MANILA, Philippines — University of the Philippines football athlete Yoro Sangare passed away on Thursday. He was 22. The UAAP confirmed the death of Sangare but the cause has yet to be revealed as an autopsy is still ongoing. The third-year physical education student from Mali sat out in the UAAP Season 85 men's football tournament due to an injury from a friendly match before the start of the tournament. UP was in mourning when it bombed out of Final Four contention after settling for a 2-2 draw against Far Eastern University on Thursday at UP Diliman Football Field.

https://sports.inquirer.net/507993/up-football-player-yoro-sangare-dies-at-22

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Newslaundry spoke to three senior officials of the country’s leading institutions about caste, merit and reservation.

https://www.newslaundry.com/2024/06/28/forced-to-leave-or-die-by-suicide-a-roundtable-on-how-caste-discrimination-plagues-workplace

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Members of the Filipinas during the launch of its World Cup kits. –PHILIPPINE WOMEN'S FOOTBALL TEAM PHOTO The Philippine women's football team is scheduled to fly to New Zealand on Monday with the likelihood that the roster for the Fifa Women's World Cup will be revealed soon. Familiar names like Sarina Bolden, Hali Long, Quinley Quezada and Olivia McDaniel are expected to be included in the 23-player roster which the Filipinas are expected to announce within the next few days, with perhaps the only mystery being who among the least-heralded ones are going to get a crack at playing in the biggest showcase for women's football.

https://sports.inquirer.net/518047/filipinas-fly-to-world-cup-base-monday

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KYIV — The Ukrainian military was preparing Sunday for an upcoming counteroffensive, with a top commander saying his forces' ongoing defense of Bakhmut in the face of fierce and sustained Russian attacks was necessary to 'buy time' for that push. The remarks came as British intelligence said the frontline had shifted in the fight for Bakhmut — the longest and bloodiest battle of Moscow's year-long invasion — but that any further Russian advance in the devastated town would be 'highly challenging'.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1741755/ukraine-readies-counteroffensive-as-russia-inches-forward-in-bakhmut

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HSBC downgraded shares of Schindler ( OTCMKTS:SHLRF – Get Rating ) to a sell rating in a research report sent to investors on Friday. The brokerage currently has $165.00 price objective on the stock. Schindler Price Performance SHLRF opened at $207.00 on Friday. Schindler has a 52 week low of $145.00 and a 52 week high of $215.00. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $193.57 and its 200 day simple moving average is $178.17. ( Get Rating ) Schindler Holding AG engages in the design, manufacture, and installation of elevator and escalator systems.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/03/04/schindler-otcmktsshlrf-lowered-to-sell-at-hsbc.html

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amphotora/Getty Images (DAVIS, Calif.) -- A former UC Davis student has been arrested in connection with three stabbings -- two of which killed a college senior and a homeless man -- in Davis, California, police announced Thursday. The suspect, 21-year-old Carlos Dominguez, was arrested on Thursday for two counts of homicide and one count of attempted homicide, Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel said at a news conference. He was a UC Davis student until last week, he said. The suspect was identified on Wednesday afternoon when about 15 people called the authorities, reporting seeing someone near Sycamore Park who matched the suspect description, Pytel said.

https://wadk.com/national-news/bfab8659bd0d255ff9b82fe53c165bb0

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stocks-summarySeoul shares up for 3rd day as U.S. data signals cooling inflation SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 0.93 percent higher Monday, after U.S. data signaling cooling inflation fueled investor appetite for risky bets. The local currency rose against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index advanced 24.26 points to 2,632.58. Trading volume was at 447.5 million shares worth 15.5 trillion won (US$12.2 billion), with gainers outnumbering decliners 712 to 178.

https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/001/0014103575?sid=104

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Ankr ( ANKR ) traded up 5.2% against the US dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 8:00 AM Eastern on July 14th. One Ankr token can currently be purchased for about $0.0259 or 0.00000083 BTC on popular exchanges. Ankr has a total market cap of $259.03 million and $35.95 million worth of Ankr was traded on exchanges in the last day. During the last week, Ankr has traded up 11.9% against the US dollar. Here is how related cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day: Toncoin (TON) traded 2.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/07/14/ankr-ankr-hits-market-cap-of-259-03-million.html

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Venator Materials ( NYSE:VNTRQ – Get Rating ) is scheduled to release its earnings data on Monday, June 19th. Venator Materials ( NYSE:VNTRQ – Get Rating ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 18th. The company reported ($1.20) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.79) by ($0.41). Venator Materials had a negative return on equity of 47.15% and a negative net margin of 18.19%. The business had revenue of $438.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $396.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/06/18/venator-materials-vntrq-scheduled-to-post-quarterly-earnings-on-monday.html

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Stargate Finance ( STG ) traded up 1% against the dollar during the one day period ending at 17:00 PM Eastern on August 27th. Stargate Finance has a total market capitalization of $73.75 million and approximately $6.16 million worth of Stargate Finance was traded on exchanges in the last day. In the last week, Stargate Finance has traded up 0.1% against the dollar. One Stargate Finance token can now be purchased for $0.55 or 0.00002123 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. Here's how related cryptocurrencies have performed in the last day: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded 1.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/08/27/stargate-finance-stg-price-hits-0-55-on-exchanges.html

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KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 (Bernama) -- The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reminded stakeholders of the critical role that aviation plays at times of natural disasters and humanitarian crises. IATA director general Willie Walsh said in a statement today that aviation is there when crises strike as connectivity is essential to get aid and first responders to where they are needed. The response to the recent earthquake in southern Türkiye and Syria was no exception.  "Airlines helped save lives in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake.

https://www.bernama.com/en/business/news.php?id=2184200

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IC At the race site, the teams are rowing hard. The Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races made a thrilling return to Victoria Harbour on Saturday, as approximately 4,000 athletes from over 160 teams competed in 17 events during the two-day tournament. Hong Kong, China having hosted the modern dragon boat race for the first time in 1976 to celebrate the Duanwu Festival, is renowned for its dragon boat culture, and the Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races have become a flagship tournament.

https://www.shine.cn/news/nation/2306241355/

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Young South Australians struggling with challenging circumstances will have greater access to the support they need through a Commonwealth funding boost for personal development and adventure therapy delivered through Operation Flinders. The Albanese Labor Government has provided more than $326,000 in funding for the Step Out pilot project to assist Adelaide youth aged 14 to 18 who are disengaged from, or not attending, school. The pilot delivers a series of 12-week projects aimed at developing personal skills, positive attitudes and behaviours through a series of outdoor activities such as hiking, navigation, abseiling, a high ropes course, bushcraft and learning about Indigenous culture.

https://www.miragenews.com/adelaide-youth-with-challenges-receive-personal-1054632/

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Treasurer of the State of North Carolina lowered its position in shares of McKesson Co. ( NYSE:MCK – Free Report ) by 5.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 59,960 shares of the company's stock after selling 3,670 shares during the period. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina's holdings in McKesson were worth $21,349,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/08/01/treasurer-of-the-state-of-north-carolina-sells-3670-shares-of-mckesson-co-nysemck.html

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CITY OF CALAPAN — At least 11,333 people, 1,730 rolling cargoes and private vehicles entered this port from Holy Wednesday to Good Friday, according to the Oriental Mindoro Provincial Disaster Reduction Management Office. Ram Joseph Temeña, local disaster risk reduction management officer IV, said the number was lower than the 33,000 passengers logged during the same period last year. But he said they expected more tourists to arrive at the port area during the weekend. Calapan hosts the country's largest passenger terminal building, inaugurated last month.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1753738/11000-passengers-entered-calapan-port-for-holy-week-says-report

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During an interview on Sky News on Monday 12 June, following former Prime Minister Boris Johnson's resignation as an MP, Labour MP and shadow secretary of state for business and industrial strategy Jonathan Reynolds said that a recall petition succeeds if 'ten thousand constituents vote for it'. This isn't correct, and Mr Reynolds' office has since told Full Fact that he misspoke. In order to succeed, a recall petition requires the signatures of 10% of the eligible registered electorate in an MP's constituency.

https://fullfact.org/news/recall-petition-threshold/

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Four employees from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have been referred for disciplinary review over their treatment of Haitian migrants who they sought

https://www.gulf-times.com/story/720770/US-border-agency-staff-in-hot-water-over-treatment

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Lamar stair-steps down – that's a common fix for complexes with some parts that lie in trigger area around single-family houses that restrict height (photo by Jana Birchum) Austin's land use rules may have more influence over who gets to live here than any other local laws. For decades, those rules have kept less-wealthy Austinites out of many of the city's central neighborhoods, and others out of Austin altogether. But increasingly, middle- and low-income Austinites who have been excluded by those very policies are demanding new code that would make living here sustainable.

https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2023-07-28/austins-exclusionary-housing-policies-are-getting-revolutionary-rewrites/

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