Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-27 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: April 27, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-04-27 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The picturesque rural home of Melbourne’s doyenne of luxury fashion, Georgina Weir, has hit the market five months after her death with a price guide of $3.6 million to $3.96 million.
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[2026-04-27 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli settlers have cut down about 400 olive trees on farmland near the town of Turmus Ayya, northeast of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency reported.
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[2026-04-27 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Surveillance cameras at Tiananmen Square in Beijing: The city bans consumer drone sales, stepping up efforts to prevent potential security threats around key political, military, and administrative facilities concentrated in the capital.
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[2026-04-27 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: If the Strait of Hormuz is still closed by June, policymakers like Treasurer Jim Chalmers will face tough decisions. (ABC News: Luke Stephenson)
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[2026-04-27 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Palestinian man votes in local elections, the first in two decades in Gaza and the first in the occupied West Bank since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Al-Ubaidiya, West Bank, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
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[2026-04-27 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: War devastation in Iran leaves thousands dead and economy under strain
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[2026-04-27 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Loyalists of President Mahmoud Abbas won most races in Palestinian municipal elections, election officials said, in a vote that for the first time in nearly two decades included a city in the besieged Gaza Strip.
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[2026-04-27 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-04-27 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice on Sunday ordered the state to take concrete steps within weeks to revoke key financial benefits from draft evaders and to move toward criminal enforcement against ultra-Orthodox (haredi) men who fail to report for military service, in one of the most forceful rulings yet in the long-running battle over haredi conscription.
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[2026-04-27 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Beyond cutting back on driving, households are slicing deeper into their budgets, with some even forgoing healthcare
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[2026-04-27 00:13 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of this site. This site does not give financial, investment or medical advice.
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[2026-04-27 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said he expects it will take several months for the oil market to recover to its previous level, even if the Strait of Hormuz is reopened.
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[2026-04-26 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO, JAPAN — From post offices and parks to stations and even the summit of Mount Fuji, Japan's vending machines are ubiquitous. But with the rapid pace of inflation cooling demand for their drinks, operators are being forced to rethink the business.
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[2026-04-26 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Schools managed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) have reduced their educational activities to a four day week in response to significant funding issues, UNRWA’s West Bank assistant field public information officer Abeer Midhat Ismail confirmed to The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.
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[2026-04-26 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A localized commercial real estate crash has been spreading through downtown Baltimore City's office market like cancer, with more than $1 billion in property value erased since 2020. The rapid decline of the commercial tax base in the downtown area is colliding with deep structural crises, including violent crime, a continued population collapse (now at a 100-year low), fiscal mess, and the increasing risk that the unhinged left-wing politicians in City Hall will hike taxes on working poor households to
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[2026-04-26 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE has set up a Dh1 billion ($272 million) national fund to support the industrial sector, one of the central planks of the country's economic diversification agenda.
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[2026-04-26 20:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil and financial markets’ default assumption seems to be that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen to traffic soon. Yet, that is not the status quo. If there is no major action from one of the concerned parties, the near-total strangulation of the waterway continues.
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[2026-04-26 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Shlomo Group has entered Israel’s garage and vehicle service center market with a planned nationwide network, investing about NIS 50 million to expand independent service infrastructure, the company said in a press release. The company intends to support private customers from the point of vehicle purchase or leasing through ongoing maintenance.
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[2026-04-26 18:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Annual event was started in Hong Kong after Covid-19 pandemic to help drum up business for industry and is funded by authorities
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[2026-04-26 18:43 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Annual event was started in Hong Kong after Covid-19 pandemic to help drum up business for industry and is funded by authorities
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[2026-04-26 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Personal risk insurance is adding more pain to the cost of living crisis with premiums for life, total and permanent disability (TPD), and income protection soaring in response to a massive rise in mental health claims on these policies.
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[2026-04-26 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative behind stronger economic ties and passenger traffic growth between the two regions, say industry experts
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[2026-04-26 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Uzbekistan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative behind stronger economic ties and passenger traffic growth between the two regions, say industry experts
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[2026-04-26 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States is taking stock of a shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington, DC, where President Donald Trump was rushed from the scene.
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[2026-04-26 16:17 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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[2026-04-26 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Stock-market gains and attractive prices will continue to lure wealthy buyers including mainland Chinese investors, agents say
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[2026-04-26 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong property] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Stock-market gains and attractive prices will continue to lure wealthy buyers including mainland Chinese investors, agents say
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[2026-04-26 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Drone warfare is the future,’ say arms dealers in Kuala Lumpur – and the region’s militaries are buying in
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[2026-04-26 15:30 UTC+10:00] [This Week in Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Drone warfare is the future,’ say arms dealers in Kuala Lumpur – and the region’s militaries are buying in
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[2026-04-26 15:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Financial Secretary Paul Chan says city remains top IPO hub, citing strong demand among ‘high-quality’ companies and robust market momentum
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[2026-04-26 15:27 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Financial Secretary Paul Chan says city remains top IPO hub, citing strong demand among ‘high-quality’ companies and robust market momentum
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[2026-04-26 15:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [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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[2026-04-26 15:08 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: French police are investigating suspicions that a hairdryer may have been used to tamper with official weather readings to make thousands of dollars in Polymarket bets.
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[2026-04-26 15:05 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip: Palestinians voted in the first elections held in part of Gaza in more than two decades, while tens of thousands of Palestinians cast ballots in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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[2026-04-26 14:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean travelers will be able to make QR payments in Vietnam without cash or cards, as Hana Bank expands its global payment platform GLN into one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing markets.
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[2026-04-26 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nexxus Building brings in asset manager, lowers rents and subdivides space to retain tenants
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[2026-04-26 12:56 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: It wasn’t the best week for the Dutertes. Glaring disparities between Vice President Sara’s SALN and bank transaction records do not help in fending off her impending impeachment; her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, was confirmed for trial by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.
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[2026-04-26 12:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The Justice Department is closing its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro said Friday, removing an obstacle to the confirmation of Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the central bank.
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[2026-04-26 12:00 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 26, 2026 12:00 | News
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[2026-04-26 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In a fragmenting world where the old financial order is being renegotiated, the greater prize goes to those who help set the new standards
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[2026-04-26 07:30 UTC+10:00] [New York] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In a fragmenting world where the old financial order is being renegotiated, the greater prize goes to those who help set the new standards
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[2026-04-26 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces injured six Palestinians on Saturday during a raid on a polling station in the Khirbet Khallat al-Miyya cluster of villages, south of Hebron, medics said.
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[2026-04-26 06:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: RAMALLAH, West Bank — The post-Oct. 7 order in the Middle East — such as it is — is barely pieced together by conditional ceasefires and mutual threats.
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[2026-04-26 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog,
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[2026-04-26 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK— US President Donald Trump bought at least $51 million in bonds in March, according to financial disclosures released on Saturday, with the purchases spanning several sectors.
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[2026-04-26 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Wollstonecraft home that was originally built for the late Joseph Clifton Love, a manufacturer who helped establish the Uncle Tobys brand in Sydney through his company Clifford Love & Co, has hit the market for a second time this year.
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[2026-04-26 04:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: PNG sex workers say they are often torn between earning a living and risking contracting HIV. (ABC News: Johnson Raela/Cordelia Brown/Adobe Stock)
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[2026-04-26 04:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and central Gaza voted on Saturday in municipal elections, the first since Israel's war on Gaza started, marked by low turnout and a narrow slate of contenders amid continuing Israeli attacks.
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[2026-04-26 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A new biography of Mary Kay — the big-haired, bleach-blonde and perpetually pink-clad cosmetics titan — reads more like a juicy Judith Krantz novel.
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