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(USDOL) — A U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation found construction subcontractor UMS Heavy Equipment Rental Inc. in violation of federal contract labor laws while under a multi-million federal service contract for management and disposal of debris resulting from Typhoon Ma…

A view of a rice field damaged by floods caused by Typhoon Shanshan in Yufu, Oita prefecture, southwestern Japan, Aug. 30, 2024. TOKYO (Reuters) — At least six people were dead as Typhoon Shanshan crept eastward through Japan on Saturday, drenching large areas with torrential rain, triggering lands…

United Airlines flight attendants and their supporters demonstrate in front of the A.B. Won Pat International Airport on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — “What do you want?” a man shouted. “Contract,” the crowd of about two or three dozen people shout…

Surangel Whipps Jr. KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — China has accused Palau’s President Surangel Whipps Jr. of deliberately misrepresenting its recent travel advisory as an attempt to weaponize tourism in retaliation for Palau’s diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The accusation was reported by China’s Peo…

Surangel Whipps Jr. KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — China has accused Palau’s President Surangel Whipps Jr. of deliberately misrepresenting its recent travel advisory as an attempt to weaponize tourism in retaliation for Palau’s diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The accusation was reported by China’s Peo…

A house damaged by strong winds caused by Typhoon Shanshan is seen in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, Aug. 29, 2024, in this photo taken by Kyodo. TOKYO (Reuters) — Millions of people were told to evacuate from their homes as Typhoon Shanshan lashed southwest Japan with strong winds and heavy rain on…

A United Airlines aircraft comes in for a landing at the A.B. Won Pat International Airport on Feb. 4, 2024, in Tiyan. HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Guam Delegate James Moylan has introduced federal legislation to add the route between Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as …

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his third State of the Nation Address at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Metro Manila, July 22, 2024. MANILA (Reuters) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. defended on Tuesday the deployment of 2,000 police officers at the weeke…

An undated colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox virus particles (pink) found within an infected cell (yellow), cultured in the laboratory, captured at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Integrated Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Maryland. MANILA (Reuters) — T…

MANILA (Reuters) — The Philippine government slammed China on Monday for “repeated aggressive, unprofessional and illegal” actions in the South China Sea after a string of clashes and incidents on air and at sea over the past week. The Philippine national maritime council said Chinese a…