PARIS, France  -The United States offered no additional funds to the world's largest climate fund on Thursday, overshadowing fresh support for nations most vulnerable to global warming and infuriating campaigners. The Green Climate Fund (GCF), seen as a key element of the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement, funnels grants and loans for adaptation and mitigation projects, mostly in Africa, the Asia-Pacific region, Latin America and the Caribbean. It plays a part in the promise by rich countries to supply $100 billion of climate financing to poorer nations every year, which has already missed an initial 2020 deadline.

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Three individuals were hurt after a multicab they were in fell off a ravine in Sitio Kandarong, Barangay Pulangbato, in Cebu City, Saturday morning, June 10, 2023. According to Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera, who happened to pass by and stop at the area minutes after the accident, the victims were a couple with their child. Video accident In a video posted on his social media on Saturday, Garganera said the three victims were rescued and were brought to the nearest healthcare facility.

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(LEAD) ethics committee-cryptocurrency scandal (LEAD) Panel recommends expulsion of lawmaker over cryptocurrency suspicions(ATTN: MODIFIES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout) SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- An advisory panel of the parliamentary ethics committee on Thursday recommended independent lawmaker Kim Nam-kuk be stripped of his parliamentary seat over dubious cryptocurrency holdings. Yoo Jae-pung, the chair of the panel, announced the decision, which marks the most severe disciplinary measure that can be taken against a lawmaker accused of misconduct.

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Men's National Football Team or the Philippine Azkals will face Chinese-Taipei anew in the FIFA International Match Windows in September. The Azkals also hosted the Taiwanese national football team last June at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in a back-to-back friendlies with Nepal. Their match ended in a 2-3 loss in favor of the Taiwanese squad. In September, their match will be under the FIFA International Match Windows. The said game will be held on September 8, 2023 at the National Stadium in Kaohsiung.

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Profund Advisors LLC increased its stake in Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. ( NASDAQ:PTEN – Free Report ) by 9.4% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 59,301 shares of the oil and gas company's stock after purchasing an additional 5,073 shares during the period. Profund Advisors LLC's holdings in Patterson-UTI Energy were worth $694,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in PTEN.

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MONTREAL-Max Verstappen won the Canadian Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday to stretch his Formula One championship lead and take Red Bull's milestone 100th victory. The Dutch 25-year-old led every lap as he took his career tally to 41 wins, stepping up alongside Brazil's late triple champion Ayrton Senna in the record books. Fernando Alonso finished second for Aston Martin at Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, the Spaniard's sixth podium in eight races, with Britain's seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton third for Mercedes.

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TAGUM CITY—At least 71 families were forced to flee their homes and moved to safer grounds on Saturday night, as heavy rains dumped by a severe thunderstorm flooded several villages in two towns of Davao de Oro province, authorities said. The families who were brought to shelters came from four communities in Mipangi village of Nabunturan town after Mayor Myrocel Balili ordered an emergency evacuation of residents affected by the flooding that hit parts of the town on Saturday night. The heavy rains that began on Saturday night lasted until Sunday.

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Republican presidential hopefuls sparred over abortion, health care for transgender people, and mental health care at the first RNC debate. Here’s what we lea...

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DAO Maker ( DAO ) traded up 0.8% against the US dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 15:00 PM E.T. on May 20th. DAO Maker has a total market cap of $234.83 million and approximately $3.48 million worth of DAO Maker was traded on exchanges in the last day. One DAO Maker token can now be bought for $1.42 or 0.00005232 BTC on exchanges. Over the last week, DAO Maker has traded down 2.2% against the US dollar. Here's how similar cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded 0.

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A storm rolled through the Twin Cities on Friday morning bringing heavy rain, thunder and plenty of lighting.

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Indulge in a delicious and homey feast at Caja Kitchen Cebu ‘s Weekend Lunch and Dinner Buffet, available at Bayfront Hotel Cebu Capitol Site and North Reclamation. For only Php 599.00 per person, enjoy a mouth-watering spread of various dishes that will make you feel right at home. For table reservations and exclusive events, call +63 917 624 1840 for the North Reclamation Branch and +63 917 624 1455 for the Capitol Site Branch. Caja Kitchen Cebu ‘s buffet features an array of flavorful dishes, all made with the freshest ingredients and cooked with love.

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Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN – Free Report) had its target price boosted by Citigroup from $13.00 to $15.00 in a report published on Tuesday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. The brokerage currently has a neutral rating on the oil and gas company's stock. Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Barclays dropped their price objective […] The post Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) Price Target Raised to $15.00 first appeared on Daily Political .

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Boerne Champion only held the lead one time in Thursday's ... PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today!

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Russian President Vladimir Putin met Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu in Moscow on Sunday and both men hailed military cooperation between the two nations, which have declared a 'no limits' partnership. Russia and China have moved to further strengthen their economic, political and military ties since Moscow sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in February 2022. Footage of the meeting showed Putin shaking hands with Li and then sitting down at a table. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was also present.

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Australian Catholic University (ACU) has released an Academic Draft Change Management plan which proposes a greater integration of research and teaching to provide a more sustainable model for academic excellence. Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Enterprise Professor Abid Khan said the proposed plan would implement a model that fully integrated the university's diverse research communities with their relevant Faculties and bring its research and teaching activities closer together. "A more balanced and sustainable academic model will integrate the university's diverse research and education offerings more tightly, as we seek to support the university's academic and economic goals in a contemporary higher education landscape," Professor Khan said.

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The phone rang in my uncle's living room one day, and we heard the househelp answer politely, 'Good morning po.' The person on the other end wanted my uncle on the line, 'maari po ba makausap si Mr. Ocampo.' 'Sino pong Mr. Ocampo ang gusto n'yo makausap,' the help inquired as a reply, 'ang babae o ang lalaki?' In a similar way, one had to be clear when one asked to speak to former education secretary and University of the Philippines (UP) president Onofre D. 'O.D.' Corpuz on the phone because there were two 'Dr.

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Independent Investors Inc. cut its position in Bristol-Myers Squibb ( NYSE:BMY – Get Rating ) by 8.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 27,038 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock after selling 2,400 shares during the period. Independent Investors Inc.'s holdings in Bristol-Myers Squibb were worth $1,945,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BMY.

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Minster Financial Corp. ( OTCMKTS:MTFC – Get Free Report ) announced a dividend on Wednesday, July 26th, NASDAQ reports. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 9th will be given a dividend of 1.10 per share on Friday, August 11th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 8th. Minster Financial Price Performance MTFC stock opened at $63.50 on Friday. Minster Financial has a twelve month low of $63.50 and a twelve month high of $63.50. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $63.

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