Topic: Labour & Workers — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-11 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Two promising cricketers Sharujan Shanmuganathan of Tamil Union and Pulindu Perera of Nugegoda SC came to the highlight when they scored their maiden first class centuries in the opening week of the Major Cub three day cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Cricket.
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[2025-12-11 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A special discussion on “Measures to be taken to widen the tax net in line with the government’s tax policy” was held at the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development on Tuesday (09) under the patronage of the Deputy Minister of Economic Development, U.D. Nishantha Jayaweera and Commissioner General of the Department of Inland Revenue Rukdevi Fernando and other senior administration officials.
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[2025-12-11 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) yesterday announced a major boost for youth rugby, confirming that the Korean Rugby Football Union (KRU) will fully fund a special high-performance tour for a Sri Lankan Under-15 Development Squad from December 15 to 22, 2025 — covering air travel, visas, accommodation, meals, transport and all medical costs.
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[2025-12-10 22:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: "We are not at war, but we are no longer at peace either," is how German Chancellor Friedrich Merz from the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party summarized the mood in Germany back in late September.
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[2025-12-10 22:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The year 2025 is expected to rank as the second-warmest on record on record, alongside 2023, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), second only to 2024's record-breaking temperatures.
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[2025-12-10 19:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Nach Betrugsvorwürfen im Zusammenhang mit Geldern der Europäischen Union ist die frühere EU-Außenbeauftragte Federica Mogherini von ihrem Posten als Rektorin der Elite-Universität College of Europe zurückgetreten. "Im Einklang mit der höchsten Disziplin und Fairness, mit der ich stets meine Aufgaben wahrgenommen habe, habe ich heute beschlossen, als Rektorin des College of Europe zurückzutreten", teilte Mogherini mit.
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[2025-12-10 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Шумная и активная молодежь может превратиться в настоящую занозу для политических лидеров. Так, одной из задач канцлера ФРГ Фридриха Мерца (Friedrich Merz) в декабре стало подавление протеста в рядах Молодежного союза (Junge Union) - молодежного крыла консервативного блока ХДС/ХСС, представителем которого является сам Мерц. Сильное недовольство партийной молодежи вызвали планы правящей коалиции, касающиеся будущего пенсионной системы Германии.
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[2025-12-10 16:27 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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[2025-12-10 13:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: European Union Chamber of Commerce in China urges companies to “eliminate single-source dependencies”
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[2025-12-10 12:30 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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[2025-12-10 04:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Les présidents américains publient généralement une présentation stratégique de ce type à chaque mandat et ce texte confirme les grandes lignes de la politique étrangère américaine, depuis le retour de Donald Trump à la Maison Blanche, en janvier.
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[2025-12-10 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Mit Spannung erwartet die europäische Autoindustrie eine für den 10. Dezember geplante wichtige Entscheidung der Europäischen Union. Sie könnte erhebliche Konsequenzen haben für die Pläne der EU-Kommission, die Zulassung von Autos mit Verbrennungsmotoren bis zum Jahr 2035 auslaufen zu lassen. Autobauer und andere von dem Verbrenner-Aus betroffene Branchen wie Mietwagen- und Leasingunternehmen machen jedoch Druck.
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[2025-12-10 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Die EU-Länder haben sich bei der Verteilung von Asylbewerbern und den Beiträgen zum sogenannten Solidaritätspool geeinigt. Innerhalb der Europäischen Union sollen 21.000 Schutzsuchende umgesiedelt werden, um besonders unter Druck stehende EU-Staaten zu entlasten, wie die Innenminister bei einem Treffen in Brüssel festlegten. Zudem sollen weniger belastete EU-Länder im Rahmen des Solidaritätsmechanismus, der mit der europäischen Asylreform 2024 beschlossen wurde, insgesamt 420 Millionen Euro bereitstellen.
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[2025-12-09 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: European Union interior ministers on Monday advanced a sweeping overhaul of the bloc's migration system, agreeing to new rules on deportations, asylum processing and financial burden-sharing after years of political division.
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[2025-12-09 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Malaysia’s customs chief reminds citizens about undeclared goods, saying personal items are ‘not a magic spell for duty-free immunity’
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[2025-12-09 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka continues to receive widespread international assistance as the country recovers from the severe floods and weather-related disasters that have affected multiple districts. During a diplomatic briefing held at the Prime Minister’s Office, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath updated Colombo-based Heads of Mission—along with Sri Lankan envoys who joined virtually—on the government’s ongoing relief operations, community safety measures, and long-term recovery plans.
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[2025-12-09 19:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Filipino envoy in city also says Manila can move ‘quickly’ once Hong Kong has processed the necessary papers for worker killed in blaze
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[2025-12-09 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Colombo Magistrate’s Court today (09) granted bail to former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), Mohamed Hilmi, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in connection with an alleged corruption case.
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[2025-12-09 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando, Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning and Minister of Labour, has called for urgent international assistance to support Sri Lanka’s relief and reconstruction efforts following the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah.
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[2025-12-09 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
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[2025-12-09 08:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Les pays del'Union européenne se sont mis d'accord sur la répartition des demandeurs d'asile et les contributions au "fonds de solidarité".
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[2025-12-09 07:42 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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[2025-12-09 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: It’s a little before 6 a.m. and still dark when Garcia gets home from work this October morning. The apartment where he lives with his aunt and uncle is silent. They’ve already left for their own jobs.
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[2025-12-09 04:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Georgia has grappled with political tension and months of street protests, but President Mikheil Kavelashvili has defended the legitimacy of the country's 2024 parliamentary elections and its path to become a member of the European Union.
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[2025-12-09 01:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The airline must pay over US$410,000 per passenger in China’s first formal compensation ruling on flight that vanished 11 years ago
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[2025-12-08 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The China Securities Regulatory Commission seeks a performance-based salary mechanism at the country’s 160 mutual fund houses
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[2025-12-08 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
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[2025-12-08 15:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) today sealed approximately 12,000 kilograms of meat stored at a livestock farm in the Anuradhapura District after determining that the stock was no longer safe for human consumption, the Public Health Inspectors Union announced.
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[2025-12-08 10:07 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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[2025-12-08 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The National Farmers’ Union states that nearly 100,000 acres of vegetable crops have been damaged due to the adverse weather conditions during last week.
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[2025-12-08 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Experienced Dinesh Chandimal came back strongly scoring 152 for Colts CC while 20-year-old Sharujan Shanmuganathan of Tamil Union hit fighting knock of 123 runs on the second day of the Major Club three day cricket tournament yesterday.
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[2025-12-08 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the European Union (EU), successfully concluded the Pitching Event for the second batch of SMEs under the ExpoScaleUp program. Supported under the European Union’s regional initiative & Accelerating Climate Smart and Inclusive Infrastructure in South Asia (ACSIIS)’ as part of the EU Global Gateway Strategy, this milestone event is a key component of the Sri Lanka Export Excellence Initiative (SLEEI) 2025.
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[2025-12-08 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Minister Vijitha Herath recently co-chaired a diplomatic briefing to update foreign diplomatic missions and international organisations accredited to Sri Lanka, and Sri Lanka Missions and Honorary Consuls abroad, on national recovery and rebuilding efforts following adverse weather conditions caused by Cyclone ‘Ditwah’.
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[2025-12-08 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Old Devans Football Union, which was formed by past soccerites of Maliyadeva College held their inaugural annual general meeting at the Maliyadeva College Old Boys Association auditorium in Kurunegala recently.
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[2025-12-07 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: An all-night Pirith sermon was held at the historic Kiri Vehera in Kataragama to offer condolences to those displaced by the recent disaster and to pay tribute to citizens who lost their lives.
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[2025-12-07 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Glasni i prpošni mladi mogu biti naporni. Prvi zadatak kancelara Friedricha Merza u prosincu bio je suočiti se s mogućom pobunom omladinskog krila njegove konzervativne Kršćansko-demokratske unije (CDU), nazvanog Mlada unija (Junge Union JU). Sve to zbog planova njegove demokršćansko-socijaldemokratske koalicije da reformira njemački mirovinski sustav.
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[2025-12-07 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mother of boy launches humiliating tirade against innocent member of shop staff; forces worker to rub hands together in apology
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[2025-12-07 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Studies from Vietnam to South Korea show AI adoption has not cannibalised jobs. Instead of simple mechanisation, economies are synergising
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[2025-12-07 10:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
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[2025-12-06 22:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Tangu aingie madarakani miezi saba iliyopita, Kansela wa chama cha siasa za wastani za mrengo kulia cha Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz amekuwa akiendeleza "uhusiano maalum" kati ya Ujerumani na Israel. Kumekuwa na migogoro kadhaa kati ya Berlin na Jerusalem kuhusu vitendo vya Israel katika Ukanda wa Gaza vya kujibu shambulio la kigaidi lililofanywa na Hamas dhidi ya Israeli mnamo Oktoba 7, 2023, ambalo lilisababisha vifo vya zaidi ya watu 1,200.
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[2025-12-06 19:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Finland, ranked the world's happiest nation for eight years and traditionally one of the European Union’s most fiscally disciplined countries, has just received a wake-up call from Brussels.
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[2025-12-06 17:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The European Union has fined Elon Musk's social media platform X €120 million ($140 million) for breaching its transparency rules set out in its Digital Services Act (DSA).
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[2025-12-06 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Asia makes the chips driving the AI boom, but the technology threatens to erase jobs and widen the region’s wealth gap, a new UN report says
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[2025-12-06 14:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Michael West Media
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[2025-12-06 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government has taken appropriate steps to properly manage expenditure, minimise waste and establish fiscal discipline with transparency, instead of taking irresponsible actions, Labour Minister and Finance, Planning and Economic Development Deputy Minister Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando told Parliament yesterday (5) .
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[2025-12-06 04:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: When a health insurance company refuses to pay for treatment, most people begrudgingly accept the decision.
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[2025-12-06 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Unterhändler des Europaparlaments und der Mitgliedsstaaten der Europäischen Union haben sich nach eigenen Angaben auf eine erneute Korrektur des eigentlich schon beschlossenen Waldschutzgesetzes geeinigt. Geplant sind nun weniger strenge Regeln.
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[2025-12-05 22:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: City leader John Lee says all of society ‘emanating sadness’, while labour chief vows government will push for ban on smoking at construction sites
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[2025-12-05 19:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: University accused of silencing union after removing messages from campus mourning victims of the deadly Tai Po blaze and calling for justice
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[2025-12-05 18:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
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