From waking up a dozing student to tidying up graves, online advertisements with unusual but real job descriptions offer a peak into the Korean society. The Kor...

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Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC lowered its position in Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc. ( NYSE:IIF – Get Rating ) by 28.8% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 7,591 shares of the company's stock after selling 3,071 shares during the quarter. Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund were worth $154,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company.

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Late Gen. Paik Sun-yup [JOONGANG PHOTO] The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs decided to delete a state burial record describing late Korean hero Gen. Paik Sun-yup as a pro-Japanese traitor. The ministry said a phrase describing Paik as a person who committed "pro-Japanese and anti-national acts" has been removed from his online burial record on Daejeon National Cemetery's website Monday. The phrase had been on the website since his burial at the cemetery in July 2020 after a presidential committee in 2009 listed Paik as a pro-Japanese figure.

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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.

https://www.miragenews.com/helping-community-to-find-right-grant-1078307/

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[INTRO] Safe Space™ ​ Safe Space CEO Antoinette Patterson Founder/s: Antoinette Patterson & Lynette Seow Total Funding: $700,000 Founding Year: 2017 Safe Space is a B2B2C digital platform that connects clients to clinical therapists in real-time. The startup offers mental health services remotely whilst keeping prices affordable due to lower overheads. In a span of a year, the startup was able to grow its therapist base by 583%.  It was also able to post a 416% client growth within 10 months.

https://sbr.com.sg/exclusive/20-hottest-startups-2023

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Filecoin ( FIL ) traded up 3.8% against the U.S. dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 15:00 PM E.T. on July 23rd. One Filecoin coin can now be bought for about $4.63 or 0.00015305 BTC on exchanges. Filecoin has a total market capitalization of $2.03 billion and approximately $143.39 million worth of Filecoin was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. During the last week, Filecoin has traded 5.3% higher against the U.S. dollar. Here's how related cryptocurrencies have performed during the last 24 hours: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded 4.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/07/23/filecoin-fil-trading-5-3-higher-over-last-week.html

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Digital Financial Exchange ( DIFX ) traded 0.4% lower against the U.S. dollar during the 1 day period ending at 16:00 PM ET on May 21st. One Digital Financial Exchange token can currently be bought for approximately $0.26 or 0.00000959 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. In the last seven days, Digital Financial Exchange has traded up 2% against the U.S. dollar. Digital Financial Exchange has a market capitalization of $68.66 million and $3.31 million worth of Digital Financial Exchange was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/21/digital-financial-exchange-difx-trading-up-2-over-last-7-days.html

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"UNICEF is deeply concerned by the recent escalation of violence in Jenin, in the West Bank. According to the latest reports, at least three children were killed yesterday, and many others were injured, while hundreds of families have been displaced by the ongoing fighting. In the local refugee camp, critical utilities, such as water and electricity, are interrupted. "UNICEF deplores all acts of violence against children and calls for the immediate cessation of armed violence. Children must always be protected from all forms of violence, and grave violations, and all parties have an obligation to protect civilians - especially children - according to international humanitarian and human rights laws.

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Washington, DC: Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, and Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank issued today a joint statement: "The world confronts significant economic challenges, the existential threat of climate change as well as a digital transition, all in the context of more frequent shocks, high debt levels, limited policy space in many countries and rising geopolitical tensions. Well-designed and appropriately sequenced policies are critical to help accelerate growth, alleviate policy trade-offs, and support the green and digital transitions.

https://www.miragenews.com/imf-director-world-bank-president-issue-joint-1080004/

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Merdeka.com - Far beyond region 'Tis the season for pleasin' What happens here, stays here Am I loud and clear Or is the smoke fuckin' with your ear? Rollin' on the sofa, smoke another bowl 'til I black out Floatin' on the ceiling, sink into the feelin', I'm spinnin' out Flyin' over Venus, all the space between us just melt away BACA JUGA: Lirik Lagu d4vd - Sleep Well Lirik LagMetallica: Too Far Gone? The sweetest dreams are waitin', chasin' my temptation to the Milky Way

https://www.merdeka.com/artis/lirik-lagu-bebe-rexha-amp-snoop-dogg-satellite.html

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Park Hee-jun, right, CEO of EIP Asset Management, takes a photo with Darrick Eugene, left, CEO of High Road Energy Marketing, and Vice President Chris Kirksey, after signing a deal to build a solar power plant in Texas, on Thursday. [SK ECOPLANT] A "team" of six Korean private and public entities has won a 600 billion won ($450 million) contract to build a solar power plant in the U.S. state of Texas. The group, which calls itself "Team Korea," recently signed a deal with Austin, Texas-based High Road Energy Marketing for the right to build a 459-megawatt solar power plant in Concho County, central Texas, the companies said Sunday.

https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/640/0000042302?sid=101

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RICHLAND, Wash.-Scientists have developed a better way to recognize a common internet attack, improving detection by 90 percent compared to current methods. The new technique developed by computer scientists at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory works by keeping a watchful eye over ever-changing traffic patterns on the internet. The findings were presented on August 2 by PNNL scientist Omer Subasi at the IEEE International Conference on Cyber Security and Resilience , where the manuscript was recognized as the best research paper presented at the meeting.

https://www.miragenews.com/pnnl-researchers-bolster-common-cyberattack-1059703/

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Shares of Daqo New Energy Corp. ( NYSE:DQ – Get Rating ) reached a new 52-week low on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $36.83 and last traded at $36.94, with a volume of 359307 shares. The stock had previously closed at $38.19. Analyst Ratings Changes Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on DQ shares. Daiwa Capital Markets raised Daqo New Energy from a 'neutral' rating to an 'outperform' rating in a report on Thursday, May 4th. HSBC lifted their price objective on Daqo New Energy from $44.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/30/daqo-new-energy-nysedq-sets-new-52-week-low-at-36-83.html

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An imprisoned Iranian protester died under suspicious circumstances on August 31, 2023, in northern Iran, raising grave concerns about his treatment, Human Rights Watch said today. Javad Rouhi, 31, was horrifically tortured following his arrest during the widespread protests that erupted in Iran in September 2022 and convicted two months later after an unfair trial. On August 31, Nowshahr prison in Mazadanran province, north of Tehran, issued a statement that Rouhi had been transferred to a hospital early that morning "following a concussion" but died despite receiving medical assistance.

https://www.miragenews.com/iran-imprisoned-protesters-death-raises-1075971/

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The community is invited to Hawaiʻi Community College Day on Saturday, April 22, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. at the Manono Campus in Hilo. The free, fun event will feature: A college fair with Hawaiʻi CC academic programs sharing information and activities academic programs sharing information and activities A career and resource fair with more than 30 businesses and organizations Live music by Lopaka Kenoi and CJ Kama (starting at noon) Kama (starting at noon) Food trucks Earth Day activities Food distribution in partnership with The Food Basket (starting at noon) A car show presented by the Auto Body Repair & Painting Program 'April is National Community College Month, and we are honored to welcome the community to campus for this special event,' said Chancellor Rachel Solemsaas.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/04/17/hawaii-cc-open-house-2023

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From debates about housing density to protests over environmental heritage or the impacts of platforms and digital automation, the 10th Festival of Urbanism will engage in the complex challenges facing urban life. Featuring panel discussions, talks, walking tours, and podcasts involving researchers, policy makers, industry experts and community leaders, the Festival of Urbanism program brings new and diverse voices together around shared concern for the future planning and design of Australia's cities and regions.

https://www.miragenews.com/how-debate-can-improve-urbanism-and-design-1077050/

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Taylor Swift has reportedly been dating The 1975 frontman Matty Healy, and the two musicians are 'both massively proud and excited about this relationship.' An unnamed source, described as someone 'close to Taylor,' disclosed this to British newspaper The Sun on Wednesday, May 3, weeks after the 'Midnights' singer's supposed split with British actor Joe Alwyn was made public. 'She and Matty are madly in love. It's super-early days, but it feels right,' the insider was quoted as saying. 'They first dated, very briefly, almost ten years ago but timings just didn't work out.

https://entertainment.inquirer.net/497901/taylor-swift-the-1975s-matty-healy-are-madly-in-love-with-each-other-report

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MANILA -Motorists will see another round of fuel price hikes on Tuesday, May 23, as local oil firms announced they would hike pump prices of gasoline and diesel by up to 80 centavos per liter. In separate advisories, local oil companies said the price of gasoline would rise by 80 centavos per liter, while diesel would go up by 60 centavos per liter. The price of kerosene, meanwhile, will decline by 10 centavos per liter. Shell and Seaoil will implement the price adjustment by 6 a.m. on Tuesday.

https://business.inquirer.net/402076/gasoline-diesel-prices-to-increase-by-up-to-p0-80-a-liter-starting-may-23

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S Korea-Fukushima S. Korea to intensify radiation tests on seawater amid Fukushima concerns SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will more than double the number of maritime spots under emergency radiation tests to ease concerns over Japan's planned release of contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, the oceans ministry said Tuesday. Last month, South Korea began conducting radiation tests on ocean water at 92 points around the Korean Peninsula, and it will add 108 more coastal spots to beef up the monitoring of radioactivity levels, Vice Oceans Minister Park Sung-hoon said during a regular briefing on the Fukushima issue.

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CAVITE CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Navy unveiled here on Monday two new gunboats docked at the Naval Station Pascual Ledesma. The Navy introduced two fast attack interdiction craft platforms delivered last April 11 — BRP Gener Tinangag and BRP Domingo Deluana — now bearing the names of Medal of Valor awardees. The Acero-class patrol gunboats were part of the nine platforms contracted with Israel Shipyards Inc. joining the frontrunners BRP Nestor Acero and BRP Lolinato To-ong, also named before the personnel which received the highest military honor.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1766523/philippine-navy-unveils-two-more-israeli-made-gunboats

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