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At least four people have died and one remains missing after record-breaking torrential rain battered Japan’s Chiba Prefecture on August 13, 2026. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued its highest-level “Level 5” heavy rain special warning for parts of the prefecture — the first time such an...

Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, a key architect of China’s economic reforms and its entry into the World Trade Organization, has died at the age of 98. He passed away in Beijing on the morning of August 12, 2026, after medical treatment failed, according to an official obituary released by...

A sensational online rumor claiming that Earth will temporarily lose its gravity for about seven seconds on August 12, 2026, has been circulating widely on social media, prompting official pushback from NASA and fact-checkers. According to the false claims, a secret NASA document titled ...

A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday morning, killing at least 111 people, injuring dozens more, and causing widespread destruction that toppled buildings across several cities. The quake, the strongest recorded in the country this century according to Colombian...

The Very Hot Weather Warning is still in effect across Hong Kong. The Labour Department issued a Yellow Working Heat Stress Warning this morning (10 August). The Hong Kong Observatory forecasts mainly fine weather today, with extremely hot conditions during the day. Maximum temperatures are...