More than 140 unscrupulous employers have been sanctioned by the Australian Border Force (ABF) during the past financial year for exploiting migrant workers in Australian workplaces. The figure was revealed as ABF officers around the country conducted an operational blitz throughout July, targeting businesses that sponsor migrant workers to uphold workplace rights, including pay, conditions and health and safety. Employers who breached their sponsorship obligations can receive large fines, be barred from the opportunity to employ migrant workers in the future, and publically named on the Register of Sanctioned Sponsors on the ABF website.

https://www.miragenews.com/australian-firms-exposed-for-migrant-worker-1052188/

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Sunday, 11 June 2023, 9:36AM On the latest episode of The Agenda, the guys debated there are so many Half Back options for the All Blacks selectors to pick from. Will the All Blacks Selectors be throwing out World Cup spots to Half Backs like Oprah? "You get a spot and you get a spot AND you get a spot!" to the latest  The Agenda episode below! Take your Radio, and with you

https://www.hauraki.co.nz/the-acc/the-agenda/will-the-all-blacks-selectors-be-throwing-out-world-cup-spots-to-half-backs-like-oprah/

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Mark Andales (left) and Virgil Abadia Jr. (right) strike a fighting pose after passing the weigh-in for their main event MMA bout of the City Kings Fight League: Collision. One of the fight card's organizers, Duane Gacasan of the Deftac Cebu-Vagabond MMA, joined them. | Contributed photo CEBU CITY, Philippines — It's all systems go for the 'City Kings Fight League: Collision' MMA and kickboxing fight card that unfolds on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at the Cebu City Institute.   Its main event will feature Yaw-Yan Musang's Virgil Abadia Jr.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/525074/2nd-city-kings-fight-league-to-feature-9-bouts-on-saturday

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LUCENA CITY — A motorcycle rider posing as a customer on Sunday robbed a gasoline station in Pagbilao town, Quezon province and ran away with more than P10,000 worth of the business's earnings. The Quezon police said in a report that the culprit wore a crash helmet and appeared at 10:15 p.m. at the MAXX gas station in Barangay Silangang Malicboy, supposedly to gas up. Suddenly, the rider pointed a handgun at the gasoline boy and declared a hold-up. The robber grabbed an estimated P10,000 cash from the cashier and two mobile phones.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1748628/motorcyclist-robs-gas-station-in-quezon-province

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Duality Advisers LP purchased a new stake in RTX Co. ( NYSE:RTX – Free Report ) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 10,979 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,075,000. A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Atomi Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of RTX in the 1st quarter valued at $475,000. EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of RTX during the 1st quarter valued at about $4,329,000.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/09/17/duality-advisers-lp-takes-position-in-rtx-co-nysertx.html

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CBCP | PHOTO: Wikimedia Commons MANILA, Philippines — The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has joined netizens in strongly objecting to a drag queen's use of a widely revered Christian image and a religious hymn for a bar party performance. The performer known as Pura Luka Vega tweeted on Tuesday a video of herself in a Black Nazarene costume and dancing and singing along to an upbeat rendition of 'The Lord's Prayer' before an entertained crowd. The now-viral clip was captioned 'Thank you for coming to church!' and had an emoji of hands folded in prayer.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1801080/drag-queen-act-with-nazarene-costume-completely-disrespectful-cbcp

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An anti-vaccine former kickboxing champion died from Covid complications at the age of 41 shortly after discharging himself from hospital, according to reports.

https://www.rt.com/sport/544494-kickboxer-sinistra-covid-belgium/

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Professional Advisory Services Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Merck & Co., Inc. ( NYSE:MRK – Free Report ) by 1.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,322 shares of the company's stock after selling 130 shares during the period. Professional Advisory Services Inc.'s holdings in Merck & Co., Inc. were worth $960,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/09/18/professional-advisory-services-inc-has-960000-stake-in-merck-co-inc-nysemrk.html

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Detectives have charged a man and a woman after a community centre in Marrickville was targeted in multiple break and enter offences in recent months. Between February and June 2023, a community centre on Addison Road was allegedly broken into several times. Various items, including cash, was stolen from the location. Investigators from Inner West Police Area Command commenced an investigation into alleged incidents. Following extensive inquires, a 45-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman were arrested at a club in Ashfield on Friday 28 July 2023.

https://www.miragenews.com/two-charged-over-continuous-inner-west-break-1056359/

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Lithium Ionic Corp. ( OTCMKTS:LTHCF – Get Rating ) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 239,100 shares, a growth of 25.2% from the March 31st total of 191,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 26,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 9.0 days. Analysts Set New Price Targets Several research firms have recently commented on LTHCF. Clarus Securities began coverage on shares of Lithium Ionic in a research report on Friday, March 17th.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/04/29/short-interest-in-lithium-ionic-corp-otcmktslthcf-grows-by-25-2.html

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LEGAZPI CITY — Three suspected drug personalities were arrested in separate buy-bust operations on Friday, May 5, in Albay and Camarines Sur provinces, police said in a report Saturday, May 6. Lieutenant Kharren Formales, Albay police spokesperson, said that Mark Joseph Botalon and Emil Ebrada, both 21 years old, were arrested in Barangay (village) San Roque in Tabaco City around 7:44 p.m. Formales said a sachet of shabu (crystal meth) worth P5,644 was confiscated in the said operation. Meanwhile, in Canaman town in Camarines Sur, Elmer Ballesteros, 39, was also arrested in Barangay (village) Haring around 12:40 p.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1765591/3-nabbed-in-bicol-buy-busts

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Citigroup upgraded shares of Advanced Micro Devices ( NASDAQ:AMD – Free Report ) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a report published on Wednesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Citigroup currently has $136.00 price target on the semiconductor manufacturer's stock, up from their previous price target of $120.00. Several other brokerages have also recently commented on AMD. Mizuho boosted their target price on Advanced Micro Devices from $90.00 to $140.00 in a report on Wednesday, June 14th.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/08/05/advanced-micro-devices-nasdaqamd-upgraded-to-buy-by-citigroup.html

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CHICAGO (AP) — Christopher Morel, Cody Bellinger and Dansby Swanson each hit solo shots in the third inning, and the Chicago Cubs snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. Swanson added two singles and Kyle Hendricks tossed 5 2/3 effective innings to help Chicago (77-67) strengthen its hold on the second NL wild card spot. Arizona's four-game winning streak ended, but the Diamondbacks (75-69) remained in the third wild-card spot. Arizona held the Cubs to just four runs in winning the first three games of the series.

https://www.mymotherlode.com/sports/baseball-general-news/3224646/morel-bellinger-swanson-connect-in-3rd-cubs-power-past-diamondbacks-5-2.html

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NRL: Ivan Cleary fronted the media ahead of their preliminary finals clash against the Melbourne Storm, confirming that Jarome Luai will in fact play.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/all-systems-go-luai-confirmed-to-play/video/438b2f5a45d6cddda0c407661a641d66

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A sealed section of the lengthy and scathing Robodebt Royal Commission report has recommended individuals involved be pursued for prosecution, both criminal and civil. The section secrecy protecting these names is a 'block on the open justice' system, says the Centre for Public Integrity's Chair Anthony Whealy KC. Mr Whealy joined Sky News Australia to discuss the debate over whether the risks of public interest could trump the risks of prejudice.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/block-on-the-open-justice-former-judge-pushing-for-robodebt-names-to-be-released/video/6f3c2ec86224147b9b2bbd177bdee575

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DIAGNOS Inc. ( OTCMKTS:DGNOF – Get Rating ) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,000 shares, an increase of 500.0% from the March 31st total of 500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 4,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days. DIAGNOS Stock Down 13.3 % Shares of DIAGNOS stock traded down $0.03 on Thursday, hitting $0.19. 5,097 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 905.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/04/27/short-interest-in-diagnos-inc-otcmktsdgnof-expands-by-500-0.html

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MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) signed an accord with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) involving funds amounting to nearly four hundred million pesos that would benefit former Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) combatants. The money will support socioeconomic programs for the decommissioned rebels as they transition back into the community. 'The ceremonial signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the two agencies entails a transfer of OPAPRU funds amounting to P396 million to the DSWD,' said the welfare agency in a statement.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1763922/deal-giving-p396-m-to-ex-milf-rebels-signed

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Tourists visit travel agency booths at Incheon Airport Terminal 1 on June 21. (Yonhap)Travel demand to Hong Kong remains weak among South Korean travelers, data showed Sunday, with a report suggesting anti-China sentiment is still prevailing.A total of 591,998 passengers used the air routes between Korea and Hong Kong from January to May, according to data from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. The number is only 35.3 percent of the passengers recorded in the same period four years ago, when the pandemic had yet to break loose.

https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/044/0000247955?sid=104

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Needham & Company LLC restated their buy rating on shares of Kaltura ( NASDAQ:KLTR – Free Report ) in a research note published on Thursday morning, Benzinga reports. Needham & Company LLC currently has a $5.00 price target on the stock. Kaltura Stock Performance Shares of KLTR stock opened at $1.94 on Thursday. The stock's 50-day moving average is $1.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $1.92. The firm has a market cap of $268.67 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.51 and a beta of 0.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/09/17/kaltura-nasdaqkltr-earns-buy-rating-from-needham-company-llc.html

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NuCypher ( NU ) traded up 1.6% against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 17:00 PM E.T. on June 27th. Over the last seven days, NuCypher has traded 27.3% higher against the U.S. dollar. NuCypher has a market capitalization of $55.89 million and $4,368.47 worth of NuCypher was traded on exchanges in the last day. One NuCypher token can currently be bought for approximately $0.0795 or 0.00000259 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. Here's how related cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded 1.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/06/27/nucypher-nu-price-reaches-0-0795-on-exchanges.html

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