ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. children’s agency said on Thursday that some 2 million children in areas of Pakistan devastated by this summer’s floods are ...

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Special police forces walk along the pavement near a pharmacy where a suspected hostage situation had occurred in Karlsruhe, Germany, Friday March 10, 2023. The hostage situation in Karlsruhe has ended, when according to the police, the emergency forces had entered the pharmacy and arrested a suspect (Christoph Schmidt/dpa via AP) GERMANY OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

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A former senior education ministry official in charge of promoting youth soccer has pleaded guilty to embezzlement and bribery involving more than 50 million yuan ($7 million), as China's sweeping corruption crackdown on the sport continues. Wang Dengfeng, who headed the Ministry of Education's department of physical, health and arts education before being put under a graft probe in August, stood trial Friday in Dezhou Intermediate People's Court in East China's Shandong province, where he was charged with the two offenses.

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JC de Vera —MARINEL CRUZ Now that JC de Vera is a dad to two girls, the actor said it has now become his personal mission to change the image of Filipino fathers from pa-macho to 'soft.' JC does this by actively posting photos and reels of his growing family on his Instagram account. He is husband to Rikkah Cruz and dad to Lana, 5 years, and Laura, 3 months. 'There are a lot of dad stereotypes that need to change. I want to show a different side of being a father; that's why I often post about my family,' JC told Inquirer Entertainment during a recent media gathering to promote Book 2 of the drama series 'Nag-aapoy na Damdamin.

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Members of the CNSAS, Italian alpine and speleological rescuers, start to descent on ropes the Morca cave during a rescue operation near Anamur, south Turkey, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. A rescue operation is underway in Turkey's Taurus Mountains to bring out an American researcher who fell seriously ill at a depth of some 1,000 meters (3,000 feet) from the entrance of one of world's deepest caves last week and was unable to climb out himself. Mark Dickey is being assisted by international rescuers who by Monday had brought him up to 300 meters (nearly 1,000 feet).

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NS Partners Ltd decreased its holdings in shares of McCormick & Company, Incorporated ( NYSE:MKC – Free Report ) by 0.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 263,845 shares of the company's stock after selling 660 shares during the period. NS Partners Ltd owned about 0.10% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated worth $21,955,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock.

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Ghanaian soldiers conduct close quarter combat drills during Flintlock 2023 on a Spanish frigate at Tema port, Ghana, Thursday, March 9, 2023. Some 1,300 military personnel from 29 countries are training in Ghana and Ivory Coast, amid surging jihadi violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group that's killed thousands, displaced millions and plunged countries into crises. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

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Motco raised its stake in Comcast Co. ( NASDAQ:CMCSA – Free Report ) by 2.2% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 362,095 shares of the cable giant's stock after acquiring an additional 7,737 shares during the period. Comcast makes up 0.9% of Motco's holdings, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding. Motco's holdings in Comcast were worth $13,727,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC. Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/08/12/comcast-co-nasdaqcmcsa-stock-holdings-raised-by-motco.html

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The Cardinals are fining coach Jonathan Gannon $100,000 for his sideline altercation Sunday with running back Emari Demercado, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter...

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Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund acquired a new position in shares of Eli Lilly and Company ( NYSE:LLY – Free Report ) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 28,062 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,637,000. Eli Lilly and Company comprises approximately 0.8% of Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund's holdings, making the stock its 20th largest holding.

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CS Tan 4.9 / 5.0 This book is the result of the author's many years of experience and observation throughout his 26 years in the stockbroking industry. It was written for general public to learn to invest based on facts and not on fantasies or hearsay....

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A man leaves a voting booth during mayoral election at a polling station in Moscow, Russia September 9, 2018. REUTERS FILE PHOTO Russia on Sunday wrapped up widely denounced regional and municipal elections, including in regions annexed from Ukraine, delivering strong support for President Vladimir Putin amidst criticism of vote rigging and Kyiv's push to reclaim its land. The Council of Europe, Europe's leading rights group, called the week-long vote a flagrant violation of international law, and Kyiv and its allies say it was an illegal attempt to tighten Moscow's grip over regions in Ukraine's south and east.

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police arrested a 34-year-old man, who allegedly stabbed and wounded another man, during a fiesta celebration in Sitio Lagang, Barangay Ocaña, Carcar City in southern Cebu. Police Lieutenant Colonel Gifter Sucalit, acting Carcar City Police Station chief, identified the suspect as Jimboy Canencia, a resident of the barangay. Investigation showed that the victim was heading home at past 1 a.m. of June 24 when allegedly Canencia attacked the victim with a knife. The victim was hit and wounded in the right side of the body.

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SYDNEY — A rare hybrid solar eclipse over a remote town on Australia's west coast drew thousands on Thursday to witness the event. Astronomy fans and enthusiasts from around the world traveled to Exmouth, a tiny beachside town roughly 1,200 kilometers from state capital Perth, to witness the total solar eclipse. The moon crossed the sun for a minute at 11:29am local time (0329 GMT), plunging viewers into darkness and dropping the temperature. Thursday's eclipse was a rare 'hybrid' type, not seen worldwide since 2013.

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Paul Damon & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Ellington Financial Inc. ( NYSE:EFC – Get Rating ) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 10,206 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $126,000. A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Ellington Financial by 5.

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Samoan-Kiwi filmmaker Tuki Laumea checks in with indigenous communities in ten Pacific nations for a new Al Jazeera documentary series.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/screens/what-s-life-really-like-for-people-around-the-pacific

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Canada's Dynamo Theatre performs in ColombiaAn artist from the Canadian group Dynamo Theatre performs the play 'Life is like a bicycle' at the Julio Mario Santo Domingo Theater as part of a celebration of 70 years of bilateral relations between Canada and Colombia, in Bogota, Colombia, 04 March 2023. EPA/Mauricio Duenas Castaneda

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FILE - PWHPA chairperson Jayna Hefford poses at the opening of a new exhibit dedicated to the trailblazers of the women's game at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. The newly founded Professional Women's Hockey League unveiled its Original Six franchises on Tuesday, Aug. 29, with franchises based in NHL markets — three in the United States and three in Canada — with track records of supporting the women's game.'Today, we look ahead to a phenomenal future for the PWHL,' said Hefford, the former player's association leader, who has switched to the management side in being named the league's senior vice president of hockey operations.

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The costs of Canada's toxic drug crisis keep piling up. In 2020, Canadians' use and abuse of opioids resulted in an estimated $7.1 billion in health and productivity costs, or 14.4 per cent of the $49 billion in costs caused by alcohol, tobacco, opioid and cocaine use. The same year, drugs resulted in the loss of over 200 lives per day, according to a report compiled by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction and the University of Victoria's Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research.

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