Topic: Labour & Workers — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-02 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department also says number of visitors to island on Saturday had ‘exceeded expectations’
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[2026-05-02 20:40 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department also says number of visitors to island on Saturday had ‘exceeded expectations’
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[2026-05-02 20:13 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-02 19:28 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-02 19:13 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-02 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SM City Davao drew a strong turnout for its Labor Day job fair, held in partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), with several jobseekers securing employment on the spot.
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[2026-05-02 17:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Realmeter poll finds 7 in 10 respondents oppose planned 18-day walkout; activist shareholders threaten dual lawsuits
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[2026-05-02 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A data center owned by Amazon Web Services, front right, is under construction next to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Berwick, Pa., Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
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[2026-05-02 13:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, urged citizens to focus on economic resilience, calling for what he described as an “economic and cultural jihad” in a Labour Day message.
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[2026-05-02 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Rugby Australia’s revenue of $262 million for the 2025 British and Irish Lions year is a significant number for several reasons.
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[2026-05-02 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Ben Donaldson was on his sofa in Australia last November when the Wallabies faced France in Paris in the final Test of the end-of-season European tour.
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[2026-05-02 13:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Peru has launched an investigation into an alleged human trafficking network that lured citizens with false promises of employment in Russia, only for them to end up fighting in Russia’s war against Ukraine, the public prosecutor’s office has said.
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[2026-05-02 12:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., speaks with reporters on the steps at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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[2026-05-02 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Department of Homeland Security is blasting the Biden administration and California Governor Gavin Newsom, after a Venezuelan national was charged in the brutal killing of a San Francisco hospital social worker.
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[2026-05-02 12:29 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Donald Trump is increasing the tariffs charged on cars and trucks imported from the European Union to 25% in a sharp escalation of trade tensions with Brussels.
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[2026-05-02 12:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration will raise tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union to 25 percent next week, claiming that the regional bloc is not complying with a bilateral trade agreement with the United States.
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[2026-05-02 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Cosmetic Industry
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[2026-05-02 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: How much do you need to earn to live comfortably in a major American city? Increasingly, the answer is a six-figure salary.
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[2026-05-02 11:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Unionized workers at Samsung Biologics, the biotech arm of Samsung Group, continued to stage a strike Saturday for a second day, according to union officials, with the union and the company showing little signs of bridging gaps over wages and other issues.
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[2026-05-02 11:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A manufactured crisis plays out daily in the parking lots of LA’s Home Depot stores. Day laborer centers, seven city-contracted hubs often nestled on private commercial property, have become battlegrounds.
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[2026-05-02 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- Unionized workers at Samsung Biologics, the biotech arm of Samsung Group, continued to stage a strike Saturday for a second day, according to union officials, with the union and the company showing little signs of bridging gaps over wages and other issues.
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[2026-05-02 10:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Beauty and cosmetics giant Estée Lauder is accelerating its workforce restructuring, announcing Friday morning that it will cut another 3,000 jobs, bringing total planned reductions to as many as 10,000 roles. The move is expected to unlock hundreds of millions of dollars in additional savings. Still, it also suggests a deeper reset in the company's workforce after its hiring spree leading up to Covid, potentially putting a long-term cap on headcount.
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[2026-05-02 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A top political firm tied to Gov. Gavin Newsom is working to funnel union cash into Xavier Becerra’s bid for governor — cementing the dark horse Dem as frontrunner even as he’s dogged by a Sacramento scandal involving his former aide.
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[2026-05-02 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Ah, the fuzzy picture, the 4:3 aspect ratio, the gratuitous toplessness of pay-cable content – if anything recalls Homer Simpson’s 20th-centuryism of “the warm glow of TV’s warm glow,” it’s a ridiculous, punny, irony-drenched old episode of Tales from the Crypt. Ongoing legal-rights issues kept the beloved cult anthology series – which originally aired on HBO from 1989-1996 – in streaming dormancy until now, when Shudder at long last rolls out all seven seasons, one season per week, so you
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[2026-05-02 08:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The European Union passed several resolutions condemning Palestinian Authority educational materials containing antisemitism and glorification of jihad, the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se) reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-02 07:52 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: On May 1, The Atin Ito Coalition celebrated Labor Day at sea during its fourth civilian mission to the West Philippine Sea en route to Pag-asa Island, honoring Filipino fisherfolk and frontline workers. —PHOTO BY ANDREA GREGORIO
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[2026-05-02 07:12 UTC+10:00] [Comment & Analysis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-05-02 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: He lost his “dream” job!
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[2026-05-02 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Ex-con former first son Hunter Biden may have to shell out more in child support to his former stripper baby mama, given his alleged lavish lifestyle featuring gourmet food and a mountain home with ocean views.
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[2026-05-02 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: SLPP National Organizer, MP Namal Rajapaksa yesterday participated in the commemoration of former Labour Minister T.B.Illangaratne who declared the May Day as a national holiday in the country. Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa also participated in the commemoration.
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[2026-05-02 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Bennett-Lapid merger was meant to solve the opposition’s oldest disease: too many generals, too many egos, too many half-parties, and too many voters looking for a home but not a camp.
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[2026-05-02 05:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Nithya Raman is on the offensive — going after the Los Angeles Police Protective League for targeting her with attack ads — and blasting Mayor Karen Bass for police funding.
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[2026-05-02 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Naheed Malik had dreamt of being her own boss for years before she finally made it happen. In 2018, she and a colleague left their jobs at Canadian University Dubai to launch The Loop, a communications and PR agency specialising in higher education and service providers.
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[2026-05-02 03:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has visited a village bakery to buy several baguettes on Labour Day, reigniting a row with unions who argue that 1 May should remain a compulsory rest day.
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[2026-05-02 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People attend a march marking International Workers’ Day at Jose Marti Anti-Imperialist Square in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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[2026-05-02 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that he will hike US tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union next week, charging that the bloc is not complying with an earlier trade deal.
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[2026-05-02 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States on Friday imposed new Iran-related sanctions on several individuals, entities, and one vessel, including some based in China, according to the US Treasury website.
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[2026-05-02 03:00 UTC+10:00] [Labour] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor said to have identified seats where MPs would step aside to allow leadership bid
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[2026-05-02 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Thousands of workers, union members and activists are expected to flood downtown Los Angeles on Friday for May Day, with organizers urging supports to skip work, school and shopping as part of a broader “economic blackout.”
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[2026-05-02 02:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Donald Trump is increasing the tariffs charged on cars and trucks from the European Union to 25%.
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[2026-05-02 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump said he would increase tariffs charged to the European Union for cars and trucks to 25%, without saying what authority he would use to raise the levies.
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[2026-05-02 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Tesla has valued its compensation for billionaire boss Elon Musk at a whopping $158bn (£117bn) in 2025 - according to regulatory filings submitted on Thursday - but also disclosed he will not be getting any of it.
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[2026-05-02 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: For Apple aficionados lamenting that the company never followed through on plans to build a car, Porsche has developed a consolation prize.
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[2026-05-02 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump announced Friday he would soon raise tariffs to 25% on vehicles imported from the European Union, claiming the bloc was non-compliant with its US trade deal.
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[2026-05-02 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente Donald Trump simula apuntar con un fusil de francotirador al hablar con periodistas en la sala de prensa James Brady de la Casa Blanca en Washington, el 6 de abril de 2026. (Foto AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, archivo)
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[2026-05-02 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The incomparable Walter Hill, along with producing partner David Giler, bigtime blockbuster producer Joel Silver, and blockbuster Amblin directors Robert Zemeckis and Richard Donner, found themselves at the forefront of original pay-cable programming with their seven-season, 93-episode hit Tales from the Crypt. First airing in weekly installments in 1989, each episode is a mini-movie unto itself, based largely on stories taken from the legendary run of adult-themed comics from publisher William Gaines’s EC Comics (first “Educational Comics,” then “Entertaining Comics”
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[2026-05-02 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 1 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration will raise tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union to 25 percent next week, claiming that the regional bloc is not complying with a bilateral trade agreement with the United States.
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[2026-05-02 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
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[2026-05-02 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: I got romantically involved with a co-worker who happens to be married, and our relationship lasted for three years. When his wife found out, she reported the matter to our company, hoping that the both of us would be terminated from employment. Our company has yet to issue any memorandum regarding the issue, but I just want know if it is possible for employees to be validly dismissed from work on account of their personal affairs.
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[2026-05-02 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The long-awaited trade deal between the European Union and South America’s Mercosur bloc has provisionally come into effect, boosting business ties amid tariff threats and deepening uncertainty around global cooperation.
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