Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-24 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Syria continues its efforts to strengthen its ties with various international organizations. In the last week, the country has taken part in a military exercise in Turkey and has been invited to the G7 meeting in Paris. In addition, Syria has pursued new initiatives on international human rights issues and works with the World Health Organization.
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[2026-05-24 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States and Iran are on the verge of agreeing to a 60-day extension of the current ceasefire agreement, during which most issues that arose during the negotiations would be addressed, The Financial Times reported on Saturday.
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[2026-05-24 01:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Jatco's e-axle: The core component of EVs affects driving milage and performance. (Photo by Ryohei Shimizu)
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[2026-05-24 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-24 00:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Mediators are close to finalising a deal between the US and Iran to extend the ceasefire by 60 days, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.
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[2026-05-24 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Chris Jericho compares his pro wrestling career to that of a great rock-and-roll band, with longevity, as he enters his next era in the business.
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[2026-05-24 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sanitation workers from Bunia city government spray disinfectant in the central market area near a rubbish truck in Ituri province, as they continue efforts to combat the Ebola outbreak in Bunia, Congo, Saturday, May 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
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[2026-05-24 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Trader Robert Arciero works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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[2026-05-24 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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[2026-05-23 23:13 UTC+10:00] [Aging] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: NICOSIA — European Union’s public debt trajectory could become “explosive,” hurting the bloc's economy, if no action is taken to deal with fiscal pressures, the International Monetary Fund told EU finance ministers on Saturday.
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[2026-05-23 22:59 UTC+10:00] [Polls and Public Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Concern about rising prices has reached a fever pitch as Americans sit down to Memorial Day barbecues across the country. A majority of Democrats, Republicans and independents said that they had changed their purchases from grocery stores to stay within budget in the last several months, according to polling from CNN.
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[2026-05-23 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in India on Saturday on a mission to bolster a partnership battered by President Donald Trump's tariffs and Washington's renewed engagement with New Delhi's rivals, Pakistan and China.
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[2026-05-23 21:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FOR years, the ride-hailing market in the Philippines largely competed on two things: availability and price.
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[2026-05-23 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: SUZHOU, China — Just over a week after the U.S. and Chinese presidents met in Beijing, the world's two largest economies are sending different messages about their priorities for Asia.
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[2026-05-23 20:56 UTC+10:00] [Brexit] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Brussels turned down a U.K. proposal to create a single market for goods with the European Union, according to media reports.
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[2026-05-23 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said on Saturday it received reports from various sources of suspicious activity within the Gulf of Aden.
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[2026-05-23 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-23 19:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: South Korea must ensure that wealth created by artificial intelligence benefits the wider public, Deputy Prime Minister Bae Kyung-hoon said, even as the country grapples with labor tensions at Samsung Electronics and a stock-market rally increasingly powered by its biggest chipmakers.
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[2026-05-23 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Centaline attributes the positive mood to improving China-US relations, solid economic data and policies that encourage talent inflow
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[2026-05-23 19:45 UTC+10:00] [Henderson Land Development] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Centaline attributes the positive mood to improving China-US relations, solid economic data and policies that encourage talent inflow
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[2026-05-23 18:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Ryosei Akazawa, right, Japan’s minister of economy, trade and industry, attends an APEC meeting in Suzhou, China, on May 22. © Reuters
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[2026-05-23 18:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan's shipbuilding industry faces labor shortages throughout the supply chain, but digital technologies aimed at saving labor bring their own challenges. (Photo by Mayuko Suzuki)
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[2026-05-23 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Construction and engineering company Alec Holdings has won a $1.7 billion contract to lead the development of the highly anticipated Sphere Abu Dhabi, which will also boost its position in the emirate's key tourism developments.
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[2026-05-23 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing has been striving to rein in severe overcapacity in the solar industry. But the sector is still plagued by illegal facilities, an insider says
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[2026-05-23 18:00 UTC+10:00] [solar] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing has been striving to rein in severe overcapacity in the solar industry. But the sector is still plagued by illegal facilities, an insider says
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[2026-05-23 17:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Five Gulf countries have maintained their credit ratings and stable outlooks amid the US-Iran war, largely due to their sufficient fiscal buffers that have acted as a cushion against economic shocks.
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[2026-05-23 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Clean skin trends give rise to skincare-makeup hybrids that trade heavy coverage for nourishing formulas
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[2026-05-23 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Racing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Scone horseman Brett Cavanough is banking on weight of numbers to give his stable a successful day at Gunnedah on Sunday.
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[2026-05-23 16:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sat 23 May 2026 at 4:56pm
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[2026-05-23 16:16 UTC+10:00] [Shanghai Stock Exchange] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nexperia and its executives carried out ‘discriminatory restrictive measures’ under China’s Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, Wingtech says
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[2026-05-23 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Paris pitches a €23 billion investment ‘jolt’ to win over countries like Kenya after losing ground in the Sahel
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[2026-05-23 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Paris pitches a €23 billion investment ‘jolt’ to win over countries like Kenya after losing ground in the Sahel
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[2026-05-23 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Researchers examine methods for producing cultivated meat using bioreactors at Cell AgriTech's laboratory in Penang. (Photo by Kentaro Takeda)
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[2026-05-23 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said a tanker carrying petroleum products reported a security incident about 200 nautical miles west of Yemen’s Socotra Island after a small craft carrying five people approached the vessel.
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[2026-05-23 15:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Major global credit rating agencies have maintained the sovereign ratings of key Gulf states despite the economic uncertainty caused by the war with Iran and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-23 14:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — The split between Wall Street and most US households grew wider Friday as U.S. stocks rose to the finish of their eighth straight winning week, the best such streak since 2023. That’s even though a survey showed US consumers are feeling even worse about the economy.
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[2026-05-23 14:01 UTC+10:00] [E-Commerce] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Last November, President Trump and his South Korean counterpart, Lee Jae Myung, unveiled a landmark investment and security deal, pledging to open a new chapter in the seven-decade alliance between their nations. Six months on, that bonhomie has turned into gridlock.
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[2026-05-23 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: For a century, the resource that shaped global politics was oil. The next contest is forming around something the market has never properly priced: water.
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[2026-05-23 13:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Officials suggested that the UK and Europe establish a single market in goods trade as part of the next phase of its Brexit reset, the BBC understands.
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[2026-05-23 13:21 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A first home buyer with financial support from his mother paid $970,000 for a two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment in Ashfield at auction on Saturday.
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[2026-05-23 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A home cleaning service launched on 58.com puts robots to work assisting professional cleaners by carrying out repetitive tasks.
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[2026-05-23 12:35 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Phone company launched by Donald Trump’s family says names and contact details appear to be affected, but not credit card or banking information
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[2026-05-23 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Unprofitable real estate firms see shares soar after buying into silicon assets, and analysts weigh whether it is a safe bet or banking on a big bailout
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[2026-05-23 12:30 UTC+10:00] [chipmaking] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Unprofitable real estate firms see shares soar after buying into silicon assets, and analysts weigh whether it is a safe bet or banking on a big bailout
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[2026-05-23 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Toyota Boshoku, a Toyota group company, which designs seats for the Crown luxury vehicle as well as premium seats on some of Japan's shinkansen bullet train lines, will sell its new desk chair at six specialty stores in the country. (Source photos by Yuta Suzuki and Toyota Boshoku)
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[2026-05-23 12:27 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump stressed that he wants Kevin Warsh to independently lead the Federal Reserve, as he looked to downplay investor concern that he would pressure the new central bank chief on policy decisions.
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[2026-05-23 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Bettina Arndt via DailySceptic.org,
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[2026-05-23 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AI-driven stock market hype is not independent of what is happening in the rest of the economy
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[2026-05-23 11:30 UTC+10:00] [S&P 500] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AI-driven stock market hype is not independent of what is happening in the rest of the economy
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[2026-05-23 10:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The head of the new company set up by the government to accelerate development of the megaproject reveals demand for space is strong.
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