Topic: Tax & Budget — Neutral reports only

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[2026-08-27 05:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Title: Coinbase CEO Considers Joining California Exodus Over "Deeply Un-American" Wealth Tax Proposal
Snippet: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong could be the next Silicon Valley billionaire to flee California over a union-backed, draconian wealth tax scheme that critics slam as a radical wealth grab.
Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/coinbase-ceo-considers-joining-california-exodus-over-deeply-un-american-wealth
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[2026-08-27 04:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: NY Dem Rep. Laura Gillen falsely accuses GOP election opponent of backing $42M tax hike
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/26/us-news/ny-rep-laura-gillen-falsely-accuses-jeanine-driscoll-of-backing-42m-tax-hike/
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[2026-08-27 04:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Fury as major California school district eliminates field trips for kids due to staff overspending
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/26/us-news/california-school-district-axes-field-trips-for-40k-kids-amid-2-2m-budget-cuts/
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[2026-08-27 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Title: The Unsustainable $40 Trillion National Debt
Snippet: Authored by Jeffrey A. Tucker via The Epoch Times,
Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/unsustainable-40-trillion-national-debt
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[2026-08-27 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: Is Japan's $1.9tn pension whale too big for its own good?
Snippet: GPIF President Kazuto Uchida, right, is working to make the pension fund more agile. Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama made waves when she suggested it step up investment in government bonds. (Source photos by Nikkei)
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/finance/is-japan-s-1.9tn-pension-whale-too-big-for-its-own-good
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[2026-08-27 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: Is the world's largest public pension fund too big for its own good?
Snippet: GPIF President Kazuto Uchida, right, is working to make the pension fund more agile. Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama made waves when she suggested it step up investment in government bonds. (Source photos by Nikkei)
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/finance/is-the-world-s-largest-public-pension-fund-too-big-for-its-own-good
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[2026-08-27 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: Japan seeks more H3 rocket launches to chase SpaceX
Snippet: The budget increase would reduce the time between launches to as little as two weeks, making the H3 more competitive as an option for putting satellites into orbit. © Kyodo
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/aerospace-defense-industries/japan-seeks-more-h3-rocket-launches-to-chase-spacex
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[2026-08-27 02:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Hamptons car fanatics are spending upwards of $25K on luxe, ‘man cave’ garages: ‘If James Bond had a garage, it would be this one’
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/26/lifestyle/hamptons-car-fanatics-spend-25k-on-man-cave-garages/
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[2026-08-27 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: What interrupts the prescriptive period in criminal tax cases?
Snippet: PRESCRIPTION serves an important purpose in criminal law. While the state is given sufficient time to investigate and prosecute offenses, it cannot indefinitely leave a person exposed to prosecution. Once the prescriptive period expires, the state generally loses the right to prosecute.
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/27/business/top-business/what-interrupts-the-prescriptive-period-in-criminal-tax-cases/2412825
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[2026-08-26 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: Key inflation gauge remains elevated during Iran war and ongoing US trade fights
Snippet: A person carries a shopping bag in Philadelphia, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/consumer-spending-inflation-tariffs-wages-a7ee35490dc5be41640379b6eafd11a4
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[2026-08-26 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Title: Reform proposes £30 tax rebate for HMRC phone delays
Snippet: Robert Jenrick sets out policies aimed at helping small firms
Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c804rd7leppo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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[2026-08-26 20:52 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Title: Zero budget, staff cripple solid waste management body – DENR official
Snippet: MOUNTAIN OF TRASH. A drone picture shows a garbage dump filled with plastics in Rodriguez, Rizal province, Philippines, on November 28, 2024.
Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/zero-budget-staff-cripple-national-solid-waste-management-commission/
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[2026-08-26 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Title: UAE issues new regulation for top-up tax on large corporations | The National
Snippet: The UAE's ministry of finance has issued a new decision on the filing obligations for top-up tax on multinationals.
Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2026/08/26/uae-issues-new-regulation-for-top-up-tax-on-large-corporations/
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[2026-08-26 17:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Citi tops Korea IB rankings after leading SK hynix's $26.5b US IPO
Snippet: Citi is leading South Korea's investment banking market this year as brisk debt and equity issuance continues, with the firm expecting strong deal flow to extend into the second half.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10853168
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[2026-08-26 16:59 UTC+10:00] [Finance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Title: Bessent’s bond gambit echoes Japan’s decades-long debt trap
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/bessents-bond-gambit-echoes-japans-decades-long-debt-trap/
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[2026-08-26 16:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: Taiwan drone strategy caught in legislature's budget battles
Snippet: Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te attends a drone demonstration during the annual Han Kuang military exercises at a navy base in Kaohsiung on Aug. 8. © Reuters
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/international-relations/taiwan-tensions/taiwan-drone-strategy-caught-in-legislature-s-budget-battles
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[2026-08-26 15:29 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Title: COA says it lacks 384 auditors to keep watch over public funds
Snippet: The Commission on Audit in Commonwealth Ave., Quezon City.
Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/commission-audit-lack-manpower-budget-2027/
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[2026-08-26 15:02 UTC+10:00] [Northeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Title: The politics roiling Japan’s $2 trillion national pension fund
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/the-politics-roiling-japans-2-trillion-national-pension-fund/
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[2026-08-26 14:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Title: 'Too much too quickly': Indonesia's growth ambitions questioned by economists
Snippet: Indonesia may have trouble meeting its economic-growth goals for the coming year, after spending 2026 on the defensive amid questions about fiscal outlays and the prospects of a downgrade from MSCI.
Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/26/indonesia-economy-growth-ambitions-economists.html
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[2026-08-26 13:25 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Title: Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives wish they could be as popular as she is
Snippet: LONDON — Kemi Badenoch’s Conservative Party used to discuss who would replace her. Now they want her secret sauce.
Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/kemi-badenoch-uk-tory-popular-party-wants-a-piece/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication
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[2026-08-26 13:10 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Title: Drohnen, Drohungen, Deutschland
Snippet: Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team nehmen Euch mit durch die Hauptstadt - kurz, präzise, hintergründig. Montags bis freitags ab 5 Uhr.
Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/podcast/berlin-playbook-podcast/drohnen-drohungen-deutschland/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication
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[2026-08-26 12:47 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Title: DEPDev eyes P17.3-B 2027 budget led by PSA’s household census, National ID
Snippet: CHIEF ECONOMIST. Department of Economy, Planning, and Development Secretary Arsenio Balisacan.
Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/business/department-planning-economy-development-budget-2027/
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[2026-08-26 12:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: Coalition MPs want to slash tobacco tax by up to 80 per cent to tackle crime
Snippet: Australia’s illegal tobacco trade has become a matter of national security after entrenching criminal networks that can be exploited by terrorists, the Coalition’s taskforce on the black market has warned, as the party weighs up slashing the excise by up to 80 per cent.
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/coalition-mps-want-to-slash-tobacco-tax-by-up-to-80-per-cent-to-tackle-crime-20260826-p60rm7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-08-26 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: North Korea sharpens anti-Japan rhetoric as Russia ties grow
Snippet: Pyongyang slams Tokyo’s record defence budget and war shrine visits, framing regional tension as a Cold War-style clash
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3365207/north-korea-sharpens-anti-japan-rhetoric-russia-ties-grow?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-08-26 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Cold War] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: North Korea sharpens anti-Japan rhetoric as Russia ties grow
Snippet: Pyongyang slams Tokyo’s record defence budget and war shrine visits, framing regional tension as a Cold War-style clash
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3365207/north-korea-sharpens-anti-japan-rhetoric-russia-ties-grow
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[2026-08-26 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Title: Retail sales rise 6.4 pct in July spurred by vacation season spending
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- Sales at major retailers gained ground in July from a year earlier, data showed Wednesday, following higher demand for delivery services and travel-related products amid the summer vacation season.
Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260826001100320
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[2026-08-26 09:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Mamdani extends pied-à-terre tax exemption deadline — while admitting 1,200 New Yorkers were notified by mistake
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/25/us-news/mamdani-extends-pied-a-terre-tax-deadline-while-admitting-1200-new-yorkers-were-notified-by-mistake/
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[2026-08-26 09:11 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Title: DMW seeks P11-billion budget to help OFWs in 2027
Snippet: RETURN. Repatriated Filipinos from the United Arab Emirates arrive in the Philippines on March 9, 2026, as conflict rages on in the Middle East.
Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/department-migrant-workers-proposed-2027-budget/
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[2026-08-26 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Coinbase CEO weighs California exit over ‘deeply un-American’ wealth tax
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/25/business/coinbase-ceo-weighs-california-exit-over-deeply-un-american-wealth-tax/
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[2026-08-26 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Title: Corporate direct financing down in July on decreased debt sales
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- Corporate direct financing fell in July from the previous month due to a fall in bond sales, data showed Wednesday.
Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260825006700320
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[2026-08-26 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: 40% of Japan department stores expect tourist spending to rise
Snippet: Isetan's iconic Shinjuku location in Tokyo. (Photo by Makoto Okada)
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/retail/40-of-japan-department-stores-expect-tourist-spending-to-rise
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[2026-08-26 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: Japan to weigh condo sale tax change to curb speculation
Snippet: Average prices for new condominiums in central Tokyo reached a record high in the first half of 2026. (Photo by Hazumu Urushiyama)
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/property/japan-to-weigh-condo-sale-tax-change-to-curb-speculation
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[2026-08-26 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Title: Sugar tax may prevent millions of dental procedures, study suggests
Snippet: ABC Health & Wellbeing
Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2026-08-26/sugar-tax-could-improve-oral-health-study-suggests/107063070
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[2026-08-26 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Title: Global economy so far resisting Iran war energy shock, IMF chief says | The National
Snippet: The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) managing director said on Tuesday that the global economy is faring better than expected as energy supply disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz drive uncertainty, although she warned of rising fiscal pressures.
Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2026/08/25/global-economy-so-far-resisting-iran-war-energy-shock-imf-chief-says/
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[2026-08-26 05:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: Public defender backlog taking a toll in Great Falls, Montana
Snippet: At a budget meeting in July, Great Falls city court judges identified a key challenge that has created scheduling headaches, case delays and has left some people waiting in jail without an attorney.
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/public-defender-backlog-great-falls-montana-332d7c2b8bb61c27fc76cfba2a783bcd
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[2026-08-26 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: Lawmaker hits zero budget for COA IT, digitization
Snippet: Akbayan Rep. Perci Cendaña on Tuesday hit out at the zero budget given to the Information System Strategic Plan (ISSP) of the Commission on Audit (COA) by Malacañang.
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/26/news/lawmaker-hits-zero-budget-for-coa-it-digitization/2412061
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[2026-08-26 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: BIR, SC discussing ways to make notarized transactions fully digital
Snippet: THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is working with the Supreme Court to remove the paper requirement for documentary stamp tax (DST) from electronically notarized transactions, a move that could further streamline document processing for businesses and other taxpayers.
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/26/business/top-business/bir-sc-discussing-ways-to-make-notarized-transactions-fully-digital/2412049
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[2026-08-26 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: Coles falls on weak start to 2027
Snippet: AUSTRALIA'S Coles Group reported a softer-than-expected start to fiscal year 2027 on Tuesday as rival Woolworths' collectibles campaign weighed on its Supermarkets division's sales growth, sending its shares to a 12-week low.
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/26/business/foreign-business/coles-falls-on-weak-start-to-2027/2412034
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[2026-08-26 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Title: Man Utd's midfield spending is done - now for a left-back?
Snippet: Manchester United full-back Luke Shaw started all 38 Premier League games in the 2025-26 season
Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/clykngy3gldo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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[2026-08-25 21:53 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: Artist known for sculptures of Mao Zedong jailed for slandering ‘heroes and martyrs’
Snippet: Gao Zhen sentenced to three years in prison after already spending two years in detention
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/25/artist-gao-zhen-sculptures-mao-zedong-jailed-china
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[2026-08-25 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Title: The 'debasement trade' returns after Bessent bond maneuver. Crypto and gold are back in style
Snippet: The debasement trade is gaining new traction on Wall Street as concern over the size and cost of the budget deficit mounts.
Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/25/debasement-trade-debt-gold-bitcoin-dollar.html
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[2026-08-25 19:59 UTC+10:00] [US economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: US Treasury’s Scott Bessent ‘will lose’ battle with bond markets, former mentor warns
Snippet: Trump ally should cut budget deficit rather than try to suppress bond yields, says billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/25/us-treasury-scott-bessent-bond-buying-donald-trump-stanley-druckenmiller
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[2026-08-25 19:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: Tottenham signs Savinho to take summer spending to more than $400M
Snippet: Manchester City’s Savinho, center, battles for the ball with Atletico Madrid’s Dani Martinez, left, and Obed Vargas during the preseason friendly soccer match between Manchester City and Atletico Madrid in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/savinho-tottenham-man-city-05f7e3635e04ddda62e35a7e331ca169
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[2026-08-25 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Title: Education union 'blindsided' by ACT public school budget shake-up
Snippet: An independent review into public school funding found a significant portion of financial pressures were in primary schools, but the way funding was calculated gave more weight to older students. (ABC News: Adam Shirley)
Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/act-education-directorate-changes-public-school-budgets/107077386
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[2026-08-25 19:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Tax agency investigates company-funded mansions for wealthy owners
Snippet: South Korea’s tax authority is cracking down on companies that turn corporate-owned homes into private perks for their controlling families, including a 20 billion won ($14.4 million) mansion in Hannam-dong, Seoul, and luxury retreats disguised as employee welfare facilities.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10851890
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[2026-08-25 19:12 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Title: DND wants P324.6-billion budget for 2027
Snippet: BUDGET BRIEFING. Defense Secretary Gilberto 'Gibo' Teodoro Jr. faces the House appropriations committee for the Department of National Defense's proposed 2027 budget.
Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/department-national-defense-proposed-2027-budget/
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[2026-08-25 18:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: [Key Points] Korea eyes record 800 trillion won budget to revive growth
Snippet: 2027 government spending expected to exceed W800tr
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10851864
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[2026-08-25 18:18 UTC+10:00] [Gold] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: Gold price hits three-month high amid fears over Iran war and Trump economy
Snippet: Bitcoin rises above $80,000 for the first time since May amid uncertainty over US fiscal plans
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/25/gold-price-high-iran-war-donald-trump-economy-us
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[2026-08-25 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: 3 helpers sacked, issued warnings over use of employer data to secure loans
Snippet: Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog highlights three cases and says helpers’ actions led to their employers being harassed by debt collectors
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3365186/3-helpers-sacked-issued-warnings-over-use-employer-data-secure-loans?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-08-25 18:00 UTC+10:00] [news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: 3 helpers sacked, issued warnings over use of employer data to secure loans
Snippet: Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog highlights three cases and says helpers’ actions led to their employers being harassed by debt collectors
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3365186/3-helpers-sacked-issued-warnings-over-use-employer-data-secure-loans
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