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Samsung strike on hold - but the fight isn't over yet. Why?

workers. Samsung bosses previously flagged that the strike could impact South Korea's economy more broadly, because of lower sales, investment outflows and lower tax revenue. In the statement issued after the tentative deal

First Thing: US indicts former Cuban president Raúl Castro as it seeks to oust regime

strike as part of a nationwide push for improved wages and benefits, in Seattle, November 2025. Photograph: David Ryder/Reuters US employers [spend more than $1.5bn a year](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/20/how-much-companies-spend-fight-unions) on labor union opposition

Iran sees mass redundancies from war with US and Israel

strikes. It also includes other manufacturers, retailers, import and export business, and the digital sector. "You can see it from the emptiness of the metro," posted one user on X. "You can see it from

Why are nearly 50,000 Samsung workers about to strike in South Korea?

workers went on strike, initially for three days but eventually going on until August 1, when it largely petered out. Additional strikes have taken place since then. ## Why is the protest a cause for concern

Australia news live: Albanese and Sultan of Brunei pledge energy cooperation; antisemitism royal commission to hold first public hearings in May

impacts of antisemitism and assessing the prevalence of antisemitism in institutions and society.  Photograph: Steve Markham/AP

Remote work -- not AI -- has sidelined recent college graduates, research finds

striking pattern that software engineers got about 20% more feedback if they were sitting near their colleagues than if they were distant from them," she says, adding that that was true even before the pandemic

Whales are showing up in San Francisco Bay. New ship alerts could help protect them

impact by feeding in San Francisco Bay, it's putting them squarely in the path of another hazard: ships. [![A new levee built by the Stillaguamish Tribe, left, separates farmland from newly restored wetlands

The tipping point: what happens when deaths outnumber births?

companies that specialise in cleaning the apartments of elderly people who have died alone and gone undiscovered for weeks or months, while [adult incontinence pads have outstripped nappy sales](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/27/oji-holdings-japan-switch-adult-nappies-ageing-society) for more than

Thursday briefing: ​Why the US president is losing support from crucial allies

strikes in southern Lebanon killed a journalist](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/lebanon-accuses-israel-of-blocking-attempt-to-rescue-journalist-after-bomb-strike) after rescuers were blocked from accessing the building where she was buried under rubble because of further Israeli fire, according to several witnesses

For 20 years, Stephen Colbert distinguished truth from truthiness

strike again as his show nears finale](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/12/nx-s1-5819155/colbert-late-night-hosts-strike-again) [Stephen Colbert invited his "best television friends" to join him as his final show on CBS is set for May 21.](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/12/nx-s1-5819155/colbert-late-night-hosts-strike-again)