Topic: Labour & Workers — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-23 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Six Nations 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: After their poorest pair of tournament performances in years, Steve Borthwick’s project is inevitably under scrutiny
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[2026-02-23 17:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa expressed regret over the cancellation of his planned address at the Oxford Union, attributing the decision to organised pressure from external groups.
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[2026-02-23 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Graham scores try for Scotland straight from restart
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[2026-02-23 17:10 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-02-23 16:15 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
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[2026-02-23 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Oxford Union has cancelled a planned address by Sri Lankan MP Namal Rajapaksa following objections raised by British Tamil groups and student organisations in the United Kingdom.
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[2026-02-23 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the government’s recruitment for the post of director of information services, and pay tribute to an advocate for international collaboration in space
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[2026-02-23 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese insurers are turning to AI as the technology cuts labour costs and enhances pricing accuracy
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[2026-02-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: At least one high-level member of US President Donald Trump's administration will not be attending his State of the Union address on Tuesday.
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[2026-02-23 11:33 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-02-23 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa’s Cambridge Union address has been cancelled due to security concerns arising from planned protests against his visit.
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[2026-02-23 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Union Assurance, one of Sri Lanka’s longest-standing private Life Insurer, was honoured on the global stage at the 6th Emerging Asia Insurance Conclave & Awards 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand, securing wins across three prestigious categories.
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[2026-02-23 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Parliament
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[2026-02-23 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A UNITED Nations human rights report released last week has revealed that trafficked workers in online scam centers in Southeast Asia are trapped in a setting dominated by rape, torture and forced labor.
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[2026-02-23 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) sees data centers as a potential “catalyst for clean power deployment and economic opportunities” in the Philippines. In a recent press release, the organization explained that for this potential to be realized, data centers must be co-located with renewable energy zones. This would lead to dispersal of investments and jobs to the countryside, where wind energy projects are usually located.
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[2026-02-22 16:45 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-02-22 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss a route for Hongkongers wishing to acquire British citizenship, the US-Philippine military alliance, and a mass shooting in Canada
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[2026-02-22 13:50 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-02-22 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Job-placement rates for vocational undergraduate colleges now outpace traditional universities, as youth unemployment drives pivot to more reliable employment path
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[2026-02-22 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The death of a social worker has focused attention on the heavy workload of Social Welfare Department staff in the aftermath of the disaster
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[2026-02-22 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Akizungumza katika mkutano wa kitaifa wa chama tawala cha Christian Democratic Union (CDU) mjini Stuttgart, Spahn alikishutumu chama hicho chenye siasa kali za mrengo wa kushoto kwa chuki dhidi ya Wayahudi miongoni mwa wanachama wake wakuu na kuendelea kuwa na ujamaa katika mipango yake.
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[2026-02-21 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Labour Minister and Finance and Planning Deputy Minister Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando told Parliament yesterday (20) that total credit to the private sector in Sri Lanka achieved a significant year-on-year (YoY) growth of 25.2 percent by the end of 2025.
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[2026-02-21 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Merz amesema kama wafuasi wa chama cha kihafidhina cha Christian Democratic Union (CDU) hasa, lazima tufanye kila wawezalo kuhakikisha urithi wa historia yao.
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[2026-02-21 00:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: जॉब ट्विन एक एआई-पॉवर्ड इंटरव्यूइंग प्लेटफार्म है जो कंपनियों के लिए रिक्रूटर या एचआर का डिजिटल क्लोन तैयार करता है. इसे इंटरव्यू लेने, जवाब रिकॉर्ड करने और उम्मीदवारों का मूल्यांकन करने के लिए डिजाइन किया गया है. यह फॉलो-अप सवाल भी पूछता है.
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[2026-02-20 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Rais wa Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, anataka kuwasilisha pendekezo hilo — linaloungwa mkono na nchi 40 wanachama wa African Union (AU) — katika United Nations mwezi Machi. Anarejelea msingi thabiti wa kisheria na "wajibu wa kimaadili usiopingika.”
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[2026-02-20 22:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: But authorities remain optimistic, saying growing economy will support labour market going forward
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[2026-02-20 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Moscow promised to pay the assassins up to US$100,000, depending on the notoriety and influence of the potential victim, prosecutor says
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[2026-02-20 19:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Barcelona city council is launching a new rent subsidy of up to €400 per month for Barcelona residents who are single parents and residents over 55 years of age if they spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent. These are the steps to apply.
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[2026-02-20 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: History’s biggest plot twists rarely arrive with drum rolls. They creep up quietly, without fanfare, until suddenly they are obvious and irreversible. We are approaching one now.
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[2026-02-20 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Devotees of historical figures make pilgrimages to ancient sites to pay tribute, but concerns mount over environmental pollution
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[2026-02-20 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the economic pie grows, money-making companies can afford to do more so employees who are struggling get their fair share of return
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[2026-02-20 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: It has been revealed that Avant Guard Maritime Services has failed to pay the Sri Lanka Navy Rs.782 million due for the period from December 1, 2014, to November 13, 2015, the Defence Ministry said in a statement yesterday.
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[2026-02-20 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The ‘Samanola Siri – Green Pilgrimage’ national programme, implemented by the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ Secretariat, commenced its second phase with the launch of a one-day voluntary labour campaign at the Sri Pada (Adam’s Peak) sacred site yesterday. The initiative is being carried out via the Nallathanniya and Ratnapura access routes, focusing on the removal of accumulated waste from highly inaccessible locations in the upper precincts of the pilgrimage site.
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[2026-02-20 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The special Investigation division of the Sri Lankan Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) had nabbed two youth on February 12, who were defrauding citizens by promising them jobs in Australia. The defrauders had run a business under the guise of a visa consultancy centre in Kandy.
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[2026-02-19 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Long overlooked, film extras enjoy their moment at the 8th Annual Los Angeles Union Background Actors Awards
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[2026-02-19 17:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The drunk passenger slapped the elderly cabby outside a police station last year
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[2026-02-19 13:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-02-19 07:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
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[2026-02-19 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa referring to the proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Act (PSTA) and the Online Safety Act, cautioned against “draconian” applications of the law, warning against broad definitions of terrorism that could criminalise political dissent and trade union activities.
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[2026-02-19 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Romania’s 2024 presidential election was already one of the most controversial political episodes in the European Union in recent years. A candidate who won the first round was prevented from contesting the second. The vote was annulled. Claims of Russian interference were advanced without public evidence.
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[2026-02-19 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Top graft-busters quietly step up scrutiny of officials with children living overseas, with some losing promotion opportunities and jobs
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[2026-02-18 21:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Youcef Bennoui, 35, charged with criminal damage and must pay HK$5,000 and report daily to police as part of bail conditions
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[2026-02-18 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: US mining giant Alcoa is forced to pay $55 million after unlawfully clearing parts of a Western Australian native forest to mine bauxite.
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[2026-02-18 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: An expert assistance team deployed by the European Union has completed extensive infrastructure assessments in Sri Lanka following widespread damage caused by Cyclone Ditwah, supporting national efforts toward safer and more resilient recovery.
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[2026-02-18 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The cost of a single monkey exceeds the average annual salary in China and approaches a pandemic-era spike amid growth in drug licensing deals
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[2026-02-18 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-02-18 17:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
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[2026-02-18 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Labour groups warn of rising unemployment as stricter scaffold net rules stall projects and leave hundreds of workers unpaid for months
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[2026-02-18 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: That headline probably caught your attention. If it did not, credit to you. More than five decades have passed since the Daily News published the infamous “Death of D.E.M. O’Cracy” obituary. We decided to revisit that moment and pay tribute to the satirist behind it — Dr. Riley Fernando. We met Dr.
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[2026-02-18 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Foreign Affairs, Foreign employment, and Tourism Minister said that Sri Lanka expects to record three million tourist arrivals in the year 2026.
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