American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Tiny combustion-powered microactuators propelled an insect-sized microbot capable of crawling and jumping, according to a new study. "The high frequencies, speeds, and strengths allow [the] actuators to provide microrobots with locomotion capabilities that were previously available only to much larger robots," writes Ryan Truby in a related Perspective. Small insect-scale robots have the potential to fulfill a variety of needs, ranging from exploration in high-risk environments to healthcare.

https://www.miragenews.com/tiny-robot-carries-payload-22x-its-weight-with-1084744/

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Nominations for Latrobe City Council's 2024 Australia Day Awards are now open. These Awards pay tribute to local individuals and groups who have made an outstanding contribution to the community. Residents are invited to nominate community members, groups or events in Latrobe City that they think deserve recognition. Any individual or organisation can make a nomination and all eligible nominees are acknowledged. Latrobe City Council Mayor Cr Kellie O'Callaghan encouraged the community to use the Awards as an opportunity to show special people from our City how valued and appreciated they are.

https://www.miragenews.com/latrobe-city-opens-2024-australia-day-awards-1077023/

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Gary Cortes (left) and Rommel Rasmo (right). | Photos from Sugbuanong Kodaker and Cesafi Facebook page CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two of Cebu School Athletic Foundation Inc's (Cesafi) top basketball coaches will clash in the college division tomorrow, Saturday, September 30, 2023, at the Cebu Coliseum. The reigning Cesafi men's basketball champions, the University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers will take on the newcomer, the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu Fighting Maroons. READ: UP Cebu Fighting Maroons gear up for coming Cesafi wars Cortes, Rasmo team head coaches collide What makes this match exciting are these teams' head coaches with Gary Cortes helming the Green Lancers, while Rommel Rasmo calling the shots on the sideline for the Fighting Maroons.

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The Australian Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) welcomes the Minister of Communications, Michelle Rowland's, decision to direct the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to implement a standard for financial hardship. "ACCAN strongly supports the Minister for Communications directing the ACMA to make a directly enforceable instrument for safeguarding telco consumers experiencing financial hardship," said ACCAN CEO, Andrew Williams. "Establishing substantive protections for telco consumers will support as many as 2.

https://www.miragenews.com/direct-regulation-of-financial-hardship-step-in-1041533/

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MANILA -Lower production and higher costs shaved Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Corp.'s earnings by 78 percent in the first quarter of the year. In a disclosure on Thursday, the listed mining company said its net income plummeted to P264 million from P1.22 billion in the same period last year. Likewise, revenues decreased by 10 percent to P4.9 billion from P5.5 billion. 'The lower income was mainly due to lower grade and milling tonnage as well as nonrecurring noncash gain booked in 2022 by its wholly owned subsidiary, Carmen Copper Corp.

https://business.inquirer.net/396921/atlas-mining-q1-income-plunges-by-78-on-low-output

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MANILA, Philippines — Jaja Santiago trained with the Chery Tiggo Crossovers but won't play in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference in June due to a schedule conflict. The Crossovers on Friday evening posted a video of the 6-foot-5 middle blocker training with her teammates and sharing her learnings from Japan V.League with the Saitama Ageo Medics. 'Now, she is actively sharing her professional knowledge and experience with the team during training. We're so proud of you, Jaja!' the team wrote.

https://sports.inquirer.net/511876/jaja-santiago-trains-with-chery-tiggo-but-wont-play-in-pvl-invitationals

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Moderna ( NASDAQ:MRNA – Get Free Report ) had its price objective cut by equities researchers at Royal Bank of Canada from $200.00 to $190.00 in a report released on Friday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an 'outperform' rating on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada's price objective would suggest a potential upside of 71.39% from the stock's current price. Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut Moderna from a 'buy' rating to a 'hold' rating and reduced their target price for the company from $200.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/08/04/moderna-nasdaqmrna-price-target-cut-to-190-00-by-analysts-at-royal-bank-of-canada.html

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Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group trimmed its holdings in iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF ( NASDAQ:IEF – Get Rating ) by 96.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,384 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock after selling 161,237 shares during the period. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group's holdings in iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $517,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/03/10/ishares-7-10-year-treasury-bond-etf-nasdaqief-shares-sold-by-oliver-lagore-vanvalin-investment-group.html

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I guess it's a pretty good sign that you'll have a successful country music career if your debut album makes it to the number one spot on the country charts. Just goes to show you that Randy Travis was destined for greatness from the very start, and he certainly announced himself to the world with Storms of Life , which was released in June of 1986, and then was number one on the U.S. Top Country albums 37 years ago to the day. At the end of 1987, the project was actually at the top spot on the year-end country charts.

https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2023/09/03/on-this-date-randy-travis-first-album-storms-of-life-was-1-on-country-charts-in-1986/

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(3rd LD) Yoon-downpours (3rd LD) Yoon orders all-out efforts to deal with aftermath of downpours, including disaster zone designation(ATTN: ADDS additional info of Yoon's visit to Yecheon County in last 4 paras)By Kang Jae-eun SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday ordered the mobilization of all available resources and policy measures, including designating special disaster zones, to deal with the aftermath of heavy downpours that have left at least 40 people dead and nine others missing.

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Borqs Technologies, Inc. ( NASDAQ:BRQS – Get Rating ) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,300,000 shares, a growth of 77.7% from the January 31st total of 731,500 shares. Approximately 9.7% of the company's shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,840,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days. Borqs Technologies Stock Performance NASDAQ BRQS remained flat at $0.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/03/03/borqs-technologies-inc-nasdaqbrqs-short-interest-up-77-7-in-february.html

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Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- Former Vice President Mike Pence appeared Thursday before a grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump's role and efforts to overturn the 2020 election, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. Pence was inside the courthouse in Washington for more than seven hours and his vehicle was later seen leaving by ABC News. A spokesperson for special counsel Jack Smith declined to comment. He was initially subpoenaed by Smith in February for documents and testimony related to the failed attempt by Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election.

https://wadk.com/politics-news/6628a78f6e516809b52bf30c4dd937c9

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As a healthy dance teacher, Sandy Rosen thought she would beat COVID-19 in no time. Nine days after diagnosis, she was in hospital being told her lungs were fai...

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About The Study: The findings of this study suggest that artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots generally produce accurate information for the top cancer-related search queries, but the responses are not readily actionable and are written at a college reading level. These limitations suggest that AI chatbots should be used supplementarily and not as a primary source for medical information. Authors: Abdo E. Kabarriti, M.D., of the State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University in New York, is the corresponding author.

https://www.miragenews.com/ai-chatbots-response-to-top-cancer-queries-1071645/

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Treaty 8 is not in favour of a provincial police force in Alberta, a sentiment Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam says was shared with ...

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On May 25, ex-policeman Germán Cáceres, confessed perpetrator of the femicide of his wife, María Belén Bernal, has been sentenced to 34 years and 8 months in prison. On September 21, the government of Ecuador issued a report stating the discovery of the deceased body of María Belén Bernal, a 34-year-old lawyer who had been missing for 10 days. Bernal's remains were discovered on the hill of Casitagua, situated five kilometers from the Quito Police Training School. According to reports, Bernal had gone missing on September 11, after a visit to Lieutenant Germán Fernando Cáceres, her husband, who immediately became the prime suspect of the investigation and back then was on the run.

https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Maria-Belen-Bernals-Killer-Sentenced-After-Months-of-Protests-20230526-0001.html

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia today secured a landmark victory at the Paris Court of Appeal to set aside the partial award in a case brought upon by the purported heirs of the long-defunct Sultan of Sulu. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said the Paris Court of Appeal had upheld Malaysia's challenge against the partial award rendered on May 25, 2020, by Dr Gonzalo Stampa in the case brought by eight claimants, citizens of the Philippines, who are purported heirs of the long-defunct Sultan of Sulu.

http://klse.i3investor.com/web/blog/detail/savemalaysia/2023-06-07-story-h-268681894-French_Court_sets_aside_US_15_billion_award_to_Sulu_heirs

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Lotus has always been known as a low-volume two-seater sports car maker, but things have changed. Introducing the all-new highly anticipated 2023 Lotus Eletre , Lotus' first electric SUV that has just been launched in Malaysia! Priced from RM578,000 all the way to RM798,000 , the British Hyper-SUV is available in three variants. Lotus Eletre – RM578,000 Lotus Eletre S – RM648,000 Lotus Eletre R – RM789,000  By the way, if you're looking to renew your insurance, you can get a 10% rebate and cash back at the end of your policy if you renew with MotorTakaful by Etiqa.

https://autobuzz.my/2023/04/13/2023-lotus-eletre-launched-in-malaysia-from-rm578k-up-to-905hp-985nm/

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