Avity Investment Management Inc. decreased its position in shares of Oracle Co. ( NYSE:ORCL – Get Rating ) by 0.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 56,000 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after selling 460 shares during the period. Avity Investment Management Inc.'s holdings in Oracle were worth $5,204,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced that USAID's Agriculture Resilience Initiative-Ukraine (AGRI-Ukraine) is expanding its partnership with Bayer. Bayer will provide an additional $15.5 million investment in Ukraine for innovative technology, new donation of high-quality seeds, and a farmer safety campaign. To support Ukrainian farmers who continue to suffer the effects of Russia's full-scale invasion, including the Kremlin's recent withdrawal of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Bayer plans to increase access to its leading digital farming platform, Climate FieldView.

https://www.miragenews.com/usaid-bayer-boost-partnership-with-15-5m-to-aid-1049100/

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Bordeaux Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Snowflake Inc. ( NYSE:SNOW – Free Report ) by 63.1% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 6,833 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 2,643 shares during the quarter. Snowflake comprises about 0.5% of Bordeaux Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings, making the stock its 26th largest position. Bordeaux Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in Snowflake were worth $1,054,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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U.S. Department of Defense Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke by phone with France's Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu today to discuss the security environment in Niger in light of recent developments in West Africa. The Secretary and Minister shared their desire for a diplomatic resolution to the situation in Niger and emphasized the need for continued engagement with the Nigeriens and regional African partners. Secretary Austin and Minister Lecornu affirmed their commitment to continued cooperation, enabled by the longstanding U.

https://www.miragenews.com/us-defense-sec-austin-discusses-military-1076703/

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Individuals who have been cured of hepatitis C infection still face a substantially greater risk of death compared with the general population - between 3 and 14 times higher depending on liver disease stage, finds the largest study of its kind published by The BMJ today. Based on data from more than 20,000 patients with a hepatitis C cure, the results show that drug and liver-related causes of death were the main drivers of excess deaths - and highlight the importance of continued support to fully realise the benefits of a hepatitis C cure.

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Meri Brown revealed there’s still ‘a lot of emotion’ involved while reflecting on Janelle Brown’s first marriage to her brother in a new ‘Sister Wives...

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KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 08:20 | Others BREAKING NEWS: Yoon calls Kishida "courageous" over joint visit to Korean cenotaph ==Kyodo 1 hour ago | KYODO NEWS

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After a strong showing in an election overshadowed by the killing of former premier Shinzo Abe, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may have fresh momentum

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Containers are unloaded at a port in Incheon on June 9. [NEWS1] Korea logged $5.87 billion in current account surplus in June, the second straight month the balance has stayed positive. The June figure was a dramatic jump from the $1.93 billion surplus tallied in May, showed the Bank of Korea's preliminary data on Tuesday. Account surplus for goods and primary income jumped, while the deficit for the services account expanded in June from a month earlier. 'The services account is projected to continuously report a deficit due to various factors, including summer vacation,' Shin Seung-chul, director general of the Bank of Korea's economic statistics division, said about the account balance in July during a press conference held in central Seoul.

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FILE - Britain's Home Secretary Suella Braverman leaves 10 Downing Street to go to the Houses of Parliament in London, on May 22, 2023. Braverman said Monday Sept. 11, 2023 she is seeking 'urgent advice' on banning a type of American bully dog, highlighting an attack on a 11-year-old girl over the weekend. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) FILE PHOTO

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Jordan Spieth hit a 56-foot shot from a greenside bunker to 7 inches and beat Patrick Cantlay with the tap-in par putt on the first hole of a playoff Sunday in ...

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Stephens Inc. AR reduced its position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM – Free Report) by 12.9% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 231,982 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock after selling 34,245 shares during the quarter. Stephens Inc. AR's holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF were […] The post Stephens Inc. AR Sells 34,245 Shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM) first appeared on Daily Political .

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Graypoint LLC trimmed its holdings in Costco Wholesale Co. ( NASDAQ:COST – Get Rating ) by 25.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,293 shares of the retailer's stock after selling 443 shares during the quarter. Graypoint LLC's holdings in Costco Wholesale were worth $590,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Oakworth Capital Inc.

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New York City police say a Brooklyn man accused of killing an 86-year-old and injuring three other men in a series of shootings while riding a scooter in New Yo...

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Harmony ( ONE ) traded down 0% against the dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 20:00 PM E.T. on April 11th. Harmony has a total market cap of $290.72 million and $29.01 million worth of Harmony was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. Over the last week, Harmony has traded up 1.7% against the dollar. One Harmony coin can now be bought for about $0.0220 or 0.00000073 BTC on popular exchanges. Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed over the last 24 hours: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded 2.

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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 35 teenage girls held captive and forced to work in a prostitution ring in southeastern Nigeria have been rescued after...

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Ade LLC reduced its position in Sprott Gold Miners ETF ( NYSEARCA:SGDM – Get Rating ) by 15.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 24,472 shares of the company's stock after selling 4,554 shares during the quarter. Ade LLC owned approximately 0.26% of Sprott Gold Miners ETF worth $606,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company.

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MANILA, Philippines — Senator Robinhood Padilla is calling for a probe into the fire that gutted the Manila Central Post Office. Padilla filed Senate Resolution No. 627 on Monday, which directs the appropriate panel to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, on the blaze that struck the building late Sunday night and lasted for more than seven hours. He noted that the Senate probe would be conducted 'with the aim of revisiting and strengthening policies for the preservation and protection of cultural properties against fire and other hazards.

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"This approach may allow clinicians to select the most effective therapeutic agents with real time in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma." BUFFALO, NY- September 19, 2023 – A new research paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 14 on September 15, 2023, entitled, " Real time ex vivo chemosensitivity assay for pancreatic adenocarcinoma ." Patient-derived organoids (PDOs) and xenografts (PDXs) have been extensively studied for drug-screening. However, their usage is limited due to lengthy establishment time, high engraftment failure rates and different tumor microenvironment from original tumors.

https://www.miragenews.com/live-assay-reveals-pancreatic-cancer-tissue-1087662/

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Eagle Global Advisors LLC lowered its holdings in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated ( NYSE:UNH – Get Rating ) by 0.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 38,771 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock after selling 56 shares during the period. UnitedHealth Group accounts for 1.4% of Eagle Global Advisors LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest position. Eagle Global Advisors LLC's holdings in UnitedHealth Group were worth $20,556,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/03/eagle-global-advisors-llc-lowers-stock-holdings-in-unitedhealth-group-incorporated-nyseunh.html

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