Topic: Tax & Budget — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-30 09:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: As rescue efforts enter a fifth day on the Nepal-Tibet border following the devastating flash flood, Sunday's papers report on the climbing death toll. The Independent headlines on the anguish of families waiting to find out about missing loved ones.
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[2026-08-30 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — Treynor Cleeland threw two touchdown passes and Jordan Fisher ran for two scores, and UC Davis overcame a 21-point deficit to beat Portland State 34-21 in a season and Big Sky Conference opener on Saturday.
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[2026-08-30 07:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are close to stripping multiple left-wing nonprofits, including George Soros’ Open Society Foundations (OSF), the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), of their tax-free status, the New York Post has reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
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[2026-08-30 07:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are close to stripping multiple left-wing nonprofits, including George Soros’ Open Society Foundations (OSF), the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), of their tax-free status, the New York Post has reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
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[2026-08-30 06:33 UTC+10:00] [Tottenham Hotspur] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It might be too early to push the panic button but Roberto De Zerbi faces a huge task if he is to turn Spurs around
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[2026-08-30 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Knesset will be asked over the coming month, meeting in special recess session, to vote on expansion of the defense budget for urgent IDF weapons procurement from NIS 70 billion to NIS 90b. (a rise from $20b. to $25b.).
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[2026-08-30 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A new report from The Telegraph says the Trump administration is using Britain's sovereignty over the Falkland Islands as leverage to pressure the country into meeting NATO's new defense-spending target.
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[2026-08-30 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-29 22:00 UTC+10:00] [US economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: There’s little optimism about treasury secretary’s ability to handle Trump’s tariffs, Iran sanctions and colossal US debt
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[2026-08-29 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Nasa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Searching for exoplanets and clues on planet formation, the Roman telescope will lift off Sunday morning in Florida
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[2026-08-29 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran transferred $7.5bn in oil revenue from sales during the first four months of the current Iranian year to the central bank, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported on Saturday, as Tehran said it had continued to meet its budget targets despite a US naval blockade.
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[2026-08-29 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bond markets are in revolt in response to rising government debt, meaning urgent change is needed in how national priorities are financed
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[2026-08-29 18:30 UTC+10:00] [bond market] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bond markets are in revolt in response to rising government debt, meaning urgent change is needed in how national priorities are financed
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[2026-08-29 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF will be forced to take severe, immediate measures beginning in early September because of the Finance Ministry’s “foot-dragging” in transferring the funds, despite instructions from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, senior military officials said on Thursday.
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[2026-08-29 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As more cats in Hong Kong enter their senior years, owners are spending more on healthcare, specialised food and long-term care.
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[2026-08-29 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: How Taiwan dragged its former diplomatic partner Grenada through US courts to collect on defaulted loans should be a lesson for island nations currently holding Taiwanese debt
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[2026-08-29 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Saint Kitts and Nevis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: How Taiwan dragged its former diplomatic partner Grenada through US courts to collect on defaulted loans should be a lesson for island nations currently holding Taiwanese debt
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[2026-08-29 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Stavroula Pabst via Responsible Statecraft,
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[2026-08-29 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-08-29 09:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Several of Saturday's papers focus on the UK's defence spending. The Financial Times says Chancellor John Healey "will shelve his own target of spending 3% of Britain's GDP on defence by 2030" in his first Budget in October.
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[2026-08-29 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A new report from the New York Post maps out a multi-agency Treasury task force that could soon pursue a broad review that could strip tax-exempt status from George Soros' far-left Open Society Foundations, the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
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[2026-08-29 04:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Every day, Mat Evans turns people away from his licensed tobacco store because he doesn't have "the cheap stuff".
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[2026-08-29 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Veronique de Rugy via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-08-29 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE country’s trade deficit rose to nearly $6 billion in July amid double-digit growth for both exports and imports, preliminary data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed on Friday.
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[2026-08-29 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Affirm Holdings stock popped 7% on Friday after the buy now, pay later firm reported strong fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and CEO Max Levchin said high gas prices are weighing on shoppers.
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[2026-08-29 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An Osaka Gas plant in Japan. The company aims to start shipping e-methane to Japan from the U.S. in fiscal 2030. (Photo by Daigo Aoki)
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[2026-08-28 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United Nations refugee agency has scaled back its budget by 16% and lowered its official headcount by around 3,500 as it adapts to new financial constraints at a time when global displacement is forecast to climb to an all-time high next year, according to diplomats and documents seen by Reuters.
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[2026-08-28 23:03 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: CO. Then Ako Bikol representative Zaldy Co during the bicameral deliberation of the 2025 national budget on December 11, 2024.
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[2026-08-28 20:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Marvell Technology shares fell 8% in premarket trading despite a second-quarter revenue beat, as its raised fiscal 2028 outlook failed to meet investors' elevated expectations.
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[2026-08-28 19:55 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-08-28 18:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-08-28 17:54 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A husband-and-wife duo claimed false tax deductions for flights and hotels while conducting an elaborate scheme to pocket $660,000 in kickbacks from a property developer, a major corruption inquiry has heard.
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[2026-08-28 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Friday unveiled part of its 2027 budget plan aimed at supporting young people, pledging to allocate 43.3 trillion won (US$31.4 billion) for tailored fiscal support at different stages of their lives.
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[2026-08-28 14:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Athletes already staying in a cruise ship and shipping containers, but with new sports added, organisers say there is no budget to house more
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[2026-08-28 14:23 UTC+10:00] [teqball] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Athletes already staying in a cruise ship and shipping containers, but with new sports added, organisers say there is no budget to house more
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[2026-08-28 14:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MORE young Filipinos will have the opportunity to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, research, and innovation as the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. increases funding for the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Scholarship Programs to P8.67 billion under the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 National Budget.
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[2026-08-28 13:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's National Pension Service posted a 27.22 percent investment return in the first half of the year, driven by a sharp rally in domestic stocks, the pension fund said Friday.
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[2026-08-28 11:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung was set to preside over a meeting Friday to unveil next year's budget for young people and present the government's major projects specifically designed to assist them.
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[2026-08-28 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The two governments coordinated on a yen-buying intervention earlier this summer. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Nikkei, Reuters)
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[2026-08-28 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung was set to preside over a meeting Friday to unveil next year's budget for young people and present the government's major projects specifically designed to assist them.
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[2026-08-28 10:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will offer a debt relief program for small business owners hit by the COVID-19 pandemic to help improve their financial health, the finance ministry said Friday, amid concerns that they could face heavier debt-servicing burdens following recent rate hikes.
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[2026-08-28 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will offer a debt relief program for small business owners hit by the COVID-19 pandemic to help improve their financial health, the finance ministry said Friday, amid concerns that they could face heavier debt-servicing burdens following recent rate hikes.
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[2026-08-28 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Housing rally stalls in July as mainland Chinese tax risks curb demand, analysts say, raising doubts over market’s near-term outlook
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[2026-08-28 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Housing rally stalls in July as mainland Chinese tax risks curb demand, analysts say, raising doubts over market’s near-term outlook
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[2026-08-28 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: An Atlanta elementary school teacher has created a designated “fart corner” where students can pass gas without leaving class or interrupting lessons, according to NBC.
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[2026-08-28 08:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Government spending risks undermining BOK rate hikesAs the Bank of Korea raises rates to curb inflation, planned fiscal expansion risks keeping borrowing costs higher for longer.
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[2026-08-28 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Perils of fiscal overreachTemporary tax revenue surge must not blind policymakers to structural limits
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[2026-08-28 07:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Thursday flagged questionable lump-sum infrastructure allocations—including uniform P180-million amounts per region for evacuation centers totaling over P3 billion—in the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027.
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[2026-08-28 07:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Bill Yan says the NT's finances are improving, led by progress on a number of major projects. (ABC News: Pete Garnish)
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[2026-08-28 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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