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A hiring manager at a tech company shares what's actually getting resumes read, and what's getting them instantly binned, from someone who reads applications all day.

New data from the Joint Economic Committee shows Americans have paid US$56.4 billion more in gasoline costs since the US-Iran war began on February 28, with the average household spending US$477 more as national gas prices sit 30% above pre-war levels.

There comes a moment for every generation in which the institutions inherited no longer adequately serve the demands of the world. For the United Nations (UN), the 2026 US-Israel war on Iran was such a moment.

Trump's latest Section 301 tariffs on 80+ countries were challenged in court within hours of taking effect, with legal experts saying the administration is using the forced labour justification as a pretext to resurrect the global tariff regime the Supreme Court already struck down.

Donald Trump has imposed fresh tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on more than 80 countries under a forced labour justification, drawing immediate condemnation from allies including the EU, Canada, and Australia — and raising new questions about presidential overreach.

A 58-year-old job seeker's rant about the frozen US job market has drawn responses from workers of all ages confirming the same experience: this job market is bad across the board, not just for older workers.

A Reddit post about applying to 100+ jobs weekly only to see the same listings reposted has struck a nerve, with workers across industries confirming that the broken hiring cycle is not unique to any one sector or level.

A student about to start a CS degree asking Reddit what to learn for a software engineering job has received a mix of blunt career warnings, survival advice, and genuine uncertainty from experienced engineers.

A new CS graduate who landed a job as an international student shares what HR and directors at their company told them about the hiring process. The numbers were staggering.

The Philippines' Pax Silica project in New Clark City aims to create a US-led AI, semiconductor and rare earth hub that could generate up to 190,000 jobs and boost electronics exports by up to US$70 billion, with construction eyed for 2028. However, movements opposing the project have been on the rise.

President Trump has assured President Marcos he will raise Philippine concerns over the South China Sea with Xi Jinping, following the violent confrontation at Ayungin Shoal where a Chinese Coast Guard member struck a Filipino sailor with a wooden baton.

A multilingual university student with graphic design skills, hotel experience, and Adobe certifications can't get a callback for cashier or shelf-stacking jobs, and Reddit's response reveals exactly why, and what to do about it.

A Reddit post asking whether the bad US job market, especially in IT, is real or just content creators chasing views has drawn responses painting a genuinely grim picture, with little optimism about recovery by 2030.

32,000 Chinese students are studying in local universities and an opposition political figure has raised the question: Why so many of the Chinese students are in Malaysia? Comments online are seemingly 'nationalistic'

Despite the Strait of Hormuz closure cutting off 20 million barrels a day, oil prices stayed between $90 and $100 per barrel — but the cushions that absorbed the initial shock are now nearly exhausted, leaving the world more exposed than before.