Korea Tourism Organization's Digital Tourism Division Executive Vice President You Jin-ho (KTO)A crucial factor in attracting potential tourists and ensuring their return visits to Korea post-pandemic is providing up-to-date visual information online that aligns with individual preferences, according to You Jin-ho, the Korea Tourism Organization's executive vice president of the digital tourism division.The KTO, which relaunched its VisitKorea website and mobile app on July 5, has integrated over 270,000 images alongside travel information and travel routes on the platforms to better cater to those interested in traveling to Korea.

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TAIPEI — Physician Lin Yuh-ting has taken time out of her weekend to learn civilian defense tips she can relay to her two young children in case China invades self-ruled Taiwan. There are no weapons, just vital training on how to react to China's hybrid warfare. The classes are part of a growing Taiwanese urgency to be ready for a worst-case scenario after seeing the Ukraine war from afar and enduring two rounds of Chinese drills in the past year, including exercises that ended last week. 'When there's the possibility of a war, I think we should get prepared,' said 45-year-old Lin, who was attending Kuma Academy's classes in Taipei.

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Over the next 18 years, state and local governments across the country will receive more than $50 billion from settlements with opioid manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to compensate for the harms of the opioid epidemic . Texas' share of the settlement is roughly $3 billion. As the funds start to trickle in this year, how much are Austin and Travis County going to receive, and how are we going to use it? To guide those decisions, 130 harm reduction activists around the country, including the Texas Harm Reduction Alliance , which has worked closely with Travis County on its opioid crisis response, signed on last month to a road map for policymakers on how to distribute the funds.

https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2023-09-08/where-are-local-shares-of-the-national-opioid-settlement-going/

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FIJI-SUVA-JAPAN-NUKE WASTEWATER-PROTEST(230825) -- SUVA, Aug. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People attend a rally against Japan's dumping of nuke wastewater in Suva, Fiji, Aug. 25, 2023. On Friday, hundreds of Fijian people marched on the streets of Suva, raising their voices strongly against Japan's dumping of nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the Pacific Ocean.TO GO WITH "Feature: "Keep our Pacific nuclear-free!" -- Fijians rally against Japan's dumping of nuke wastewater" (Photo by Sang Qinlong/Xin

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LockerRoom When rules on players switching between countries were flexible, NZ was lucky to attract netball defender Vilimaina Davu from Fiji. She rewarded her new home country greatly, writes Adam Julian. Before Vilimaina Davu took the netball court she always reminded herself, 'I own the circle, this is my space and I protect that space.' The Silver Ferns goalkeeper was an enforcer whose defensive will, and skill were vital in the 2003 Netball World Cup victory in Kingston, Jamaica - the Silver Ferns' first since 1987.

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Dana Investment Advisors Inc. reduced its holdings in Sprott Physical Gold Trust ( NYSEARCA:PHYS – Get Rating ) by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 329,786 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock after selling 14,750 shares during the quarter. Dana Investment Advisors Inc. owned 0.08% of Sprott Physical Gold Trust worth $4,221,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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CEBU CITY, Philippines – A fatal shooting took place in Moalboal town, southern Cebu on the eve of their fiesta celebration. Still unidentified gunmen shot dead an ex-convict right outside the venue of a beauty pageant in Brgy. Poblacion, Moalboal late Monday evening, May 15, 2023. Police in Moalboal identified the victim as Jaylord Tabanao Tapales of Brgy. Tunga, also in Moalboal. Tapales, 26, had been previously jailed for drug-related charges, police added. Based on their initial investigations, the victim was parking his motorcycle in front of Moalboal Municipal Gym around 10 p.

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Distinguished delegates, On this day on which Venezuelans commemorate their independence, I acknowledge Venezuela's engagement with my Office, which is, in and of itself, an important signal. The authorities continue to facilitate visits to civilian detention centres, and interviews with detainees, by my team. Last month, my staff were also able to visit two military detention centres. In addition, they were given access to 13 prosecution case files and three judicial hearings, and had direct exchanges with prosecutors on cases and issues identified by OHCHR, expanding engagement with the Office of the Attorney General to new areas of cooperation.

https://www.miragenews.com/high-commissioner-turk-provides-venezuela-update-1041192/

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Research Highlights: An analysis of more than two million adults in the U.S. found that present day heart failure risk was higher among Black adults who lived in zip codes historically impacted by redlining compared to Black adults living in non-redlined areas. Redlining did not have the same impact on heart failure risk among white adults living in historically redlined zip codes. Among Black adults living in historically redlined communities, approximately half of the excess risk of heart failure appeared to be explained by higher levels of socioeconomic distress.

https://www.miragenews.com/redlining-tied-to-increased-heart-failure-risk-1048270/

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We live in inspiring times that demand a technically trained workforce capable of supporting the world's transition to clean energy whenever and wherever possible. The emerging Clean Energy Economy is upon us and demands more trained technicians to meet the demand for expending federal funds to deploy energy-efficient and renewable energy technologies. Our guest today is Bill Bright, founder of Gallup Solar. Bill has been at the forefront for decades, training and deploying Solar Systems for Navajo people with the highest need on the Navajo Reservation.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/purposefocusedu/2023/04/01/solar-series-technology-training-and-deployment-of-varied-solar-systems

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The City of Ballarat's Grant Finder is a free search directory, listing a wide-range of grant and funding opportunities for local businesses, community groups, not-for-profits, and individuals. There are more than 1,400 programs with more than $62.9 billion of grants available. The Grant Finder allows a user to search and find grants and to filter grants by location, industry and project type. The database has been tailored for the wider Ballarat area with a focus on funding for regional areas as well as State and Federal Government opportunities.

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HHM Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT – Free Report) by 24.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,860 shares of the industrial products company's stock after buying an additional 768 shares during the period. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in Caterpillar were worth $883,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/07/22/hhm-wealth-advisors-llc-has-883000-holdings-in-caterpillar-inc-nysecat.html

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CashBackPro ( CBP ) traded up 1.2% against the US dollar during the one day period ending at 14:00 PM ET on July 15th. CashBackPro has a market capitalization of $76.44 million and $149,713.82 worth of CashBackPro was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. In the last week, CashBackPro has traded 1% lower against the US dollar. One CashBackPro token can now be purchased for approximately $0.60 or 0.00001987 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. Here is how related cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours: Toncoin (TON) traded down 0.

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BEIJING - A listing of Jack Ma-backed Ant Group is unlikely in the short term, state media reported on Saturday, citing people close to regulation. Earlier this month, Ant Group announced a surprise share buyback that valued the fintech giant at $78.54 billion, well below the $315 billion touted in the suspended IPO. - Reuters

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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the following diplomatic appointments: Maryse Guilbeault becomes Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ms. Guilbeault replaces Benoît-Pierre Laramée. Andrew Turner becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia. Mr. Turner replaces Alison LeClaire.

https://www.miragenews.com/ca-gov-announces-new-diplomatic-appointments-1091529/

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Solana ( SOL ) traded up 3.6% against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 23:00 PM E.T. on June 16th. During the last seven days, Solana has traded 7.1% lower against the U.S. dollar. Solana has a total market capitalization of $6.11 billion and approximately $233.64 million worth of Solana was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Solana coin can currently be bought for approximately $15.31 or 0.00058324 BTC on exchanges. Here's how other cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded down 0.

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MANILA, Philippines — The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) plans to remove male police officers from front-desk duty and replace them with their female colleagues, supposedly because the latter are more patient and sympathetic. The female desk officers will be called 'customer relations officers,' according to NCRPO director Maj. Gen. Edgar Alan Okubo. '[The male desk officers] will be replaced with female police officers because they have the patience in listening to the complaints of the public, our customers,' Okubo told reporters on Friday at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City.

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Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon is calling for a more targeted approach to healthcare funding to address poor outcomes for Māori living in Tairāwhiti. The Health Select Committee recently released its 2021/22 review of Te Whatu Ora's Tairāwhiti division, which showed Māori were lagging behind in a plethora of monitored health results. With one of the highest proportions of Māori in the country — 55 percent of just over 50,000 people — the review showed the region's majority was suffering.

https://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/news/foon-calls-for-action-over-poor-maori-health-outcomes

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Tuesday, 25 April 2023, 3:24PM On the latest episode of The Agenda, Manaia came up with an idea to fix the Commonwealth Games by turning the athlete's village into a Love Island reality TV show... to the latest  The Agenda episode below! Take your Radio, and with you

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PUTRAJAYA, Aug 31 (Bernama) -- Sabah and Sarawak-born children are among the huge crowd who converged at the venue of the 2023 National Day celebration at Dataran Merdeka today to share the joy and experience for themselves the excitement of celebrating the special occasion. Gareth Dawum, 37, from Padawan, Sarawak, said he and his friends were at Dataran Putrajaya since 6 am to witness the highlight of the National Day 2023 celebration. A senior consultant of an investment company said they came early so that they could get a strategic place to watch the parade by the various contingents and performances.

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