Woo Jong-woo, chief nominee of the National Office of Investigation under the National Police Agency (Yonhap)President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday tapped Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Commissioner Woo Jong-soo as the new state investigation chief, ending the leadership vacuum created by an ex-prosecutor who resigned from the post amid a school bullying controversy involving his son.Woo's two-year term as chief of the National Office of Investigation will kick off on Wednesday. He will oversee 30,000 investigators under the national police, according to Yoon's office.

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State Street Corp increased its position in Newmont Co. ( NYSE:NEM – Get Rating ) by 0.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 40,572,548 shares of the basic materials company's stock after purchasing an additional 100,447 shares during the quarter. State Street Corp owned approximately 0.05% of Newmont worth $1,705,264,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of NEM.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/03/12/state-street-corp-purchases-100447-shares-of-newmont-co-nysenem.html

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What's new: The German government cleared the way for state-owned China Cosco Shipping Corp. Ltd. 's acquisition of a minority stake in a Hamburg container terminal, Hamburg port logistics company Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) said Wednesday. Cosco's unit Cosco Shipping Ports Ltd. will buy a 24.99% stake in the Tollerort terminal, one of three large container terminals at Hamburg port operated by HHLA. The price of the deal was not disclosed.

https://www.caixinglobal.com/2023-05-12/cosco-cleared-for-stake-in-hamburg-terminal-102051418.html

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Kim Hyo-jae, acting head of the Korea Communications Commission, explains to the Democratic Party lawmakers that visited the headquarters in protest of splitting the TV transmission fee from the monthly electricity bill on Wednesday. [YONHAP] The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) will no longer automatically add the TV transmission fee to the monthly electricity bill of households. The KCC said on Wednesday the Broadcasting Act enforcement ordinance has been changed to separate the charging of the TV transmission fee from electricity bills.

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Belgium's 'Golden Generation' has yet to win a trophy despite boasting some elite players. Yet former captain Vincent Kompany still believes.

https://www.espn.co.uk/football/fifa-world-cup/story/4809847/belgium-icon-vincent-kompany-believes-they-can-win-world-cup

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To achieve agriculture development, road maps are helpful, but not enough. They are necessary, but not sufficient. We have seen our agriculture decline precipitously over the years. While we have done commendable things in agriculture, in general, we do not do things right (efficacy), nor do we do the right things (effectiveness). Road maps are part of our attempt to do the right things. In our global environment, one indication of whether we are doing the right things is our export performance.

https://business.inquirer.net/405520/road-maps-not-enough

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KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 (Bernama) -- DAP has agreed to name Chow Kon Yeow as the party's candidate for Penang Chief Minister for the second term in view of the state polls next month. DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke in a statement said the decision was made unanimously at the DAP's candidate selection committee meeting which he chaired last night. Members of the committee comprised DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng, deputy chairman Gobind Singh Deo and two vice-presidents Nga Kor Ming and M. Kulasegaran.

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British banking group NatWest releases first half of 2023 resultsPeople walk past a NatWest bank branch in London, Britain, 28 July 2023. British banking group NatWest announced higher than expected pretax profits of 3.589 billion pound Sterling (4.193 billion Euro). In June 2023, one of the Britain's leading Brexit supporters Nigel Farage said Coutts bank, owned by NatWest, closed down his account and the row led to former boss Dame Alison Rose stepping down. EPA/TOLGA AKMEN

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To live with type 1 diabetes is to be ruled by relentless routine. Food must be carefully monitored, and the only treatment, subcutaneous insulin, is burdensome - requiring regular injections or an insulin pump, continuous glucose monitoring and/or finger sticks to test one's blood sugar levels. For many of the 1.9 million Americans with the condition, that might be about to change. Researchers at UC San Francisco are exploring how two recently approved immunotherapy treatments could be expanded to treat type 1 diabetes more broadly.

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Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. ( NYSE:BBW – Free Report ) CEO Sharon Price John sold 37,398 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.26, for a total value of $757,683.48. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 602,781 shares of the company's stock, valued at $12,212,343.06. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink .

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People walk past the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) sign at its building on the Financial Street in Beijing, China. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File photo SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE  -More than a dozen major mutual fund companies in China cut fees in roughly 1,500 fund products on Monday as regulators started reforming fee practices in the $3.7 trillion industry in an effort to reduce costs to investors. The money managers, including China Asset Management Co and Bank of Communications Schroder Fund Management Co, said in separate statements that management fees in certain equity-focused products would be cut to 1.

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First published AUG 10, 2023 Updated 56 minutes ago Podcast: The Detail Paid parental leave was back in the spotlight last week, after a member's bill from National's deputy leader Nicola Willis was voted down in Parliament.  The Detail  takes a closer look at what the entitlements are, who can get them and how New Zealand compares internationally. New Zealand's had a paid parental scheme for two decades. While the 26 weeks on offer is significantly more than the 12 weeks available when the entitlement was introduced in 2002, other countries are doing much better.

https://www.newsroom.co.nz/podcast-the-detail/how-nzs-paid-parental-leave-stacks-up

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Skiiers and snowboarders can get their adrenalin rush starting this weekend as the recent drop in temperature has many of the ski resorts in South Korea ready t...

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AMF Tjanstepension AB lowered its stake in The Procter & Gamble Company ( NYSE:PG – Free Report ) by 7.4% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 1,301,297 shares of the company's stock after selling 104,429 shares during the period. Procter & Gamble makes up 1.8% of AMF Tjanstepension AB's holdings, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. AMF Tjanstepension AB's holdings in Procter & Gamble were worth $197,534,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC. Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of PG.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/09/15/amf-tjanstepension-ab-reduces-holdings-in-the-procter-gamble-company-nysepg.html

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Pope Francis heads Friday (September 22) to Marseille for a two-day visit focused on the Mediterranean and migration, and bringing a message of tolerance amid bitter debate over how Europe manages asylum seekers.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/pope-to-arrive-in-marseille-with-message-of-tolerance-amid-eu-migrant-crisis/video/f9eb347c4507b749a472e7e2a9725c94

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Fifth Third Bancorp ( NASDAQ:FITB – Get Free Report ) has been assigned a consensus rating of 'Moderate Buy' from the thirteen research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eight have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $32.50. A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/09/30/brokerages-set-fifth-third-bancorp-nasdaqfitb-target-price-at-32-50.html

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The first sods are turning on La Trobe University's newest campus space in the heart of Shepparton. The refurbishment of the existing campus and major building extension will improve the study experience for hundreds of local students, enabling more enrolments in areas of critical regional shortage, such as nursing, teaching and business. Funding for this significant campus redevelopment has included a $5 million Commonwealth Government contribution, with the remaining $15 million funded by La Trobe as part of a major regional investment plan.

https://www.miragenews.com/shepparton-campus-redevelopment-kicks-off-1045924/

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SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE – Free Report) by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 128,552 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock after buying an additional 5,512 shares during the quarter. Pfizer comprises about 0.6% of SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 24th biggest holding. SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Pfizer were worth $4,715,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/09/24/seacrest-wealth-management-llc-raises-stock-position-in-pfizer-inc-nysepfe.html

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Maui officials say they will hire an outside expert to analyze how the county’s emergency management agency handled devastating wildfires nine months ago

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FILE PHOTO: A view of missile launchers displayed during a military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Korean War armistice in Pyongyang, North Korea, July 27, 2023, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo UNITED NATIONS — North Korea continued developing nuclear weapons and producing nuclear fissile material in 2023 and evading United Nations sanctions that aim to cut off funding for Pyongyang's nuclear and ballistic missile programs, according to an unpublished United Nations report seen by Reuters on Thursday.

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