(LEAD) coronavirus-cases(LEAD) S. Korea's COVID-19 cases drop for 1st time in 2 months(ATTN: UPDATES with detailed figures in paras 2-4) SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases dropped last week to snap seven consecutive weeks of growth, government data showed Monday, encouraging health authorities to resume their plans to lift all virus curbs. The country reported a daily average of 40,400 new infections for the week of Aug. 15-21, down 17.7 percent from 49,000 a week earlier, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).

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Blair William & Co. IL trimmed its stake in Entergy Co. ( NYSE:ETR – Free Report ) by 1.0% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 48,050 shares of the utilities provider's stock after selling 490 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL's holdings in Entergy were worth $5,177,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock.

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LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The archbishop of Lisbon met Friday with Pope Francis in a private audience at the Vatican to discuss “events in recent weeks ...

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INQUIRER FILE PHOTO LUCENA CITY — Authorities arrested a female 'high-value' drug suspect during a buy-bust operation early Wednesday, Sept. 6, and seized more than P207,000 worth of shabu (crystal meth) from her in Antipolo City. Members of the Antipolo police drug enforcement unit busted Mylene Abellar Dapua around 12:32 a.m. after she sold P1,000 worth of meth to an undercover cop posing as a drug user in a transaction in a subdivision in Barangay Mayamot, the Region 4A police, reported. Dapua yielded seven plastic sachets of shabu weighing 30.

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Many Fox News’ programs will broadcast from New Hampshire on Monday leading up to "Democracy 2024: New Hampshire Primary," co-anchored by Bret Baier and Marth...

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Unifi ( NYSE:UFI – Get Free Report ) and Shenzhou International Group ( OTCMKTS:SHZHY – Get Free Report ) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk. Insider & Institutional Ownership 72.4% of Unifi shares are held by institutional investors. 12.9% of Unifi shares are held by company insiders.

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Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie BESSY II's high-brilliance X-rays can be used to produce microscopic images with spatial resolution down to a few tens of nanometres. Whole cell volumes can be examined without the need for complex sample preparation as in electron microscopy. Under the X-ray microscope, the tiny cell organelles with their fine structures and boundary membranes appear clear and detailed, even in three dimensions. This makes cryo x-ray tomography ideal for studying changes in cell structures caused, for example, by external triggers.

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Monday, 7 August 2023, 11:12AM the podcast on Ben boos booing. What is Barbie Botox? Jono's scared of his Google maps. Take your Radio, and Music with you

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Mexico City, Mexico — Mexican authorities said Monday that 103 minors traveling without adult relatives were among several hundred migrants found in a truck abandoned on a highway. The minors, mostly from Guatemala, were part of a group of around 340 irregular migrants from Central and South America, the National Migration Institute said in a statement. The vehicle, which had fans and ventilation, was located on Sunday night on a highway in the eastern state of Veracruz without a driver, it said.

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Police have arrested a 32-year-old man, a 31-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman in relation to a home burglary in Sandy Bay yesterday. The three alleged offenders have been charged with motor vehicle stealing, evade police, possess a controlled drug, burglary, stealing, aggravated burglary and lurking. The trio will appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court on 13 November 2023.

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Artist Lee Jae-seok poses for a photo next to his painting "Alignment" at Gallery Baton in Seoul. (Im Se-jun/The Korea Herald) The world functions in dynamics of power and hierarchy. Although such power is sensed from time to time, it is hard to recognize sometimes. That power could be religion, natural forces or something else, artist Lee Jae-seok muses.Most of Lee's works were inspired by his experience during his mandatory military service from 2010 to 2012 that lasted for a year and 10 months.

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SINGAPORE – Stocks slipped slightly and oil rose in early trade on Monday as investors figured an abortive weekend mutiny by Russian mercenaries raised questions about stability and crude supply. Brent crude futures rose 1 percent to $74.55 a barrel and U.S. crude poked above $70, recouping a little of losses made last week. Japan's Nikkei fell 0.2 percent and Australia's ASX 200 fell 0.3 percent. The safe-haven yen also rose a bit, though it had help from hints at possible currency intervention from Japan's top FX diplomat and a summary of opinions showing a central bank board member pushed for a debate on its yield curve control policy.

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HSBC assumed coverage on shares of 3M ( NYSE:MMM – Free Report ) in a research note released on Friday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The firm issued a hold rating and a $109.00 target price on the conglomerate's stock. Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Wolfe Research upgraded 3M from an underperform rating to a peer perform rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 29th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on 3M from $110.

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Telstra Group Limited ( OTCMKTS:TLGPY – Get Rating ) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 11,700 shares, a drop of 63.8% from the February 28th total of 32,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 79,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Telstra Group from a 'neutral' rating to a 'buy' rating in a research report on Sunday, January 29th.

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QITMEER NETWORK ( MEER ) traded down 2.3% against the U.S. dollar during the 1-day period ending at 11:00 AM E.T. on August 13th. QITMEER NETWORK has a total market capitalization of $11.77 million and approximately $288,769.15 worth of QITMEER NETWORK was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. During the last week, QITMEER NETWORK has traded 74.8% higher against the U.S. dollar. One QITMEER NETWORK token can now be bought for approximately $0.16 or 0.00000562 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges.

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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....

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First-mover advantage may be gone, but card companies eager to retain loyal customers A customer uses Apple Pay to make a payment at a local fast food restaurant in Seoul. (Lee Sang-sub/The Korea Herald)Apple Pay, having launched its service in Korea in March with Hyundai Card as its initial partner, is expected to extend its reach by adding new local partners.According to industry sources, three leading credit card issuers here -- Shinhan Card, KB Kookmin Card and BC Card -- have submitted letters of intent to collaborate with Apple Pay.

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Two children, both of whom were asylum seekers, are among 27 people who have lost their lives since wildfires broke out across Greece in July, considered to be the largest wildfire disaster in the European Union since 2000. Children and families have lost their homes, livelihoods and access to basic services. Many are distressed and some are experiencing health issues due to air pollution caused by the fires. As flames progressed toward a medical facility in northern Greece, 11 newborns were among patients in intensive care who were moved to a makeshift hospital on a boat.

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — A vendors group has expressed its opposition to a plan to make the Carbon Night Market in Cebu City vehicle-free. Members of the Carbonhanong Alyansa sa mga Mamumuo, the same group that also opposes the Carbon Market modernization project, said that the city's plan to 'pedestrianize' the night market was an added burden to them, who have been suffering from the massive drop in their sales since the modernization project started. The city's 'pedestrianization' plans would prohibit the entry of vehicles at the market complex to allow pedestrians to use the roads instead.

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MUMBAI: India's Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, a group company of the beleaguered Adani Group, says it has started a buyback programme of certain debt securities to partly prepay near-term loans due in 2024. Adani Ports said in an exchange filing that it has floated a tender of up to US$130mil in outstanding debt, as it tries to boost investor confidence after the group's shares were pummelled earlier this year by a US short-seller's report. Led by billionaire businessman Gautam Adani, the group's seven-listed stocks have lost about US$114bil in market value since a Jan 24 report by Hindenburg Research accused it of improper use of offshore tax havens and stock manipulation.

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