Today (21 September), Minister for the Commonwealth, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, strengthened the UK's commitment to the Commonwealth by announcing up to £3 million of support for international standards, which will reduce barriers to trade between the 56 nations. At the 23rd Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM) in New York, Lord Ahmad announced £2.75m to directly support Commonwealth countries through the UK's new Standards Partnership Programme. In addition, £250k of funding will re-energise the Commonwealth Standards Network (CSN).

https://www.miragenews.com/overview-commonwealth-foreign-affairs-ministers-1089682/

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Police across the country are reminding parents and carers to have open age-appropriate conversations with their children about online safety, and to educate themselves about the potential risks to children online as part of National Child Protection Week. The aim of National Child Protection Week, running from 3 – 9 September 2023, is to bring together partner agencies and organisations to focus on and promote creating safe and supportive environments for all children in Australia. Authorities are encouraging parents and carers to reflect on this year's theme of 'Where we start matters', and start a conversation about being safe online from an early age.

https://www.miragenews.com/national-child-protection-week-online-safety-1077485/

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In this image made from video provided by TMX, eight people are trapped upside down on a roller coaster — some of them for more than three hours — at a festival in Wisconsin. The roller coaster's cars got stuck near the top of a loop around 1:30 p.m. Sunday, July 2, 2023, at the Crandon International Off Road Raceway in Crandon, Wis. (Scott Brass/TMX via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT TMX. TV OUT. NO SALES

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Ab Rauf Yusoh fb MELAKA, June 24 (Bernama) -- A comprehensive study will be conducted to identify all abandoned lands in Melaka, including idle padi fields, which can be developed as high-tech agricultural areas. Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh said this study will be implemented by the state Agriculture Department as Melaka faces limited availability of agricultural land in the future, if proactive measures are not taken. He said the proposed development of agricultural areas on abandoned lands includes private land or those owned by the government and agencies.

https://www.bernama.com/en/general/news.php?id=2201058

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Colonial Trust Co SC lessened its stake in shares of Airbnb, Inc. ( NASDAQ:ABNB – Free Report ) by 19.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 434 shares of the company's stock after selling 106 shares during the period. Colonial Trust Co SC's holdings in Airbnb were worth $54,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vinva Investment Management Ltd purchased a new stake in Airbnb during the 1st quarter valued at $1,588,000.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/08/31/colonial-trust-co-sc-decreases-stock-holdings-in-airbnb-inc-nasdaqabnb.html

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MANILA, Philippines — Two senators on Tuesday objected to the looming increase in toll fees at the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) and called on its operator to fix the worsening traffic conditions along the stretch of the highway before considering any adjustment in rates. In separate statements, Senators Aquilino Pimentel III and Grace Poe called on the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) to hold off its 'quick' approval of toll hikes, saying this contrasted with the flow of traffic at NLEx. 'We pay tolls for a faster journey—that is exactly why it is called an expressway.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1787726/senators-buck-nlex-toll-fee-hike-tell-operator-to-fix-traffic-first

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BANDAR PERMAISURI, July 25 (Bernama) -- Fisherman Roslan Yaacob's dream of having his own home finally came true when his application for a house under the Fishermen's Housing Special Project (PKPN) with the Malaysian Fisheries Development Authority (LKIM)  was approved last month. Roslan, 42, expressed his gratitude and said his family was very happy to have received a new house worth RM67,600 with an additional allocation of RM11,600 from LKIM, which finally closed the chapter on having to put up at his grandfather's house for so long.

https://www.bernama.com/en/general/news.php?id=2209702

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BEIRUT (AP) — Al-Qaida-linked militants attacked an army position in northwest Syria on Friday, killing at least nine government soldiers and wounding others, opposition activists said. There was no immediate word from the government. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said nine soldiers died as well as one of the attackers, who belong to the al-Qaida-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, the strongest insurgent group in northwest Syria. It said 12 soldiers and one HTS member were wounded in the attack.

https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/world/3219733/syrian-insurgents-kill-at-least-9-soldiers-in-attack-in-the-countrys-northwest.html

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MANILA, Philippines — A 78-year-old man was arrested for reportedly raping his 12-year-old granddaughter in Pasig city. Pasig City Police Station (CPS) on Thursday said its personnel apprehended the suspect in their home in Greenpark village, Barangay Manggahan. The operatives were prompted by the victim's mother request for assistance. Based on the report, the victim was playing computer games with her older brother. Her brother was asked to leave the room for an errand, leaving the girl alone.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1794947/man-nabbed-for-allegedly-raping-12-year-old-granddaughter-in-pasig-city

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TAMPIN, May 20 (Bernama) -- The Unity Government will continue to get the support of voters in Negeri Sembilan despite Perikatan Nasional's (PN) claim of a 'Malay tsunami' in the upcoming state election, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Ahmad Zahid, who is also UMNO president, said that in the democratic system in this country, all parties are free to express their views. "We are very confident that the people need stability and in Negeri Sembilan, the priority is in terms of economic development and the people also need jobs.

https://www.bernama.com/en/politics/news.php?id=2190817

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In September 2002, I published a commentary in The Wall Street Journal entitled “Kyiv Has a Case for the EU.” I was a first-term Member of the European

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Milan shows solidarity with IsraelThe Pirelli skyscraper in Milan, seat of the Lombardy Regional Council, is illuminated with the words 'With Israel', in Milan, Italy, 09 October 2023. More than 700 Israelis were killed and over 2,000 were injured since the Islamist movement Hamas carried out an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on 07 October, the Israeli army said. According to Palestinian officials, more than 700 people were killed and nearly 4,000 were injured as a result of Israel?s retaliatory raids and air strikes in the Palestinian enclave.

https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/091/0009521221?sid=104

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The Queensland Police Service (QPS) conducted a road safety operation on Kurilpa Bridge today, to reinforce the safety of pedestrians and Personal Mobility Device (PMD) users in the community. The operation conducted by Highway Patrol officers was coordinated during the September school holidays, a typically busier time with more road users out and about. It coincides with the QPS' annual Operation Spring Break, which involves high-visibility enforcement patrols to reduce high-risk driving behaviour and make our roads safer for everyone.

https://www.miragenews.com/operation-spring-break-police-enforce-mobility-1089848/

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People frequently exposed to racial or ethnic discrimination may be more susceptible to obesity and related health risks in part because of a stress response that changes biological processes and how we process food cues. These are findings from UCLA researchers conducting what is believed to be the first study directly examining effects of discrimination on responses to different types of food as influenced by the brain-gut-microbiome (BGM) system. The changes appear to increase activation in regions of the brain associated with reward and self-indulgence – like seeking "feel-good" sensations from "comfort foods" – while decreasing activity in areas involved in decision making and self-control.

https://www.miragenews.com/discrimination-spurs-poor-diet-health-risks-via-1095652/

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In the intricate world of light, a journey through inhomogeneous media often leads to distortions in space, time, spectrum, and polarization. These distortions, detrimental to applications like optical manipulation, imaging, and communication, have long posed a challenge. Enter the art of wavefront shaping (WS) — a potent tool for correcting these wave maladies in linear optics. But that's not all. Nonlinearity adds a twist, finding purpose in fields from biological sensing to phototherapy. Now, picture combining these forces — nonlinearity and WS — opening doors to unprecedented control.

https://www.miragenews.com/navigating-nonlinear-scattering-with-precision-1075883/

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Senator Chiz Escudero speaks during a Senate session. (File photo from Joseph Vidal/Senate PRIB) MANILA, Philippines — Senator Francis 'Chiz' Escudero wants to hear the reasons why Department of Education (DepEd) is asking for P150 million in confidential funds. This amount is contained in the proposed 2024 national budget. The request leads him to ask, 'What are we protecting our students from?' 'What is this for? I would like to know,' he posed his question to DepEd during an interview over ANC.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1817328/chiz-on-p150m-deped-intel-fund-what-are-we-protecting-our-students-from

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