JAKARTA  – Indonesia's exports and imports likely continued a decline on a yearly basis in July amid weakening global trade, with its trade surplus seen shrinking, according to a new Reuters poll. The median forecast of 17 economists for Indonesia's July trade balance was for a surplus of $2.53 billion, down from $3.46 billion a month prior. Southeast Asia's largest economy booked its biggest ever trade surplus last year as exports jumped, driven by a global commodity boom. The surplus has narrowed this year as exports declined amid falling prices of its top commodities such as coal, palm oil and nickel.

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View of La Baells reservoir in Berga, about 112 km (69 miles) north of Barcelona. Spain, Sunday, March 26, 2023. Farmers and parishioners gathered Sunday at the small hermitage of l'Espunyola, a rural village in Catalonia, to attend a mass asking the local virgin Our Lady of the Torrents for rain. All three reservoirs near the village are below a third of their capacity, with la Baells reservoir only a 25% full. They are no exception to reservoirs in the Barcelona region, after a strike of 30 months of very little rain.

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The Waipaoa Station Farm Cadet Training Trust is reviewing its options for the future and has decided not to offer places to new cadets in 2024 as it completes a strategic review of what it is offering cadets, the farming sector and its sponsors. The decision does not affect currently enrolled cadets, 'who will continue receiving the high level of education the Trust has provided young farmers since 2007', said trust chairman Tim Rhodes. 'While the review has been under way for some time, the decision to complete it has been brought forward by news that Waipaoa Station is on the market.

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Students from Philadelphia hold photos of gun violence victims at a rally at the Pennsylvania Capitol pressing for stronger gun-control laws on Thursday, March 23, 2023, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)

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Could Robert Lewandowski leave Bayern Munich for Barcelona? The Spanish giants are trying to convince him. Transfer Talk has the latest.

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Grupo Carso, S.A.B. de C.V. ( OTCMKTS:GPOVY – Get Rating ) shares reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $13.50 and last traded at $13.50, with a volume of 871 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $12.92. Grupo Carso Price Performance The firm has a market capitalization of $15.17 billion, a PE ratio of 15.70 and a beta of 0.64. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $11.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.

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A lean but mean private delegation of tycoons and business leaders accompanied President Marcos to the United States to seize opportunities to finalize investment deals with American companies, which are again looking closely at the Philippines given the more cordial relations between the two countries. This is a big deal for everyone since former President Rodrigo Duterte was not shy about making known his disdain for the United States—a feeling that Mr. Marcos does not share, to the delight of many business leaders.

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torrential rain-property damage Over 8,000 public, private properties reported damaged from torrential rains SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Heavy downpours that battered the nation last week have left over 8,000 public and private properties damaged across the nation, including swept-away roads and river embankments, and flooded houses, officials said Saturday. The downpours had damaged 6,064 public facilities and 2,470 private properties as of 6 p.m., according to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters.

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The Philippine Navy recently deployed a fresh batch of troops and supplies in Mavulis, the country's northernmost island facing Taiwan, and other parts of Batanes. 'PS-39 has recently completed a weeklong mission in the country's northern maritime frontier that consisted of routine naval patrols to ensure maritime security in the northern borders,' according to the Facebook page of the BRP Conrado Yap, a Pohang-class corvette donated by the South Korean government. The warship transported 'troops, civilians, and other components of the government' to and from the scattered islands of Batanes such as Itbayat, Basco and Mavulis, during the mission.

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Moira Shire welcomed 33 new Australian citizens from 14 nations into the municipality today. John Tanner AM, Chair of the Panel of Administrators for the Council and fellow Administrator Dr. Graeme Emonson PSM presided over the citizenship ceremony at the Cobram Civic Centre. Students from Cobram Anglican Grammar and Cobram Secondary College also attended the ceremony with the College's students signing the National Anthem. Mr. Tanner said becoming an Australian citizen was a significant step for the new citizens in showing loyalty to Australia and their desire to share a common future.

https://www.miragenews.com/moira-shire-council-welcomes-33-new-global-1051169/

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Diversified Trust Co lifted its position in Vanguard Value ETF ( NYSEARCA:VTV – Get Rating ) by 20.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 21,784 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 3,671 shares during the quarter. Diversified Trust Co's holdings in Vanguard Value ETF were worth $3,058,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company.

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Women's Health Services Network The Women's Health Services Network congratulate the Victorian Government on the release of Our Equal State – the whole of government Strategy for the next four years of action to address gender inequality across Victoria. The Strategy comprises 110 actions representing investment and work across five focus areas. These include culture change, health and wellbeing, safety and respect, economic equity and establishing the Victorian Public Service as a leader in advancing gender equity.

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Ariana Grande is opening up about what inspired her to release her seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine, which is set to drop on March 8.

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SHAH ALAM, July 7 (Bernama) -- Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari today announced that the state government has agreed to provide two plots of land to support the expansion of two private schools. He said the two schools are Pusat Pendidikan Al-Amin, Gombak and Pin Hwa High School, Klang, which had applied for school expansion involving a total area of 4.04 hectares. 'The Chinese independent school has applied for more than three years because the existing school is full. The same goes with Al-Amin school, which has been operating since the 1990s and wants to expand the school area according to the needs,' he told a press conference after the Selangor School Assistance Programme 2023 handover ceremony here.

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Sargent Investment Group LLC boosted its position in Walmart Inc. ( NYSE:WMT – Get Rating ) by 8.8% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 12,882 shares of the retailer's stock after acquiring an additional 1,037 shares during the period. Sargent Investment Group LLC's holdings in Walmart were worth $1,827,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC. Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of WMT. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Walmart by 1,519.

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MANILA, Philippines—A year ago, a promise was made—the price of rice will be brought down to P20 a kilo. It was a vow criticized as 'impossible,' but President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he will make it a reality. How? He said he will recommend a price cap and issue an executive order directing the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the National Food Authority (NFA) to buy rice harvests from local farmers at higher prices. Marcos said there is a need for a consistent and thorough inventory of rice harvests all over the Philippines.

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U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC lowered its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (BATS:VLUE – Free Report) by 0.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 79,013 shares of the company's stock after selling 475 shares during the […] The post U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC Decreases Stake in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (BATS:VLUE) first appeared on Daily Political .

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Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- Top Trump adviser and lawyer Boris Epshteyn is scheduled to meet Thursday with special counsel Jack Smith's prosecutors as part of the probe into former President Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. The interview, requested by the special counsel's office, comes as multiple other top Trump advisers have appeared before a grand jury investigating Trump's actions leading up to the Jan.

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World Mobile Token ( WMT ) traded 0.9% lower against the US dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 0:00 AM Eastern on May 13th. World Mobile Token has a market capitalization of $56.68 million and approximately $677,863.54 worth of World Mobile Token was traded on exchanges in the last day. One World Mobile Token token can now be purchased for about $0.14 or 0.00000515 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. During the last week, World Mobile Token has traded 9.6% lower against the US dollar. Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day: Avalanche (AVAX) traded 1.

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Zurück e d 10.07.2023 - 10.07.2023 | Erkner Hannah le Roux – Sectioning Colonial Architecture Colonial architecture is strategic in its plan, and works symbolically - often as propaganda - in its elevations. But how does it work in section? What vertical relations do the technologies of colonial architecture create both in situ and in relation to other places that are linked in reciprocal disturbances of the surface? Following work done in environmental humanities on sub-surface worlds, as well as in Black studies on submerged violence, architectural histories can address impacts through sectioning colonial architecture.

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