Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-24 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol on Friday urged South Korea's business leaders to continue efforts to innovate and find new growth engines to support the country's economic growth in the face of industrial paradigm shifts, such as artificial intelligence transformation.
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[2026-04-24 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Regional authorities reported damage to homes and civilian sites in Odesa, including a maternity hospital and several schools in the historic centre. Buildings were destroyed and power cuts affected thousands, highlighting the exposure of a key grain export hub amid fragile Black Sea shipping routes. Emergency teams were deployed across the city to tackle fires and assist residents displaced overnight.
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[2026-04-24 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; ADDS info throughout, photo)
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[2026-04-24 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Racing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: 1. Extremely Tempted looked your typical Waterhouse/Bott youngster in his very soft debut win at Hawkesbury. There are a few question marks with some well-bred first starters but we know what we’ll get from him and that’s going to take him a long way. 15. Jaipur Maison is a big market watch first-up.
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[2026-04-24 16:43 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Executives from the biggest fossil fuel companies in the country butted heads with some of their biggest critics in federal politics on Friday morning as a Senate inquiry into gas company taxation rolled into Perth.
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[2026-04-24 16:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai bets on 20 localized models, $1 billion to revive sales in world's largest automotive market
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[2026-04-24 16:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chen Boliang accessed crypto platform now known as HTX to trade in dark pool under individual account, which is prohibited under regulations
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[2026-04-24 16:24 UTC+10:00] [Huobi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chen Boliang accessed crypto platform now known as HTX to trade in dark pool under individual account, which is prohibited under regulations
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[2026-04-24 16:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Car giants such as Volkswagen and Nissan Motor are attending the Beijing auto show, as they look to accelerate their business in China and beyond. (Source photos by Wataru Suzuki, Sota Tanaka and Getty Images)
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[2026-04-24 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-04-24 16:21 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: And the rollercoaster rolls on for the ASX.
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[2026-04-24 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. surged 5% to a fresh all-time high on Friday after the island's regulator said it plans to loosen limits on funds' allocations to single stocks.
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[2026-04-24 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: London-listed equities have extended their outperformance versus the U.S. into 2026 after a stellar 2025 – but cracks are beginning to show as the war in Iran drags on.
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[2026-04-24 16:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A torchlit procession from Republic Square to the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial paid tribute to an estimated 1.5 million Armenians killed in 1915 under the Ottoman Empire. The commemoration remains central to national identity and continues to shape relations with Turkey, which rejects the genocide label despite recognition by more than two dozen countries, including the United Kingdom, France and Germany.
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[2026-04-24 16:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; ADDS info throughout)
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[2026-04-24 16:01 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Soccer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Civil war has erupted at two-time Australian soccer champions Sydney Olympic, with their main financial backer attempting to sue the anonymous administrator of a Facebook account for defamation, and a group of former players and supporters pledging to take the club to court to overturn a constitutional amendment which they say has effectively turned a members’ club into a private entity.
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[2026-04-24 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Vice Trade Minister Park Jung-sung met with his Polish counterpart in Seoul on Friday to discuss ways to deepen cooperation between South Korea and Poland in supply chains and advanced industries, Park's office said.
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[2026-04-24 15:58 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Angry customers are taking on retail giant Harvey Norman in a class action over claims they were misled by false promises of interest-free loans, only to be slugged with hefty fees and charges.
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[2026-04-24 15:56 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: For 27 years, Kyle Sandilands and Jackie “O” Henderson’s morning radio show kept Sydney entertained and enraged.
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[2026-04-24 15:39 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: In San Francisco’s upscale Cow Hollow district, the introduction of a boutique selling coffee table games, tote bags and other household items would be pretty unremarkable. However, Andon Market has one key differentiator: It’s run by AI.
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[2026-04-24 15:38 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Woolworths merchandise manager has admitted his team made an error and breached the supermarket’s internal guidelines when it sold a family pack of Oreos on its “Prices Dropped” program at $5 for three weeks instead of four.
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[2026-04-24 15:36 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A young Perth man accused of an elaborate Ponzi-style investment scam has pleaded not guilty, two years after his arrest on multiple counts of fraud.
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[2026-04-24 15:30 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: David Arthur Haselhurst1939-2026
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[2026-04-24 15:25 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Infini Resources has ticked off a key step in its Canadian uranium exploration push, with Saskatchewan regulators granting permits for the company’s maiden drilling at its Reynolds Lake and Reitenbach Lake projects, on the eastern outboard margin of the nation’s famed Athabasca Basin.
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[2026-04-24 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cargo containers are stacked on a cargo ship moving through the Panama Canal, at sunrise in Panama City, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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[2026-04-24 15:02 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-04-24 14:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: DeepSeek's release of its long-awaited V4 model is set to intensify competition among Chinese AI startups. © Reuters
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[2026-04-24 14:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: HANOI -- Companies are lining up resources to tap one of the world's most active crypto markets as Vietnam gears up to launch its first cryptocurrency exchange in the second quarter of this year.
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[2026-04-24 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A currency trader watches monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 24, 2026.
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[2026-04-24 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A tanker carrying Russian oil is pictured from a beach in Gujarat, India, on March 11. © Reuters
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[2026-04-24 14:21 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Tesla chief executive Elon Musk and Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, are scheduled to face off in court next week in a case brought by Musk that claims Altman and others enriched themselves by allegedly betraying the artificial intelligence company’s founding mission.
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[2026-04-24 14:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Iran war poses new risks for Bahrain's deteriorating fiscal position, where warning lights were already flashing red before the regional conflict broke out.
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[2026-04-24 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Against a backdrop of rising global tensions and energy market instability, governments from around 50 countries will gather Friday in Colombia’s Caribbean city of Santa Marta for a summit aimed at accelerating the shift away from fossil fuels.
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[2026-04-24 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Eagles general manager Howie Roseman beat the Steelers to the punch just as Pittsburgh thought it was going to get wide receiver Makai Lemon.
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[2026-04-24 13:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: BEIJING — Chinese tech giant Alibaba said Friday that its Qwen artificial intelligence model will be integrated into vehicles from automakers including BYD and a local joint venture of Volkswagen, as the industry pushes to add more in-car digital services and compete for buyers in a slowing electric vehicle market.
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[2026-04-24 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan speaks to reporters at the NFL football annual meetings, Monday, March 30, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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[2026-04-24 13:51 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Auric Mining has landed a high-profile leadership coup, appointing seasoned mining executive Gareth Solly as chief executive officer and executive director to spearhead the company’s evolution into a significant Western Australian gold producer.
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[2026-04-24 13:49 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: David Pocock says prime minister – who is trying to shore up fuel supplies – is parroting industry talking points
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[2026-04-24 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A lecturer conducts a Globis University class. The Japanese school has plans to further expand in Asia. (Globis University)
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[2026-04-24 13:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Company claims it will outspend all rivals combined to boost computing power, which is essential to enhance advanced driving systems
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[2026-04-24 13:39 UTC+10:00] [Huawei] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Company claims it will outspend all rivals combined to boost computing power, which is essential to enhance advanced driving systems
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[2026-04-24 13:26 UTC+10:00] [Trade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-24 13:24 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Washington’s focus on online retailer Coupang has led to accusations that the Trump administration is tying issues of national security to domestic corporate matters
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[2026-04-24 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A California guaranteed income pilot program intended to lift families out of poverty failed to lead participants to long-term financial independence, according to a new study from researchers at the University of California, Davis.
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[2026-04-24 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Water scarcity is no longer just an environmental or development issue. It directly constrains economic growth, according to the World Bank’s global water director, as a widening gap between supply and demand threatens productivity, jobs and stability.
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[2026-04-24 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In less than a week, it will have been two months since the start of the Iran war, after the US and Israel attacked Tehran and Iran responded with attacks on at least eight countries. In addition to the death and injury of many civilians in Iran and elsewhere in the region, this war has set off a chain reaction that threatens to upend the world’s economy.
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[2026-04-24 12:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's leading automaker, took the wraps off its first production model under its all-electric Ioniq brand tailored for the Chinese market at the 2026 Beijing auto show Friday.
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[2026-04-24 12:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Jets made a third first-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft Thursday night after trading up with the 49ers.
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[2026-04-24 12:51 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Rio2 Limited has flicked the switch on a new tailings filtration facility at its Condestable copper mine in Peru – a major step towards dry-stack tailings and more efficient water use.
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[2026-04-24 12:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Eagles traded up for a wide receiver for their first selection of the 2026 NFL Draft — a move that could have implications for star wideout A.J. Brown.
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