Qantas posts record $2.5 billion profit in 2023 financial year Qantas is under pressure on a number of fronts. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Geraghty Outgoing Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce is making his first appearance before a parliamentary inquiry in nine years, as pressure mounts on the national carrier to justify high airfare prices. Mr Joyce is appearing before the Senate select committee on the cost of living in Melbourne, days after Qantas posted a full-year pre-tax profit result of $2.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/breaking-news/qantas-chief-executive-alan-joyce-fronts-senate-cost-of-living-inquiry/news-story/8e30cf581525d7b75dc11ecf740e8bbf?nk=de7a0801e9bc367478ea3076f8f4c181-1693201613

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MANILA, Philippines-Barangay Ginebra displayed the spunk of a champion to roll past TNT, 102-90, and take Game 1 of their PBA Governors' Cup championship series Sunday night at Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao. Save for the first 40 ticks of the series opener, the Gin Kings played with a cutthroat pace before 11,580 screaming souls on the very day Asia's pioneering pro league celebrated its 48th founding anniversary. Resident import Justin Brownlee scored 17 of his 31 points in the opening frame to set the tone for the crowd darlings who remained unbeaten in these playoffs.

https://sports.inquirer.net/504447/ginebra-steamrolls-tnt-in-pba-finals-opener

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Expo Site North PortNorth Port, the 2030 Busan World Expo site, holds a special significance to both Korea and Busan. As the first modern day trading port of Korea, the North Port served as an important pillar in the history of Korea's development. Lying at the center of Busan, North Port is seen as a gateway to the continent and the oceans beyond. Furthermore, Korea's first ever port redevelopment project is transitioning North Port into a new hub for Busan's growth. North Port, which embraces the past, present and future of Busan, is now gearing up to kick off its journey to ‘navigate towards a better future' with the world by serving as the host site of the 2030 Busan World Expo.

https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/658/0000037326?sid=102

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LAMITAN CITY, Basilan, Philippines — Amid a landscape of trees and other greenery at Sitio Panansangan in Barangay Ubit, here is a colorful flower garden that has drawn thousands of visitors since it was opened to the public in September 2019. The flowers are actually fashioned from discarded plastic bottles, which are nonbiodegradable, hence, each is dubbed the 'forever tulip.' To Basilan locals and outsiders alike, the rise of the 13-hectare ecological park, with the 'forever tulip' garden as its main attraction, adds to the growing indications of the province's departure from a conflict-torn past toward a revving momentum for progress.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1738383/in-basilan-forever-tulips-symbol-of-war-vs-plastics

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MANILA  -Super app operator Grab Philippines is in talks with regulatory agencies to increase the number of its partner-drivers between 10,000 to 20,000 this holiday season to address the projected spike in demand, particularly from tourists and home-bound overseas Filipino workers. Grace Vera-Cruz, country head of the dominant ride-hailing service provider, told reporters in a recent interview they were planning to deploy  a 'holiday fleet', comprising temporary partner-drivers to augment the supply during Christmas.

https://business.inquirer.net/423317/grab-to-deploy-holiday-fleet

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MANILA, Philippines— The Philippines' COVID-19 positivity rate has risen to 14.3% as of Friday, according to OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David. A total of 858 new cases were recorded on Friday, driving the number of active COVID-19 cases up to 5,293 nationwide. Over half of all active cases are in Luzon. '[There is a] 14.3% nationwide positivity rate. [There are] 331 cases in NCR, 55 in Laguna, 49 in Cavite. [We project] 1000-1200 new cases on April 29,' David said in a social media post. Apr 28 2023 DOH reported 858 new cases, 0 deaths (0 in NCR) 525 recoveries 5293 active cases.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1762693/covid-19-positivity-rate-hikes-to-14-3-nationwide-octa-research

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Remember the tale of the frog put in tepid water that is slowly brought to a boil? The frog did not perceive the danger and was cooked to death. The extremely hot weather in the country, however, is no longer an amusing metaphor but a reality. Last Wednesday, the heat index hit 53°C in Occidental Mindoro, the highest recorded since March — cooler temperatures and heavy rains expected to be brought by super typhoon 'Betty' this coming week notwithstanding. These extreme weather events that have become even more frequent and deadly are an indication of a rise in global temperature, and it's the poor and marginalized Filipinos who always bear the brunt.

https://opinion.inquirer.net/163477/adapt-or-suffer

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Link to Report Summary:  Release date: Tuesday 26 September 2023 New research by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOSCAR) has investigated the prevalence of coercive control behaviours in domestic violence (DV) incidents reported to NSW Police.  The study finds that 57% of DV offence reports include reference to at least one coercive control behaviour.    The most common forms of coercive controlling behaviours recorded are:    Property damage and theft (present in 26% of DV events recorded by police),   Intimidation and threats (24%) and  Verbal abuse (23%).

https://www.miragenews.com/text-mining-unveils-coercive-control-in-1091314/

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Emma Stone attends the 2023 Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic at Liberty State Park on June 3, 2023, in Jersey City, New Jersey. The Venice Film Festival was taken on some wild rides on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, by Stone who played a sexually voracious reanimated corpse in 'Poor Things,' a hilarious and strongly feminist reworking of Frankenstein. ROY ROCHLIN / Getty Images via AFP VENICE, Italy—With Emma Stone as a sexually voracious reanimated corpse in 'Poor Things' and Wes Anderson presenting his take on Roald Dahl, the Venice Film Festival was taken on some wild rides on Friday, Sept.

https://entertainment.inquirer.net/516876/emma-stone-wows-venice-as-sex-mad-reanimated-corpse-in-poor-things

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(LEAD) Olympic short track champion Choi Min-jeong named honorary ambassador for Winter Youth Olympics(ATTN: ADDS photos, comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- Three-time Olympic short track speed skating champion Choi Min-jeong was named an honorary ambassador for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in South Korea on Friday. The organizing committee for the quadrennial competition in the east coast province of Gangwon added Choi to the growing list of its goodwill ambassadors.

https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/001/0013836251?sid=104

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Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A.B. de C.V. ( OTCMKTS:GBOOY – Get Rating ) saw a large decline in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 40,300 shares, a decline of 16.0% from the January 31st total of 48,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 66,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days. Grupo Financiero Banorte Trading Up 1.4 % Shares of OTCMKTS:GBOOY traded up $0.60 during trading on Monday, hitting $44.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/03/06/short-interest-in-grupo-financiero-banorte-s-a-b-de-c-v-otcmktsgbooy-declines-by-16-0.html

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TI Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF ( NYSEARCA:VWO – Get Rating ) by 7.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 47,580 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock after acquiring an additional 3,404 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF makes up 1.8% of TI Trust Inc.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest position. TI Trust Inc.'s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $1,855,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/08/ti-trust-inc-boosts-stock-holdings-in-vanguard-ftse-emerging-markets-etf-nysearcavwo.html

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Join Kiss 108 from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM this Friday (06/30) and Saturday (07/01) at SPLITSVILLE LUXURY LANES™ | HOWL AT THE MOON at Patriot Place before Ed Sheeran takes over Gillette Stadium with Khalid. We've got your chance to win last minute tickets to see Ed Sheeran at Gillette Stadium.

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The following development application is currently on exhibition. Submissions must be received by 5pm on Monday, 31 July 2023. DA 143/2011(3) – 211 Hill Street, Orange (community property) – modification application Staged Development – Residential Units (28 units), Alterations to Existing Dwellings, Community Building and Subdivision (Community title)

https://www.miragenews.com/development-application-on-exhibition-18-31-1047614/

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QITMEER NETWORK ( MEER ) traded 6.6% lower against the US dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 16:00 PM E.T. on August 5th. Over the last seven days, QITMEER NETWORK has traded down 16.1% against the US dollar. QITMEER NETWORK has a market cap of $5.17 million and $85,005.04 worth of QITMEER NETWORK was traded on exchanges in the last day. One QITMEER NETWORK token can currently be purchased for approximately $0.0725 or 0.00000250 BTC on popular exchanges. Here is how related cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded 2.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/08/05/qitmeer-network-price-tops-0-0725-meer.html

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Real Madrid's forward Vinicius Junior and LaLiga president Javier Tebas clashed on social media over LaLiga's stance on dealing with racism.

https://www.espn.co.uk/football/real-madrid-espreal_madrid/story/4842090/laliga-chief-tebas-hits-back-at-vinicius-junior-for-criticising-action-on-racism

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Victoria's Secret & Co. ( NYSE:VSCO – Get Rating ) issued an update on its second quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.10-$0.40 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.98. Victoria's Secret & Co. Stock Down 4.5 % Shares of VSCO traded down $0.96 on Wednesday, hitting $20.42. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,807,307 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,567,186. The company has a quick ratio of 0.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/31/victorias-secret-co-nysevsco-issues-q2-earnings-guidance.html

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The UConn School of Social Work's Innovations Institute has launched a new training program for crisis counselors and first responders As the nation works to build the systems and services necessary to respond to the U.S. mental health crisis, the workforce within those systems require support and specialized training to effectively address the needs of vulnerable populations and to meet the growing demands for care. The UConn School of Social Work's Innovations Institute leads a Center of Excellence for LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity (COE) , funded by U.

https://www.miragenews.com/boosting-mental-health-aid-for-lgbtq-crisis-1070748/

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Catalyst Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in iShares S&P 500 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IVE – Free Report) by 20.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,264 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 550 shares during […] The post iShares S&P 500 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IVE) Shares Purchased by Catalyst Private Wealth LLC first appeared on Daily Political .

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/07/03/ishares-sp-500-value-etf-nysearcaive-shares-purchased-by-catalyst-private-wealth-llc.html

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