Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-12 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tokyo is banking on a massive visitor boom to do what its factories and financiers increasingly cannot: carry the economy forward
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[2026-07-12 11:45 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tokyo is banking on a massive visitor boom to do what its factories and financiers increasingly cannot: carry the economy forward
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[2026-07-12 11:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- Eco-friendly vehicles accounted for half of new car registrations in South Korea in the first half of this year, driven by a sharp increase in electric vehicle (EV) sales, an auto market tracker said Sunday.
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[2026-07-12 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A group of extremist Jewish settlers equipped with US-made M4 rifles detained US lawmaker Ro Khanna and his group during their visit this week to the southern occupied West Bank, the Democratic representative has disclosed.
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[2026-07-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wanning, on tropical Hainan Island, is now home to 160 surf clubs and welcomes 500,000 visitors a year
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[2026-07-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [surfing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wanning, on tropical Hainan Island, is now home to 160 surf clubs and welcomes 500,000 visitors a year
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[2026-07-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-07-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-07-12 09:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former justice minister Haim Ramon, once a senior Labor Party figure, offered unusually high praise over the weekend for Finance Minister and Religious Zionist Party chairman Bezalel Smotrich, saying the measures he advanced in Judea and Samaria were among the most significant taken since 1967.
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[2026-07-12 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Todd Snitchler via RealClearEnergy,
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[2026-07-12 08:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: When Shabbat went out on Saturday night, I turned on my phone and found what everyone else in Israeli media found: Ro Khanna, a congressman from California, telling two million people that Israeli settlers with American-made M4s detained him in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank), and that when the IDF showed up, the soldiers sided with the settlers and kept him there.
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[2026-07-12 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: By tying housing costs to immigration, Pauline Hanson promises a simple solution to a multilayered problem
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[2026-07-12 05:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sun 12 Jul 2026 at 5:16am
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[2026-07-12 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., speaks at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemoration at the South Carolina Statehouse, Jan. 19, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)
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[2026-07-12 03:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-12 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel Police arrested four settlers on Saturday following an alleged attack on a CNN news crew in the West Bank village of Sinjil, CNN reported.
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[2026-07-12 03:21 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ro Khanna said settlers were armed with US-made weapons and Israel Defense Forces refused to intervene
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[2026-07-12 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli police have detained four settlers after they attacked and damaged a vehicle carrying a CNN crew in Sinjil, in the occupied West Bank, The Times of Israel reports.
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[2026-07-12 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Armed Israeli settlers carrying US-made weapons held Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna at gunpoint in the occupied West Bank as he visited Palestinian communities to witness Israel’s human rights abuses first-hand.
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[2026-07-12 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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[2026-07-12 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MICRO, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across Visayas and Mindanao are scaling their businesses at an accelerating pace, with average orders per seller rising 51 percent between 2023 and 2025, according to Shopee's latest report, “The State of Digital MSMEs in VisMin: Growing Stronger in the Digital Economy.” The findings also show that provincial businesses are increasingly reaching customers nationwide, underscoring how digital commerce continues to expand opportunities beyond the country's major commercial centers.
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[2026-07-12 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A vlogger promotes the GLC SUV at the Mercedes-Benz booth during Auto China 2026 in Beijing, on April 24, 2026. Major German carmakers saw sharp quarterly sales declines in China, as domestic demand weakened and competition heats up in the world’s biggest auto market. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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[2026-07-12 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over the past week. Trips to the grocery store or gas station are more painful than they were last year, and rising costs are impacting the decisions of both households and businesses.
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[2026-07-12 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WHILE welcoming the Philippines' elevation to upper-middle-income status by the World Bank, Senate President Win Gatchalian stressed that the country's new economic standing must translate into inclusive growth that creates more opportunities and lifts poor Filipinos out of poverty.
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[2026-07-11 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Elon Musk's Neuralink, which uses implants in people's heads to compensate for disabilities, has become the poster child for so-called brain-computer interfaces (BCI). But some companies are betting that mass-market neural tech won't require opening the skull at all.
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[2026-07-11 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This summer, millions of families turned to AI for advice on selecting a degree programme – a role once played by teachers, relatives and consultants
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[2026-07-11 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Shanxi province] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This summer, millions of families turned to AI for advice on selecting a degree programme – a role once played by teachers, relatives and consultants
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[2026-07-11 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-11 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Democratic lawmaker Ro Khanna said he was detained by Israeli settlers armed with US-made rifles during a visit this week to the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-07-11 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: On an early morning in January, Jake Linsley woke up to a text from Amazon that was lighting up his phone.
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[2026-07-11 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Democratic lawmaker Ro Khanna said he was detained by Israeli settlers armed with US-made rifles during a West Bank visit this week that he cast as an unfiltered look at the human toll of "Israeli occupation" as he weighs a 2028 presidential run.
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[2026-07-11 20:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: It marks the first time the Gold Award has been given for workwear design in its 11-year history
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[2026-07-11 20:24 UTC+10:00] [gig worker] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: It marks the first time the Gold Award has been given for workwear design in its 11-year history
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[2026-07-11 20:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PAY&GO launches its newest campaign partnership with Maya, the country's leading digital financial services platform, through the launch of “Cash In, Win Big with Maya,” a raffle promo exclusive for Maya users.
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[2026-07-11 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli settlers assaulted 80-year-old Ibrahim Ismail al-Jabour and his family in the Hawara area of Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank on Friday. Local sources said Israeli soldiers stood by protecting the settlers while they were attacking the family pic.twitter.com/wS2SseOJKy
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[2026-07-11 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Fitch Ratings has maintained its credit view on Saudi Arabia, but sees the Arab world's biggest economy slowing down in 2026, amid lingering challenges presented by the US-Iran war.
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[2026-07-11 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Mizuno set up a booth to showcase its first esports gear at EVO Japan 2026, a competitive fighting game festival held at Tokyo Big Sight in May. (Photo by Manabu Okayasu)
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[2026-07-11 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: South Africa is seeing a new wave of anti-migrant protests, driven by anger over unemployment, crime, and years of weak economic growth. But economists warn that if thousands of foreign workers leave, it could damage the very businesses and jobs protesters say they want to protect.
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[2026-07-11 16:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s vice president for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy Hossein Afshin said knowledge-based companies also suffered heavy losses, Iranian media reported.
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[2026-07-11 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese authorities have ramped up spending on disaster prevention in recent years, but some worry local debt levels could hinder the campaign
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[2026-07-11 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Ma Jun] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese authorities have ramped up spending on disaster prevention in recent years, but some worry local debt levels could hinder the campaign
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[2026-07-11 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: AstraZeneca's failed late-stage trial for Wainua was never expected to have a major financial impact on the company.
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[2026-07-11 14:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian women and elderly shepherds in the Masafer Yatta area of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Friday, according to Quds News Network.
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[2026-07-11 13:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A US military delegation arrived in Lebanon on Friday to help implement an agreement to end the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, the Financial Times has reported, citing Lebanese officials.
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[2026-07-11 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rents in Zhongguancun edge up slightly as capital’s office market shifts from passive adjustment to structural recovery, Knight Frank says
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[2026-07-11 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Samsung] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rents in Zhongguancun edge up slightly as capital’s office market shifts from passive adjustment to structural recovery, Knight Frank says
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[2026-07-11 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move sparked price spikes in Europe and the US, threatening agriculture, power and transport amid tightening supply
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[2026-07-11 12:31 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move sparked price spikes in Europe and the US, threatening agriculture, power and transport amid tightening supply
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[2026-07-11 12:16 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-07-11 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Israeli government is set to approve a budget on Sunday worth over NIS 1 billion for road construction to and between West Bank settlements, according to a statement released by the Finance Ministry.
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