Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-25 10:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A port in Singapore, pictured on March 1. The city is maintaining its full-year growth forecast. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-05-25 10:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US stock futures rose on Monday while the dollar and oil prices slipped as the prospect of a deal to end the Iran war buoyed risk appetite although a lack of clarity over when the Strait of Hormuz would open kept enthusiasm in check.
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[2026-05-25 10:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A 15-year-old Palestinian was wounded during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank, while three Palestinian fishermen were injured by Israeli gunfire off the coast of Gaza City, according to Palestinian media reports.
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[2026-05-25 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Hang Seng Bank] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: HSBC, Standard Chartered and CNCBI splash out on large, harbour-view locations to lure wealthy clients and their fee income
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[2026-05-25 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-25 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The recent crackdown by law enforcement agencies from 10 jurisdictions on international scams shows the benefit of regional cooperation
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[2026-05-25 08:45 UTC+10:00] [Paul Chan Mo-po] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The recent crackdown by law enforcement agencies from 10 jurisdictions on international scams shows the benefit of regional cooperation
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[2026-05-25 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has used his State of the Union speech to tout his United States-backed crime-fighting strategies as well as improvements to the economy.
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[2026-05-25 07:10 UTC+10:00] [Cannes International Film Festival] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Cannes sure isn’t the Oscars. It’s always been more niche, more art house, more, well, French. For decades, films that won the Palme d’Or, the highest prize at Cannes, were celebrated by auteur-worshipping film geeks and ignored by the mass market. But that’s changing (more on that below).
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[2026-05-25 06:40 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter
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[2026-05-25 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Community and Society
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[2026-05-25 05:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A UK-bound EasyJet flight was diverted to Rome after a power bank was found to be charging in a passenger's luggage, it has been revealed.
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[2026-05-25 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Workplace] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: It’s standard for the demands of unions to clash with those of employer groups. But arguments made before the Fair Work Commission last week over how much the minimum wage should rise in the coming financial year have revealed tensions within the demands of both groups.
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[2026-05-25 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: May 25, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-05-25 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On June 12, 2014, three teenage boys, Eyal Yifrah, 19, Naftali Fraenkel, 16, and Gil-Ad Shaer, 16, who were students in a high school yeshiva in the West Bank, hitchhiked a ride home.
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[2026-05-25 04:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-25 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The controversial bill seeking to establish a new civilian authority to oversee antiquities and heritage sites within the West Bank and Gaza would constitute a “significant deviation” from current Israeli policy and could violate international law, serving as a way for the government to initiate “creeping annexation,” Knesset Education, Culture, and Sports Committee legal advisor Tami Sella warned on Sunday.
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[2026-05-25 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) used a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based company to buy Chinese satellite equipment linked to its drone program, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
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[2026-05-25 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States must not allow the nuclear issue to be sidelined in any agreement that would ease financial pressure on the Islamic regime, experts told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday, warning that control over the Strait of Hormuz would amount to a much-needed “lifeline” for Tehran.
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[2026-05-25 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Philippines’ foreign reserves may not be enough to fully shield the peso from further depreciation amid widening external deficits, Bank of America (BofA) said.
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[2026-05-25 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LOCAL stocks are expected to trade sideways this week as investors remain cautious amid inflation concerns, the prospects of a further policy tightening, continued weakening of the peso against the US dollar, and the ongoing war in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-25 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TAIPEI — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Saturday that his forecast of a $200-billion market for CPUs includes China, signaling Nvidia still sees significant long-term demand in the market amid ongoing US-China technology tensions.
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[2026-05-25 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Sakshi Patel has known since she was little that she wanted to study in the U.S. She says she pictured herself landing a job in New York City, the financial capital of the world, and living out her version of the American dream far from home.
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[2026-05-24 23:59 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: More than half a million Victorian households will see their electricity prices drop by an average of $84 next financial year, while small business owners will save an average of $241.
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[2026-05-24 23:15 UTC+10:00] [Financial sector] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Call for crackdown as finance linked to corruption, tax evasion and money laundering is estimated at 10% of GDP
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[2026-05-24 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Change is coming as the US dollar loses its shine and more yuan deals are struck, Zhu Min says
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[2026-05-24 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Change is coming as the US dollar loses its shine and more yuan deals are struck, Zhu Min says
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[2026-05-24 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The mayor of Paris, Emmanuel Grégoire, has proposed granting honorary citizenship of the city to the civilians of Gaza and the West Bank, as well as to Palestinian journalists.
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[2026-05-24 22:41 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Russia has used the powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile during a mass drone and missile attack on Kyiv that killed at least two people, marking the third time the weapon has been used in the four-year war.The intense aerial assault damaged buildings across the Ukrainian capital, including near government offices, residential buildings, schools, a market and schools, Ukrainian authorities said.
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[2026-05-24 22:00 UTC+10:00] [US universities] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ohio State is grappling with sexual abuse allegations and questions over donor influence as financial pressures mount across higher education
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[2026-05-24 21:31 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Global prices are approaching a tipping point that could trigger inflation, shortages and, over time, recession
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[2026-05-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Climate crisis] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Technological interventions face huge financial or practical challenges, but there is another way
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[2026-05-24 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MADRID (AP) — Thousands of people rallied in central Madrid on Sunday against spiraling housing costs that have priced many Spaniards out of the housing market despite a recent economic boom, particularly in cities such as the capital and Barcelona.
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[2026-05-24 20:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's financial authorities are moving to allow foreign investors to trade domestic exchange-traded funds (ETFs) directly, a measure that could help draw more overseas money into Korean assets amid a record-setting rally in the benchmark KOSPI, sources said Sunday.
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[2026-05-24 20:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Egypt has launched its first nationwide aerial geophysical survey for minerals in 42 years, in a move officials hope will underpin a new wave of investment in mining and licensing rounds.
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[2026-05-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Soldiers patrol past shops selling soccer jerseys at a market in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
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[2026-05-24 19:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Korea on Saturday showcased premium New Zealand wines at its annual wine festival in Seoul, highlighting the country’s growing presence in South Korea’s premium wine market.
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[2026-05-24 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Finance chief says opportunities exist to tap city’s capital markets, while acknowledging concerns over trade imbalances
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[2026-05-24 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong and Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Finance chief says opportunities exist to tap city’s capital markets, while acknowledging concerns over trade imbalances
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[2026-05-24 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Passengers and visitors will find 25 shopping and dining options, including McDonald’s, Nap Tea and Imperial Patisserie
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[2026-05-24 18:30 UTC+10:00] [SCMP] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Passengers and visitors will find 25 shopping and dining options, including McDonald’s, Nap Tea and Imperial Patisserie
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[2026-05-24 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: With Eid-al Adha just days away, customers at a sheep market in Ivory Coast’s capital Abidjan are hoping to buy sheep to sacrifice for the Muslim festival. But supply is significantly down on last year and traders are driving hard bargains.
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[2026-05-24 18:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Companies across all sectors are advertising positions linked to artificial intelligence, recruitment firms report
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[2026-05-24 18:13 UTC+10:00] [Caixin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Companies across all sectors are advertising positions linked to artificial intelligence, recruitment firms report
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[2026-05-24 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Extended disruption caused by conflict has prompted Chinese merchants to turn to railway and land transport routes to trade goods
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[2026-05-24 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Extended disruption caused by conflict has prompted Chinese merchants to turn to railway and land transport routes to trade goods
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[2026-05-24 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Vladimir Putin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Increasingly isolated president is determined to press on with Ukraine war, say well-placed sources, despite ailing economy
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[2026-05-24 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: When is a door not a door? When it’s ajar. I first read that joke on the wooden stick of a finished ice cream as a child. It was an early lesson in how words can carry different meanings depending on the context.
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[2026-05-24 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In the first four months of the year, more than one fifth of new entrants in the city’s retail market were mainland brands, according to JLL
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[2026-05-24 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong retail property] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In the first four months of the year, more than one fifth of new entrants in the city’s retail market were mainland brands, according to JLL
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