Opposition parties question how much National will make from tax on foreign property buyers. Illustration: Michael Hickmott. Neither the National Party's friends nor its foes are happy with the tax policy it announced today. Labour's finance spokesperson Grant Robertson said National used voodoo costings to pay for its tax cuts, while Act leader David Seymour said it was policy that could easily have been announced by Want to read more? It's easy. Choose your best value subscription option Get two weeks free access to NBR's Premium Online Subscription, which includes full access to all of NBR's great content on any device.

https://www.nbr.co.nz/politics/disagreement-over-the-costings-of-nationals-tax-plan/

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CNA file photo New Taipei, Sept. 22 (CNA) Two men have been indicted for their alleged involvement in the death of a university student killed by an air conditioning unit that fell 17 stories onto a New Taipei street in July, according to prosecutors on Friday. In the indictment, the New Taipei District Prosecutors Office said the owner of Jinyao Air Condition, identified by his last names Liu (劉), and a worker surnamed Lee (李), were charged with negligent homicide. The victim in this case was a 21-year-old student surnamed Huang (黃) from National Chengchi University, who was hit on the head by the air conditioner weighing about 30 kilograms, after it fell from the apartment in which it was being installed, as she waited at a bus stop near the No.

https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202309220023

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Education St Marys Primary School students with NAPLAN co-ordinators, deputy principal Jason Perry, curriculum leaderMardi Hall and principal Kate Quin. TESTING is under way at local schools as selected year levels take part in this year's nationwide NAPLAN test. Reading, writing, spelling, grammar, punctuation and numeracy will be assessed on a national scale across both primary and secondary settings, providing schools, government bodies and parents with an insight into whether or not students are reaching important educational outcomes.

https://www.theguardian.com.au/education/schools-up-to-the-test

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Twelve Points Wealth Management LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Abbott Laboratories ( NYSE:ABT – Get Rating ) by 4.2% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,195 shares of the healthcare product maker's stock after selling 315 shares during the quarter. Twelve Points Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Abbott Laboratories were worth $729,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/06/28/twelve-points-wealth-management-llc-sells-315-shares-of-abbott-laboratories-nyseabt.html

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South Korea's Strategy for a Free, Peaceful, and Prosperous Indo-Pacific Region indicates its readiness to play a greater role in the region. Released last December, it signaled the importance attached by Seoul to a vast and crucial geography that drives global growth but is also mired by flashpoints and geopolitical discord. The country is positioning itself as a global pivotal state and has launched a strategy to pursue that. Such a posture by a capable middle power bears on regional states trying to broaden their options and partners.

https://opinion.inquirer.net/166040/confluence-in-the-evolving-indo-pacific

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The ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has declared Central Java provincial governor Ganjar Pranowo (pic) as its presidential candidate in the 2024 general election. The announcement by PDI-P chairman Megawati Soekarnoputri paves the way for South-East Asia's largest democracy to have a three-way presidential race that will be held concurrently with the legislative election on Feb 14, 2024. 'With this decision, I hereby instruct all cadres to immediately move forward, work hard, meet the grassroots and win the 2024 general election,' Megawati said in a YouTube broadcast.

http://klse.i3investor.com/web/blog/detail/kianweiaritcles/2023-04-22-story-h-272495822-Ruling_party_declares_Ganjar_as_presidential_candidate

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MANILA -Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) is scaling up its support for government efforts on waste management and greening of ecozones with a P66.7-million loan facility. The funding support was granted to Pacific Mactan Renewable Environmental Systems Inc. (PMRESI) to help build the only fully integrated waste treatment and disposal facility at the Mactan Economic Zone I (MEZ) in Cebu. In particular, the loan will partially finance the construction of a 2,000-square meter hazardous waste treatment facility and the acquisition of waste water treatment equipment.

https://business.inquirer.net/406880/dbp-funds-cebu-ecozones-waste-treatment-facility

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Police officer take pictures of the grave of Wagner Group's chief Yevgeny Prigozhin after a funeral at the Porokhovskoye cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. Spokespeople for Wagner chief Prigozhin say a memorial service for the mercenary boss took place behind closed doors. A terse statement on social media said Tuesday that "those who wish to bid their farewell" to the 62-year-old head of the Wagner private military contractor should go to the Porokhovskoye cemetery in St.

https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/077/0006019305?sid=104

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Tech consulting giant Accenture will invest $3 billion over three years to grow its AI workforce to 80,000 people after it axed 19,000 jobs in March this year. Chair and CEO Julie Sweet wrote in a Tuesday announcement that the investment is needed because "Companies that build a strong foundation of AI by adopting and scaling it now, where the technology is mature and delivers clear value, will be better positioned." Sweet's declaration of AI as "mature" comes less than a year after the public debut of generative AI services like ChatGPT, and despite such tools regularly producing inaccurate output.

http://klse.i3investor.com/web/blog/detail/future_tech/2023-06-14-story-h-267841705-Out_with_the_old_in_with_the_new_Accenture_declares_AI_is_mature_and_de

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India News: According to China, both sides called for continuous efforts to further de-escalate the border situation, and said they would strive to shift from "...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-china-agree-to-go-for-more-military-talks/articleshow/87788971.cms

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First published SEP 26, 2023 Updated 5 minutes ago is Newsroom's environment editor, South Island correspondent and investigative writer. Show more Election 2023 Lan Pham seizes the day, including being catapulted into this 'crazy political thing' for the Green Party As a young journalist in the mid-1990s, I interviewed British author Terry Pratchett. Afterwards, he felt compelled to dispense sartorial advice.

https://www.newsroom.co.nz/pro/the-sure-things-lan-pham-goes-from-hermit-life-to-public-life

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USD Coin ( USDC ) traded down 0% against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 18:00 PM E.T. on July 9th. During the last seven days, USD Coin has traded up 0% against the dollar. USD Coin has a market cap of $27.50 billion and approximately $1.76 billion worth of USD Coin was traded on exchanges in the last day. One USD Coin token can currently be bought for about $1.00 or 0.00003317 BTC on popular exchanges. Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded 7.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/07/09/usd-coin-usdc-price-hits-1-00-on-major-exchanges-2.html

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FILE - Jack Sock is tended to by medical personnel after collapsing on the court during play against Ruben Bemelmans, of Belgium, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Sept. 3, 2015, in New York. An Associated Press analysis shows the average high temperatures during the U.S. Open and the three other Grand Slam tennis tournaments steadily have grown hotter and more dangerous in recent decades. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/077/0006023769?sid=104

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Castle Wealth Management LLC cut its stake in Cisco Systems, Inc. ( NASDAQ:CSCO – Get Rating ) by 8.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,933 shares of the network equipment provider's stock after selling 1,207 shares during the quarter. Castle Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Cisco Systems were worth $664,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/10/castle-wealth-management-llc-sells-1207-shares-of-cisco-systems-inc-nasdaqcsco.html

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Sunday's contest that pits the Texas Longhorns (29-8) versus the Miami Hurricanes (28-7) at T-Mobile Center has a projected final score of 77-71 (based on our computer prediction) in favor of Texas, who is slightly favored in this matchup according to our model. Tipoff is at 5:05 PM on March 26. Based on our computer prediction, Texas projects to cover the 4.5-point spread in its matchup against Miami (FL). The over/under has been set at 149.5, and the two teams are projected to go under that total.

https://www.wdbj7.com/sports/betting/2023/03/26/texas-miami-fl-college-basketball-picks-predictions-ncaa-tournament-elite-eight/

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Paul Bromell, who donated the car, with car winner Liz Serbest, Mildura Make-A-Wish president Samantha Freckleton and volunteer fundraising manager Fiona Windsor. Picture: Vision House Photography LAST month's Mildura Make-A-Wish charity ball has become the most successful event held by the branch since its inception in 2017. This year's ball, held on April 29, achieved both record attendance and a record donation amount, that well exceeded the branch's expectations. President Samantha Freckleton said the charity had hoped to raise $75,000 from the event, but raised $83,000.

https://www.sunraysiadaily.com.au/news/6155787/mildura-make-a-wish-charity-ball-raises-record-amount

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Stole a raven from the tower of london as reparations (According to UK superstition, if there aren't 6 ravens in the tower, the kingdom will fall)

https://dailynexus.com/2023-05-30/chat-gpts-a-liar/

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Lead author Ron Vave, at his late father's funeral in October 2015 during his 2nd year of his PhD at UH . Vave received his IRB approval prior to the funeral, which made his father's funeral the first to be researched for his PhD , resulting in the funeral financials being included in the dataset for this research. Like others across the world, indigenous Fijians (known as iTaukei) in Fiji are facing increased pressure to honor their loved ones with a memorable funeral that can become costly.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/04/20/indigenous-fijian-funerals-study/

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LEMONCHAIN ( LEMC ) traded down 0.3% against the US dollar during the 1 day period ending at 9:00 AM ET on August 20th. One LEMONCHAIN token can currently be purchased for about $0.0031 or 0.00000012 BTC on popular exchanges. LEMONCHAIN has a market capitalization of $5.08 billion and approximately $10,322.69 worth of LEMONCHAIN was traded on exchanges in the last day. Over the last week, LEMONCHAIN has traded 26.8% lower against the US dollar. Here is how related cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded down 0.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/08/20/lemonchain-lemc-price-down-26-8-over-last-7-days.html

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