Motorcycle helmet. STOCK IMAGE LUCENA CITY — A 54-year-old motorcycle rider died after he bumped into a parked truck in Tuy town in Batangas province before midnight Friday (August 4), police said. Joel Dela Cruz was traveling aboard his motorcycle around 11:35 p.m. when his vehicle slammed into the rear portion of a parked truck on the right side of the road in Barangay (village) Putol, a spot report from Batangas police said Saturday. Due to the strong impact, the victim suffered fatal injuries and died on the way to Don Manuel Lopez Memorial District Hospital in neighboring Balayan town.

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Virginia Wealth Management Group Inc. cut its holdings in SPDR Gold Shares ( NYSEARCA:GLD – Get Rating ) by 59.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,350 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock after selling 6,400 shares during the quarter. Virginia Wealth Management Group Inc.'s holdings in SPDR Gold Shares were worth $738,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company.

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MANILA, Philippines — Former Master Sgt. Rodolfo Mayo, the police anti-drug operative who was caught with at least 990 kilograms of crystal meth, or shabu, in an October 2022 operation, said the charges against him were merely made-up. Mayo attended the House of Representatives Committee on Dangerous Drugs hearing on Wednesday virtually, but his answers have been few — opting several times to invoke his right against self-incrimination. Surigao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, the committee chair, said to him in a mix of Filipino and English: 'Sergeant Mayo, maybe you can answer this very simple question: What were the charges filed against you?' 'Moro-moro [a made-up case], Your Honor,' Mayo replied.

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Japan's Shigeyuki Nakarai won the men's gold medal battle for breaking, also known as breakdancing, while China's Liu Qingyi claimed women's gold at the Asian Games on Saturday. Their titles qualified the two dancers for next summer's Olympics in Paris, where the sport is set to make its Olympic debut. Japan's Shigeyuki Nakarai competes in the men's breakdancing gold medal battle against South Korea's Kim Hong Yul at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 7, 2023. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo Nakarai, whose dance name is Shigekix, edged South Korea's Kim Hong Yul 2-1, with collected votes being 14-13 at Gongshu Canal Sports Park Gymnasium on the penultimate day in Hangzhou, China.

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Ti Gong "Masters in Mogao Grottoes" is one of the latest documentaries to be aired on Bilibili to focus on Chinese cultural relics. Some latest Chinese documentary series continue to draw inspiration from traditional cultural elements and historical relics, as local productions try to gain attraction from a young generation of viewers. The leading video community and entertainment site Bilibili has announced 36 documentaries including new titles featuring local attractions such as "al Parks of China" and "Masters in Mogao Grotto.

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MANILA, Philippines–Barangay Ginebra import Justin Brownlee appeared to be in better condition than he was 48 hours earlier as he arrived for Game 6 of the PBA Governors' Cup Finals on Friday following a bout with food poisoning. Brownlee was in good spirits as he made his way inside Smart Araneta Coliseum where he'll try to lead Ginebra's bid to deny TNT's first crack at winning the title and force a deciding seventh game. 'Probably not a 100 percent but I'm doing fine,' Brownlee said. WATCH: Justin Brownlee now inside Smart Araneta Coliseum looking a lot better than in Game 5 when he had food poisoning.

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MDRX/Wikimedia Commons , CC BY-SA Our climate is changing, and airlines are under pressure to reduce emissions from air travel. For many of us, especially in Australia, flying is an essential form of transport, so how can we reduce its environmental impact? Getting to and from the airport is an overlooked aspect of air travel that offers an immediate way to cut total carbon emissions from the trip by a surprisingly large amount. Rico Merkert Professor in Transport and Supply Chain Management and Deputy Director, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS), University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney David Li PhD Candidate, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney Our newly published research shows for an average economy passenger flying from Sydney to Melbourne, the carbon emissions from using a fossil-fuelled car to get to and from the airports make up a staggering 13.

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NUMEROUS people have called on the Madani government to take drastic actions against politicians who fan the 3R (race, religion and royalty) sentiments, especially since Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (PMX) has given several stern warnings prior to the Aug 12 state polls. If nothing is done, the situation in the country can only deteriorate further. Ilham Centre's research director Dr Yusri Ibrahim, for example, calls it a 'ticking bomb'. If not addressed, Yusri fears that the heightened racial and religious sentiments will lead the country into more trouble.

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Golden State Warriors teammates Steph Curry, left, and Chris Paul support their team in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Photo from NBA Germany Twitter LAS VEGAS — Chris Paul worked out with new teammate Stephen Curry in Atlanta on Sunday morning before traveling to Las Vegas. His assessment of the session: They didn't miss too many shots. Evidently, Paul's time with the Golden State Warriors is off to a flying start. The veteran point guard revealed more than a few things in his first official interview session as a member of the Warriors: He isn't ready to concede that he's no longer a starter, he doesn't expect this to be his final season as a player and he gleans the same joy from the game now as he did when he was a kid.

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An independent report by Warwick Economics and Development estimates companies supported by SETsquared's Scale-Up Programme will contribute £1.3bn GVA to the UK economy between 2018 and 2030. Established in 2018, SETsquared's Scale-Up Programme supports innovative, growing businesses to raise public and private investment to collaborate on research and development (R&D) with its six partner universities (Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Southampton, and Surrey). Professor Roger Whitaker , Cardiff University Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Enterprise, said: "The programme has played a key role in creating additional business and academic collaborations for Cardiff University, helping us to broaden the impact of the University's world-leading research.

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THE HAGUE: A legal battle between Pakistan and India over water-sharing began in The Hague, with New Delhi seeking "modification" to a 1960 treaty and Islamabad...

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A month after John Farnham received the 'all clear' from his cancer, the singer has offered his first official public statement since announcing his diagnosis and plans for surgery in August last year. To the delight of his family, friends and devoted fans, John Farnham is now back at home. In August 2022, Farnham had a successful surgery that removed a cancerous growth in his mouth. Nine News reports that the surgery took 12 hours and required 26 surgeons. 'I am the luckiest man I know right now,' Farnham began in a candid statement.

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FILE -Julie Su, Acting Labor Secretary, speaks during an impromptu appearance at the "Democracy for the People" tour, a race and democracy summit sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus, Wednesday, July 28, 2023, in Houston. Biden administration proposed a new rule Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023 that would make 3.6 million more U.S. workers eligible for overtime pay, reviving an Obama-era policy effort that was ultimately scuttled in court. 'I've heard from workers again and again about working long hours, for no extra pay, all while earning low salaries that don't come anywhere close to compensating them for their sacrifices,' Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su said in a statement.

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Infinite to hold a Asian concert tour starting in Seoul on Aug. 19 K-pop band Infinite held a press conference for its seventh EP "13egin" in Seoul on Monday.Infinite has returned with its first new album in five years, "13egin," marking a new start 13 years since they debuted.The album, the band's seventh EP, came out Monday evening.The desperation to make their comeback work was even fiercer than when the group first debuted in 2010, Jang Dongwoo, the six-piece's main vocalist and rapper said Monday during a press conference held in Seoul.

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Women who practice fertility awareness methods are discounted or even mocked and teased for their personal choice of contraception. If you're practicing one of these methods, your impending pregnancy is usually a commonly heard remark or the punchline to a joke made at your expense. This response might be understandable in some respects, but it's actually horribly offensive. First, it implies that a woman is too stupid to know her own body, and second, it implies that many pregnancies as a result of fertility awareness methods are conceived by accident.

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BUSINESS 07/07/2023 09:37 PM KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be meeting billionaire Tesla chief executive officer Elon Musk next week to explore ways for the giant electric vehicle company to further investments in Malaysia. 'Next week, Elon Musk asked to consult with me, to discuss his possible commitment to increase investments in Malaysia, all this with the beginning of good governance and economic management. 'Last week, I met with Japanese investors who want to increase and expand their investments, a few months ago I went to China, resulting in the highest Chinese investments in Malaysian history,' he said in his speech during a meeting with civil servants at the Seremban City Council Hall here today.

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HBW Advisory Services LLC reduced its stake in shares of JPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal ETF (BATS:JMST – Free Report) by 9.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,234 shares of the company's stock after selling 904 shares during the quarter. HBW Advisory […] The post HBW Advisory Services LLC Has $417,000 Position in JPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal ETF (BATS:JMST) first appeared on Daily Political .

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Arch Resources, Inc. ( NYSE:ARCH – Get Rating ) was the target of a large growth in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 1,750,000 shares, a growth of 17.4% from the April 15th total of 1,490,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 484,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.6 days. Analysts Set New Price Targets A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on shares of Arch Resources from $185.

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MANILA, Philippines — Coral reefs around Verde Island in Batangas City were found free of toxic industrial oil from the sunken MT Princess Empress, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Monday. Filipino and American divers, including Cmdr. Inocencio Rosario Jr., the PCG chief in Southern Tagalog, and Lt. Max Cuchen of the US Navy 7th Fleet, conducted the underwater survey on the island's coral reefs on April 2, according to the PCG-Southern Tagalog District. The underwater inspection showed the corals near the island remained 'healthy and in good condition' and had not been affected by the oil spill from the oil tanker that sank off Oriental Mindoro on Feb.

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