Topic: Tax & Budget — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-25 15:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Kao products line the shelves of a store in Jakarta: The Japanese consumer products maker is being squeezed at both ends by weak spending and higher costs. (Photos by Natsumi Kawasaki)
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[2026-05-25 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Banks report there are 120 million fewer active credit cards in China with 687 million customer accounts, a dramatic drop from 2022’s peak
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[2026-05-25 15:00 UTC+10:00] [weak consumer spending] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Banks report there are 120 million fewer active credit cards in China with 687 million customer accounts, a dramatic drop from 2022’s peak
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[2026-05-25 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mon 25 May 2026 at 3:00pm
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[2026-05-25 14:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: ABC North and West SA
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[2026-05-25 14:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. topped the smartphone markets in Central and South America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia in the first quarter on steady sales of its premium Galaxy S26 and budget Galaxy A series smartphones, industry data showed Monday.
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[2026-05-25 14:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mon 25 May 2026 at 2:41pm
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[2026-05-25 14:16 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-05-25 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-25 11:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Autocratic monarchs once left an echo of their glory in the ruins of the megaprojects they commanded at the peak of their unchallenged power. Those monumental physical traces are to be found in the fertile plains, mountainsides and deserts of the Middle East. But one of their most prominent modern counterparts may only have a digital footprint to leave behind for some of his most ambitious concepts.
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[2026-05-25 10:11 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 07:18 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Allegra Spender and Zali Steggall said to be exploring ways independents can work more closely together. Follow today’s news live
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[2026-05-25 07:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-05-25 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s biggest business groups have accused the federal government of creating an increasingly unpredictable tax system that risks driving away investment, escalating the backlash over the government’s sweeping capital gains tax overhaul in the budget.
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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 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: May 25, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-05-25 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Finance (DOF) and the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) 01-2026 stands as one of the most consequential tax-related issuances released in recent years.
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[2026-05-25 01:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The payload specialist is a part of a three-person crew, one of whom will be spending a year in space
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[2026-05-25 01:14 UTC+10:00] [Zhu Yangzhu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The payload specialist is a part of a three-person crew, one of whom will be spending a year in space
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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 18:33 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-24 16:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio, waits as US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor, unseen, speaks at a dedication ceremony for an annex building at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India, Saturday, May 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)
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[2026-05-24 14:02 UTC+10:00] [Scam of the Week] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: by Michael West | May 24, 2026 | Scam of the Week
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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 13:50 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: As the closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues, the Japanese government is spending up to ¥500 billion per month to keep gasoline and other fuel prices artificially low. According to estimates as of April, the subsidy could run out by June and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is now considering an extra outlay, in part to cushion consumers from rising energy prices.
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[2026-05-24 13:27 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 24, 2026 13:27 | News
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[2026-05-24 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Advocacy groups and lawmaker raise concerns over shrinking publicity spending by task force responsible for promoting sexual diversity
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[2026-05-24 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Unit] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Advocacy groups and lawmaker raise concerns over shrinking publicity spending by task force responsible for promoting sexual diversity
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[2026-05-24 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With submarine projects stalled and frigate funding cut, Thailand’s fleet risks being outpaced by regional rivals
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[2026-05-24 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Andaman Sea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With submarine projects stalled and frigate funding cut, Thailand’s fleet risks being outpaced by regional rivals
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[2026-05-24 09:43 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Shooting of man who was allegedly armed with a firearm at a house in Narangba to be investigated
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[2026-05-24 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The surprise hit, filmed on a shoestring budget and shot entirely in a southern dialect, has resonated strongly with audiences
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[2026-05-24 08:45 UTC+10:00] [Dear You] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The surprise hit, filmed on a shoestring budget and shot entirely in a southern dialect, has resonated strongly with audiences
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[2026-05-24 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Nubank mobile app. The Brazilian fintech bank is rapidly expanding in the country. (Photo by Niki Mizuguchi)
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[2026-05-24 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-24 06:22 UTC+10:00] [Asia Times] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-24 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Jim Chalmers] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Tackling ‘intergenerational equity’ is laudable but surveys show young and old alike fear the economic future will not be as good as the past
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[2026-05-24 05:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Income tax on overtime above a 40-hour week should be scrapped for workers earning less than £75,000, Reform UK has said.
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[2026-05-24 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-05-24 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The best guide to what Anthony Albanese’s budget has done for a Liberal Party that was floundering and increasingly irrelevant can be found in the changing mood of one of conservatism’s most influential voices.
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[2026-05-24 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sun 24 May 2026 at 4:47am
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[2026-05-23 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-23 23:13 UTC+10:00] [Aging] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: NICOSIA — European Union’s public debt trajectory could become “explosive,” hurting the bloc's economy, if no action is taken to deal with fiscal pressures, the International Monetary Fund told EU finance ministers on Saturday.
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[2026-05-23 22:59 UTC+10:00] [Polls and Public Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Concern about rising prices has reached a fever pitch as Americans sit down to Memorial Day barbecues across the country. A majority of Democrats, Republicans and independents said that they had changed their purchases from grocery stores to stay within budget in the last several months, according to polling from CNN.
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[2026-05-23 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TO continuously strengthen school leadership across the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) has successfully conducted the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 National Assessment for School Heads (NASH)-Batch 2.
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[2026-05-23 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-23 20:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sat 23 May 2026 at 8:46pm
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[2026-05-23 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government, a move that risks deepening uncertainty in a country grappling with a debt crisis and ongoing talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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[2026-05-23 19:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Millions are being dragged into starvation, while people everywhere pay a Trump war tax. But there are plenty of powers who could bring him to heel
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[2026-05-23 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: This isn’t the first time Senegal’s newly ousted prime minister has been fired. A former tax inspector, he was sacked after accusing a high-ranking official of fraud.
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