Topic: Labour & Workers — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-25 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, July 24 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Friday to impose a new "substantial" tariff on the European Union, criticizing its decision this week to fine U.S. tech giant Google some US$1 billion for violating a regulation aimed at promoting fair competition in digital markets.
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[2026-07-25 04:14 UTC+10:00] [Trump tariffs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Forced labor is a problem, especially in the US, where prisoners are coerced to work for pennies – or nothing at all
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[2026-07-25 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Lack of sleep, loss of focus and exposure to harmful content: concerns over social media's effect on children are growing worldwide and Europe is moving to act. This week, France became the first European Union country to enshrine in law a social media ban for under-15s, to come into force on September 1.
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[2026-07-25 03:37 UTC+10:00] [Trump tariffs] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: After Google fined €890m by EU, US president said Europe was ‘robbing’ American companies and taxpayers
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[2026-07-25 03:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration will launch a trade probe into the European Union that will cancel hefty fines levied against U.S. tech giants and likely result in a "substantial" tariff on the 27-member bloc.
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[2026-07-25 03:30 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: July 25, 2026 03:30 | News
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[2026-07-25 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this image taken from video footage provided by KGNS, Union Pacific signage is displayed at a rail yard in Laredo, Texas, May 10, 2026. (KGNS via AP, File)
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[2026-07-25 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — A South Korean court ordered an artificial intelligence (AI) chip-manufacturing tycoon on Friday to make a trimmed $644-million divorce payment to his former wife.
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[2026-07-25 02:01 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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[2026-07-25 01:06 UTC+10:00] [Trump tariffs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president faced criticism from Democrats after tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% imposed on more than 80 countries
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[2026-07-25 00:32 UTC+10:00] [Kremlin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Arkady Dvorkovich, Russia’s former deputy prime minister and president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), suspended his duties Thursday evening after the European Union sanctioned him.
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[2026-07-25 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-25 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Una grúa carga un contenedor de transporte en un camión en una terminal de contenedores automatizada en Tianjin, China, el viernes 29 de agosto de 2025. (Foto AP/Mahesh Kumar A., archivo)
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[2026-07-24 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Washington’s decision to impose sweeping new tariffs over alleged failures to combat forced labor has triggered protests and bewilderment among some of its largest trading partners. The duties, which took effect on Friday, target goods from 60 economies that account for more than 99% of US imports. The EU, Australia, Brazil, Norway, Japan and China have all challenged the justification behind them.
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[2026-07-24 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Washington’s decision to impose sweeping new tariffs over alleged failures to combat forced labor has triggered protests and bewilderment among some of its largest trading partners. The duties, which took effect on Friday, target goods from 60 economies that account for more than 99% of US imports. The EU, Australia, Brazil, Norway, Japan and China have all challenged the justification behind them.
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[2026-07-24 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is going with the chairmen of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to San Francisco on [DATE] for meetings with global tech leaders. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-07-24 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Average monthly salary rises by just 2 per cent to HK$28,000 as underemployment hits record high
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[2026-07-24 22:48 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Average monthly salary rises by just 2 per cent to HK$28,000 as underemployment hits record high
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[2026-07-24 22:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s most significant political achievement was to split the Labour Party.
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[2026-07-24 22:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s most significant political achievement was to split the Labour Party.
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[2026-07-24 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Luxembourg will not renew its approval for the sale of Israel Bonds in the European Union, the country’s finance minister has confirmed.
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[2026-07-24 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Trump administration imposed Section 301 tariffs on 60 countries accused of failing to "impose and effectively enforce" bans on goods produced with forced labor, according to a new notice from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
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[2026-07-24 20:12 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: DONAD TRUMP. US President Donald Trump speaks during the signing ceremony for an executive order on mail ballots, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on March 31, 2026.
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[2026-07-24 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, left, incoming Labor President Kate Ellis and Australian Labor Party National Secretary Paul Erickson appear at the 50th Australian Labor Party (ALP) national convention in Adelaide, Australia, on July 23. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas)
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[2026-07-24 19:38 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Andy Burnham has arrived by police convoy at No 10 North at Heron House in Manchester:
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[2026-07-24 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A workplace tribunal has ordered Uber to reinstate a driver it banned over 12 complaints alleging inappropriate touching, spitting on and swearing at passengers as well as speeding, as the rideshare giant continues to rally against the government’s gig economy worker protections.
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[2026-07-24 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Could Joe Schmidt go from the Wallabies to the Waratahs in 2027? That’s the question spinning around rugby circles at the moment as Rugby Australia continue their search for a new coach for the struggling NSW franchise.
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[2026-07-24 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Negotiations over a fresh pay deal between the state government and public school teachers are at a stalemate following high-profile industrial action which saw some 20,000 striking teachers take to the streets on Thursday.
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[2026-07-24 19:27 UTC+10:00] [Big Tech] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The European Union on Friday signaled it could live with new U.S. tariffs imposed over its alleged failure to ban imports made with forced labor after President Donald Trump largely stuck to the terms of a transatlantic trade truce.
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[2026-07-24 19:20 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Felix Ming Ze Lee, 25, is expected to donate about $10,000 a head to the Labor Party for a dinner hosted in his family’s Point Piper mansion that included Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, CBA chief executive Matt Comyn, former Victorian premier Dan Andrews and Lowes Menswear heir Joshua Penn.
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[2026-07-24 19:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-24 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The United States announced extra tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on 60 economies late Thursday, saying the countries had failed to adequately enforce a ban on goods made with forced labor.
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[2026-07-24 19:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The Trump administration on Friday imposed tariffs of 12.5% on imports from Russia, placing it among 60 economies accused by the United States of failing to eradicate forced labor.
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[2026-07-24 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan convicted businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles and former Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) undersecretary Jerry Ermio Pacturan over the diversion of P50 million in public funds to bogus non-government organizations and ordered them to pay back the government in a ruling promulgated on Friday.
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[2026-07-24 18:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won arrives at the Seoul High Court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 26, 2026. (Lee Young-hwan/Newsis via AP)
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[2026-07-24 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: The European Union expressed relief Friday over a new wave of US tariffs imposed by Washington on trading partners, following concerns of possible retaliation to a massive fine Brussels had slapped on US giant Google.
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[2026-07-24 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Chey Tae-won, chairman of SK Group
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[2026-07-24 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The European Union has authorized its naval mission in the Indian Ocean (apparently there is one) to stop and board Russian shadow fleet tankers suspected of operating under false flags, the bloc announced on Wednesday.
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[2026-07-24 17:41 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Labor’s membership wants the government to remove a legal barrier to voluntary assisted dying that stops doctors talking to patients over telehealth, but Attorney-General Michelle Rowland said she retained concerns about loosening any guardrails in case they enable elder abuse.
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[2026-07-24 17:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A councilor who briefly served on the city council of Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, received about 2.3 million won ($1,570) in pay for his 16 days in office. He resigned just over two weeks after his term began amid a police investigation into alleged sex offenses involving a middle school student.
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[2026-07-24 17:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; RECASTS lead para)
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[2026-07-24 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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[2026-07-24 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The latest tariffs are another example of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration injecting uncertainty into the global trade order. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-07-24 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Hospitality bosses claim 300,000 jobs at risk due to Spain's new smoking bans, top Spanish YouTubers fined over covert advertising and more news on Friday July 24th.
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[2026-07-24 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has pledged to use frozen Iranian assets to pay for any damage to ships and cargo in the Strait of Hormuz, garnering strong condemnation from Tehran.
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[2026-07-24 16:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Seoul appellate court on Friday ordered SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won to pay 944 billion won ($644 million) to his former wife, Roh Soh-yeong, cutting the earlier award by nearly a third while again ruling that his shares in the group's holding company belonged in the marital estate.
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[2026-07-24 16:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: If finalised, the High Court ruling means Chey Tae-won’s break from Roh Soh-yeong will be South Korea’s most expensive divorce ever
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[2026-07-24 16:39 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: If finalised, the High Court ruling means Chey Tae-won’s break from Roh Soh-yeong will be South Korea’s most expensive divorce ever
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[2026-07-24 16:27 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-07-24 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; RESTORES previous material)
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