Japan is a friend closer than a brother.' That's how former president Rodrigo Duterte welcomed his then Japanese counterpart, the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, to Manila in early 2017. Throughout his six-year term in office, and decades-long stint as a provincial official, Duterte maintained extremely cordial ties with Japan, which has had a century-old diplomatic and commercial presence in his hometown of Davao. In many ways, his warm embrace of Japan made sense, since, as Duterte put it during a late-2016 visit to Tokyo: 'Japan has really been our biggest helper.

https://opinion.inquirer.net/163985/true-independence-beyond-china-and-the-west

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Benin Management CORP bought a new stake in shares of Micron Technology, Inc. ( NASDAQ:MU – Free Report ) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 3,500 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock, valued at approximately $211,000. Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Fortis Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Micron Technology during the fourth quarter worth $25,000.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/07/09/benin-management-corp-buys-new-shares-in-micron-technology-inc-nasdaqmu.html

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China detained a Japanese woman in 2015, alleging she had engaged in spying activities in Japan, according to sources familiar with the bilateral relationship, ...

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/12/71c41726de6d-china-charged-japanese-woman-with-espionage-for-activities-in-japan.html

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MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck waters off Davao Occidental on Friday evening, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The tectonic tremor, which occurred 292 kilometers Southeast of Balut Island at around 6:21 p.m., has a depth of 151 kilometers, according to state seismologists. Phivolcs said the earthquake is not seen to cause damage but aftershocks may be expected.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1759507/magnitude-5-8-quake-hits-waters-off-davao-occidental

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API3 ( API3 ) traded 5.1% higher against the US dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 22:00 PM E.T. on March 3rd. API3 has a market capitalization of $92.86 million and approximately $6.79 million worth of API3 was traded on exchanges in the last day. Over the last seven days, API3 has traded down 10.5% against the US dollar. One API3 token can now be purchased for approximately $1.50 or 0.00006702 BTC on popular exchanges. Here is how related cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded down 2.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/03/03/api3-price-reaches-1-50-on-exchanges-api3.html

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Solstad Offshore ASA ('Solstad') has announced that Ocean Installer Limited ('Ocean Installer') has awarded Solstad a contract for a project in West Africa. The project will be executed by the five large AHTS's 'Normand Drott', 'Normand Prosper', 'Normand Sapphire', 'Normand Sigma' and 'Normand Sirius'. The combined contract duration is minimum 380 vessel-days and will commence in 4Q 2023. In addition, Ocean Installer AS has awarded Solstad a seasonal contract for 2024 for the large CSV 'Normand Navigator' for work mainly on the Norwegian continental shelf.

https://en.portnews.ru/news/352714/

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Tuesday, 20 June 2023, 4:36PM Ben Hurley joins Chris Key for another episode of Mad Monday! In this episode, surprise Stonka this week with the Cowboys beating the Panthers, Ben Hunt asks for an immediate release from the Dragons and Origin 2 predictions!  Plus, the 'TAB Good Punt'. Brought to you by Four 'N Twenty Pies! Take your Radio, and with you

https://www.hauraki.co.nz/the-acc/the-mad-monday-podcast/anyone-else-really-enjoy-penrith-losing/

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Clare Bowditch was the headline act at last year's inaugural Go North Arts Festival. Picture: Brook Shaune-Bould

https://www.theguardian.com.au/arts-entertainment/compass-points-to-another-vibrant-festival

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Google's vision-powered app gets new features that 'make it easy to search what you see and explore the world around you.' For example, you can show the Google Lens app your homework for step-by-step assistance. Moreover, the AI-powered app lets you check yourself for skin conditions. Google promised it would pursue more artificial intelligence projects during its recent I/O conference. The latest Google Lens upgrades prove its commitment to this new goal. Eventually, it will expand these AI upgrades to its other products and services.

https://technology.inquirer.net/125195/google-lens-gains-new-ai-features

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A man has been arrested after drugs, guns and two vehicles were seized by police. It will be alleged that on Wednesday 2 August, detectives from the Serious and Organised Crime Branch went to a house in Korunye, near Two Wells. Officers found 1.3 kilograms of methamphetamine and 84 grams of cocaine. After further investigation, police searched three houses across the metropolitan area on Wednesday 23 August resulting in the seizure of two vehicles, drug paraphernalia, $4000 cash, three firearms (a .

https://www.miragenews.com/drugs-and-guns-seized-after-searches-across-1070981/

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Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) is now once again using reactor unit 4 to generate steam for various safety functions at the facility after the repair of a water leak detected in mid-August, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today. After completing the transition of unit 4 to hot from cold shutdown last Saturday, the ZNPP placed reactor unit 6 - which had temporarily been producing such steam during the repair work - in cold shutdown, which was reached yesterday morning.

https://www.miragenews.com/iaea-director-general-addresses-ukraine-1097353/

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Guild of Guardians ( GOG ) traded down 3.8% against the dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 8:00 AM Eastern on March 5th. Over the last seven days, Guild of Guardians has traded 7.4% lower against the dollar. One Guild of Guardians token can now be purchased for approximately $0.0786 or 0.00000351 BTC on exchanges. Guild of Guardians has a total market capitalization of $22.80 million and approximately $537,040.14 worth of Guild of Guardians was traded on exchanges in the last day. Here's how similar cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded 3.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/03/05/guild-of-guardians-gog-trading-down-7-4-over-last-week.html

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Hartford Investment Management Co. increased its position in shares of Costco Wholesale Co. ( NASDAQ:COST – Free Report ) by 16.6% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 37,360 shares of the retailer's stock after purchasing an additional 5,332 shares during the period. Costco Wholesale accounts for about 0.6% of Hartford Investment Management Co.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest holding.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/08/14/costco-wholesale-co-nasdaqcost-shares-acquired-by-hartford-investment-management-co.html

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CS Tan 4.9 / 5.0 This book is the result of the author's many years of experience and observation throughout his 26 years in the stockbroking industry. It was written for general public to learn to invest based on facts and not on fantasies or hearsay....

http://klse.i3investor.com/web/blog/detail/kianweiaritcles/2023-04-07-story-h-274190317-Elon_Musk_unveils_10_trillion_Master_Plan_to_eliminate_fossil_fuels

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Xiaomi is setting its sights firmly on mobile photography dominance with the upcoming Xiaomi 17 Ultra.The post The Xiaomi 17 Ultra could be the ultimate camera phone appeared first on Trusted Reviews.

https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/xiaomi-17-ultra-could-be-ultimate-camera-phone

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Truist Financial Corp reduced its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM – Free Report) by 19.3% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,397,637 shares of the company's stock after selling 573,203 shares during the quarter. […] The post Truist Financial Corp Has $252.95 Million Stock Position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) first appeared on Daily Political .

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/08/04/truist-financial-corp-has-252-95-million-stock-position-in-vanguard-high-dividend-yield-etf-nysearcavym.html

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A Chinese envoy said on Friday that China calls on all nuclear weapon states to effectively reduce the risk of a nuclear war. "Mutual trust and cooperation among major countries are the fundamental guarantee for maintaining global strategic stability," Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United s, told the Security Council briefing on threats to international peace and security. Geng said that in January last year, the leaders of the five nuclear weapon states issued a joint statement emphasizing that nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought, and reaffirming that none of the nuclear weapons are targeted at each other or at any other state.

https://www.shine.cn/news/nation/2304016489/

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ILIGAN CITY—Hundreds of families from several villages of Marogong town in Lanao del Sur province fled their homes starting on Friday night after an alleged threat of violence by local Islamic State-linked militants. The warning from the Dawlah Islamiyah (DI) terror group, issued by its leader, Commander Zacariah, was heard over a privately operated two-way radio network, said Police Col. Robert Daculan, Lanao del Sur police director, on Saturday. The radio network is run by UHF radio owners in the locality, who use the system for emergency responses.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1776002/lanao-sur-folk-flee-as-armed-group-warns-of-attack

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