Topic: Labour & Workers — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-16 07:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Students at Kawaguchi Technical High School look at a bulletin board filled with job postings. (Photo by Utako Kawakami)
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[2026-09-16 07:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul city buses will operate normally on Wednesday after labor and management reached a last-minute agreement on a 3.2 percent wage increase, averting a strike that had been scheduled to begin at 4 a.m. The Seoul Metropolitan Government also lifted emergency transportation measures prepared in anticipation of the walkout.
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[2026-09-16 06:43 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Follow the day’s news live
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[2026-09-16 06:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By RT newsroom, a team of multi-lingual journalists with over a decade of experience in Russian and international reporting, delivering original research and insights often missing from mainstream coverage
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[2026-09-16 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The United States, the European Union and China impose their own trade rules on each other and other economies. (Nikkei montage)
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[2026-09-16 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-16 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Victorian Labor says it will expand police search powers if it wins the election in November. (ABC News: Keane Bourke)
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[2026-09-16 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government Funding
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[2026-09-16 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-16 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The ink barely dried on safety Jevon Holland’s restructured contract Monday before fan-driven speculation began that the Giants could use their additional $5.8 million in salary-cap savings to trade for Joey Porter Jr.
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[2026-09-16 04:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Albanese government MPs are voicing increasing unease over the prospect of more interest rate hikes and stalling living standards as Treasurer Jim Chalmers works to prepare backbenchers for a report next week that will lay bare Australia’s long-term economic problems.
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[2026-09-16 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-16 03:17 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRIGHTON, England — The U.K. government must commit to spending 3 percent of GDP on defense by 2030, one of Britain’s most powerful union leaders told POLITICO.
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[2026-09-16 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Only about two weeks ago, downside risk to the labor market had been flagged by a negative nonfarm payroll growth number for July, progress was being made on the inflation front, and Warsh had been exceptionally quiet for a Fed Chair. Consequently, markets were pricing in a low probability for a rate hike in September, just over 30%.
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[2026-09-16 02:49 UTC+10:00] [Environmental damage] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The European Union will continue to export hundreds of thousands of tons of plastic waste to Turkey each year, despite finding evidence of environmental damage that could breach EU rules.
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[2026-09-16 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-16 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States FBI Director Kash Patel has defended the bureau’s loosening of hiring requirements regarding prostitution and bestiality, saying the changes were meant to enable victims of those acts to apply for employment without fear of automatic disqualification.
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[2026-09-16 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Protesters gathered outside the Çağlayan courthouse, chanting for the release of people detained in recent raids. Police surrounded the group and warned that the demonstration was unauthorised before moving in and taking protesters away in police buses. Two journalists were among those detained. The protest followed operations carried out across Turkey on 12 and 13 September under the name “My Family Is Safe”.
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[2026-09-16 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting Europe this week as his country seeks a closer strategic alliance with the European Union amid its bitter trade war with the United States.
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[2026-09-16 00:30 UTC+10:00] [Brexit] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Andy Burnham should drop Labour’s “arbitrary” Brexit red lines and build a close new relationship with the EU, Britain’s trade unions said Tuesday.
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[2026-09-16 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more details in 5th para, new photos; TRIMS)
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[2026-09-16 00:05 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — This summer sparked a “realization” that the European Union needs to strengthen its climate-proofing efforts, including by tailoring its budget to the challenges of a warming world, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said.
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[2026-09-15 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead with strike plan; ADDS details in paras 2-4)
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[2026-09-15 23:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul's city buses will stop running from the first departures Wednesday after the union and bus operators failed to reach a wage deal, setting up the capital's second citywide walkout in eight months.
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[2026-09-15 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Grab vehicle seen at an event in Singapore. The ride-hailing group aims to expand its digital financial services, having agreed to buy a Singapore-based buy now, pay later provider. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-09-15 23:15 UTC+10:00] [Beef] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Canberra is watching Canada’s attempt to build a closer relationship with the European Union and is aligned with Ottawa on the issue, according to Don Farrell, Australia's trade minister.
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[2026-09-15 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: S. Korea, Central Asia seek new path beyond Silk Road, deepen ties in AI, critical minerals: FM
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[2026-09-15 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Macaulay Culkin, Annie Murphy and Dan Levy delivered a poignant tribute to their late Home Alone and Schitt's Creek co-star Catherine O'Hara.
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[2026-09-15 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The TUC has issued the statement from its general council on the funding of political parties. It is not calling for caps on donations, but it does warn of the danger of “out of control” political spending and urges the government “to protect our democracy from being captured by the super-rich”.
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[2026-09-15 20:56 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Labor has offered AI firms open use of Australian content for training if they strike deals with enough Australian companies, in an attempt to break an impasse with tech firms wanting to invest billions.
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[2026-09-15 20:20 UTC+10:00] [Algorithms] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Government officials from across the European Union will gather in Brussels on Thursday to discuss how to set global rules to counter the threat from new AI models, according to two EU diplomats and a draft agenda seen by POLITICO.
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[2026-09-15 19:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The last-minute freeze keeps old rules in place as legal challenge by university groups and labour unions makes its way through the courts
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[2026-09-15 19:07 UTC+10:00] [Freedom of the Press Foundation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The last-minute freeze keeps old rules in place as legal challenge by university groups and labour unions makes its way through the courts
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[2026-09-15 18:57 UTC+10:00] [Politics / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Western Australia’s top child protection worker has been ordered to take the reins of investigations into vulnerable children in South Hedland following revelations children as young as five were staying at a Department of Housing and Works house unsupervised.
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[2026-09-15 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Local government] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: This misconceived Treasury pet project may have been foisted on the government, but it would have added to voters’ mistrust in politics
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[2026-09-15 18:00 UTC+10:00] [European Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Amid tensions over subsidies and deficits, Beijing’s top diplomat tells French counterpart the two sides should keep to their partnership
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[2026-09-15 17:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- Seoul's unionized city bus workers said Tuesday that they will continue negotiations only until 9 p.m. and launch a general strike the following morning if the talks fail.
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[2026-09-15 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I-dle rapper trades high-impact K-pop for an easygoing office-worker anthem without losing her knack for hooks
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[2026-09-15 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Thai PM Anutin’s US$90,000 amulet to the Philippines’ big bet on railways, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
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[2026-09-15 17:30 UTC+10:00] [Manila] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Thai PM Anutin’s US$90,000 amulet to the Philippines’ big bet on railways, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
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[2026-09-15 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Firms looking to hire after previous quarter’s slump as city’s economic environment improves, according to survey by ManpowerGroup
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[2026-09-15 17:19 UTC+10:00] [artificial intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Firms looking to hire after previous quarter’s slump as city’s economic environment improves, according to survey by ManpowerGroup
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[2026-09-15 17:16 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Rhys Muldoon uses X to target Tony Abbott’s former chief of staff and senator Jacinta Price
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[2026-09-15 17:09 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: SYDNEY – An Australian minister said on Tuesday the country is aligned with Canada’s attempt to seek deeper ties with the European Union, amid Ottowa’s escalating trade war with Washington.
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[2026-09-15 16:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Dispute over wage calculations revived a conflict left unresolved after January’s 2-day walkout
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[2026-09-15 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Britain has a strange labor problem: the people who have spent decades working increasingly aren’t leaving, while the people trying to begin their careers increasingly can’t get in, according to Bloomberg.
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[2026-09-15 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New rules require large companies to pay suppliers within 60 days, with penalties for deliberate delays and incentives for clearing backlogs
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[2026-09-15 16:33 UTC+10:00] [payments] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New rules require large companies to pay suppliers within 60 days, with penalties for deliberate delays and incentives for clearing backlogs
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[2026-09-15 15:40 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Up to 60 Wallabies and All Blacks players will be missing from Super Rugby Pacific in the round before the inaugural Anzac Day Bledisloe Cup clash in Brisbane next year.
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[2026-09-15 14:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon on Tuesday proposed a "one-point social dialogue" to discuss contentious issues surrounding an envisioned special bill that would significantly relax labor regulations, including the 52-hour workweek limit, in mega-scale semiconductor clusters.
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