Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-17 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Anxieties over AI’s growing threat to entry-level roles add to existing concerns about economic doldrums caused by weak domestic demand
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[2026-09-17 19:57 UTC+10:00] [July] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Anxieties over AI’s growing threat to entry-level roles add to existing concerns about economic doldrums caused by weak domestic demand
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[2026-09-17 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: On September 4, the US Treasury unveiled sanctions against a Turkey-based bank and two of its subsidiaries, accusing them of moving tens of millions of dollars on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and facilitating Tehran's movement of funds across the international banking system.
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[2026-09-17 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: New redevelopment plans for one of Melbourne’s biggest public housing towers provide no guarantee of supplying public homes, as the government prepares to introduce hundreds of market-rate rentals.
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[2026-09-17 19:30 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: Early in his second term, US President Donald Trump wanted Canada so entwined with the United States that he even set out to make it the 51st state. Instead, he has driven Canada into the arms of the European Union after antagonising the Canadians for months, taunting the country’s prime minister and waging a relentless trade war.
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[2026-09-17 19:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Flagship electric sedan targets Korea’s SUV-heavy market with aggressive pricing
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[2026-09-17 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vietnamese army troops prepare boats for rescue works in flooding areas in Thanh Hoa province, Vietnam, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. (Tran Van Hoang/VNA via AP)
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[2026-09-17 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: 'African risk premium': AU launches own credit rating agency
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[2026-09-17 19:14 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president Donald Trump has threatened the European Union with “serious tariffs” and a cut to trade after the bloc proposed to make Canada its first ever associate member, calling the idea “laughable”.
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[2026-09-17 19:04 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Electric company contractors install wires for newly installed electric meters on a utility pole along Jose Abad Santos Avenue in Manila on September 3, 2026.
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[2026-09-17 19:01 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Coles is keeping milk prices higher than before the Iran war, despite ending subsidy payments to farmers that the supermarket giant used to justify stinging consumers at the checkout.
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[2026-09-17 19:00 UTC+10:00] [LeBron James] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: LeBron James was once one of the world’s most outspoken athletes. Now he’s plugging a predictions market and an authoritarian leader
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[2026-09-17 18:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Soaring jet fuel prices, international travel advisories and aircraft delivery delays are frustrating flydubai's growth plans, with higher fuel costs being passed on to customers.
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[2026-09-17 18:33 UTC+10:00] [EU-Canada free trade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Mark Carney is addressing the European Parliament a day after Ursula von der Leyen’s surprise proposal to make Canada the EU’s first “associate member” left capitals scrambling.
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[2026-09-17 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bessent’s intervention could have adverse implications for Japan’s economy, the BOJ’s credibility and tech-heavy stock markets in Asia
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[2026-09-17 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Satsuki Katayama] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bessent’s intervention could have adverse implications for Japan’s economy, the BOJ’s credibility and tech-heavy stock markets in Asia
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[2026-09-17 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Trump Tower Tbilisi project, the Trump brand's first luxury tower in the Caucasus, was launched in Tbilisi on Tuesday with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze in attendance.
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[2026-09-17 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Housing costs and other economic and social issues have emerged as the leading concerns among young Israelis ahead of the elections, while the security situation ranked far lower, according to a new Israel 2050 survey published Wednesday night.
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[2026-09-17 17:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info, comments in paras 12-15)By Oh Seok-min
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[2026-09-17 17:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a sweeping sanctions and tariff bill intended to increase economic pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, sending the bill to U.S. President Donald Trump to sign into law more than a year after the late Senator Lindsey Graham first introduced it.
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[2026-09-17 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Nuclear Weapons
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[2026-09-17 17:40 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Perth Mint chief executive Paul Graham says the latest results from the state-owned business show the organisation has rebuilt its brand and is earning back trust from clients and customers, but admits the job is not done yet.
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[2026-09-17 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Total value of project could reach $19bn; GlobalFoundries to operate new plant
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[2026-09-17 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Expanded investment products and stronger mainland-market links aim to deepen Hong Kong’s wealth-management edge and lure more international investors
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[2026-09-17 17:00 UTC+10:00] [John Lee Ka-chiu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Expanded investment products and stronger mainland-market links aim to deepen Hong Kong’s wealth-management edge and lure more international investors
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[2026-09-17 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Kim Long Motor's buses are parked at the company's Hue facility. The Vietnamese manufacturer plans to make Thailand its first overseas production base. (Screenshot from Kim Long Motor's Facebook page)
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[2026-09-17 16:41 UTC+10:00] [Sydney] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Court hears Mauro Paul Coluzzi and two associates defrauded customers and banks of more than $130,000
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[2026-09-17 16:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: President Sheikh Mohamed has received Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in Abu Dhabi, with the two leaders pledging to deepen bilateral ties across investment, trade and development.
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[2026-09-17 16:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Treasury yields edged lower on Thursday, after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in three years.
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[2026-09-17 16:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Doosan Corp. said Thursday it will invest 970 billion won ($701.66 million) to expand production capacity for high-end copper-clad laminate, as surging investment in artificial intelligence data centers drive demand for advanced electronic material.
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[2026-09-17 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: International education is worth about $55 billion to the Australian economy. (ABC News: Cason Ho)
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[2026-09-17 16:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Disputes over reactor models, upfront cash, risk-sharing leave agreement expected this week uncertain
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[2026-09-17 16:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Tradr, Turtle court market where Koreans account for up to 25% of assets and influence new product launches
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[2026-09-17 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Passenger traffic rose to 44.3 million in the first eight months of the year, while cargo volume fell 1.2 per cent in August
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[2026-09-17 16:23 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Passenger traffic rose to 44.3 million in the first eight months of the year, while cargo volume fell 1.2 per cent in August
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[2026-09-17 16:20 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-09-17 16:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Mohammad Saeed had just turned 18 when he fled to Iran with his parents and younger brother and sister, escaping the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan in 2021.
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[2026-09-17 16:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The BRICS summit that ended in New Delhi on Sunday produced no military alliance, common currency, or unified anti-Western front. It did, however, produce a 140-paragraph declaration showing how a group of countries with sharply different interests is trying to create greater room for emerging economies to shape the rules governing trade, finance, technology and international institutions.
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[2026-09-17 16:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US allies in Asia are growing anxious that US President Donald Trump may be tempted to soften Washington's support for Taiwan in return for an economic win with Beijing as he prepares to host Chinese leader Xi Jinping next week.
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[2026-09-17 16:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Shinhan Financial Group plans to make up to $200 million in financing available to financial institutions in Uzbekistan as it expands cooperation with the country and neighboring Kazakhstan.
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[2026-09-17 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In this episode of Trending Middle East, US President Donald Trump is expected to meet Gulf leaders in New York next week during the UN General Assembly to discuss a postwar strategy for Iran, Axios has reported.
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[2026-09-17 15:56 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: September 17, 2026 — 3:56pm
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[2026-09-17 15:56 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The authors of a report designed to document KPMG’s whistleblower failings qualified their findings on the basis that they were unable to interview key staff – including the whistleblower – and found gaps in the accounting firm’s records of crucial meetings.
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[2026-09-17 15:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2018, I have covered South Korea’s economic and financial landscape, with experience spanning the economy, banking, financial markets and securities industry.My current beat focuses on Korea’s major chaebol groups and technology industry, including Samsung, SK and LG, as well as global technology companies operating in Korea such as Apple, Google and OpenAI.
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[2026-09-17 15:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A renewed debate has emerged over who should control the development of artificial intelligence (AI).
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[2026-09-17 15:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-09-17 15:49 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Dalaroo Metals has firmed up a series of compelling drill targets at its Watheroo copper-nickel-platinum group elements (PGE) project in WA’s mid-north Wheatbelt, after an induced polarisation (IP) survey lit up several anomalies coinciding with existing exploration indicators.
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[2026-09-17 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong police say 53-year-old woman found in bedroom with knife wounds after suspect turned himself in on Wednesday and confessed to killing her
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[2026-09-17 15:43 UTC+10:00] [Kwan Chun-ting] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong police say 53-year-old woman found in bedroom with knife wounds after suspect turned himself in on Wednesday and confessed to killing her
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[2026-09-17 15:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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