Topic: Labour & Workers — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-19 16:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS comments from committee's chief in paras 3-4)By Kim Han-joo
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[2026-05-19 16:04 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: One of Australia’s largest gas producers warns the Albanese government risks replicating failures that led to the decline of the industry in Argentina if it curbs gas exports too aggressively and kills off investment in future domestic sources of supply.
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[2026-05-19 16:00 UTC+10:00] [International trade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Rising volume of components imported from China prompts warning of cannibalisation of European industries
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[2026-05-19 15:42 UTC+10:00] [Aukus] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: HMAS Farncomb had been due to be retired this year, but is now expected to operate until about 2036
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[2026-05-19 15:27 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – A House of Representatives committee has approved a proposal granting hazard pay to civilian government personnel deployed in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), as a lawmaker pushed for a P10,000 risk pay amid dangerous conditions brought by foreign intrusion over the contested area.
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[2026-05-19 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan on Tuesday called on Samsung Electronics Co.'s labor union and management to make a settlement in wage talks, as the two sides are in final negotiations before the planned strike by Samsung workers.
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[2026-05-19 15:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Office worker's app sharing real-time seat availability spreads rapidly among Seoul commuters and those with mobility needs
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[2026-05-19 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-19 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Andy Burnham] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With the Greens now a viable alternative, a Labour leader will not win power again without the progressive vote. But they will need to earn it
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[2026-05-19 14:56 UTC+10:00] [The West Report] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: by Michael West | May 19, 2026 | The West Report
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[2026-05-19 14:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-19 14:32 UTC+10:00] [Health] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Labor will push ahead with a plan to reduce insurance rebates, meaning three million older Australians to pay $250 extra a year for private health
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[2026-05-19 13:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tue 19 May 2026 at 1:11pm
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[2026-05-19 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea added 221,000 wage jobs in the fourth quarter of 2025 from a year earlier, though youth employment went down, government data showed Tuesday.
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[2026-05-19 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: While it may seem like every government these days - not just Emerging but certainly all Developing countries too - has become a banana republic in light of the increasingly more idiotic fiscal and monetary policies adopted to kick the can at least until the next election, nobody is quite as cartoonish as Japan, the place where all modern-day central bank experiments started in the late 1980s.
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[2026-05-19 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tue 19 May 2026 at 12:02pm
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[2026-05-19 12:00 UTC+10:00] [British politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — A little-known British defense minister is being urged by MPs to consider a bid to replace Keir Starmer, as a leadership crisis consumes the governing Labour Party.
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[2026-05-19 11:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 4-5)By Kim Han-joo
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[2026-05-19 11:26 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Angus Taylor would cut migration by just 5 per cent under his signature policy if Labor delivers its projected fall in migration and boost to housing supply by the next election.
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[2026-05-19 11:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Electronics Co. and its largest labor union resumed government-led wage mediation Tuesday, entering the final day of talks in a last-ditch effort to avert a strike at the world's largest memory chipmaker.
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[2026-05-19 11:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Seoul Foreign Resident Center is organizing a Korean language class for foreign residents in Korea who are preparing to find jobs, with a focus on real-life expressions used in the workplace.
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[2026-05-19 11:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. and its largest labor union resumed government-led wage mediation Tuesday, entering the final day of talks in a last-ditch effort to avert a strike at the world's largest memory chipmaker.
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[2026-05-19 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With 53 players in action, head coach Logan Asplin said there were ‘big opportunities’ for the young players and members of the senior team
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[2026-05-19 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Douglas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With 53 players in action, head coach Logan Asplin said there were ‘big opportunities’ for the young players and members of the senior team
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[2026-05-19 09:51 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Jim Chalmers’ budget has proved controversial. Buy who will really be affected and how?
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[2026-05-19 08:51 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-05-19 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A Massachusetts McDonald’s worker was axed from her job after a revolting video captured her putting French fries into her mouth and then placing them back into a box, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports.
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[2026-05-19 07:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Tri Pointe Homes would have had to pay a $82 million breakup fee to Sumitomo Forestry if it switched to another buyer. (Tri Pointe Homes)
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[2026-05-19 07:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A company owned by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani will pay $275m to resolve a US investigation into alleged breaches of sanctions on Iran, the Treasury Department said.
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[2026-05-19 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A health worker wearing protective gear walks outside the a hospital in Bunia, Congo, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorkim Jotham Pituwa)
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[2026-05-19 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-19 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A top adviser to former Labor leader Kevin Rudd and NSW Premier Chris Minns has joined a growing group warning that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ decision to hike the capital gains tax on businesses will stifle the economy and drag productivity, as Labor MPs grow uneasy about the backlash over the controversial measure.
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[2026-05-19 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-19 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-19 04:45 UTC+10:00] [European Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Britain likely to face ‘warm, welcoming stance’ if it seeks re-entry but also a ‘hard-headed one’ – with no special deals
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[2026-05-19 04:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-19 03:10 UTC+10:00] [Rugby union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: One of the greats of Scottish rugby who went on to have a successful broadcasting career
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[2026-05-19 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-19 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Janse van Rensburg's powerful running and hard tackling has made him a fan favourite at Bristol
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[2026-05-19 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, starts a morning run in Manchester, England, Monday, May 18, 2026 whilst Britain’s government is in turmoil, and some see Andy Burnham as the one to save it. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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[2026-05-19 01:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Ana Navarro spoke out against Senator Lindsey Graham and “practically every other Republican” during a searing rant on The View in which she called party officials out for caring “a lot more about their jobs than their constituents.”
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[2026-05-19 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A company has been fined £287,000 after an offshore worker fell to his death through a hole on a North Sea rig.
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[2026-05-19 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: More than 1.2 million Syrians have voluntarily returned from neighboring countries since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, according to Syria’s General Authority for Border Crossings and Customs, but for millions still abroad, going home remains a difficult calculation shaped by destroyed housing, weak services, uncertain jobs, and lives rebuilt in exile.
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[2026-05-19 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: From left, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Saturday, May 9, 2026, during celebrations of the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany during the World War II. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov, Pool)
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[2026-05-19 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Sir Keir Starmer has repeated his insistence that he will "not walk away" from the job of prime minister despite more than a week of turbulence in his party, which saw five of his ministers resign.
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[2026-05-19 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-19 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Teachers and other educators in Valencia, Catalonia and Aragón have been staging a series of walkouts in recent days, protesting everything from class sizes to salary and working conditions. Here's what you need to know about the situation this week.
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[2026-05-19 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was booed by students as he spoke about the rise of artificial intelligence during his speech at University of Arizona's graduation ceremony, underscoring growing anxiety over AI's impact on jobs.
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[2026-05-19 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: 50,000 workers are set to begin an 18-day strike on May 21 at the world’s largest memory chipmaker, Samsung Electronics.
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[2026-05-19 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Mexico] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Mayor’s attempt to beautify the city with murals of mascot and plum paint jobs criticised as waste of resources
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