MANILA, Philippines — The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) decision to suspend noontime variety show 'It's Showtime' for 12 airing days was only aimed at protecting children from indecency, Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido Abante said on Monday. Abante in a statement claimed that MTRCB's decision is justified as the body has a mandate to protect Filipino children from programs that show obscenity or content inappropriate for young viewers. '(MTRCB's decision to suspend ‘It's Showtime') is justified as it sends a very clear and very loud message to television show producers and artists who oftentimes forget that their content is inappropriate for young viewers,' Abante, who heads the House committee on human rights, said.

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A man has been charged after a boy was injured in an alleged hit and run at Nowra at the weekend. Emergency services were called to a roundabout on Wallace and St Anns Streets about 6.30pm Saturday (12 August 2023), following reports a boy had been hit. Officers attached to South Coast Police District attended and were told the 14-year-old boy was riding a scooter when he was allegedly struck by a white ute. The teen was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics for leg injuries before being taken to Shoalhaven Hospital in a stable condition.

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BBC director-general to address media following allegations of presenter paying teenager for sexual imagesepaselect epa10739165 The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) headquarters in London, Britain, 11 July 2023. The BBC has said it is taking very seriously allegations that one of its presenters paid a teenager for sexual images. The presenter has been taken off air by the BBC pending an investigation. Meanwhile, BBC director-general Tim Davie is set to face questions from the media over the BBC presenter row in a scheduled media appearance on 11 July.

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By AP News Published Sep 3, 2023 02:46 pm PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Alex Palou is a two-time IndyCar champion with Chip Ganassi Racing following a dominant run Sunday at Portland International Raceway. Palou earned his fifth win of the season to lock up the title with one weekend remaining in the 17-race schedule. It is the first time in IndyCar the championship has been settled before the finale since the late Dan Wheldon won in 2005. Palou started the race with a comfortable points lead over Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon, the only driver mathematically eligible to challenge the Spaniard for the title.

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A local Glenview artist's work will be on display in Times Square this weekend. Emmet Kyoshi Wilson's art was submitted to the National Down Syndrome Society for the 2023 NYC Buddy Walk celebration on Saturday.

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Rolf Harris, a mainstay of family entertainment in Britain and Australia for more than 50 years before his career collapsed into disgrace with his conviction for indecently assaulting young girls, has died aged 93. The Australian-born Harris had been seriously ill with neck cancer and receiving 24-hour care, local media reported late last year. Harris died peacefully surrounded by family and friends and has been laid to rest, his family said in a statement reported by PA Media on Tuesday, May 23.

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Prince Harry appears at UK High Court in Associated Newspapers hearingepaselect epa10545722 Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (L) departs the High Court in London, Britain, 27 March 2023. Prince Harry has appeared at the High Court in a hearing related to his privacy lawsuit against Associated Newspapers. The British royal appeared along with others who are suing the Daily Mail newspaper over phone-tapping and breaches of privacy. EPA/ANDY RAIN

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LEGAZPI CITY — Albay was placed under a state of calamity on Friday afternoon due to the looming hazardous eruption of Mayon Volcano. In resolution no. 0607-2023, the provincial council said this would allow the provincial government to use the calamity fund in the delivery of services, especially to the families affected by the activity of the volcano. Eugene Escobar, chief of research division of Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office (Apsemo) said the eight affected local government units could use their quick response funds to support the needs of the evacuees such as food, non-food items, and assistance to farming families.

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Nurse Janine Hopkin, whose police officer husband suffers from PTSD, retired policeman Paul Batista and Melbourne paramedic Pru Joy with support dog Margie, who belongs to Heart2Heart walk organiser and Australian Federal Police Detective Sergeant Vince Pannell Picture: Bernard Humphreys Melbourne paramedic Pru Joy, midwife nurse Janine Hopkin, whose police officer husband suffers from PTSD, and retired policeman Paul Batista and with support dog Margie. Picture: Bernard Humphreys A GROUP of walkers raising awareness of first responders' mental health have arrived in Mildura as part of an epic 3000km journey from the heart of the country at Lambert Centre to the heart of the nation at Canberra's Parliament House.

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MANILA, Philippines–The Filipinas were treated to a sendoff dinner by the New Zealand Embassy on Thursday as the countdown to the team's historic participation in the Fifa Women's World Cup winds down to its final six weeks. Defender Hali Long, goalkeeper Inna Palacios and team administrator Belay Fernando-Dela Cruz graced the affair held at New Zealand Official Residence located inside the posh North Forbes Park in Makati City. Tim Given, the embassy's deputy head of mission, led the event also attended by Philippine Football Federation officials and staff led by president Nonong Araneta.

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“The political crisis is a fact”. With these words, President Rumen Radev commented for the first time on the departure of "There Is Such a People" of the q...

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BARCELONA, Spain – World number two Carlos Alcaraz beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 to win the Barcelona Open on Sunday and clinch his third ATP Tour title of the year and the ninth overall for the 19-year-old. Alcaraz, who had an injury-plagued start to the season and was beaten by Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals of his last tournament, the Miami Open, won in Barcelona for the second consecutive year, taking the title without losing a set. The Spanish teenager beat world number five and second seed Tsitsipas with the same ease that he dispatched every other opponent in Barcelona this week.

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Celo ( CELO ) traded 0.3% higher against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 18:00 PM Eastern on May 22nd. During the last seven days, Celo has traded down 2.8% against the U.S. dollar. Celo has a market capitalization of $258.27 million and $3.80 million worth of Celo was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Celo coin can currently be bought for $0.52 or 0.00001928 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. Here's how related cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded 4.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/22/celo-celo-hits-market-cap-of-258-27-million.html

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Mongolia is ramping up efforts to export coal to energy-hungry China, a government official told AFP this week.

https://www.citizen.co.za/news/news-world/mongolia-sells-coal-china-world-shuns-polluting-fuel/

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Allstate ( NYSE:ALL – Get Rating ) had its target price lifted by Piper Sandler from $144.00 to $150.00 in a research note published on Tuesday morning, The Fly reports. Piper Sandler currently has an overweight rating on the insurance provider's stock. Several other research firms have also issued reports on ALL. StockNews.com assumed coverage on Allstate in a research report on Thursday, March 16th. They set a hold rating for the company. UBS Group boosted their target price on Allstate from $150.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/04/07/allstate-nyseall-given-new-150-00-price-target-at-piper-sandler.html

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Ropes Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Adobe Inc. ( NASDAQ:ADBE – Get Rating ) by 10.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,066 shares of the software company's stock after purchasing an additional 286 shares during the quarter. Ropes Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in Adobe were worth $1,032,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): The government via the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) is finalising the findings of the Household Income, Expenditure and Basic Amenities Survey (HIES/BA) 2022, which involved 92,000 households from January to December 2022. According to the Ministry of Economy, the income data for each household grouping will be updated in a study that is expected to be published by the middle of this year. In 2020, DOSM also conducted a study using simulation to gauge the impact of the pandemic on household income.

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MANILA, Philippines — Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla declared an end to the era of inmate abuse as Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director Gregorio Catapang Jr. is set on a mission to scrub clean the country's prison and penal colonies. Capatang's appointment paper was released last Friday, five months after being designated as the agency's officer-in-charge. He took over as head of BuCor after Gerald Bantag was suspended after being tagged in the killing of broadcaster Percival Mabasa or Percy Lapid and Bilibid inmate Jun Villamor, the alleged contact of Joel Escorial, the confessed gunman.

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