[2026-03-30 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Egypt’s early closing order jolts Cairo’s night life as war-driven oil costs soar

Snippet: Vehicles drive as light poles are switched off to save electricity, as part of a series of measures the government has taken to mitigate the fallout of the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Khaled Elfiqi)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/us-war-israel-iran-middle-east-egypt-economy-oil-aa25e671bcb27bf03b401ae138f36dc9

[2026-03-30 05:07 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Age

Title: As more EVs hit the road, this gap in our tax system needs fixing

Snippet: March 30, 2026 — 5:07am

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/the-economy/as-more-evs-hit-the-road-this-gap-in-our-tax-system-needs-fixing-20260326-p5zj11.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-30 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Travel / Travel news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: World’s largest airline unveils game-changer economy class bed

Snippet: United Airlines has broken new ground with the announcement of its United Relax Row, a big win for economy flyers looking for a more comfortable time on long-haul flights.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/traveller/travel-news/world-s-largest-airline-unveils-game-changer-economy-class-bed-20260327-p5zjal.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-30 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Worries about global economic pain deepen

Snippet: US and Israeli attacks on Iran have driven up prices, darkened the outlook for the world economy, sent global stock markets reeling, and forced developing countries to ration fuel and subsidize energy costs to protect their poorest.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/30/news/national/worries-about-global-economic-pain-deepen/2310070

[2026-03-30 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Circular economy investment forum highlights green future

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/30/regions/circular-economy-investment-forum-highlights-green-future/2310013

[2026-03-30 00:36 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Indonesia cuts free meals to save US$2.3 billion as fuel prices soar

Snippet: A spokesperson for President Prabowo Subianto said the country was seeking to set aside 80 trillion rupiah to shield its economy from the Middle East fallout

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3348319/indonesia-cuts-free-meals-save-us23-billion-fuel-prices-soar

[2026-03-30 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Eli Lilly reaches $2.75 billion deal with Insilico to bring AI-developed drugs to the global market

Snippet: BEIJING — U.S. pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has reached a $2.75 billion deal to bring drugs developed using artificial intelligence by Hong Kong-based Insilico Medicine to the global market.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/29/eli-lilly-reaches-deal-to-bring-ai-developed-drugs-to-global-market.html

[2026-03-29 22:45 UTC+10:00] [Paris] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: French prosecutors open terror probe after Bank of America attack attempt

Snippet: Paris police and French intelligence agents are investigating after the suspect said he was contacted via Snapchat and paid 600 euros to carry out the bombing

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3348307/french-prosecutors-open-terror-probe-after-bank-america-attack-attempt

[2026-03-29 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Poverty was worrying us before the Iran War made it even worse

Snippet: Australians were worried about growing poverty across the country and the impact on young people trying to get into a home, even before the recent surge in inflation and the fallout from the war against Iran, a nationwide report has revealed.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/poverty-was-worrying-us-before-the-iran-war-made-it-even-worse-20260327-p5zj9c.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-29 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Pakistan hosts four-nation bid to encourage US, Iran towards diplomacy

Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – The US-Israel war on Iran has not paused. The strikes have not stopped from either side. However, diplomacy is now moving at a pace not seen since the conflict that affected Iran’s neighbours and rattled the world economy for a month.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/29/pakistan-hosts-four-nation-bid-to-encourage-us-iran-towards-diplomacy

[2026-03-29 21:33 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Poll reveals who Australians blame for petrol crisis

Snippet: New polling has revealed who Australians are blaming for the fuel crisis.The The Australian Financial Review/Redbridge Group/Accent Research poll shows the vast majority of respondents blame US President Donald Trump for the surge in fuel prices. Overall, 61 per cent of those surveyed put the blame at Trump's door and just 14 per cent blamed the government.READ MORE: Radical push to slash $3b tax to keep Australia movingDonald Trump speaking about his favourite pen at a cabinet meeting today.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/petrol-prices-australia-poll-shows-voters-blame-donald-trump-for-fuel-crisis/7a6210ea-4299-4ed2-8cdf-4256bd604a0f

[2026-03-29 19:40 UTC+10:00] [Sport / AFL] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: The recession they had to have: Negative growth hurting Carlton

Snippet: Carlton were so famous in the 1980s for their matchwinning third quarters, the term “premiership quarter” was invented to describe the blitzkrieg.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-2026-the-recession-they-had-to-have-negative-growth-hurting-carlton-blues-20260329-p5zjo6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-29 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Bilateral relations between China and Seychelles enter a new phase

Snippet: Bilateral relations between China and Seychelles are entering a new phase, with rising trade and growing private-sector collaboration, alongside new cooperation in the blue economy and digital innovation.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/29/bilateral-relations-between-china-and-seychelles-enter-a-new-phase/

[2026-03-29 19:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Maldives

Snippet: World Bank warned four years ago that payments would be unsustainable by 2026

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/location/south-asia/maldives

[2026-03-29 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s high-end yacht owners say industry growth stifled by structural gaps

Snippet: Shipowners say billionaire Richard Liu’s new venture to make yacht ownership more affordable will need to surmount significant challenges

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3346817/chinas-high-end-yacht-owners-say-industry-growth-stifled-structural-gaps

[2026-03-29 18:26 UTC+10:00] [Art Basel Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Finance chief says Hong Kong remains stable as oil prices surge amid global turmoil

Snippet: Paul Chan says the city’s service-led economy helps buffer short-term impact of Middle East unrest, while vowing to monitor energy volatility

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3348287/finance-chief-says-hong-kong-remains-stable-oil-prices-surge-amid-global-turmoil

[2026-03-29 17:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: ‘No Kings’ protests sweep across US (VIDEOS)

Snippet: Thousands across the US have joined “No Kings” protests against President Donald Trump, blaming him for the flagging economy, rising cost of living and the conflict with Iran.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/636594-no-kings-protests-sweep-us/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-29 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: P10B aid not enough — Pangilinan

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Francis Pangilinan over the weekend said the proposed P10 billion financial aid is not enough since it would only benefit four million farmers and 400 fishermen.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/29/news/p10b-aid-not-enough-pangilinan/2309952

[2026-03-29 17:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: One month into US-Iran war, S. Korean economy reels

Snippet: Won sinks to a 17-year low, Kospi sheds $444 billion and growth forecast slips below 2 percent

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10704959

[2026-03-29 17:00 UTC+10:00] [lived-in home transactions] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Rising second-hand home sales offer tentative signs of a floor in China’s property slump

Snippet: Increased resale activity, driven by first-time buyers and policy support, is fuelling hopes that China’s property market may be stabilising

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3348255/rising-second-hand-home-sales-offer-tentative-signs-floor-chinas-property-slump

[2026-03-29 15:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Google to cut app market fees, but Korean developers see only modest relief

Snippet: Effective fee cut seen at about 5 percentage points, raising questions over savings and pressure on Apple to respond

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10704928

[2026-03-29 15:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Worries deepen over global economic pain from Iran war

Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — US and Israeli attacks on Iran have driven up prices, darkened the outlook for the world economy, sent global stock markets reeling and forced developing countries to ration fuel and subsidize energy costs to protect their poorest.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10704923

[2026-03-29 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Global economic optimism dims as the Iran war drags on

Snippet: A worker walks on the deck of a feeder vessel as he works to offload cargo of rice into trucks at Umm Qasr Port, a deep-water port, in the city of Umm Qasr, Iraq, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-war-global-economy-oil-1bcb0c616c5ca2e1b6a903c2cd64a4e4

[2026-03-29 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Nairobi] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why are smugglers swarming East Africa for ants to send to China and Europe?

Snippet: A black market in harvester ants has sprung up in Kenya, with big implications for the environment

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3348256/why-are-smugglers-swarming-east-africa-ants-send-china-and-europe

[2026-03-29 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: South Korea defence stocks surge after Iran war

Snippet: Defence stocks in South Korea have surged in the weeks following the outbreak of the U.S.-Israeli conflict involving Iran, Yonhap news agency reported, citing market data.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/south-korea-defence-stocks-surge-after-iran-war

[2026-03-29 14:33 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Rideshare giants failing to respond to predatory drivers, Labor warns

Snippet: Labor will heap pressure on Uber and other rideshare platforms to better handle sexual misconduct complaints against drivers, as the Albanese government concedes its laws giving gig economy workers unfair dismissal-style protections need bolstering.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/rideshare-giants-failing-to-respond-to-predatory-drivers-labor-warns-20260327-p5zje6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-29 13:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: French police foil Paris bomb attack

Snippet: PARIS (AFP) -- French police stopped an apparent bomb attack outside a US bank in Paris early Saturday when they arrested a person about to set off a homemade explosive device, officials and sources close to the case told Agence France-Presse.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10704901

[2026-03-29 13:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Defense stocks rise, autos, shipbuilders fall amid Middle East tensions

Snippet: The market capitalization of defense stocks rose while that of auto and shipbuilding shares fell on the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index about a month after US-Israeli air strikes on Iran, bourse data showed Sunday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10704886

[2026-03-29 12:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Mayor Mamdani’s budget mess is creating chaos in the NYC bond market

Snippet: New York City’s bonds have suddenly become a hot topic on Wall Street — and you can thank socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani for this certifiably ­bizarre development.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/28/business/mayor-mamdanis-budget-mess-is-creating-chaos-in-the-nyc-bond-market/

[2026-03-29 12:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Korean won falls to 4th-lowest monthly level amid foreign outflows

Snippet: The South Korean currency has fallen sharply to its fourth-lowest level against the US dollar in March amid a foreign selloff on the stock market, financial data showed Sunday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10704871

[2026-03-29 12:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Policía francesa frustra presunto atentado con bomba frente a banco en París

Snippet: Agentes de policía permanecen apostados frente al edificio del Bank of America en París, el sábado 28 de marzo de 2026. (Foto AP/Nicolas Garriga)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/paris-banco-atentado-bomba-d4e520d7fda85ccd6fba6ef6374e0aa0

[2026-03-29 09:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Victorian government ordered to pay landowner $27m over rezoning

Snippet: Jeffrey Barrett went to court over financial losses linked to his land being reserved for public use. (ABC News: Shane Willner-Browne)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-29/victorian-government-compensation-landowner-27-million-dollars/106504430

[2026-03-29 09:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: The great illusion of NATO is fading fast

Snippet: By Dmitry Trenin, a research professor at the Higher School of Economics and a lead research fellow at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations. He is also a member of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC).

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/636577-great-illusion-of-nato/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-29 08:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Journalism body condemns Israeli assault on CNN crew in West Bank

Snippet: The Foreign Press Association has condemned the “violent assault” by Israeli soldiers who detained a CNN crew near the Palestinian village of Tayasir in the occupied West Bank earlier this week.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/journalism-body-condemns-israeli-assault-cnn-crew-west-bank

[2026-03-29 07:58 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: US treasury department demands retraction of story on increased oversight of Federal Reserve

Snippet: Treasury department said Financial Times article about Scott Bessent’s views on Fed oversight was ‘manufactured’

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/28/treasury-department-financial-times-federal-reserve

[2026-03-29 07:27 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: French police thwart suspected bombing in Paris

Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/french-police-thwart-a-suspected-bombing-outside-a-bank-of-america-building-in-paris/0d48c382-de64-459b-8ffd-20e6c9ef4a25

[2026-03-29 05:18 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Media association condemns ‘violent assault’ on CNN crew by Israeli soldiers

Snippet: CNN team detained while reporting on aftermath of attack by settlers in West Bank, Foreign Press Association says

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/28/israeli-soldiers-cnn-crew-west-bank-foreign-press-association

[2026-03-29 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Age

Title: Battery surge a cheap, green saviour as war fuels price spikes

Snippet: Batteries powered by renewables are pushing gas plants off the electricity grid, proving that green energy will reduce fuel bills driven higher by shocks to the global fossil fuel market such as the crisis being driven by the Iran war.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/battery-surge-a-cheap-green-saviour-as-war-fuels-price-spikes-20260301-p5o6f0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-29 04:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Terrorist attack on Paris Bank of America branch thwarted before bomb detonated: report

Snippet: A suspected terror plot to blow up a Bank of America branch in Paris was thwarted by police, when cops pounced on one suspect before he was able to ignite a homemade bomb.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/28/world-news/terrorist-attack-on-paris-bank-of-america-branch-thwarted-before-bomb-detonated-report/

[2026-03-29 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: France opens probe into suspected attack on Bank of America in Paris

Snippet: French authorities have opened an investigation into a foiled ⁠attack targeting Bank of America’s Paris headquarters after police detained one suspect who was allegedly attempting to ignite an explosive device outside the building.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/28/france-opens-probe-into-suspected-attack-on-bank-of-america-in-paris

[2026-03-29 03:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Battle for Hungary: Does Orbanomics need fixing?

Snippet: By RT newsroom, a team of multi-lingual journalists with over a decade of experience in Russian and international reporting, delivering original research and insights often missing from mainstream coverage

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/636557-hungary-election-economy-orban/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-29 03:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Battle for Hungary: Does Orbanomics need fixing?

Snippet: By RT newsroom, a team of multi-lingual journalists with over a decade of experience in Russian and international reporting, delivering original research and insights often missing from mainstream coverage

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/636557-hungary-election-economy-orban/

[2026-03-29 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Panic mode is not the answer

Snippet: WITH the surge in gasoline and diesel prices in the Philippines due to the escalating war in the Middle East, panic has set in among lawmakers and is now spreading fast to the public. One senator raised hell in a recent hearing and reprimanded officials from the executive department for their lack of urgency and coherent planning in responding to the ongoing oil crisis.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/29/opinion/columns/panic-mode-is-not-the-answer/2309813

[2026-03-29 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: French police foil suspected bomb plot outside Bank of America in Paris

Snippet: The Bank of America logo is seen on a branch office, Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/france-bank-of-america-attack-thwarted-paris-29cbd214c577c7d65792d338ab325b3a

[2026-03-29 02:30 UTC+10:00] [Paris] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Police in Paris foil attempted bomb attack outside Bank of America building

Snippet: Incident in the city’s 8th arrondissement reportedly involved a homemade explosive device

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/28/paris-police-foil-attempted-bomb-attack-bank-of-america

[2026-03-29 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Worried about Strait of Hormuz inflation to come? The world economy has one word for you: Plastics

Snippet: The price of naphtha may not keep you up at night when you think about the inflation yet to hit the economy from the U.S.-Iran war and Strait of Hormuz closure, but perhaps it should.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/28/iran-war-strait-of-hormuz-petrochemicals-oil-plastics.html

[2026-03-29 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Local Spain

Title: What are European countries doing to keep fuel costs down?

Snippet: War in the Middle East has caused energy market turbulence around the globe, forcing governments in Europe to intervene and keep fuel costs down for consumers.

Read full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20260328/what-are-european-countries-doing-to-keep-fuel-costs-down

[2026-03-28 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: How the big oil and gas CEOs think the Iran war supply disruption will play out

Snippet: HOUSTON — The CEOs of the world's most influential oil and gas companies delivered a sobering message this week about the impact of the Iran war on energy supplies and the long-term consequences for the global economy.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/28/iran-war-oil-companies-price-gas-diesel-strait-hormuz.html

[2026-03-28 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Older people] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: The great care home cash grab: how private equity turned vulnerable elderly people into human ATMs

Snippet: When did care homes come to be seen as recession-proof investments? And who pays the price?

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/28/the-great-care-home-cash-grab-how-private-equity-turned-vulnerable-elderly-people-into-human-atms

[2026-03-28 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: As stocks and bonds fall, and oil hits $100, a futures trade that boomed in 2022 may again be a winner

Snippet: Managed future strategies are gaining renewed attention as investors look for new sources of returns from the market at a time when both stocks and bonds are under pressure as a result of the U.S.-Iran war and the risk of 1970s-style stagflation.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/28/market-correction-futures-hedging-strategies.html