CEBU CITY, Philippines— The Philippine Women's National Football Team (PWNFT) Filipinas advanced to the next round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament after finishing off the first qualifying round in Group E unbeaten in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The FIFA Women's World Cup bound Filipinas sealed their campaign with an empathic, 4-0, victory against Hong Kong on Tuesday night, April 11, at the Hisor Central Stadium. The ever-reliable forward and striker Sarina Bolden led the Filipinas with her brace or two goals in the match, while Meryll Serrano and Quinley Quezada scored one goal each.

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SORSOGON CITY — After 12 years in hiding, the fourth most wanted person in Bicol, was arrested on March 3 in Magallanes town in Sorsogon province to face the murder charge against him, a belated police report said Tuesday, March 7. Captain Edwin De La Peña, chief of the Magallanes police, said cops arrested Octavio Genorga Hoquis, 48, a former farmer, in Barangay Caditaan. The police said Hoquis returned to his village after years of hiding in Manila. He was wanted for shooting and killing a man who stole his coconuts back in 2010.

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Decred ( DCR ) traded 2.2% lower against the US dollar during the 1 day period ending at 14:00 PM E.T. on March 5th. One Decred coin can currently be purchased for $21.67 or 0.00096707 BTC on major exchanges. Decred has a market capitalization of $320.26 million and approximately $1.37 million worth of Decred was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. In the last week, Decred has traded 10.3% lower against the US dollar. Here's how similar cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours: Compound (COMP) traded 0.

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StockNews.com downgraded shares of Tsakos Energy Navigation ( NYSE:TNP – Free Report ) from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a research report sent to investors on Wednesday. Separately, TheStreet upgraded Tsakos Energy Navigation from a c+ rating to a b rating in a report on Thursday, April 27th. Tsakos Energy Navigation Stock Up 1.0 % Shares of TNP stock traded up $0.21 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $20.83. The stock had a trading volume of 40,270 shares, compared to its average volume of 329,063.

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LEGAZPI CITY – Authorities arrested two suspected drug personalities and recovered P33,500 worth of shabu (crystal meth) in separate buy-bust operations on Good Friday, April 7, in Baao town in Camarines Sur province. Colonel Julius Caesar Domingo, Camarines Sur police chief, said in a report that Jay Vargas, 22, was arrested after selling a sachet of shabu worth P500 in Barangay (village) Sagrada at around 6:45 p.m. Authorities recovered a total of P1,500 worth of shabu from the suspect. In a separate operation in the same village, Ryan Odavar, 33, was also arrested at around 4:15 p.

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Brookfield Property Partners L.P. ( NASDAQ:BPYPN – Get Rating ) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 2nd, NASDAQ reports. Investors of record on Thursday, June 1st will be paid a dividend of 0.3594 per share on Friday, June 30th. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 11.52%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 31st. Brookfield Property Partners Price Performance BPYPN stock traded down $0.07 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $12.

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Trust Co. of Oklahoma cut its stake in shares of Lululemon Athletica Inc. ( NASDAQ:LULU – Get Rating ) by 7.5% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 2,008 shares of the apparel retailer's stock after selling 162 shares during the quarter. Trust Co. of Oklahoma's holdings in Lululemon Athletica were worth $731,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of LULU. Silicon Valley Capital Partners purchased a new position in shares of Lululemon Athletica during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000.

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Paeroa's 'world famous in New Zealand' L&P bottle has been whitewashed in anticipation of a resplendent new look - freshening up the attraction which is a major drawcard and Instagram staple for travellers passing through the town. The drink was created in 1907 after   an analysis of Paeroa mineral water by Arthur Wohlman three years earlier. Wohlman's study revealed the water contained a high concentration of magnesium bicarbonate which was believed to have curative effects. It was mixed with lemon to create the Kiwi classic.

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Firethorn Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY – Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 617 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $250,000. Other hedge funds have […] The post Firethorn Wealth Partners LLC Acquires New Holdings in Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) first appeared on Daily Political .

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MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) held its first-ever National Election Summit on Wednesday, inviting dozens of stakeholders to discuss several electoral issues, including campaign finance, and how to ensure fair elections. In his opening speech, Comelec chair George Garcia explained that the summit was organized to allow the poll body to hear the opinions of its stakeholders in enforcing election laws in the country. 'The sovereign, through the 1987 Constitution, has empowered the Commission on Elections with such a mandate and duty to administer and enforce election laws in the country,' said Garcia.

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'She cannot come to work today.' 'One-third of our resident staff is down with the virus.' 'Should I be taking Molnupiravir even without undergoing the test?' 'We need to sit down and review our infection control policies.' 'You sound like Kermit, have yourself tested.' 'Have you had patients coming in with pink eyes?' 'Not again? Isn't it her third time getting infected?' 'Allot enough bed spaces for COVID admissions.' 'Achoo!!! It's just COVID.' These are snippets of recent conversations.

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Chris Wellington, Shane Macklin and Daryl Burdett have created a unique 'Grains of the Mallee' table, showcasing the region's vibrant agricultural industry.

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Moody’s revised Saudi Arabia’s outlook to stable from positive, citing uncertainty regarding global economic conditions and oil market developments.

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Cambodia kicked off its first ever hosting of the Southeast Asian Games on Friday, in a historical ballyhoo of singing, dancing, flag-waving and fireworks. The evening's festivities welcomed athletes from across the region to the biennial multi-sport event while trumpeting the country's rich history and thanking its long-ruling leader for recent modernization. Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling Cambodian People's Party is keen to build excitement and patriotic fervor around the SEA Games, with a successful event and good medals haul likely to boost national sentiment two months ahead of parliamentary elections which the CPP will almost certainly win.

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Coach Aldin Ayo would rather not dwell on the situation surrounding contract negotiations between Maverick Ahanmisi and Converge management. The FiberXers opened their stint in the PBA On Tour minus Ahanmisi, whose deal expired after a terrific campaign in the season-ending Governors' Cup, and Ayo said he's leaving it for management to sort things out. 'I just let the management handle that,' Ayo said in Filipino after Converge's 119-82 win over Terrafirma on Friday at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City, 'We're busy with our practices and preparations [for the PBA's 48th season in October], but hopefully things can be resolved,' added the FiberXers mentor.

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Since fighting broke out in Khartoum in April Sudan's main port has effectively taken over as the administrative capital

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Quambatook farmer and former VFF grains group president Brett Hosking wants more accountability from the VFF board.

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Merrion Investment Management Co LLC bought a new position in Netflix, Inc. ( NASDAQ:NFLX – Get Rating ) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 580 shares of the Internet television network's stock, valued at approximately $200,000. Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Ropes Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Netflix by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Ropes Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,008 shares of the Internet television network's stock worth $297,000 after buying an additional 28 shares during the last quarter.

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MANILA, Philippines — United States trade chief Katherine Tai will visit the Philippines next week from Sunday, April 16, until Tuesday, April 18. The Office of the US Trade Representative announced on Friday that Tai will meet Philippines' Secretary of Trade and Industry Alfredo Pascual, Secretary of Labor and Employment Bienvenido Laguesma, and Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri during her three-day visit in Manila. Among other items in her agenda are meetings with US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson, as well as several business leaders, and union representatives.

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/213446/us-trade-chief-to-visit-philippines-next-week-2

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US President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the G7 will assist Ukraine in building a powerful military while it waits to be allowed into the NATO alliance. "We're going to help them build a strong capable defense across land, air and sea," Biden said at a ceremony with the other G7 leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the NATO summit in Vilnius. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor gives her analysis.

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