Topic: Trade & Sanctions — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-26 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations as “a concrete step towards remedying historical wrongs”.
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[2026-03-26 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Pan Asia Bank reinforced its strong commitment to supporting Sri Lanka’s export community through its continued partnership with the National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE), as a Strategic Partner of the recently concluded NCE Export Awards.
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[2026-03-26 06:16 UTC+10:00] [Slavery] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Members call for reparatory justice as landmark resolution aims for ‘political recognition at the highest level’
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[2026-03-26 05:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A United Nations resolution, proposed by Ghana, to recognise transatlantic slavery as the “gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations, has been adopted despite pushback from Europe and the United States.
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[2026-03-26 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Kalshi is continuing to make its mark in the sports prediction market and has raised the bar for March Madness.
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[2026-03-26 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Rising costs of agricultural fertilizers, triggered by ongoing tensions in the Middle East, are threatening Africa's fragile food security.
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[2026-03-26 01:13 UTC+10:00] [OpenClaw] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China on track to account for nearly half of world wafer capacity in two years, organiser of world’s largest chip industry trade show says
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[2026-03-26 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Washington] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The tariff increases – made in part to appease demands from Washington – have been designated a breach of trade rules by Beijing
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[2026-03-25 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Kenya and China signed four memoranda of understanding on economic partnership, agriculture, livestock and trade on Tuesday, as Kenyan President William Ruto held talks with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng in Nairobi.
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[2026-03-25 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on March 25, 2026 says he does not want to discuss the possibility of a government takeover of the oil industry to control the soaring prices of fuel. Trade Union Congress of the Philippines Rep. and House Deputy Speaker Raymond Democrito Mendoza urged Marcos to consider declaring a state of national emergency to allow temporary government takeover of oil companies’ operations.
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[2026-03-25 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Taiwan has announced it will for the first time skip a major World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meeting after a dispute with host nation Cameroon over how the island was identified on official documents.
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[2026-03-25 19:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Funds to upgrade plants, reinforce small SUV export hub
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[2026-03-25 19:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ISINYA, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s flower industry has reported weekly losses of up to $1.4 million since the Iran war began, with growers attributing the losses to a decline in demand and shipping disruptions.
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[2026-03-25 18:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Ghana is intensifying its diplomatic campaign at the United Nations, combining cultural expression and political advocacy to push for global recognition of the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity.
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[2026-03-25 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Racing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Selections based on a soft trackRace 1:4. Without Peer was a winner on debut at Rosehill last July and was then placed in a further two starts at the track before a sixth in the Dulcify as favourite before being spelled. He resumed with a fifth at Warwick Farm earlier this month and has the class to win.
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[2026-03-25 15:48 UTC+10:00] [COMMENTARY] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: China’s recent decision to target Japanese companies with export controls on critical minerals and “dual‑use” technologies isn’t just an escalation in Beijing’s dispute with Tokyo. This is a moment of truth for democracies that still hope to compartmentalize economic engagement with China from geopolitical security realities.
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[2026-03-25 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that talks with Iran to end the Middle East war were under way "right now", even as the Islamic republic and Israel traded fresh strikes.
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[2026-03-25 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Something isn’t adding up.
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[2026-03-25 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), through the SheTrades Sri Lanka Hub, successfully conducted a Training Programme on Branding and Digital Marketing for women entrepreneurs in Anuradhapura, with the participation of over 50 women led businesses.
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[2026-03-25 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: As Kenya started shipment of exports to China under a newly introduced zero-duty trade arrangement, former Sri Lankan envoy and businessman Kana Kananathan said that Sri Lankan businesses operating in Kenya are well-positioned to benefit from the new initiative.
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[2026-03-25 07:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tampa Bay Rays’ Jake Woodford pitches against the Detroit Tigers in the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game, Monday, March 9, 2026, in Lakeland, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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[2026-03-25 07:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Commissioner General of Essential Services has issued a new set of guidelines for the economical use of energy with the conflict situation in the Middle East region causing disruptions in the import of fuel.
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[2026-03-25 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A little over 12,000 BMW vehicles sold in the country need to have their airbags replaced, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said on Tuesday.
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[2026-03-25 03:30 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: March 25, 2026 03:30 | News
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[2026-03-25 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CANBERRA — The European Union and Australia struck a long-awaited free-trade deal on Tuesday, while also agreeing to boost defense cooperation and access to rare earth minerals in the face of global uncertainty over trade.
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[2026-03-25 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KUALA LUMPUR — Whenever tensions in the Middle East flare — particularly when Iran once again hints at closing the Strait of Hormuz — a familiar question resurfaces with almost ritual predictability: if this chokepoint is so dangerously critical, why not simply bypass it? Why not lay pipelines from the oil fields along the Persian Gulf that can run across the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or even Oman, and deliver crude directly to the Arabian Sea for export?
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[2026-03-25 02:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s Agriculture Ministry said Tuesday that it is banning the export of ammonium nitrate for one month ahead of the spring planting season, as authorities move to secure domestic fertilizer supplies.
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[2026-03-25 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: In this dog-eat-dog world, these plucky pups refuse to meat their maker.
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[2026-03-25 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This file photo shows an LED-illuminated wireless router in Philadelphia on July 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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[2026-03-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Five anti-arms trade activists accused of breaking into a facility owned by Israel's largest weapons manufacturer in Germany have spent months in pretrial detention under highly restrictive conditions, according to their families and lawyers.
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[2026-03-24 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Ukraine has expressed interest in importing liquefied natural gas from Mozambique, as years of Russian attacks have strained its energy resources.
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[2026-03-24 19:28 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: David Pocock says a flat 25% export levy on gas producers could redirect ‘wartime profits’ to struggling Australians
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[2026-03-24 18:10 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A breakthrough free trade agreement with Europe will boost the Australian economy by $10 billion a year and cut prices for local shoppers, but angry farmers have accused the Albanese government of failing to drive a hard enough bargain to secure expanded access to Europe’s 450 million consumers.
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[2026-03-24 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Ghana is calling for global support at the United Nations for a draft resolution that would recognize the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity. The move is aimed at strengthening ongoing conversations around reparations and historical accountability.
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[2026-03-24 17:33 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-24 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-03-24 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The European Union and Australia agreed to a sweeping trade deal on Tuesday, the latest move by U.S. allies to rethink their economic ties amid deepening global geopolitical uncertainty.
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[2026-03-24 15:49 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Europe’s defacto leader came to celebrate a seemingly good news story - the signing of a sweeping free trade deal with Australia - but there was no avoiding the dire state of global affairs when Ursula von der Leyen visited Canberra on Tuesday.
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[2026-03-24 15:43 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Oil and gas giant Santos has been forced to suspend shipments from a key Australian gas-export terminal just as the war in the Middle East is driving a global energy crisis and igniting the sharpest price rises in years.
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[2026-03-24 15:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The government is considering imposing restrictions on naphtha exports as South Korea is facing supply shortages of the material, widely used across petrochemical and other industries, due to persisting geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, Seoul officials said Tuesday.
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[2026-03-24 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BERLIN, March 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- From March 3-5, 2026, ITB Berlin, the world's leading travel trade show, marked its landmark 60th anniversary, gathering over 5,600 exhibitors from 166 countries and regions, nearly 97,000 industry professionals, and 400+ experts sharing the latest global travel trends across 200+ forums.
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[2026-03-24 15:15 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Speaking after signing trade agreement in Canberra, the European Commission president warns ‘situation is critical’ for global energy supply
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[2026-03-24 14:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Asian Development Bank President Masato Kanda says strengthening port capacity, connectivity, and logistics will be key to enhancing Sri Lanka’s role in regional and global trade.
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[2026-03-24 14:32 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: About three million Australians could earn $2465 more each year under a new proposal floated ahead of the annual wage review.The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has called for a 5 per cent increase to the minimum wage when the Fair Work Commission reviews and renews rates for July 1.This would lift the full-time minimum wage hourly rate from $24.95 to $26.19 and the annual rate from $49,296 to $51,761.READ MORE: Brutal truth in Sydney mum's video as cost
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[2026-03-24 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-03-24 14:24 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australian manufacturers can call their wares parmesan and kransky, but terms like feta, romano and gruyere will be eventually phased out
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[2026-03-24 13:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LONDON (AFP) -- Just a trickle of cargo ships and tankers -- most of them Iranian -- have made it through the Strait of Hormuz since Iranian forces effectively blocked the crucial trade route in the Middle East war.
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[2026-03-24 13:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's exports are expected to improve in the second quarter of this year, despite soaring logistics costs from the Middle East conflict, backed by strong demand for semiconductors, a trade body said Tuesday.
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[2026-03-24 12:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LONDON (AFP) -- Just a trickle of cargo ships and tankers -- most of them Iranian -- have made it through the Strait of Hormuz since Iranian forces effectively blocked the crucial trade route in the Middle East war.
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[2026-03-24 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: You might think a candidate for Congress would focus issues of import, such as runaway federal spending; Americans’ high cost of living; and paying TSA agents so Americans can resume normal air travel routines.
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