Topic: Tax & Budget — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-01 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: “Supergirl” earned just $65.5 million worldwide in its first four days in theaters, despite a $170 million budget — branding it an indisputable bomb. The film would need to rake in $295 million in order to break even, according to our sources. (Spoiler alert: It won’t.)
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[2026-07-01 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-01 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: More on this storyBookshops offer much more than just retail – but who would open one in this economy?The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan brings genuine thrills – and a massive budget – to a well-trodden taleNo God But Us by Bobuq Sayed review – a buzzy and political queer love storyThe show must go on: musical theatre cancellations lead to industry calls for urgent government help
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[2026-07-01 21:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: British defense stocks are marching higher once again after the U.K. confirmed a near-$20 billion military spending boost on Tuesday — but the country's fiscal woes could ultimately slam the brakes on investment, analysts say.
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[2026-07-01 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While the central government is cracking down on tax evasion, provincial governments are scrambling for cash in ways that can be destructive
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[2026-07-01 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Beidahuang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While the central government is cracking down on tax evasion, provincial governments are scrambling for cash in ways that can be destructive
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[2026-07-01 18:03 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: BRUSSELS – Steelmaker SSAB is spending €6 billion ($6.8 billion) to upgrade its operations, switching from coal to low-carbon hydrogen in a bet that European Union policies would reward lower-emission production and help it outcompete more polluting rivals.
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[2026-07-01 17:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Oil storage tanks in Jakarta: Southeast Asia's largest economy relies heavily on imported oil, the price of which has soared as a result of the Iran war. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
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[2026-07-01 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Local tax services were partially down Wednesday due to technical issues affecting an online local tax system, the interior ministry said.
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[2026-07-01 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: After years of surging military budgets, emergency Ukraine spending and soaring defense stocks, Europe's rearmament push must now prove it can turn hundreds of billions of euros into weapons, factories and usable military capability.
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[2026-07-01 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Investors will be increasingly wary of Indonesia following a high profile corruption conviction and a warning by index provider MSCI of a potential downgrade of the country's markets, experts warn.
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[2026-07-01 15:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: If, as expected, Andy Burnham becomes prime minister next month, he will inherit a £4.7bn bill to deliver the Defence Investment Plan, or DIP, and that is before he worries about how to boost defence spending further as the next general election looms.
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[2026-07-01 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: UNITED NATIONS — The UN General Assembly on Tuesday made a new rule to bar member states from demanding return of unspent funds before paying their contributions to the financially troubled organization.
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[2026-07-01 14:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Self-flying fighter jets, uncrewed submarines and drones will be at the center of Britain’s future military under a defense plan announced Tuesday that includes a 15 billion pound ($20 billion) spending boost.
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[2026-07-01 13:45 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team nehmen Euch mit durch die Hauptstadt - kurz, präzise, hintergründig. Montags bis freitags ab 5 Uhr.
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[2026-07-01 13:00 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi set a target for growing Japan’s economy to a value of $6.8 trillion in nominal gross domestic product, with about a fifth of the total in domestic private-sector capital investment, by the fiscal year starting in April 2040 as she champions her vision for a strong economy.
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[2026-07-01 12:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea extended deadlines for local tax payments after a system failure disrupted online and offline tax services nationwide, affecting municipal offices, automated kiosks and major government platforms.
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[2026-07-01 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-01 12:02 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Senator Deborah O’Neill, a key figure in both the PwC tax scandal and KPMG whistleblower scandal warned that partners in the consulting giants will fight to protect their own interests against the massive changes being proposed to deal with the industry’s cultural problems.
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[2026-07-01 11:39 UTC+10:00] [World / Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: London: Britain is exposed to a new fight with Donald Trump over the US president’s demand for higher spending on defence – and it could not come at a worse time.
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[2026-07-01 10:58 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Syd)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: It’s a hard ask to find steak in a high-end restaurant for under $60 these days. As premium beef becomes increasingly unreachable for diners on a budget, Sydney restaurants are luring punters back to the table with these midweek steak frites deals. There are buy-one-get-one-free deals, bottomless fries and all-you-can-eat steak, and prices starting from $33.
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[2026-07-01 10:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul stocks opened higher Wednesday, boosted by a continued chip rally, while investors brace for the nation pension fund's stock rebalancing.
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[2026-07-01 10:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-01 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks opened higher Wednesday, boosted by a continued chip rally, while investors brace for the nation pension fund's stock rebalancing.
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[2026-07-01 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Many of Wednesday's papers lead with the fallout from the announcement of the Defence Investment Plan (DIP) yesterday. Sir Keir Starmer's "gift" to Andy Burnham for his first Budget is a "£4.7bn hole", writes The i Paper. The outgoing prime minister "risks political row", it says, after leaving a third of the scheme unfunded.
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[2026-07-01 09:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are making one of the biggest bets yet on the artificial intelligence boom with investments worth hundreds of billions of dollars, but the planned capacity buildout is stoking fears of a painful reckoning if AI spending cools.
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[2026-07-01 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Joel has finally landed his first graduate engineering job after several years of lower‑paid roles. He's in his early 20s, lives with his parents and works in London. But instead of splashing the extra cash, or saving up for holidays or a house deposit, he's decided to squirrel more of it away into his workplace pension.
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[2026-07-01 08:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-01 08:02 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: New financial year will also see a tax cut, more anti-price-gouging measures and SMS sender ID changes designed to protect against scam texts
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[2026-07-01 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
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[2026-07-01 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-07-01 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-01 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: In the race to build — or stop the construction of — data centers across the country, it's important to remember no government is spending more on artificial intelligence than America. In fact, according to the Brookings Institute, the number of AI contracts within the federal government has risen from 472 in 2022 to more than 1,700 in 2026.
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[2026-07-01 06:06 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-07-01 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 1 Jul 2026 at 4:51am
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[2026-07-01 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: On the final day of rulings for the Supreme Court’s current term, the top US court overruled a case that would limit campaign spending by rejecting restrictions on coordinated spending efforts between political parties and their candidates on free speech grounds.
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[2026-07-01 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Puerto Rican national flag flies in front of the Capitol building in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo, File)
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[2026-07-01 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A Protector RG Mk1, a next generation remotely piloted aircraft used by the RAF
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[2026-07-01 03:30 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: July 1, 2026 03:30 | News
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[2026-07-01 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Chelsea team members, accompanied by President Donald Trump, celebrate with the championship trophy after the Club World Cup final soccer match between Chelsea and PSG in East Rutherford, N.J., July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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[2026-07-01 03:00 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Low-budget film-maker Uwe Boll sets Hammer up for a further fall from grace by cannibalising all manner of tired tropes in this incoherent schlocker
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[2026-07-01 02:54 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — When John Lennon invited people to “imagine,” he had world peace and harmony in mind.
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[2026-07-01 02:16 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-01 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The government has published the much-delayed Defence Investment Plan (DIP) and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said the additional spending represents a "huge historic shift for our nation".
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[2026-07-01 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: According to recent news reports, Congress is seeking to abolish the travel tax. May I know what a travel tax is, who is required to pay it, and how much the travel tax amounts to?
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[2026-07-01 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Siding with Republicans, who have a cash advantage over the Democrats, the court ruled 6-3, saying this rejection was linked to free speech
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[2026-07-01 02:03 UTC+10:00] [Cincinnati] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Siding with Republicans, who have a cash advantage over the Democrats, the court ruled 6-3, saying this rejection was linked to free speech
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[2026-07-01 02:03 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — The U.K.'s much-delayed Defence Investment Plan became a political headache for Keir Starmer's government and disappointed industry and Britain's allies. Even after revisions, the final document published Tuesday still leaves Britain short of its NATO spending goals.
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[2026-07-01 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-07-01 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Nike is set to report fiscal fourth-quarter results after the bell Tuesday as the shoe retailer struggles to regain sales growth and turn around its business under CEO Elliott Hill.
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