JAKARTA: Indonesia's economic growth in the second quarter accelerated unexpectedly to its highest rate in three quarters, shored up by strong household and government spending and despite its exports weakening amid falling commodity prices. South-East Asia's biggest economy expanded 5.17% in the April to June quarter from the same period a year earlier, faster than the 4.93% growth predicted by economists polled by Reuters. First quarter growth was revised up slightly to 5.04%. On a quarterly, non-seasonally adjusted basis, gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 3.

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Members of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) are supporting a First Nations Voice to Parliament — as a pathway to ensuring we have the very best health outcomes for the whole community. Speaking ahead of a 'Health Workers for Yes' rally in Adelaide today, ANMF Federal Secretary Annie Butler said the Voice was a natural extension of person-centred care, a central tenet of health care, which ensures people are involved and supported to have control over their own care to lead to better outcomes.

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FILE PHOTO: A police officer passes by the logo and values/motto painted on the perimeter wall of the Philippine National Police in Camp Crame, Quezon City, October 23, 2019. INQUIRER/LYN RILLON MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) removed 935 straying officers from January 2022 to August 2023 as the institution continues to cleanse its ranks. The PNP reported Tuesday that during the period, it had resolved 4,082 cases involving members who committed wrongdoings, resulting in the dismissal of 935, suspension of 1,850, and demotion of 242 officers.

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The strong match ended with a 2-0 result, in favour of the visitors. Returning from an evenly contested strong first half, young gun Yasi Yasasa netted the first goal following a free kick 13 minutes into second half. The man who is considered the next David Muta of PNG, set the tone in the second half.  Ifira Black Bird with home ground advantage came charging strong to level the score but an informed Goal Keeper Davis Tomare denied them on several occasions. Into the final quarter of the game, Rex Naime, booted another goal to boost his side's lead 2 – 0.

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The City of Greater Bendigo is once again offering grants of up to $1,000 to community groups interested in coordinating local, community meal events focused on inclusion and connection this Christmas. The grants are aimed at supporting a range of small, local events across Greater Bendigo between December 16 and 26. City of Greater Bendigo Community Partnerships Manager Andie West said we are really keen for community groups to start thinking now about community meal events they may wish to support at Christmas time and consider applying for this funding.

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ARMOR ( ARMOR ) traded down 12.7% against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 16:00 PM Eastern on July 8th. ARMOR has a total market cap of $390,429.70 and $67.01 worth of ARMOR was traded on exchanges in the last day. One ARMOR token can now be bought for approximately $0.0054 or 0.00000018 BTC on major exchanges. Over the last seven days, ARMOR has traded 12.7% lower against the U.S. dollar. Here's how similar cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded 0.

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Glencairn bonfire commemorates the Battle of the BoyneThe Glencairn Way Bonfire, in Glencairn housing estate of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Britain, 11 July 2023. The huge wood pile bonfire will be set on fire late on the night of the 11 July. The night time bonfires mark the start of the 12th of July celebrations in Northern Ireland celebrating King William of Orange's victory over the Catholic King James in the 1690 'Battle of the Boyne'. The unionists' celebrations have always been a controversy between the Protestant and Catholic communities in Northern Ireland.

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Cannon Global Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of W. P. Carey Inc. ( NYSE:WPC – Get Rating ) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 6,000 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $469,000. W. P. Carey makes up 0.7% of Cannon Global Investment Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company.

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SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands - A Saipanese snorkeling guide, who goes by the Korean nickname “Ddung-ddung-yi” (an affectionate term meaning “Chubby”...

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The partnership between World Balance and Scottie Thompson has been a perfect fit for the brand as the brand embodies the 'Believe we can' attitude that Scottie and the Filipino community epitomize. World Balance continuously delivers its promise to produce quality products that are made for all professional and aspiring athletes. Over the past year, Scottie has excelled on the court, and World Balance has ensured he looks good doing it. The guard is on the fourth colorway of his signature sneaker line – the ST1.

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I flew in to the Philippines more than two months ago to attend to some family business matters. Two weeks into my stay, I experienced frequent bouts of nausea, fatigue, an outbreak of rashes and blemishes on my skin, vomiting, and difficulty keeping down food. As I have autoimmune and gastrointestinal issues, it appears that these symptoms were being triggered all at once. Then, just a little over a week prior to my scheduled departure back to Sweden, I fainted and dropped to the floor. I was out very briefly.

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-REPUBLIC OF KOREA-PM-ARRIVAL (CN)(230923) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo of the Republic of Korea arrives in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 23, 2023. Han Duck-soo on Saturday arrived here to attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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MILAN — Good relations with China are possible even without being part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) deal, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said in an interview published on Sunday, as her government weighs abandoning the project. Italy is the only major Western country to have joined China's BRI scheme, which envisions rebuilding the old Silk Road to connect China with Asia, Europe and beyond with large infrastructure spending. In an interview with Il Messaggero daily, Meloni said it was too early to anticipate the outcome of Italy's decision on whether to remain part of the project, which it signed up to in 2019, drawing criticism from Washington and Brussels.

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NEW YORK — A federal judge on Thursday rejected Donald Trump's bid to dismiss the first of writer E. Jean Carroll's two lawsuits accusing the former U.S. president of defamation for denying he raped her in the mid-1990s. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan found no merit in Trump's arguments that he deserved absolute presidential immunity, and that many of his statements about Carroll were opinion and thus protected. The judge also rejected Trump's claim that the former Elle magazine columnist 'consented' to his statements by purposely waiting decades to go public, until he was in the White House, leaving him 'no choice' but to defend himself.

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Oxford Lane Capital Corp. ( NASDAQ:OXLCO – Get Rating ) declared a monthly dividend on Tuesday, May 23rd, Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 17th will be given a dividend of 0.125 per share on Thursday, August 31st. This represents a $1.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.10%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 16th. Oxford Lane Capital has decreased its dividend payment by an average of 7.2% annually over the last three years.

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Q2 Holdings, Inc. ( NYSE:QTWO – Get Rating ) was down 8.2% on Friday . The stock traded as low as $26.74 and last traded at $27.34. Approximately 329,104 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 21% from the average daily volume of 416,967 shares. The stock had previously closed at $29.77. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In Several brokerages have recently issued reports on QTWO. Raymond James reduced their price target on shares of Q2 from $45.00 to $42.00 and set an 'outperform' rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 22nd.

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Royce Lewis set a franchise record with his fourth grand slam of the season in the Minnesota Twins' 10-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night. Matt Wallner, Max Kepler, Willi Castro and Ryan Jeffers added RBI singles to help the Twins (78-70) maintain their eight-game lead in the AL Central over the Cleveland Guardians. Minnesota got to Chicago early with help from Lewis in the second inning. The Twins loaded the bases with two outs before the rookie followed with a homer to left field for a 4-0 lead.

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Universal Late Wednesday afternoon, Universal Pictures dropped a new trailer to Fast X , the tenth movie in the Fast and the Furious franchise. The new coming attraction further sets up the vendetta of Jason Momoa 's Dante, whose ganster father was killed at the hands of Vin Diesel 's gang in Fast Five . "If you never got behind that wheel, I wouldn't be the man I am today," Dante growls. The trailer also features loads of snippets of the franchise's over-the-top action, which includes, but is not limited to, Dante blowing up the Vatican and Dom and his son driving off a dam, before racing vertically down its face.

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