Topic: Labour & Workers — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-28 10:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: TSA agents walk through a terminal at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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[2026-03-28 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A worker carries buckets at the Azteca Stadium during a press tour showcasing renovations ahead of the 2026 World Cup, in Mexico City, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
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[2026-03-28 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A worker fuels up a van at a YPF gas station in Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)
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[2026-03-28 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US House Republicans on Friday effectively shot down a Senate effort to end a weeks-long budget standoff that has forced thousands of airport security staff to work without pay, likely extending the lapse in federal funding.
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[2026-03-28 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The funeral for NYPD cop Sorffly Davius, 46, who tragically died on National Guard deployment in the Mideast, drew Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani to pay their last respects – but it was his daughter who brought the crowd to their feet.
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[2026-03-28 07:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Republican leaders in the United States House of Representatives have shot down a bill passed by the Senate that would have resumed funding for federal agencies tasked with airport screenings, continuing a standoff that has resulted in chaos at airports as workers go without pay.
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[2026-03-28 06:58 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Order comes after House Republicans rejected a Senate‑passed deal to fund key DHS subagencies, including the TSA
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[2026-03-28 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Supreme Court yesterday ordered former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and four former senior health officials pay a total amount of Rs.275 million to state, after ruling that their actions in a controversial drug procurement deal violated the Fundamental Rights of the public. The ruling came in a Fundamental Rights petition filed by Transparency International Sri Lanka, which challenged the legality of the procurement of human immunoglobulin (Human-IG) and other medicines without a competitive bidding process.
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[2026-03-28 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah was sworn in as Prime Minister of Nepal on Friday, tasked with restoring political stability and creating jobs in the poor Himalayan nation long troubled by fragile Governments and weak growth prospects.
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[2026-03-28 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: One of Sri Lanka’s most eminent historians, Senior Professor Dr. W.I. Siriweera, has passed away following a spell of ill-health. His remains lie at Araliya Lodge, Jayaratne Funeral Parlour, Colombo 8 for the public to pay their last respects. His cremation takes place on Saturday March 28th at 2:00 p.m.
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[2026-03-28 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The NSW Labor Party has referred itself to the state election regulator over discrepancies in political donations by companies linked to the chairman of an A-League franchise which has received millions in grant funding from the Minns government.
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[2026-03-28 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Workers from the JBS Beef Plant protest across the road from the plant on March 16, 2026 in Greeley, Colo. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP)
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[2026-03-28 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said it has begun extending assistance to 1,296 workers expected to be displaced by the planned closure of FCF Minerals Corporation’s Runruno Gold Project here by the end of 2026.
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[2026-03-28 03:00 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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[2026-03-28 02:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Some pet owners might be able to snag a $1,000 “dog credit” this tax season to help pay for food and other necessities for four-legged friends.
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[2026-03-28 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday firmly denied that Moscow is providing intelligence support to Iran, amid accusations from the European Union that Russia is aiding Tehran in targeting U.S. forces in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-28 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers are receiving their third paycheck of zero dollars on Friday amid the DHS shutdown — with President Donald Trump saying late Thursday he would sign an executive order to “immediately pay our TSA Agents in order to address this Emergency Situation” and “quickly stop the Democrat Chaos at the Airports,” and as the Senate advanced a new, last-minute deal in the wee hours of Friday morning.
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[2026-03-28 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Gas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Government, industry and opposition see growing public support for a new gas tax but the industry is fighting back
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[2026-03-28 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry go for a deep dive into the South Australian election outcome and what it means for federal politics. They examine what the results tell us about preferences and why the Liberals should be cautious when placing One Nation second on the ballot. They also discuss whether Anthony Albanese has any appetite for tax reform in the upcoming budget, whether the fuel crisis could take a turn for the worst against Labor, and why Andrew Hastie
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[2026-03-28 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The labor war between the writers guild and its workers, who have been on strike for nearly six weeks, is coming to a head.
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[2026-03-28 00:07 UTC+10:00] [Reparations and reparative justice] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Despite resistance from states who had role in chattel slavery, many feel this is an idea whose time has come
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[2026-03-27 23:00 UTC+10:00] [England rugby union team] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Sweeney: ‘I see the outcome being … to support Steve’
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[2026-03-27 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A discussion on the challenges facing Sri Lanka’s foreign employment sector amid the ongoing tensions in the Middle East was held yesterday (26) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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[2026-03-27 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The European Union needs to dial back regulation of U.S. big tech companies if it wants to be part of the AI economy, the U.S. ambassador to the EU Andrew Puzder told CNBC on Friday.
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[2026-03-27 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: In the Ladan displacement camp in southern Somalia, the sound of a crying child is a sign of hope—the most malnourished are too weak to even make a sound, aid workers say.
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[2026-03-27 20:22 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-27 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: In the days leading up to this week’s strike by Victorian government school teachers, the first such action in 13 years, officials from the Australian Education Union (AEU) began to suspect that this was going to be big.
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[2026-03-27 19:29 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Promising performances from a handful of players on debut helped a new-look Wallaroos begin their season with a 33-15 victory over Fiji at GIO Stadium in Canberra.
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[2026-03-27 17:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Department of Science and Technology Ilocos Region (DOST Ilocos Region) convened a Special Management Committee (ManCom) Meeting on February 27, 2026 at the DOST Ilocos Region Multipurpose Hall in the City of San Fernando, La Union, bringing together the agency’s leadership to align key programs, upcoming initiatives, and organizational priorities that will advance science, technology, and innovation (STI) in the region.
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[2026-03-27 17:48 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-27 17:42 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-27 17:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A man in his 30s who is serving prison time for making false terrorism warnings against five major South Korean airports has been ordered to pay 29.3 million won ($20,000) to the state to compensate for related losses, court officials said Friday.
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[2026-03-27 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Bris)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Milquetoast has always been something of a love letter to the British comfort cuisine of co-owner George Curtis’ youth growing up in Shropshire, and then early adulthood working hospitality jobs in the south of England.
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[2026-03-27 16:54 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Afternoon Update here, and start your day with our Morning Mail newsletter.
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[2026-03-27 16:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The UN passed a resolution on Wednesday to recognise the transatlantic slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity". The decision was welcomed across West Africa and also at the African Union.
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[2026-03-27 15:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Celltrion announced Friday that it has obtained product approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare for Omlyclo, a biosimilar of allergic disease treatment Xolair, and Eydenzelt, a biosimilar of the ophthalmic disease treatment Eylea.
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[2026-03-27 15:35 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: In modern rugby, the No.9 has usurped the No.10 in importance.
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[2026-03-27 15:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Passengers waiting in Houston’s hours-long airport security lines have plenty of time to vent their frustration with the political impasse that’s left TSA agents unpaid.
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[2026-03-27 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FBI agents are seen at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center, Jan. 28, 2026, in Union City, Ga., near Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
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[2026-03-27 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — A US judge pressed the Trump administration Thursday about its basis for barring Venezuela’s government from paying former President Nicolás Maduro's legal fees in the drug trafficking case that has put him behind bars in New York.
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[2026-03-27 12:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were spotted scanning passenger IDs at the end of a long security line at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Thursday.
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[2026-03-27 12:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Attention all units, code hula hoop in progress. The violent drunken stupor golfer who arrived last episode came to, only to put young Nurse Emma in a headlock, and with a shout, Dana Evans is the first to respond. The guy’s already been restrained and returned to his bed when Robby arrives, who checks Emma’s neck abrasions, then asks Dana for details.
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[2026-03-27 12:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SACRAMENTO — California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday to rename César Chavez Day as Farmworkers Day in an effort to reconcile the Latino labor icon’s legacy with explosive sexual abuse allegations before the state holiday on March 31.
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[2026-03-27 12:38 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Donald Trump said he will take executive action to pay 50,000 airport security workers as a deal stalled in Congress to address staff shortages – key US politics stories from 26 March 2026
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[2026-03-27 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: In a stunning, lightning-fast fall from grace, California lawmakers voted on Thursday to officially strip the name of disgraced labor icon César Chávez from the state’s calendar.
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[2026-03-27 12:00 UTC+10:00] [AFL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The league, clubs and players’ union need to be more consolidated on why the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men’s players has dropped
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[2026-03-27 10:45 UTC+10:00] [News Corporation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: News.com.au clocks up numbers its stablemate can only dream of with stories critical of Shadow of Doubt. Plus: union access curtailed at the ABC
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[2026-03-27 08:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Long dogged by corruption scandals, a public safety crisis and general dysfunction at City Hall, Oakland is now considering a proposal that could more than double the pay of its council members.
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[2026-03-27 07:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California Gov. Gavin Newsom teared up Wednesday when announcing an expansion of the state’s Service Corps geared at recruiting young men.
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[2026-03-27 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Presidential Task Force on the Implementation of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Programme met at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of the Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Minister Vijitha Herath yesterday (26).
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