Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-20 09:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE next great Filipino brand may be closer than you think. Behind every handcrafted accessory, woven textile, artisanal delicacy, sustainable fashion piece and proudly Filipino product is a woman who dared to turn an idea into a business. Some are preserving generations of Filipino craftsmanship. Others are creating livelihoods for their communities.
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[2026-08-20 09:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Bans on hoarding urea, urea solution, medical syringes and needles will be extended for two months amid lingering concerns over supply disruptions, the finance ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-08-20 09:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Insurer sees value of new business rise 10 per cent year on year to record high of US$3.21 billion
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[2026-08-20 09:36 UTC+10:00] [AIA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Insurer sees value of new business rise 10 per cent year on year to record high of US$3.21 billion
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[2026-08-20 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president says he is launching the ‘most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country’
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[2026-08-20 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president says he is launching the ‘most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country’
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[2026-08-20 09:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Central Queensland politicians are preparing to take a business case to Canberra to lobby for more investment in defence infrastructure.
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[2026-08-20 09:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump declared that the United States would be targeting Iran with "the most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country" in a Truth Social post on Wednesday.
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[2026-08-20 09:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has announced the “most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country” on Iran, as talks to end the more than five-month conflict between the two nations remain deadlocked.
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[2026-08-20 09:15 UTC+10:00] [European Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The White House’s accusation that over 40 nations are involved in a shadow network that harms the US betrays a misunderstanding of how trade works
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[2026-08-20 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The White House’s accusation that over 40 nations are involved in a shadow network that harms the US betrays a misunderstanding of how trade works
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[2026-08-20 09:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump said the U.S. will launch what he called the "most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country" against Iran, threatening severe financial penalties on any nation that helps Tehran evade sanctions.
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[2026-08-20 09:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-20 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-20 08:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Esther and Nick Cochrane have spotted the business opportunity in promoting Scotland's cooler climate
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[2026-08-20 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Hyundai Executive Chair Chung Euisun, left, poses with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang June in Seoul. (Hyundai Motor Group)
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[2026-08-20 07:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: With Iran diplomacy stalled, financial markets uneasy and his approval rating at another low point, US President Donald Trump reverted to familiar territory on Wednesday, leading reporters on a tour of White House construction projects he hopes will cement his legacy.
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[2026-08-20 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-08-20 07:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-20 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-20 07:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Itochu is looking to build data centers and lease them to tech companies before eventually selling them off. (Source photos by Itochu and Nikkei)
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[2026-08-20 07:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The New York Stock Exchange is seen in New York, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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[2026-08-20 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Yamaya's mentaiko bread. (Photo by Fumika Nakashima)
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[2026-08-20 06:55 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: New York: Moderna and Merck said a personalised mRNA cancer vaccine reduced the risk of recurrence and spread of melanoma in a late-stage trial, a major success in a new field of cancer treatment that sent Moderna’s shares surging more than 170 per cent.
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[2026-08-20 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Supertanker owners are getting paid $510,000 per day to bring crude oil from the Gulf to Asia, in a sign of high demand for vessels to transit the waterway as fighting rages in the region and alternative routes take supply from the market.
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[2026-08-20 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-20 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. stocks rose Wednesday after the U.S. Treasury Department announced a move that could ease pressure coming from the bond market. Strong profit reports for the spring from Estee Lauder, Target and other U.S. companies also helped support Wall Street.
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[2026-08-20 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Gustavo Gordillo wants you to believe the system is broken. He wants landlords punished, private property redistributed "from landowners to the landless," and double-digit returns on investment declared unconstitutional. He wants New York City to stop being a "playground for the rich." He wants grocery stores that can't compete with government-run ones to simply close.
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[2026-08-20 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed frustration that the Federal Reserve isn't cutting interest rates, insisting that solid economic data shouldn't stop the central bank from adopting an easier policy stance.
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[2026-08-20 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-20 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US Treasury announced on Wednesday it will at least double the size of its government debt repurchases to steady a bond market that has come under increasing inflationary pressure.
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[2026-08-20 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Construction continues on a mixed-use housing and commercial complex Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in New Bedford, Mass. (Eleonora Bianchi/The New Bedford Light via AP)
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[2026-08-20 06:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Stripe said Wednesday that it plans to acquire the startup OpenRouter, as the fintech company expands into the artificial intelligence model market.
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[2026-08-20 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Park Chung-hee, left, led South Korea to unprecedented economic prosperity in the 1960s and 1970s while restricting workers, journalists and opponents. Observers say the nation's current president, Lee Jae Myung, right, must forge economic transformation without repression. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-08-20 06:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Nearly half of SoftBank Corp.'s individual shareholders were younger than 50 as of the end of March. (Photo by Sae Kamae)
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[2026-08-20 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-20 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, and United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speak to reporters in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, the day after the Trump administration temporarily delayed tariffs on Canada. (Kelly Geraldine Malone/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-08-20 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Migration Policy
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[2026-08-20 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: It looks like the cat's out of the bag, as new details about Rockstar Games' upcoming video game, "Grand Theft Auto 6," have reportedly leaked online ahead of its Netflix reveal on August 27.
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[2026-08-20 05:28 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: US stocks are ticking higher after the US Treasury Department said it will buy more US government bonds in a move that eased pressure on financial markets worldwide. Strong profit reports for the spring from Estee Lauder, Target and other US companies are also helping to support the stock market.
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[2026-08-20 05:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-20 05:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-20 05:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Discounts at restaurants are among the additional benefits banks are using to attract customers with sizeable assets. (Photo obtained by Nikkei)
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[2026-08-20 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Malaysia ranked first in Southeast Asia both in fundraising volume and number of listings in the first half of 2026. (Photo by Norman Goh)
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[2026-08-20 05:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-20 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Chicago Cubs’ Christian Bethancourt celebrates his RBI single during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Aug. 28, 2024, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed, File)
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[2026-08-20 05:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-20 05:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI— The United Arab Emirates suspended all trade with Iran on Wednesday after the UAE said it had come under renewed fire from the country — a move that will further isolate the Islamic Republic, which is suffering under U.S. sanctions and a blockade.
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[2026-08-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Travel / Inspiration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: As Amtrak’s Mardi Gras service slithers through the Gulf Coast’s marshlands, a home perched on the longest of legs shimmers into view. “That’s the tallest house I’ve ever seen,” says a passenger, pointing through the train’s business-class picture windows.
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