BRUSSELS -The European Union on Tuesday agreed to a 43-billion euro ($47 billion) plan for its semiconductor industry in an attempt to catch up with the United States and Asia and start a green industrial revolution. The EU Chips Act, proposed by the European Commission last year and confirmed by Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton, aims to double the bloc's share of global chip output to 20 percent by 2030 and follows the U.S. CHIPS for America Act. Reuters reported on April 5 that a deal was imminent and the confirmation of the EU Chips Act was welcomed by industry players which said it would bring manufacturing capabilities, skills and research and development improvements.

https://business.inquirer.net/396556/eu-takes-on-united-states-asia-with-chip-subsidy-plan

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The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is reviving plans to install train platform barriers and screen doors at the stations of Metro Manila's railway lines, starting with the Metro Rail Transit (MRT 3) on Edsa. This was after a 73-year-old woman died after jumping onto the southbound tracks at the MRT 3's Quezon Avenue station shortly before noon on Wednesday. The woman was still breathing when emergency responders brought her to East Avenue Medical Center but was pronounced dead about two hours later.

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MANILA, Philippines — Yllana Marie Aduana from Siniloan, Laguna edged out 28 other aspirants for the Miss Philippines Earth 2023 crown at the culmination of the coronation night held at the Toledo City Sports Center (Megadome) in Toledo City in the Province of Cebu on April 29. She inherited the title from Jenny Ramp, who finished in the Top 20 of the 2022 Miss Earth pageant, and will represent the Philippines in the international competition in Vietnam later this year. Since the COVID-19 pandemic started in the first quarter of 2020, this is the first edition that the national pageant was able to gather all delegates in one stage.

https://entertainment.inquirer.net/497201/yllana-marie-aduana-from-laguna-is-miss-philippines-earth-2023

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A new report released by the Australian Constructors Association (ACA) today reveals the key to lifting national productivity is improving the performance of the construction industry. ACA CEO Jon Davies said the call for increased productivity growth has never been more urgent and there is no better place to start than the construction industry. "There is no other industry that compares to the level of combined value and job creation that the construction industry produces yet its productivity performance is among the worst," said Mr Davies.

https://www.miragenews.com/construction-key-to-boosting-national-1060733/

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NEW YORK — Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, headed to San Antonio with enormous expectations to become basketball's newest sensation. The selection of the 19-year-old from France that had been a foregone conclusion for months was announced by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on Thursday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, followed by chants of 'Wemby! Wemby' from a group of Spurs fans waving signs from the first row of seats. Wembanyama arrives with far more height and hype than most No.

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By Ahmed Aboulenein and Steve Gorman WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Kaiser Permanente and union negotiators for 75,000 striking medical workers suspended a marathon round of contract talks without a settlement on Wednesday, the two sides said, hours after the largest such walkout ever in the U.S. healthcare sector commenced. Kaiser said in a statement released late in the day that tentative agreements had been reached on a number of unspecified issues and that the company would 'coordinate' with union leaders to 'reconvene bargaining as soon as possible.

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MANILA, Philippines -ACEN Corp. is ramping up efforts to expand its footprint in the United States after it acquired eight wind projects in Texas, the Ayala-led company announced on Thursday. In a stock exchange disclosure, ACEN said it had signed a purchase and sale agreement through its joint-venture company, UPC Power Solutions LLC, with US-based energy company GlidePath Power Solutions LLC to acquire 136 megawatts (MW) of wind assets. 'The latest milestone marks ACEN's anticipated entry to the fast-growing US renewables market as it expands its geographic footprint beyond the Asia-Pacific region,' the company said.

https://business.inquirer.net/391406/acen-acquires-8-wind-projects-in-texas

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Cetera Investment Advisers lessened its holdings in Starbucks Co. ( NASDAQ:SBUX – Free Report ) by 6.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 168,874 shares of the coffee company's stock after selling 10,934 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers' holdings in Starbucks were worth $17,585,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/09/11/cetera-investment-advisers-lowers-position-in-starbucks-co-nasdaqsbux.html

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WASHINGTON Longer-dated U.S. Treasury yields hit a 10-month high Thursday as Wall Street accelerated losses into the close and investors grappled with the potential for longer-lasting high interest rates and a struggling Chinese economy. Benchmark 10-year yields reached 4.312% in trading and tested October's 4.338%, before moving lower to 4.29%. The 30-year yield hit 12-year highs. A steady stream of stronger-than-expected economic data, coupled with Wednesday meeting minutes suggesting Federal Reserve officials are still focusing on containing inflation, boosted yields while putting a damper on stocks and other markets.

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MANILA  -Philippine stocks were little changed on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve delivered an expected 25-basis point interest rate hike after its regular policy meeting. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) slipped 0.02 percent, or 1.21 points, to 6,677.92 while the broader All Shares index added 0.03 percent, or 0.99 points, to 3,547. 'The mixed reaction may be due to the widely expected move of the Fed, and while Chair Jerome Powell kept the door open to further policy tightening this year, markets are pricing only a 20-percent probability of another 25-basis point hike in September,' Juan Paolo Colet, managing director at investment bank China Bank Capital Corp.

https://business.inquirer.net/412603/ph-stocks-barely-move-after-fed-acts-as-predicted

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A boy missing from the Lake Illawarra area has been located safe and well. The 13-year-old was last seen on Northcliffe Drive, Berkeley, about 10am on Saturday 12 August 2023. When he did not return and was unable to be contacted or located, officers attached to Lake Illawarra Police District were notified on Sunday (13 August 2023) and commenced inquiries into his whereabouts. Following inquiries and a public appeal for assistance, the boy was located in Wollongong about 9pm last night (Monday 14 August 2023).

https://www.miragenews.com/boy-missing-from-berkeley-found-1065422/

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CEBU CITY, Philippines— Family reunions are supposed to be fun, until certain questions that you have been trying to avoid are asked, which makes you start to feel awkward and want to leave the gathering ahead of the others. I'm sure some of you can relate. But Shaunna Acedo, a witty lady from Cagayan de Oro, made sure to make asking reunion questions very fun. She came up with a very good idea to turn awkward situations into a memorable one. Acedo, the eldest of three siblings and the only single one in the pack, came prepared for their family reunion held last May 20 by bringing a placard with her that would answer common reunion questions.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/507019/family-reunion-made-fun-by-a-witty-lady-from-cagayan-de-oro

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Osmosis ( OSMO ) traded down 2.6% against the U.S. dollar during the 1 day period ending at 17:00 PM E.T. on April 7th. One Osmosis coin can currently be bought for $0.77 or 0.00002774 BTC on major exchanges. Osmosis has a total market capitalization of $380.97 million and $7.23 million worth of Osmosis was traded on exchanges in the last day. Over the last seven days, Osmosis has traded 3.1% lower against the U.S. dollar. Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded down 0.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/04/07/osmosis-reaches-24-hour-trading-volume-of-7-23-million-osmo.html

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The Prince and Princess of Wales have thrilled crowds with a surprise appearance at a Windsor street party celebrating  King Charles' coronation .   According to news.com.au, the royal duo got out of their car for a Coronation Big Lunch along the Long Walk leading up to Windsor Castle and were greeted by a crowd of hundreds who cheered as they arrived.   Prince William holds a can of "Return of the King" Coronation Ale as he stands next to Catherine, Princess of Wales at a street party in Windsor.

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As the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games draws nearer, reminders for Gilas Pilipinas to bring back the gold medal have begun to intensify. Not that Michael Phillips minds. 'You know, it just brings things back to the will to win,' the Filipino-American La Salle standout told the Inquirer. 'People would say it's pressure but I feel it's more pride and spirit.' 'We see the people [talk about it], the media, but it makes us want to get it back for them,' he added. 'It's really, really inspiring us.' Phillips, the 20-year-old Gilas program newcomer, is looking like a logical pick for the Final 12 that will jet to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and carry out the task of reclaiming the basketball gold the country used to hold—and flex—for over three decades.

https://sports.inquirer.net/507638/inspiration-not-pressure-says-youngster-phillips

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Rice University chemists have discovered that tiny gold "seed" particles, a key ingredient in one of the most common nanoparticle recipes, are one and the same as gold buckyballs, 32-atom spherical molecules that are cousins of the carbon buckyballs discovered at Rice in 1985. Rice University chemists discovered that 32-atom gold fullerene molecules are one and the same as "seed" particles scientists have long used to synthesize myriad shapes and sizes of gold nanoparticles. (Figure courtesy of Jones lab/Rice University) Carbon buckyballs are hollow 60-atom molecules that were co-discovered and named by the late Rice chemist Richard Smalley .

https://www.miragenews.com/gold-buckyballs-confirmed-as-common-1065193/

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A smartphone screen shows J-Alert warning messages regarding North Korea appearing to have fired a missile and that residents of Okinawa prefecture should take cover indoors, in Chatan, Okinawa prefecture, Japan, August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato SEOUL/TOKYO — North Korea's second attempt to place a spy satellite in orbit failed on Thursday after the rocket booster experienced a problem during its third stage, state media reported, as space authorities vowed to try again in October. Its first try in May also ended in failure when the new Chollima-1 rocket crashed into the sea.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1821024/north-korea-says-latest-spy-satellite-launch-failed-but-will-try-again

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Lee este comunicado de prensa en espaol aqu. In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, NASA is releasing new content for Universo curioso de la NASA, the agencys first Spanish-language podcast. A five-episode season will start Tuesday, Sept. 19, with new episodes released weekly. In each episode, Universo curioso will highlight the contributions of NASA's Hispanic and Latino workforce to the agency's groundbreaking work in Earth and space exploration. The season features interviews with NASA experts, including an astronaut, a space weather scientist, an astrochemist, and oceanographers.

https://www.miragenews.com/nasa-releases-first-season-of-spanish-language-1085673/

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SLM Co. ( NASDAQ:SLMBP – Get Rating ) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 5,200 shares, a decrease of 42.9% from the April 15th total of 9,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 9,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days. SLM Trading Down 1.1 % Shares of SLMBP stock traded down $0.65 on Thursday, hitting $56.00. The stock had a trading volume of 1,900 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,407.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/11/slm-co-nasdaqslmbp-short-interest-update.html

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ABRAM-VILLAGE, Prince Edward Island - Bobby Morrissey, Member of Parliament (Egmont), on behalf of the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, will take part in a press conference on Monday. He will be joined by the Honourable Dennis King, Premier of Prince Edward Island, and the Honourable Natalie Jameson, PEI Minister of Education and Early Years. They will announce funding for a major project to support French-language education and the vitality of Acadian and Francophone communities in Prince Edward Island.

https://www.miragenews.com/ca-gov-pumps-major-funds-into-peis-francophone-1064296/

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