Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada has invested 'massively' in Norad modernization as he toured a lumber plant in rural Newfoundland. He pushed back against accusations from a U.S. senator that Ottawa has a "feeble commitment" to defence spending and is not pulling its weight. (July 27, 2023)

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/trudeau-pushes-back-against-accusations-that-canada-falling-behind-on-norad-nato-commitments/video/f1255a609fb836c61cad253bd4d8ae21

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Researchers at the University of Toronto have built an online simulator that gives an improved visual representation of the deterioration caused by glaucoma. The simulator, built by Professor Willy Wong and PhD candidate Yan Li of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering and their collaborators, depicts the disease from the patient's perspective. Almost all other representations on the internet are inaccurate, says Wong. "If you do an internet search for what glaucoma looks like, the images returned are tunnel vision with the periphery blacked out.

https://www.miragenews.com/university-of-toronto-researchers-develop-1089673/

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The MXGP of Great Britain played host last weekend to the second step of the ‘Ride to the FIM Awards'. The ‘Ride to the FIM Awards' began in Silverstone at the beginning of August , where the first step was a part of the MotoGP British Grand Prix . Step two was held just last weekend, on 22 September, at Matterley Basin in Winchester. The famous motocross track is the (by now, long-established) home of World Championship motocross in the UK. With the exception of 2021, which was influenced by Covid, the last year an MXGP season passed without a British Grand Prix at Matterley Basin was 2017, when the track hosted the Motocross of Nations instead.

https://www.visordown.com/news/racing/general/british-mxgp-hosts-ride-fim-awards-stage-2

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Centerspace ( NYSE:CSR – Get Rating ) updated its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided EPS guidance of $4.27-$4.56 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $4.41. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Analyst Ratings Changes A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on CSR. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price objective on shares of Centerspace from $66.00 to $63.00 and set a sector perform rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 23rd.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/01/centerspace-nysecsr-releases-fy-2023-earnings-guidance.html

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Minister Maru looked at possible locations in Shenzhen to open a new Trade Mission following the closure of the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Trade Office in Taipei, Taiwan. He met with the Shenzhen Government and private sector where an agreement was reached between them and the Ministry and the Department of International Trade and Investment for the new PNG Trade Mission to be in a very prestigious office building in Shenzhen. 'Under my Ministry, I intended to have this Trade Mission opened in October of this year.

https://www.looppng.com/png-news/plans-png-trade-office-shenzhen-121837

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MANILA  -The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has partnered with Qatar-based firm United District Energy International L.L.C. (UDEI) and Marubeni Corp. (Marubeni) of Japan to use low-carbon district cooling technologies at the New Clark City in the province of Tarlac. The BCDA said Monday it had signed during a business mission in Tokyo last September a memorandum of understanding with the two firms to conduct a technical and commercial feasibility study on the viability of a district cooling technology for New Clark City.

https://business.inquirer.net/425689/bcda-eyes-new-tech-to-lower-power-use-in-clark

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Radix ( XRD ) traded 2.2% higher against the US dollar during the one day period ending at 18:00 PM E.T. on June 11th. One Radix coin can now be purchased for $0.0639 or 0.00000245 BTC on exchanges. Over the last seven days, Radix has traded down 5.9% against the US dollar. Radix has a market capitalization of $488.21 million and approximately $2.00 million worth of Radix was traded on exchanges in the last day. Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded 0.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/06/11/radix-xrd-price-reaches-0-0639-on-major-exchanges.html

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MANILA, Philippines — Angkas CEO and entrepreneurship advocate George Royeca expressed his gratitude and appreciation to everyone who believed in their vision and helped propel Angkas to where it is today. As one of the awardees of People Asia's People of the Year 2023, Royeca gave special thanks to his Angkas biker partners, who inspired him. 'Kaya nandito pa rin kami (The reason we are still around) is because we also have a lot of blessings from people who really believed in us. But more important than us is the new life given to 30,000 of our now entrepreneurs bikers.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1747582/amoy-ng-tagumpay-angkas-ceo-takes-inspiration-from-30000-riders-snatched-out-of-poverty

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A man has been arrested after crashing a stolen car at Novar Gardens this morning. About 5.30am Thursday 31 August a security guard responded to reports of an alarm at Keswick Barracks. When the Security guard arrived he was confronted by a man armed with a knife. The man allegedly threatened the security guard before getting in his Toyota Corolla and driving away. Thankfully the security member was not physically injured. The security guard was able to call Triple Zero (000) and provide a description of the suspect and a direction of travel for his vehicle.

https://www.miragenews.com/aggravated-robbery-at-keswick-1074992/

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The IMF Executive Board concluded today the third review under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for Niger, allowing for an immediate disbursement of about US$ 26.3 million. The program was extended by six months to June 2025 to ensure sufficient time to implement key reforms and support the authorities' fiscal consolidation efforts. The IMF Executive Board also approved today an arrangement for Niger under the newly created Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) for about US$ 131.5 million.

https://www.miragenews.com/imf-concludes-third-review-of-nigers-extended-1041275/

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StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of STAG Industrial ( NYSE:STAG – Get Rating ) in a research note published on Thursday morning. The brokerage issued a hold rating on the real estate investment trust's stock. A number of other equities analysts have also commented on STAG. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of STAG Industrial from $34.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a neutral rating in a research report on Thursday, February 23rd. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on shares of STAG Industrial in a research report on Monday, February 6th.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/22/stag-industrial-nysestag-coverage-initiated-by-analysts-at-stocknews-com.html

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MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Monday announced four additional Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites of which are 'suitable and mutually beneficial.' The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said the following locations had been inspected and assessed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines: Naval Base Camilo Osias in Sta Ana, Cagayan Lal-lo Airport in Lal-lo, Cagayan Camp Melchor Dela Cruz in Gamu, Isabela Balabac Island in Palawan PCO Secretary Cheloy Garafil said these additional EDCA sites are expected to 'boost the disaster response of the country as the locations will also be used for humanitarian and relief operations during emergencies and natural disasters.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1751823/fwd-palace-bares-4-additional-edca-sites

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FlatQube ( QUBE ) traded 0.5% lower against the US dollar during the 1 day period ending at 0:00 AM Eastern on August 12th. During the last seven days, FlatQube has traded 4% higher against the US dollar. One FlatQube token can now be purchased for $0.54 or 0.00001840 BTC on major exchanges. FlatQube has a total market cap of $41.41 million and $477.21 worth of FlatQube was traded on exchanges in the last day. Here's how other cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded 3.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/08/12/flatqube-1-day-trading-volume-hits-477-21-qube.html

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The Roosters sit four points outside the top eight going into Round 23 and would need to win at least four of their final five matches to give themselves any hope of continuing their six-year finals streak.  Trent Robinson's side were well-beaten by the Broncos last start and will be up against a Sea Eagles outfit who got the job done in Daly Cherry-Evans' 300th NRL match to make it three wins in their last four games. Both these sides only met a month ago with the match coming down to the wire for an 18-16 victory to the Sea Eagles at 4 Pines Park.

https://www.looppng.com/rugby/roosters-v-sea-eagles-butcher-sidelined-burbo-boost-manly-121904

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Lithgow City Council is reminding the community that Round 2 financial assistance applications close on 31 October 2023. "I know that there are many community organisations around the Lithgow LGA that are doing great work to support their communities," said the Mayor Maree Statham. "The Financial Assistance program can help bring your projects to reality, so I encourage the many community and voluntary groups in our community to submit an application." Council offers grants of generally up to $3,000 to community organisations to help them with local projects and activities that demonstrate a broad community benefit.

https://www.miragenews.com/council-financial-aid-applications-open-till-1100138/

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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of Pride activists gathered in the Serbian capital Saturday amid a heavy police presence and anti-gay messages sent by the country's conservative leadership and far-right groups. Last year, the LGBTQ+ event was marred by skirmishes between the police and anti-Pride groups who believe the event goes against traditional Serbian Christian Orthodox values and should be banned. The participants of the march on Saturday held banners reading 'We Are Not Even Close' — referring to the current status of the gay population is Serbia — as well as 'Marriage' and 'Queer Liberation not Rainbow Capitalism.

https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/east-europe/3224155/hundreds-of-pride-activists-march-in-serbia-despite-hate-messages-sent-by-far-right-officials.html

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LA JOLLA, CALIF. – July 05, 2023 – New research from Sanford Burnham Prebys has helped explain how melanoma evades the immune system and may guide the discovery of future therapies for the disease. The study found that a protein known to be active in immune cells is also active inside melanoma cells, helping promote tumor growth. The findings, published in the journal Science Advances , suggest that targeting this protein with new drugs may deliver a powerful double hit to melanoma tumors. "The immune system's control of a tumor is influenced by both internal factors within tumor cells, as well as factors from the tumor's surroundings," says first author Hyungsoo Kim, Ph.

https://www.miragenews.com/new-approach-enhances-melanoma-immunotherapy-1041286/

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Unique Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Danaher Co. ( NYSE:DHR – Get Rating ) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 1,454 shares of the conglomerate's stock, valued at approximately $386,000. Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in DHR. Arkadios Wealth Advisors grew its position in Danaher by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 4,176 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $1,108,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the period.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/04/04/unique-wealth-llc-invests-386000-in-danaher-co-nysedhr.html

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WASHINGTON — Even when he was president, Donald Trump lacked the legal authority to declassify a U.S. nuclear weapons-related document that he is charged with illegally possessing, security experts said, contrary to the former U.S. president's claim. The secret document, listed as No. 19 in the indictment charging Trump with endangering national security, can under the Atomic Energy Act only be declassified through a process that by the statute involves the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1790230/trump-lacked-power-to-declassify-secret-nuclear-arms-document-experts-say

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Rupert Resources ( OTCMKTS:RUPRF – Get Rating ) had its price target hoisted by analysts at Scotiabank from C$7.50 to C$8.50 in a report released on Wednesday, The Fly reports. Rupert Resources Stock Up 0.9 % Shares of RUPRF stock traded up $0.03 on Wednesday, hitting $3.21. 7,685 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,032. Rupert Resources has a 52 week low of $2.63 and a 52 week high of $4.65. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $3.43 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $3.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/04/12/rupert-resources-otcmktsruprf-price-target-increased-to-c8-50-by-analysts-at-scotiabank.html

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