 - 11:08PM
The Philippines
Panic in Philippines as Mayon volcano ashfall blankets towns in total darkness
Some 32 volcanic earthquakes, including 25 volcanic tremors, had been reported over the weekend, vulcanologists said.
5 May 2026 - 9:32AM
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Bangladesh
Child, newlywed among 14 killed by lightning in Bangladesh
Lightning kills hundreds of people every year in Bangladesh, which declared lightning strikes a natural disaster in 2016.
27 Apr 2026 - 3:39PM
Japan
Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes Japan’s Hokkaido, JMA warns of more to come
The temblor, and another hours earlier, come less than a week after last Monday’s 7.7 earthquake off northern Iwate prefecture.
27 Apr 2026 - 9:34AM
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Japan
Wildfires in Japan’s north worsen, 1,400 firefighters deployed
Japan has experienced relatively few wildfires compared with other parts of the world, but climate change has increased their frequency.
27 Apr 2026 - 10:34AM
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Banking & finance
Default in our stars: China banks use satellites to track assets, cut loan risks
Analysts say orbital monitoring of sites, property and other assets provides vital data on borrowers.
25 Apr 2026 - 2:21PM
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Extreme weather
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Northern Japan battles large wildfires
2,500 residents forced to evacuate as wildfires burn for a second day in Japan’s northern Iwate prefecture.
23 Apr 2026 - 8:33PM
Extreme weather
Searchers find body of 1 of 6 missing crew members after typhoon overturns ship
The crew of the Mariana notified the US Coast Guard on April 15 that the vessel lost its starboard engine during Super Typhoon Sinlaku.
22 Apr 2026 - 6:48PM
Indonesia
Why Japan’s earthquake has Bali on edge over magnitude 9 ‘megathrust’ risk
Bali, Sumba and the Flores Islands are expected to be the worst hit from a megathrust earthquake in the Sumba fault.
22 Apr 2026 - 4:15PM
Japan
Big one coming? Japan issues megaquake advisory after magnitude 7.7 shock
The Japan Meteorological Agency has upped the risk of a megaquake to 1 per cent, compared to 0.1 per cent at other times.
21 Apr 2026 - 5:33PM
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Powerful quake shakes northern Japan
Japan’s northern Tohoku region was struck by a 7.7-magnitude quake.
20 Apr 2026 - 9:43PM
Japan
Tsunami warning issued in Japan after magnitude-7.5 quake hits northeast
Waves of up to three metres are expected after the quake struck off the Sanriku Coast.
21 Apr 2026 - 3:33PM
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Malaysia
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Blaze destroys over 1,000 homes in Malaysian water village
Around 1,000 homes in a coastal village razed in Malaysia’s Sabah state.
20 Apr 2026 - 4:08PM
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New Zealand
New Zealand tells Wellington residents to evacuate as rain threat worsens
Wellington had received 77mm of rain in less than an hour, its heaviest rainfall on record.
20 Apr 2026 - 12:26PM
Japan
Magnitude 5 quakes hit Japan’s Nagano prefecture
The quakes struck Omachi at 1.20pm and 2.54pm, with the nation’s weather agency warning of aftershocks over the next week or so.
18 Apr 2026 - 10:03PM
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