Topic: Labour & Workers — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-18 03:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La fiscal Christina Stifler en el tribunal durante el juicio a Mario Fernandez Saldana en Jacksonville, Florida el 17 de agosto del 2026. (Corey Perrine/The Florida Times-Union via AP, Pool)
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[2026-08-18 03:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Public outrage has exploded in Syria following reports of that a former “White Helmet” rescue worker has died after being tortured in police custody.
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[2026-08-18 03:30 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: August 18, 2026 03:30 | News
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[2026-08-18 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Esta imagen satelital proporcionada por la Oficina Nacional de Administración Oceánica y Atmosférica (NOAA, por sus siglas en inglés) tomada a las 3:50 p. m. EDT del domingo 16 de agosto de 2026, muestra la tormenta tropical Lala sobre Hawai. (NOAA vía AP)
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[2026-08-18 02:22 UTC+10:00] [Labour Party] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The UK leader reportedly sent messages to a person he believed to be White House chief of staff Susie Wiles before becoming suspicious
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[2026-08-18 02:13 UTC+10:00] [Breaches] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Ukraine called on the European Union to sanction the Russian state nuclear company Rosatom on Monday, hours after a POLITICO investigation revealed allegations of safety and engineering failures at one of the company’s flagship projects.
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[2026-08-18 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC), through its hotel properties Park Inn by Radisson North EDSA and Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu, is utilizing hospitality training to help persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) gain industry-relevant skills and transition into actual employment.
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[2026-08-18 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A Labour MP has been suspended from the party after a newspaper report questioned whether he had tried to avoid repaying a government Covid loan.
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[2026-08-18 00:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Thousands of fans lined the streets of Swansea to pay their respects to the legendary singer
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[2026-08-18 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-17 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A health worker sprays disinfectant in a freshly dug grave for the body of Jacques Lobo Dhena, who died of Ebola, in Bunia, Ituri province, eastern Congo, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)
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[2026-08-17 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: New Zealand are unbeaten in the warm-up games on their tour of South Africa
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[2026-08-17 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The European Union plans to significantly expand sanctions against Russia in the coming months over its war in Ukraine, the bloc's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, told the German newspaper Die Welt.
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[2026-08-17 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China launched the digital yuan in 2019, but retail adoption has been slow as Chinese consumers are accustomed to using Alipay and WeChat Pay
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[2026-08-17 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China launched the digital yuan in 2019, but retail adoption has been slow as Chinese consumers are accustomed to using Alipay and WeChat Pay
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[2026-08-17 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Anthony Albanese pushed back against an opt-in system for online gambling ads. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
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[2026-08-17 21:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Sebastien Pocognoli has previously managed Union Saint-Gilloise and Monaco
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[2026-08-17 20:47 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Welcome to Brisbane Times’ Queensland public sector column, Public Circus. This week: a case for democratic improvement, State Development shareholdings, looming teacher pay talks, and the simmering four-day week.
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[2026-08-17 20:12 UTC+10:00] [Boxing] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Northampton fighter on beating Katie Taylor, facing Mikaela Mayer and why women’s boxing needs three-minute rounds
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[2026-08-17 19:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Michael Marra and Joe Fagan are on the ballot to replace Anas Sarwar
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[2026-08-17 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Parent financial contributions to the state’s public schools have shrunk by millions of dollars in the past year, while principals face $10,000 credit card transaction limits as part of finance reforms they say signals a lack of trust in their leadership.
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[2026-08-17 18:41 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-17 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Automotive industry shed more than 40,000 jobs – 5.8 per cent of its workforce – in first half of year, statistical office says
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[2026-08-17 18:34 UTC+10:00] [job losses] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Automotive industry shed more than 40,000 jobs – 5.8 per cent of its workforce – in first half of year, statistical office says
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[2026-08-17 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa paid tribute to the late anti-apartheid activist Oliver Reginald Tambo on Sunday, laying a wreath at his statue in Durban.
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[2026-08-17 18:25 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Billionaire James Packer has shifted his investment focus from gaming back to artificial intelligence, with his stake in computer chip manufacturer Nvidia now worth almost US$300 million ($422 million).
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[2026-08-17 18:06 UTC+10:00] [Conservation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš apologized Sunday for picking flowers in a protected area on Lysá hora, a mountain in eastern Czechia, saying he would pay a fine if necessary.
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[2026-08-17 17:10 UTC+10:00] [Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Salaries will rise 28.3% to 32.4% over four years, an outcome partly shaped by a rank-and-file revolt within the Australian Education Union
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[2026-08-17 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The man pleaded guilty to eight charges in Batemans Bay Local Court today. (ABC News: James Tugwell)
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[2026-08-17 16:47 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: August 17, 2026 16:47 | News
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[2026-08-17 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The European Union intends to significantly expand sanctions against Russia in the coming months, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told a German newspaper.
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[2026-08-17 15:23 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The new measure falls short of calls for gambling ads to move to an opt-in model, or for an outright ban
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[2026-08-17 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tehran will pay out cash rewards to any Iranian citizen who kills or captures a US serviceman, Army Chief Amir Hatami has announced, warning Washington against putting troops on Iranian soil.
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[2026-08-17 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tehran will pay out cash rewards to any Iranian citizen who kills or captures a US serviceman, Army Chief Amir Hatami has announced, warning Washington against putting troops on Iranian soil.
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[2026-08-17 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Claire Foy, left, and Andrew Garfield attend “The Magic Faraway Tree” special screening at Regal Union Square on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in New York. (Photo by CJ Rivera/Invision/AP, File)
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[2026-08-17 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: PublishedAugust 17 2026
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[2026-08-17 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss balancing worker safety with the realities of major infrastructure programmes, a rehydration solution for outdoor workers, problems to be fixed, and what a social media ban should include
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[2026-08-17 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss balancing worker safety with the realities of major infrastructure programmes, a rehydration solution for outdoor workers, problems to be fixed, and what a social media ban should include
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[2026-08-17 12:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kakao Bank plans to cancel about half of its treasury shares and reserve the rest for employee compensation, a move that could serve both its shareholder-return goals and efforts to defuse an ongoing pay dispute.
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[2026-08-17 12:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The ABC terminated Mahmood Fazal's employment in May 2026. (ABC News)
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[2026-08-17 11:47 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A first home buyer paid $2.33 million for a Roseville house under the hammer on Saturday, pushing the price above the reserve despite the sluggish Sydney property market.
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[2026-08-17 11:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A delegation from the African Union (AU) began a two-day field visit to Sudan on Sunday, seeking to push efforts towards a ceasefire, improve humanitarian access and revive a political process to end the war that has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions in the past three years.
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[2026-08-17 11:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Victoria's education union members have voted in favour of a revised pay deal from the state government. (ABC News: Sacha Payne)
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[2026-08-17 10:46 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australian Education Union members have voted to accept the state government’s latest pay and conditions offer, calling off a third statewide school strike at the eleventh hour.
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[2026-08-17 10:27 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Former Wallabies coach Michael Cheika is poised for a return as NSW Waratahs coach this week, 12 years after leading the team to their first Super Rugby title.
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[2026-08-17 10:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: NEW YORK (AP) — Bruno Damiani scored his first two goals of the season, 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan had two assists and the Philadelphia Union rallied from two goals down to beat New York City FC 3-2 on Sunday night at Yankee Stadium.
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[2026-08-17 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: By Stephanie Richards
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[2026-08-17 07:08 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Dozens of non-profit groups urge Labor not to limit work rights for temporary migrants. Follow today’s news live
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[2026-08-17 06:35 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
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[2026-08-17 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Agricultural Workers
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