Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-28 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran's regime will fall through a mix of operations, economic pressure, and protests by its own people, recently retired Mossad chief David Barnea said in his first speech since stepping down on June 1.
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[2026-08-28 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For a group of Australian venture capitalists, Israel’s next major investment opportunity may lie beyond its traditional strengths in cyber and defense. They are betting that Israeli climate, energy transition and agritech companies could become the next big thing for Australian investors and potentially for the continent itself.
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[2026-08-28 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Thursday laid out his party's plan to dramatically increase the number of Jews living in two areas of the country with large Arab-Israeli populations, ahead of Israeli elections in October.
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[2026-08-28 02:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The move will mark the first expansion of USJ's grounds since it opened in 2001. (Photo by Yo Inoue)
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[2026-08-28 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MONETARY authorities raised key interest rates by another quarter-point on Thursday, citing the need to stave off the inflationary impact of a severe El Niño and potential minimum wage hikes.
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[2026-08-28 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HIGHER incomes alone will not be enough to lift Filipinos out of poverty as gaps in education, housing, water and sanitation continue to affect families across the country.
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[2026-08-28 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) on Thursday slashed its Philippine economic growth forecast for 2026 to 3.4 percent from 4.1 percent, citing weaker private consumption and subdued investment.
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[2026-08-28 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE government’s budget deficit widened in July as spending again outpaced revenues, Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) data showed on Thursday.
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[2026-08-28 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: RESILIENT agriculture, agri-food system, sustainable agriculture, climate smart or resilient agriculture, balanced fertilization, agri-industrialization, digital agriculture, crop diversification, farm mechanization, regenerative agriculture, etc., are all buzzwords that simply mean promoting the modernization and development of agriculture in an environmentally-friendly manner to make the economic activity sustainable.
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[2026-08-28 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AGRICULTURAL losses from tropical cyclones Luis, Maymay, and Neneng, and worsened by the enhanced southwest monsoon, have reached P2.32 billion and affected 69,615 farmers, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Thursday.
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[2026-08-28 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FOR decades, the global development community has had a roadmap for sustainability. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted in 2015 under the 2030 Agenda, established 17 targets covering the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of development. These remain our shared blueprint for a more prosperous, inclusive, and sustainable future.
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[2026-08-28 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The new facility will be tasked mainly with developing technologies for safe storage and use of radioactive fuel for fusion energy generation. (Photo by Ryo Matsuura)
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[2026-08-28 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PETROENERGY Resources Corp. on Thursday said its board had approved the sale of a 35-percent stake in wind subsidiary PetroWind Energy Inc. to Japanese firm SMFL Mirai Partners Co. Ltd. for P1.70 billion.
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[2026-08-28 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MAYNILAD Water Services on Thursday said that its board had approved a plan to invest in a potential new water supply and wastewater infrastructure project under a possible public-private partnership (PPP).
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[2026-08-28 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TUY, Batangas — Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC) is targeting the completion of three new agrosolar facilities — two in Central Luzon and the third in Negros Occidental — this year.
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[2026-08-28 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CEBU Landmasters Inc. (CLI) has started replenishing its residential inventory with the launch of Alto Ranudo, a P2.88-billion condominium project in Cebu City, following a 95-percent sell-out rate across its residential portfolio.
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[2026-08-28 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEATTLE — Boeing posted contractor positions for engineering and technical roles on job sites on Tuesday, in what appears to be the latest escalation in its labor dispute with its white-collar union at its commercial airplane division.
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[2026-08-28 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SINGAPORE'S United Overseas Bank (UOB) said on Thursday it intended to issue two euro-covered bonds totaling €1 billion ($1.17 billion) under its $15 billion global covered bond program.
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[2026-08-28 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ABERCROMBIE & Fitch raised its full-year sales and profit forecasts on Wednesday as resilient demand for its apparel brands, led by its namesake Abercrombie label, lifted the retailer’s shares more than 22 percent in early trading.
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[2026-08-28 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEATTLE ─ Boeing posted contractor positions for engineering and technical roles on job sites on Tuesday, in what appears to be the latest escalation in its labor dispute with its white-collar union at its commercial airplane division.
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[2026-08-28 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: OXFORD, United Kingdom — The global demographic transition, characterized by declining birth rates and rising life expectancy, has been one of the most consequential transformations of the past century, with population aging fueling a steady stream of gloomy economic forecasts. If academic economists, international organizations, and national governments agree on just one thing, it is that an aging society inevitably leads to economic sclerosis.
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[2026-08-28 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-28 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has urged Europe's businesses to make great strides in artificial intelligence to make up for Europe's loss of economic power.
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[2026-08-28 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of Salesforce jumped more than 20% Thursday after the company reported a beat on second-quarter earnings and announced an expanded partnership with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic.
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[2026-08-28 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Uefa pursues legal action against the Fifa president in Switzerland for alleged financial misconduct in the collapsed investment scheme
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[2026-08-28 01:41 UTC+10:00] [Fifa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Uefa pursues legal action against the Fifa president in Switzerland for alleged financial misconduct in the collapsed investment scheme
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[2026-08-28 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Itochu aims to expand its information-technology segment through its acquisition of Dentsu Soken. (Photo by Kosuke Imamura)
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[2026-08-28 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Access to Mythos has been limited since its release due to its ability to identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities. (Photo by Yohei Fukai)
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[2026-08-28 01:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Fujitsu signed a memorandum of understanding with the major U.S. drone maker as Japan steps up maritime surveillance of its extensive exclusive economic zone. (Photo by Uta Tokuda)
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[2026-08-28 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: South Korea's SK Hynix's more than $4 billion construction project includes an advanced chip packaging facility as well as a research and development complex in West Lafayette, Indiana, which is home to Purdue University. (Photo by Yifan Yu)
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[2026-08-28 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Union Properties chief executive Amer Khansaheb, who was appointed to lead a turnaround of the Dubai-listed developer, has resigned after overseeing a restructuring that included repaying Dh1.47 billion ($400 million) of legacy debt and restarting project launches.
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[2026-08-28 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Competition in self-driving technology is growing in the Japanese market. (Photo by Ryo Asayama)
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[2026-08-28 01:26 UTC+10:00] [French Language] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Canada’s minister responsible for trade with the United States said on Thursday that a pledge from a Trump administration official to not challenge Canadian laws around French language and Canadian culture could provide an opening to renew negotiations.
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[2026-08-28 01:21 UTC+10:00] [Sport] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Monaco: UEFA is preparing a criminal complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Swiss courts for possible financial mismanagement over his failed plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors.
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[2026-08-28 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A man walks away after watching a black plume of smoke rise from a warehouse in the industrial area of Sharjah City, United Arab Emirates, March 1, 2026, following reports of Iranian strikes in Dubai. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)
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[2026-08-28 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The Panama Canal is expected to reduce daily ship transits in September as authorities prepare for an unusually early dry season and lower rainfall linked to El Niño,. The waterway, which handles about 5% of global maritime trade, normally sees between 36 and 38 ships pass each day.
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[2026-08-28 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Nvidia is bolstering support for Chinese artificial intelligence models in a play to beat domestic chipmakers to optimizing hardware for the systems. The move comes amid growing unease among U.S. lawmakers about the adoption of Chinese AI models by American companies.
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[2026-08-28 00:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Naoki Tamura, a former Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. executive, is known as one of the more hawkish members of the BOJ's policy board. (Photo by Yuna Osawa)
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[2026-08-28 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Cleveland Federal Reserve President Beth Hammack on Thursday repeated her call for higher interest rates, saying recent inflation data show the central bank is still too far from its goal.
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[2026-08-28 00:02 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — The EU’s next seven-year budget needs to finance the bloc’s independence from foreign powers, Ursula von der Leyen said, as six countries led by Germany press to cut hundreds of billions of euros from the spending package.
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[2026-08-28 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-27 23:55 UTC+10:00] [Datacentres - UK] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: AI companies have promised us world-shifting technology. But there’s a cost: loud, unsightly datacentres that drain environmental resources. As the government pushes their rapid growth, can local communities do anything to push back? Madeleine Finlay speaks to the Guardian’s global technology reporter Aisha Down about the backlash to datacentres across the UK and around the world
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[2026-08-27 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Who says there’s a luxury lull in the LA real estate market?
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[2026-08-27 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: After days of intense buildup, the Trump administration has unveiled what it calls “economic D-Day” against Iran.
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[2026-08-27 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington’s new measures seen testing a recent bilateral detente with Beijing, and room for escalation remains, threatening trade, payments and supply chains
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[2026-08-27 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington’s new measures seen testing a recent bilateral detente with Beijing, and room for escalation remains, threatening trade, payments and supply chains
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[2026-08-27 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: West Kowloon arts hub chief Bernard Chan and AllRightsReserved founder Lam Shu-kam among those expressing sadness at Japanese artist’s death
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[2026-08-27 23:06 UTC+10:00] [Lam Shu-kam] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: West Kowloon arts hub chief Bernard Chan and AllRightsReserved founder Lam Shu-kam among those expressing sadness at Japanese artist’s death
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[2026-08-27 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Profit attributable to shareholders rose 160 per cent to 1.72 billion yuan in the six months through June
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[2026-08-27 23:05 UTC+10:00] [June] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Profit attributable to shareholders rose 160 per cent to 1.72 billion yuan in the six months through June
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