The Commerce Commission has today reported that Aurora Energy Limited (Aurora) is making positive progress in addressing safety and reliability issues across its network. Aurora, New Zealand's seventh largest electricity distribution network by customer connections, is one year into a five-year Customised Price-Quality Path (CPP) which allows it to invest up to $563 million to address safety and reliability issues across its network. In March 2021, the Commission allowed Aurora to recover increased spending needed to improve the reliability of its network.

https://www.miragenews.com/commerce-commission-positive-progress-in-1044145/

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Granite Investment Partners LLC reduced its holdings in The Home Depot, Inc. ( NYSE:HD – Get Rating ) by 7.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 11,573 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock after selling 979 shares during the quarter. Granite Investment Partners LLC's holdings in Home Depot were worth $3,655,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/27/the-home-depot-inc-nysehd-shares-sold-by-granite-investment-partners-llc.html

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TAGBILARAN CITY — A suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebel was killed in an encounter Friday, May 12, with government troops in Antequera town, Bohol. The firefight at 6:10 a.m. in the boundaries of Barangays Tabuan in Antequera town and Abehilan in San Isidro resulted in the death of a rebel and the recovery of a .45 pistol with magazine and several live ammunition, according to the Bohol police. The Bohol Police Provincial Office reported that NPA surrenderers knew the fatality only as 'Jasper.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1768444/suspected-npa-rebel-slain-in-bohol-clash

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Tetra Images/Getty Images (KANSAS CITY) --Months after a grand jury indicted a Missouri man accused of holding a Black woman captive in his basement on nine charges, a potential witness that police had been trying to find for months in the case has been found dead. Clay County Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson announced in a press release Monday that remains found June 24 were positively identified as Jaynie Crosdale, a potential witness in the case against Timothy Haslett Jr. According to ABC local affiliate KMBC, it's unknown how Crosdale, 36, died and an autopsy is pending.

https://wadk.com/national-news/5b4dd2a2f32c5eb6fbd591d06df90bb1

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The Albanese Government will provide a boost to Australia's nuclear medicine capacity by investing in the ability of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) to manufacture nuclear medicine to help treat thousands of patients for diseases like cancer and receive essential diagnoses. This significant investment includes the construction of a new nuclear medicine manufacturing facility at ANSTO's Lucas Heights campus in Sydney's south. This will ensure Australia has the sovereign capability to manufacture these essential medicines in the decades ahead.

https://www.miragenews.com/securing-future-of-critical-nuclear-medicines-1092434/

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Ocean Protocol ( OCEAN ) traded down 6% against the U.S. dollar during the 1 day period ending at 13:00 PM E.T. on March 24th. Ocean Protocol has a market cap of $215.24 million and approximately $18.22 million worth of Ocean Protocol was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Ocean Protocol token can now be purchased for $0.35 or 0.00001267 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. Over the last week, Ocean Protocol has traded down 12.2% against the U.S. dollar. Here's how other cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded down 0.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/03/24/ocean-protocol-ocean-one-day-trading-volume-reaches-18-22-million.html

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Tgs Asa ( OTCMKTS:TGSGY – Get Free Report ) announced a dividend on Tuesday, July 25th, NASDAQ reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 3rd will be given a dividend of 0.0925 per share on Monday, August 21st. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 2nd. This is a boost from Tgs Asa's previous dividend of $0.09. Tgs Asa Trading Down 0.2 % Tgs Asa stock opened at $13.38 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $14.37 and a 200-day moving average of $15.51. Tgs Asa has a 1-year low of $11.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/07/31/tgs-asa-tgsgy-to-issue-dividend-of-0-09-on-august-21st.html

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu weather will be generally fair this weekend until Wednesday, June 7, 2023, Pagasa-Mactan said. Pagasa Mactan chief Engr. Al Quiblat said Cebu's sky condition would be cloudy to cloudy, based on their five-day extended weather forecast. He, however, said there will still be chances of isolated rain showers, especially in the afternoon and evening, due to localized thunderstorms, the weather system prevailing in Central Visayas. 'Naa tay chance of rains sa hapon ug gabii.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/507903/cebu-weather-will-be-generally-fair-until-wednesday-says-pagasa

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Ti Gong The Lingang area of the Shanghai free trade zone has become a test ground for many companies of different industries. Domestic and multinational companies are increasingly turning to Shanghai's International Data Port for innovative solutions in international data circulation and data value conversion, with the number of members of the International Data Port Industry Alliance surging from a little over 100 early last year to over 400. "I expect that number to grow to over 500 and maybe close to 600 by end of this year," said Li Jing, general manager of the company.

https://www.shine.cn/news/metro/2305123882/

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LUCENA CITY — A notorious drug pusher was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Santa Cruz town in Laguna province early Tuesday, March 28, police said in a report. Darren Pancho was collared around 4:45 p.m. after he sold P2,000 worth of shabu (crystal meth) to undercover police in Barangay Gatid, the Police Region 4A said. Seized from him were five plastic sachets of shabu weighing 29 grams and had an estimated Dangerous Drugs Board value of P200,000. The police also confiscated a motorcycle believed to have been used by the suspect in drug trading.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1749204/notorious-drug-pusher-nabbed-in-laguna-town

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TOKYO – Oil prices eased on Friday, extending losses from the two previous days and heading for a weekly decline, as softening U.S. economic data and a rise in U.S. gasoline inventories raised concerns about a recession and slower global oil demand. Brent futures for June delivery were down by 14 cents, or 0.2 percent, at $80.96 a barrel at 0101 GMT. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) for June delivery slid 12 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $77.25 a barrel. Both benchmarks slid by more than 2 percent to their lowest level since late March on Thursday amid fears of a possible recession, and were on track for a weekly drop of about 6 percent.

https://business.inquirer.net/396938/oil-prices-extend-losses-on-fears-of-recession-and-slower-oil-demand

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The Rockliff Liberal Government welcomes the appointment of Mr Matthew Lowe as the new Deputy Chief Officer of the Tasmania Fire Service. Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management, Felix Ellis, said the role of Deputy Chief Fire Officer brings with it great responsibilities, particularly for overseeing state-wide operations and capability and each of the three response regions. "Congratulations to Matthew Lowe on this significant recognition of his skills and capability as a leader within the Tasmania Fire Service.

https://www.miragenews.com/new-tasmanian-fire-service-deputy-chief-officer-1075152/

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MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. on Friday vowed that his administration would continue to modernize and improve the country's transportation system. 'I assure the Filipino people that the government will strive to modernize and improve the country's transportation system. This will be one of the cornerstones of our progress as we move full speed ahead into a brighter tomorrow,' the President said after witnessing the signing of the contract for the electromechanical systems and track works for the North-South Commuter Railway project (CP-NS01).

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1737893/fwd-marcos-jr-vows-to-modernize-improve-ph-transportation-system

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It took Philippine National Police chief Rodolfo Azurin Jr. a full week to break his deafening silence on the involvement of the PNP's Drug Enforcement Group (DEG) in an alleged cover-up and pilferage of seized illegal drugs worth billions. Azurin's choice to keep a low profile on this anomaly could be tied to his scheduled retirement next Monday. And while he finally spoke about the controversy yesterday, his blanket denial only raised more questions on how deep the involvement of police officers is in the irregularities exposed by no less by Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos.

https://opinion.inquirer.net/162447/complicit-silence-on-pnp-cover-up

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First published APR 14, 2023 Updated 2 hours ago Foreign Affairs breaks down the latest Clarence Thomas scandal and the problem of integrity in American politics Comment: In March of last year, I wrote that the Supreme Court – at the time engulfed in scandal thanks to Justice Clarence Thomas' lack of integrity and ethically-suspect behaviour – was in danger of causing itself a great deal of harm . More precisely, I described the US judiciary (but more specifically the Supreme Court) as morally bankrupt.

https://www.newsroom.co.nz/us-supreme-court-rules-are-not-guidelines

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Mendhar/Jammu, Aug 30: Security forces on Saturday launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) along the border belt across 11 localities in Jammu and Kashmir...

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/search-operation-launched-in-jks-poonch-after-locals-report-suspicious-movement/

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Kristalina Georgieva (Photo: Boris Baldinger/World Economic Forum/dpa) FRANKFURT, June 17 (Bernama-UPI) -- Economic policies in the European Union (EU) should remain restrictive enough to control consumer-level inflation, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said a day after the European Central Bank (ECB) hiked rates, reported UPI. Inflation has started to decline from historically high levels, but is still well above target, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said.

https://www.bernama.com/en/world/news.php?id=2198929

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