Finance Undersecretary Cielo Magno resigns from post on Thursday, September 7. | PHOTO: University of the Philippines School of Economics website Finance Undersecretary Maria Cielo Magno, one of the Marcos administration's champions for economic policy reforms, has been forced to vacate her post effective Sept. 16 and is returning to her teaching job at the University of the Philippines School of Economics (UPSE). This happened after Magno, a Marcos appointee, apparently expressed frustration that a key national policy— the price cap on rice —went against basic economic concepts.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1828469/dof-exec-who-posted-about-price-cap-effect-forced-to-resign

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NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:NWHUF – Free Report) had its target price decreased by BMO Capital Markets from C$7.00 to C$6.50 in a report released on Thursday morning, FlyOnTheWall reports. A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on the company. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price objective on […] The post NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:NWHUF) Given New C$6.50 Price Target at BMO Capital Markets first appeared on Daily Political .

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/08/18/northwest-healthcare-properties-real-estate-investment-trust-otcmktsnwhuf-given-new-c6-50-price-target-at-bmo-capital-markets.html

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Hidden in Trump’s spending bill is a 1% fee on cash transfers that will devastate vulnerable families worldwide

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/458620/remittances-tax-trump-immigration-usaid-poverty

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Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund Inc. ( NYSEAMERICAN:NRO – Free Report ) saw a large increase in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 106,400 shares, an increase of 54.0% from the May 31st total of 69,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 166,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Institutional Trading of Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/07/04/neuberger-berman-real-estate-securities-income-fund-inc-nyseamericannro-short-interest-up-54-0-in-june.html

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano State has confirmed Muhammad Sani Abacha, the son of the late head of state General (rtd) Sani Abacha, as its candidate for the 2027 governorship election. This announcement follows the withdrawal of the party’s previous candidate, Muhammad Bello Dalha. However, the decision was reached on Wednesday at an […]The post Kano guber: PDP replaces Dalha with Abacha’s son, names Kibiya running mate appeared first on Tribune Online.

https://tribuneonlineng.com/kano-guber-pdp-replaces-dalha-with-abachas-son-names-kibiya-running-mate/

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Boris Johnson repeated a widely debunked conspiracy theory about Keir Starmer. Experts and Tory MPs believe it risks damaging the UK's democracy.

https://www.businessinsider.com/boris-johnson-savile-attack-starmer-embolden-qanon-experts-2022-2

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City's capability to host Palarong Pambansa next year will be tested as it hosts the Palarong Pambansa's first Pre-Qualifying Cluster Meet slated on June 14, 2023 in various venues in Cebu City and Mandaue City. More than 1,300 athletes from four regions will strut their wares in the three-day multi-sporting meet in various venues in Cebu City and in Mandaue City. John Pages, Cebu City Sports Commission (CCSC) chairman, in partnership with the Department of Education Region 7 (DepEd-7) and the Cebu City office are ramping up their preparations for next week's clustering meet which is a newly established qualifying tournament for the Palarong Pambansa in July in Marikina City.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/508866/cebu-city-to-host-palarong-pambansa-pre-qualifying-cluster-meet-this-june

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The United States has the highest maternal death rate among affluent countries, and the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have exacerbated the situation. The maternal death rate increased by nearly 38% in 2021, the second year of the pandemic, according to a report released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Black women continued to face disproportionately high rates. There were 32.9 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2021, the highest rate in the U.S. since 1965.

https://www.phillyvoice.com/maternal-mortality-rate-united-states-cdc-pandemic-racial-disparities/

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University College London Emeritus Professor Bill McGuire (UCL Earth Sciences) writes in the Times that the earthquake that hit Morocco was the biggest to affect the country since at least 1755.

https://www.miragenews.com/how-earthquakes-happen-and-why-morocco-was-hit-1082743/

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Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. ( OTCMKTS:SMMYY – Get Rating ) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 15,100 shares, an increase of 331.4% from the February 13th total of 3,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 64,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days. Sumitomo Metal Mining Stock Performance Shares of SMMYY traded down $0.18 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $9.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/03/10/short-interest-in-sumitomo-metal-mining-co-ltd-otcmktssmmyy-increases-by-331-4.html

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Minimum Service Levels balance the ability of workers to strike with the rights of the public, who expect essential services they pay for to be there when they need them. Government will now launch a public consultation on the reasonable steps unions should take to ensure their members comply with a work notice given by an employer. The Strikes (Minimum Service Level) Act has today [Thursday 20 July] received Royal Assent in Parliament, ensuring workers maintain the ability to strike whilst giving the public access to the essential services they need.

https://www.miragenews.com/strikes-bill-becomes-law-1050855/

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Its doors may be temporarily closed to visitors but that hasn't stopped Newcastle Art Gallery bringing art to the city, commissioning new works to be displayed on the construction fencing around the site. More than 300 artists from across Australia put their names forward to take part in the street hoarding commission project, with Newcastle's Izabela Pluta one of four artists chosen to have their work presented on the temporary fencing. Proud Yuwi man Dylan Mooney from Brisbane, and Sydney-based artists Diana Baker-Smith and Agus Wijaya will also have their work on show to passers-by during the construction phase of the Art Gallery's major expansion project.

https://www.miragenews.com/artists-to-leave-imprint-on-newcastle-art-1045872/

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State of Michigan Retirement System increased its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated ( NASDAQ:TXN – Free Report ) by 0.8% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 267,265 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 2,200 shares during the period. State of Michigan Retirement System's holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $49,714,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of TXN.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/07/16/state-of-michigan-retirement-system-raises-stock-holdings-in-texas-instruments-incorporated-nasdaqtxn.html

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ImmunoGen, Inc. ( NASDAQ:IMGN – Get Rating ) saw a large increase in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 17,800,000 shares, an increase of 14.2% from the May 15th total of 15,580,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 6,850,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.6 days. ImmunoGen Stock Down 1.4 % Shares of NASDAQ:IMGN opened at $18.44 on Friday. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $11.16 and its 200-day moving average price is $6.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/06/18/immunogen-inc-nasdaqimgn-short-interest-up-14-2-in-may.html

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Landmines, airstrikes, snipers – in cities across the world, children's lives and future are irrevocably changed by urban warfare. Urban warfare causes a staggering number of death and injury among civilians. It disrupts families, destroys homes, and displaces whole communities. It cuts off access to health care, education, electricity, water, and sanitation. The immediate and long-term effects of urban warfare on children's health, safety, and development, cannot be overstated. Unfortunately, such consequences have rarely been thoroughly assessed for children as a distinct group within the population.

https://www.icrc.org/en/document/childhood-rubble-humanitarian-consequences-urban-warfare-children

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Community Bank of Raymore raised its stake in Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. ( NYSE:CLF – Free Report ) by 1.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 139,755 shares of the mining company's stock after buying an additional 2,330 shares during the quarter. Cleveland-Cliffs accounts for about 1.0% of Community Bank of Raymore's portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest position. Community Bank of Raymore's holdings in Cleveland-Cliffs were worth $2,562,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/08/05/community-bank-of-raymore-has-2-56-million-stock-holdings-in-cleveland-cliffs-inc-nyseclf.html

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First Western Trust Bank raised its stake in Johnson & Johnson ( NYSE:JNJ – Get Rating ) by 3.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 25,509 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 894 shares during the quarter. First Western Trust Bank's holdings in Johnson & Johnson were worth $4,506,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/28/first-western-trust-bank-purchases-894-shares-of-johnson-johnson-nysejnj.html

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ISLAMABAD, Aug 10:  A UN Security Council travel ban is widely thought to be behind the cancellation of a planned visit by Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mu...

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/afghan-foreign-ministers-planned-visit-to-pak-cancelled-likely-due-to-unsc-travel-ban/

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In a landmark study published today (TBC) in Nature Cell Biology, Australian researchers, led by Professor Jose Polo from Monash University and the University of Adelaide and University of Melbourne's Professor Kanta Subbarao from the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), have revealed how COVID-19 can infect the human placenta. Research has shown that COVID-19 infections during pregnancy may lead to adverse outcomes, but little is known about the mechanisms behind the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy.

https://www.miragenews.com/research-uncovers-covid-viruss-placental-1047771/

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