Up to 45 per cent of all known flowering plant species across the globe could be under threat of extinction with the plant family Orchidaceae (orchids) among the most threatened, according to a new report. Kew's State of the World's Plants and Fungi (SOTWPF) 2023 report, published today, tackles the nature emergency by laying out the current condition of the world's plants and fungi. Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, contributed to the report with CSIRO orchid researcher, Dr Katharina Nargar, a senior author of the report's chapter on orchids.

https://www.miragenews.com/state-of-worlds-orchids-revealed-in-new-report-1100147/

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Researchers from the United States, Brazil, and Spain, including scientists with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, published an analysis in a special edition of the British Medical Journal with a timely and controversial recommendation: It's time for an international shift in the way we think about ultra-processed food. "There is converging and consistent support for the validity and clinical relevance of food addiction," said Ashley Gearhardt , the article's corresponding author and a psychology professor at the University of Michigan.

https://www.miragenews.com/addictive-food-labels-could-alter-views-spur-1100149/

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Teacher recruitment will see a huge boost this academic year with £196 million to attract more teachers across key subjects. This will fund scholarships, bursaries and salary grants to help thousands of candidates through their initial teacher training (ITT). Scholarships for those training to teach mathmatics, physics, chemistry and computing will now be brought up to £30,000 tax-free, in order to attract more talented teachers in these key subjects to support the delivery of the advanced British standard (ABS), announced by the prime minister last week.

https://www.miragenews.com/uk-gov-pledges-196m-for-new-trainee-teachers-1100151/

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Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri's advice to President Marcos to revamp his official family and replace underperforming Cabinet secretaries is not without basis. According to Pulse Asia's latest 'Ulat ng Bayan' survey, conducted from Sept. 10 to Sept. 14, both Mr. Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte suffered double-digit declines in approval and trust ratings. It was the first time the scores of the country's top two leaders fell by two digits since the new administration started in June last year.

https://opinion.inquirer.net/167003/growing-economic-discontent

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Charles Candolo Fuentes —KAURAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FACEBOOK PHOTO AMPATUAN, MAGUINDANAO DEL SUR—Teachers at Kauran Elementary School in Kauran village here are crying for justice for their colleague slain by gunmen who took his motorbike on Saturday. Charles Candolo Fuentes, a teacher at the school, was driving home when he was flagged down and killed by the suspects, according to Capt. Guiseppe Tamayo, police chief of Ampatuan town of Maguindanao del Sur. He would have turned 30 on the 21st of this month.

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BAGUIO CITY—A member of an armed group in Bucay town, Abra province, was wounded after engaging local policemen in a gunfight shortly after midnight on Monday, authorities said. A report from the Abra police provincial office said personnel of the Bucay Municipal Police Station and the 2nd Police Mobile Force Company were on mobile patrol when they chanced upon five armed men at Sitio Nagsangalan in Barangay Layugan at 12:35 a.m. A gun battle ensued that wounded Romnick Balmaceda, a member of the unnamed armed group and a resident of Barangay Calumbaya in Dolores town, also in Abra, the police said.

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Provincial Elections Supervisor Ian Lee Ananoria (Photo by CARLA P. GOMEZ / Inquirer Visayas) BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has ordered at least 73 candidates for the Oct. 30 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections in Negros Occidental to explain their alleged involvement in premature campaigning. Of the number, 40 were from E.B. Magalona town, 10 from Bacolod City, eight from Himamaylan City, six from Bago City, four from Victorias City, two each from the cities of Kabankalan and Sipalay, and one from La Carlota City.

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BEHIND THE SERENITY Taal Volcano looks serene in this photo taken from Tagaytay City on Sept. 25, but it continues to emit harmful volcanic smog that has shrouded the volcano (right), shown in this photo on Sunday, prompting local governments in Batangas, Laguna and Rizal to suspend classes on Monday. —PHOTOS FROM THE TAGAYTAY CITY TOURISM OFFICE AND EVELYN GONZALEZ LUCENA CITY—Following Taal Volcano's sudden heavy emission of volcanic sulfur dioxide (SO2) gas on Sunday, in-person classes in public and private schools in parts of the provinces of Batangas, Laguna and Rizal were suspended on Monday to ensure the safety of students and teachers.

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Last Thursday, Oct. 5, was World Teachers' Day. It may not be significant to many people, but for me, and the millions of people who have chosen teaching as their main profession in life, it is quite special. Teaching is a tedious and difficult profession for those who take it as a 'mission' or a vocation. It is difficult especially for teachers in the Philippine context when they are assigned to practice their profession in geographically isolated and depressed areas (GIDAs), where they have to cross rivers or walk several kilometers through mountainous trails just to reach their duty stations.

https://opinion.inquirer.net/167002/ruling-as-centurions

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It's not surprising. People are having a hard time,' lamented President Marcos, when asked about the dramatic plunge in his approval ratings amid growing economic woes. Far from being defensive or defiant, the President seemed genuinely concerned. With furrowed eyebrows and flashes of sorrow on his face, his voice was tinged with lamentation. 'I completely understand it, and that's why we're working very hard … What's important to me is that we make sure that people have enough to eat and that it is affordable to them,' Mr.

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Last week, I cited Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas data showing how we've trailed our Asean-6 neighbors on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows, which further dropped by a fifth this year so far. I asked the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT to list the top three deterrents to FDIs in the Philippines. If one can assume that AI captures the most commonly cited reasons found in the internet, we might surmise that the list it gave represents those most prominently mentioned, ranked in order of importance.

https://opinion.inquirer.net/167009/why-investments-elude-us

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In the first 14 months of this administration, law-enforcement agents seized a staggering 7.3 tons of illegal drugs (4.4 tons of shabu and 3 tons of dried marijuana leaves) valued at P30 billion.  Congressman Robert Ace Barbers made this revelation during Monday's hearing of his House Committee on Dangerous Drugs. 'This quantity alone could bankroll the political campaigns of drug lords', he said in his opening statement. This reminds us of the late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago's perspective on campaign financing.

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CLEAN BREW | Aaron Tartakovsky, cofounder and CEO of water technology startup Epic Cleantec, reaches into a refrigerator of beers brewed with recycled wastewater at the company headquarters in San Francisco, California, on Sept. 26, 2023. (Agence France-Presse) SAN FRANCISCO — With its golden hue and light fruity flavor, the beer being sipped by Aaron Tartakovsky looks and tastes just like many others. But it contains an unusual ingredient: recycled wastewater from a San Francisco skyscraper. The beverage was brewed to raise public awareness of the 'untapped' potential of water sources that might seem unsavory at first glance, at a time when the American West is struggling with chronic drought exacerbated by global warming, explains Tartakovsky.

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People inspect the ruins of a building destroyed in Israeli strikes in Gaza City on October 8, 2023. Fighting between Israeli forces and the Palestinian militant group Hamas raged on October 8, with hundreds killed on both sides after a surprise attack on Israel prompted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to warn they were 'embarking on a long and difficult war'. (Photo by Mahmud HAMS / AFP) Seven Filipinos remain missing while 22 others have been rescued in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant nationalist group Hamas, according to the Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv.

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/220462/7-ofws-missing-22-savedas-war-in-israel-rages

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©Gensler/Ryan Gobuty More than 100 University of Hawaiʻi Academy for Creative Media ( ACM ) System students will be reaping the benefits of a new partnership with the Hawaiʻi International Film Festival ( HIFF )—the HIFF x ACM Accelerator , which was announced this summer. Any ACM System student in Hawaiʻi can sign-up for a free HIFF x ACM Accelerator student pass to the 43rd Hawaiʻi International Film Festival presented by Halekulani (October 12–22 on Oʻahu and through November 5, on Maui, Kauaʻi, Lanaʻi and Hawaiʻi Island), which includes: Five free admissions to day-of screenings (tickets limited by availability) Invitation to HIFF x ACM Gather networking event (Metaverse virtual event) Invitation to all HIFF industry panels Free HIFF industry membership for the year By early October, more than 130 students had signed up.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/10/09/hiff-screening-at-uh-west-oahu/

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Supporters of Israel embrace during a demonstration near the Israeli Consulate in New York, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in the wake of an attack on Israel by Hamas. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

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Galápagos Islands (Photo credit: Andres Cruz) Approximately 24 University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa undergraduate students will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to conduct research over the next three summers. The students who apply and are accepted for the all-expenses-paid project will spend a summer at one of the richest locations for ecological research in the world outside of Hawaiʻi —the Galápagos Islands. The National Science Foundation—International Research Experiences for Students: Immersive Research in Galápagos program encompasses a unique blend of Indigenous and Western science and culture, with a core focus on the field of island invasion biology in the Pacific.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/10/09/galpagos-islands-research-opportunity/

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Clouds move in over Lake Michigan as a man walks past the sculpture "Turbulence," by artist Denis Folz, part of the Krasl Art Center Collection at Silver Beach in St. Joseph, Mich., Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. (Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

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A pro-Palestinian demonstration occurs near the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, following Hamas' militants' surprise attack and Israel's retaliatory airstrikes in Gaza. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

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A large Palestinian flag is held by demonstrators near the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, after Hamas militants' surprise attack Saturday and Israel's retaliatory airstrikes in Gaza. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-WHITE HOUSE-ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT(231009) -- WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 9, 2023 shows the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States. The White House confirmed Monday that nine U.S. citizens were killed in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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dailies-editorials (1)(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Oct. 10)Speed up trialsOpposition leader attends the first hearing seven months after indictmentDemocratic Party of Korea leader Lee Jae-myung is to stand trial in several cases, but delays have been severe. He can try delay tactics as a defendant, but the judiciary must not play into his hands. His trials must be conducted all the quicker, considering his status as party leader. Before the legislative general election just six months away, voters need to know the courts' judgments on grave allegations involving a party leader.

https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/001/0014250726?sid=104

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dailies-editorials (3)(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Oct. 10)Investigate the former justice to clear doubtsThe prosecution will start a full-fledged investigation into the case over former Supreme Court Justice Kwon Soon-il's alleged violation of the Attorney-at-Law Act after the police handed over the case to the prosecution. The former justice worked as a counsel for Hwacheon Daeyu — the developer behind the controversial Daejang-dong redevelopment project pushed by Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung when he was the Seongnam mayor — even without registering himself as an attorney at the Korean Bar Association (KBA) after retirement.

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dailies-editorials (2)(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Oct. 10)Judicial chief selectionFind better candidate and seek Assembly's cooperationPresident Yoon Suk Yeol's appointment has failed ― once again ― to cross the threshold of the National Assembly. If the post had been a cabinet minister, Yoon might have ignored the result of the confirmation hearing, reduced to a perfunctory procedure, especially under his government, and stuck to his nominee. This time around, however, he cannot do so. The position at stake is the Supreme Court's chief justice.

https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/001/0014250727?sid=104

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Protests after Hamas attack on IsraelPalestinian supporters protest during a march in response to the conflict between Hamas and Israel in New York, New York, USA, 09 October 2023. More than 700 Israelis were killed and over 2,000 were injured since the Islamist movement Hamas carried out an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on 07 October, the Israeli army said. According to Palestinian officials, more than 700 people were killed and nearly 4,000 were injured as a result of Israel?s retaliatory raids and air strikes in the Palestinian enclave.

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UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center held its 29 th Annual Cancer Research Symposium Oct. 5-6, bringing together scientists devoted to solving cancer's many mysteries. This year's two-day in-person event spanned topics from prevention to survivorship. Keynote and panel discussions focused on the latest breakthroughs impacting multiple myeloma and cancers of the pancreas, kidney and lungs. There were also formal presentations on hot topics such as obesity and the risk of early colorectal cancer.

https://www.miragenews.com/scientists-united-at-symposium-to-combat-cancer-1100083/

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The Queensland Police Service had the privilege yesterday of being involved in the Get Ready Queensland Week campaign launch at Suncorp Stadium. It was an exciting opportunity for emergency services to come together to share with the community the importance of being prepared ahead of disasters and emergencies. Acting Assistant Commissioner John Bosnjak who is currently leading the newly formed Emergency Management and Coordination Command said while people prepare ahead of the next storm season, Queensland's emergency services are doing the same.

https://www.miragenews.com/get-ready-week-underway-in-queensland-1100092/

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Today, 10 October marks . Homelessness is a confronting concept that has the potential to become a reality, at any point, in all of our lives. Minister for Housing and Construction, Nic Street, has today stressed the importance of action on this issue. "Every Tasmanian deserves a roof over their head and today marks an important moment in what is a 365-day, 24/7 effort," Minister Street said. "Tackling homelessness requires a multi-faceted approach and the Rockliff Liberal Government recognises that every Tasmanian facing homelessness has different needs and desires.

https://www.miragenews.com/world-homeless-day-1100093/

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New data from Mental Health Australia and the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling at the University of Canberra released today, World Mental Health Day, shows alarming disparities in the distribution of mental health services across Australia, with severe inadequacies in rural, regional and remote areas. The National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) calls for increased investment and systemic mental health reform to rectify the disparities shown in the Mapping Mental Health Care research project for people living and working in rural Australia.

https://www.miragenews.com/urgent-reform-needed-new-mental-health-data-1100094/

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An international team of scientists have discovered a huge spike in radiocarbon levels 14,300 years ago by analysing ancient tree-rings found in the French Alps. The radiocarbon spike was caused by a massive solar storm, the biggest ever identified.  A similar solar storm today would be catastrophic for modern technological society – potentially wiping out telecommunications and satellite systems, causing massive electricity grid blackouts, and costing us billions of pounds.  The academics are warning of the importance of understanding such storms to protect our global communications and energy infrastructure for the future.

https://www.miragenews.com/largest-solar-storm-ever-identified-in-tree-1100095/

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Psychological issues are the most common health issue managed by General Practitioners across the country, making up almost 40% of patient consultations according to the Royal Australian College of GPs last Health of the Nation survey. This World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2023, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is putting the spotlight on the role of GPs in providing mental health care for their patients. RACGP President Dr Nicole Higgins, a GP in Mackay with a special interest in adolescent mental health, said GPs are often the first port of call for people experiencing mental health issues.

https://www.miragenews.com/gps-at-coalface-of-australias-mental-health-care-1100096/

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Police are investigating a suspicious fire which destroyed a section of an abandoned building on Blair Street, New Norfolk early this morning. Emergency services were called to attend the fire around 1am in a vacant building. Tasmania Fire Service extinguished the fire and investigators determined that the fire had been deliberately lit. Police are investigating the circumstances of the fire and would like to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the fire, or anyone acting suspiciously nearby at the time.

https://www.miragenews.com/police-investigate-deliberately-lit-fire-in-new-1100097/

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Ngāti Hei has lifted its rāhui at Cathedral Cove but has re-emphasised its support for DOC's closure of tracks in the interests of visitor safety. Ngāti Hei leaders have also highlighted need for the whenua to heal from what they have expressed as abuse of a culturally significant site. The iwi placed a rāhui over Cathedral Cove in February, after Cyclone Gabrielle damaged tracks to the cove and washed away built structures at the bottom of the track which gives access to the cove. Ngāti Hei Kaumatua Joe Davis publicly voiced his concern manuhiri (visitors) would be putting themselves at risk by using tracks which DOC had closed to manage risk to visitors created by rockfall and landslides.

https://www.miragenews.com/cathedral-cove-rahui-lifted-caution-and-respect-1100098/

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Deakin's has received funding through the 2024 Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Indigenous scheme. Professor Sculthorpe will lead a collaborative research project to rediscover Australian Indigenous objects sent overseas to the Great Exhibitions of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Through collaborative work at community discussions, the project will repatriate knowledge and remake connections between objects, museums and Indigenous people, and bring contemporary Indigenous perspectives to global attention.

https://www.miragenews.com/deakin-secures-arc-discovery-indigenous-scheme-1100100/

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The Albanese Government has appointed three new members to the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB), the national body responsible for regulation of tax practitioners. These appointments bring a diversity of skills and experience that will add to the capabilities of the board. Ms Simone Carton is an experienced CEO, lawyer and governance professional who is currently the CEO of the Law Society of the ACT. She has more than 25 years' experience accumulated across a diverse range of legal, governance and operational roles in a variety of sectors including legal, health, advertising, banking, and the arts.

https://www.miragenews.com/member-appointments-tax-practitioners-board-1100101/

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Australia's first anthropometry dataset has revealed we are stacking on about 3kg every ten years – with big implications for transport design, including how big airline seats should be. Anthropometry is the study of measuring human body sizes and shapes. The ground-breaking study conducted by academics at the University of South Australia for partners Transport for NSW (TfNSW) and Department of Transport and Planning Victoria and funded by the iMOVE Cooperative Research Centre has produced a comprehensive anthropometric dataset for Australian adults aged 18-64 – the first time this has been done for the Australian population.

https://www.miragenews.com/australian-study-forecasts-3kg-decade-long-1100103/

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A new era of leadership has dawned at three of Australia's Research and Development Corporations (RDCs), after new board members were appointed for the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) and AgriFutures Australia. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Murray Watt said he was pleased to see renewal across the RDCs and more diverse appointments taking place. "These new appointments bolster the important role RDCs have to play in the agriculture sector," Minister Watt said.

https://www.miragenews.com/new-blood-across-rdc-boards-1100104/

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A man has been charged after another man was allegedly stabbed on the state's south coast overnight. About 6.50pm (Monday 9 October 2023), emergency services were called to Isabel Close, Nowra, following reports of a stabbing. On arrival, officers from South Coast Police District found a 32-year-old man suffering stab wounds to his torso. He was treated on scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics before he was airlifted to St George Hospital, where he remains in a critical condition. Detectives established a crime scene and commenced an investigation into the incident.

https://www.miragenews.com/police-charge-man-after-stabbing-at-nowra-1100106/

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North Dakota's first Native American Poet Laureate and an expert in the history of Native American boarding schools in the United States - addressed the graduating class of the University of North Dakota. A citizen of the Turtle Mountain band of Chippewa Indians in North Dakota, Lajimodiere told the students about rediscovering the power of her cultural traditions after her family was stripped of their Indigenous language, culture, and ceremonies. She quoted one of her poems, "Identity Crisis": One day I heard the drum.

https://www.miragenews.com/commemorating-indigenous-peoples-day-1100109/

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Crucial discussions on climate continued this week, following AgForce's presence at the Rocky drought forum. It's vital AgForce has a seat at the table, so the interests of primary producers are part of these negotiations with Ministers and interest groups. It amazed me that amid these vital talks, the carbon distraction continues to lurk in the background. Landholders are constantly approached by carbon aggregators. These are normally salespeople from commercial organisations, seeking to build a business by brokering deals with primary producers.

https://www.miragenews.com/stop-talking-carbon-1100112/

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Newcastle will become the destination of choice for Australia's regional tourism industry today, with more than 230 representatives from across the country travelling to the city for their annual conference. City of Newcastle vied against 30 other destinations to secure the highly-coveted 2023 Australian Regional Tourism convention, which will be held at City Hall from 10-12 October. It is one of 11 large-scale business events being hosted in Newcastle this month, which will see more than 2800 delegates inject over $3.

https://www.miragenews.com/national-tourism-conference-headlines-local-1100116/

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The grass at Moore Park East has been used as a game day carpark for a century. In 2022, the former government amended the Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust Act to include deadlines for the final removal of all on-grass parking near Kippax Lake and at the south of Moore Park East opposite the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) and Hordern Pavilion. Work is underway to develop a new carpark that will offset the removal of parking near Kippax Lake. However, the expected carpark completion date is late 2025, 2 years after the current 31 December 2023 legislated deadline.

https://www.miragenews.com/moore-park-retains-on-grass-parking-for-event-1100120/

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A section of the P5.26-billion Arterial Road Bypass Project (ARBP). (Photo from the Department of Public Works and Highways) MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) opened to motorists on Monday two westbound lanes of the P5.26-billion Arterial Road Bypass Project (ARBP) in San Jose, Bulacan. The opened section — which aims to reduce travel time from Balagtas to San Rafael from about one hour to just 24 minutes —  stretches for 7.64 kilometers and includes a 36.

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Senators on Monday raised the need to investigate the reported entry into the country of Philippine passport-bearing foreigners whose travel documents turned out to be fraudulent. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III expressed concern over the admission by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) that it had rounded up 10 people who tried to use passports that the agency had described as 'fraudulently issued.' 'I join the call of Senator (Nancy) Binay for the NBI (National Bureau of Investigation) to get to the bottom of this,' Pimentel said, noting that the disclosure exposes the supposed weakness of the Philippines' passport system.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1843462/senators-seek-probe-of-fake-filipinos-entering-country

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In the picturesque landscapes of Bali, Indonesia, and the Ifugao region of the Philippines, terraced rice fields stand as enduring symbols of indigenous cultures and traditions. Yet, the future of these culturally significant ricescapes is under grave threat. Our local research teams in Bali and Ifugao delved into the challenges confronting rice farming in these regions that reveal a precarious future for indigenous rice cultivation. Despite numerous challenges, rice farming in Bali and Ifugao stands as a testament to the unwavering spirit of these communities.

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Philhealth The recent hacking of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) computers affected the accounts of 'millions' of members, making it the largest breach of government data since the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) 'Comeleak' incident in 2016. On the sidelines of the Cybersecurity Month 2023 event on Monday, Information Undersecretary Jeffrey Dy confirmed that a 'significant' amount of PhilHealth members' private information was stolen during the Medusa ransomware attack. 'We gave a statement that so far we found thousands of [affected accounts].

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March in support of Palestine in MadridPeople take part in a march in support of Palestine, in Madrid, Spain, 09 October 2023. People in different European cities gathered to show solidarity with Palestinians after rocket barrages were launched from the Gaza Strip early 07 October in a surprise attack on Israel claimed by the Islamist movement Hamas. EPA/Juan Carlos Hidalgo

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The Israeli flag is projected on the facade of the Palace of Parliament as a show solidarity with the State of Israel in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

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Clashes break out at Columbus Day parade in SantiagoA man clashes with police during a march commemorating Columbus Day in Santiago, Chile, 09 October 2023. The annual Columbus Day commemorations are offically held on 12 October in Chile. EPA/Ailen Diaz

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Solidarity demonstration with Israel in CopenhagenPeople attend a vigil in 'solidarity with Israel' organized by Jewish Youth, Danish Zionist Federation, KU and DSU at Israels Plads in Copenhagen, Denmark, 09 October 2023. Hundreds of Israelis were killed and thousands were injured since the Islamist movement Hamas carried out an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on 07 October 2023, the Israeli army said on 09 October 2023. EPA/Martin Sylvest DENMARK OUT

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