VANCOUVER, Canada – Brazil's Amanda Nunes scored a dominant decision victory over Irene Aldana to retain her bantamweight crown at UFC 289 before dancing with her daughter and retiring in the cage as the curtain came down on a stunning career. The 35-year-old laid her gloves between her bantamweight and featherweight belts on the octagon floor, bringing an end to a sensational run that saw her become the first woman to hold two UFC titles simultaneously and the first openly gay UFC champ. 'Double champion forever, baby!' roared Nunes, nicknamed 'The Lioness', as her gloves were being removed for the final time.

https://sports.inquirer.net/514011/ufc-amanda-nunes-retains-bantamweight-belt-retires-after-glittering-career

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Most people remember their first few days in a new job, but for Tairāwhiti Police Constable Jacob Samuel only his second shift as a police officer will go down in the history books. Constable Samuel was starting a late shift on his second day on the job the day Cyclone Gabrielle hit. 'It was pretty unreal — mobility was down and communication in general was limited. A lot of people began gathering in the foyer at the front of the station to ask questions so initially I got quite tied up with that.

https://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/news/new-officer-proud-to-be-part-of-team-on-cyclone-day

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Conflux ( CFX ) traded up 2.3% against the US dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 18:00 PM Eastern on May 13th. Conflux has a total market cap of $725.00 million and $80.70 million worth of Conflux was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Conflux coin can now be purchased for about $0.25 or 0.00000937 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. During the last seven days, Conflux has traded down 14% against the US dollar. Here's how related cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day: Bitcoin (BTC) traded up 0.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/13/conflux-cfx-market-cap-reaches-725-00-million.html

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MANILA – Philippine Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said he expected the central bank, of which he is a policymaker, to take a 'long pause' in raising interest rates as inflation is expected to ebb. The bank held its key policy rate steady at 6.25 percent for a second straight meeting on Thursday. 'I think we will continue to maintain,' Diokno told reporters on Friday. 'It will be a long pause. I don't see any cut until we really have that strong evidence of a decline' in inflation, Diokno said.

https://business.inquirer.net/407328/philippine-finance-secretary-sees-long-pause-in-rate-hikes

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A man has been charged following a two-vehicle crash in state's south. Just after 4.30pm yesterday (Wednesday 19 July 2023), emergency services were called to the Hume Highway, Gunning, following reports of a crash. On arrival, officers from The Hume Police District found a semi-trailer and a car had crashed. The driver of the car – a 74-year-old man – was taken to Canberra Hospital, where he remains in a critical condition. The driver of the semi-trailer – a 50-year-old man – was not injured. Following inquiries, the 50-year-old man was arrested and taken to Goulburn Police Station, where he was charged with dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, and negligent driving.

https://www.miragenews.com/police-lay-charges-after-two-vehicle-crash-at-1050319/

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The opening of the Second Regular Session of the 19th Congress at the House of Representatives, Quezon city, Monday, July 24, 2023. (INQUIRER file photo / NINO JESUS ORBETA) MANILA, Philippines — House of Representatives has approved House Bill Number 8980, which contains the proposed 2024 national budget worth P5.7 trillion, on second reading during Wednesday's session. General Appropriations Bill (GAB), which details the amendments made during committee meetings and after the plenary debates, was approved via viva voce or voice voting.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1837622/house-approves-on-2nd-reading-proposed-p5-7-trillion-budget-for-2024

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Macy's ( NYSE:M – Get Rating ) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.11, RTT News reports. Macy's had a net margin of 4.31% and a return on equity of 28.86%. The firm had revenue of $4.98 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.01 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.08 EPS. The company's revenue was down 6.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/06/03/macys-nysem-issues-quarterly-earnings-results.html

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ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Japanese climber died and a fellow mountaineer was injured when an apparent rock fragment hit them while trying to scale one of the highest peaks in northern Pakistan, a mountaineering official and the injured climber said Tuesday. The two mountaineers from Japan were taking part in a climbing expedition organized by a local tour operator, said Karrar Haidri, secretary of the Alpine Club of Pakistan. He said the purpose of the expedition was to summit a never-before scaled peak in the Andaq Valley in the country's north.

https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/asia/3209719/japanese-mountaineer-dies-and-another-is-injured-while-climbing-mountain-in-northern-pakistan.html

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GEORGE TOWN, Aug 17 — Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow has ordered the state secretary to discuss the issue of the songkok ruling imposed during the state exco swearing-in ceremony yesterday with the Penang governor's office. He said his office held a meeting with the protocol division of the state legislative assembly to further understand the issue this morning. 'Before this, there was no such requirement,' he said. 'We were informed that this requirement was stated in the invitation card but since it (wearing of songkok) was not normally required, some guests may not have noticed it,' he added in a press conference after the launch of the new ferries today.

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audit agency-jamboree State audit agency to begin inspection of hosting of World Scout Jamboree next week SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- The state audit agency said Saturday it will launch a comprehensive inspection next week into the country's hosting of the World Scout Jamboree last month after the event faced much criticism for poor preparations. The 12-day event, which kicked off Aug. 1, underwent significant challenges, including a heat wave and a powerful typhoon, which forced the relocation of around 40,000 participants from a campsite in Saemangeum, a reclaimed wetland on the southwestern coast, to various parts of the country.

https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/001/0014196821?sid=104

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Mohammed bin SalmanFILE - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shake hands during a welcome ceremony, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Erdogan is beginning a three-stop tour of Gulf states to raise trade and investment for Turkey's floundering economy. The president will arrive in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday, July 17, 2023, accompanied by an entourage of some 200 businesspeople. Business forums have been arranged in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirate.

https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/077/0005988837?sid=104

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Shares of The Lovesac Company ( NASDAQ:LOVE – Get Rating ) have been assigned an average recommendation of 'Buy' from the eight analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $60.25. A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Roth Mkm boosted their target price on shares of Lovesac from $32.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/06/17/the-lovesac-company-nasdaqlove-receives-60-25-average-pt-from-analysts.html

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A Lheidli T'enneh elder who played a key role in restoring the Dakelh language and culture to north-central B.C. has died.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/elder-who-helped-restore-dakelh-language-to-prince-george-mourned-1.7327358?cmp=rss

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Welcome to Caixin's Tech Insider, your twice-weekly wrap on the movers, shakers and deal-makers in China's tech scene. A regional automaker's EV dreams hit the wall In China's furious push for its firms to climb industrial value chains, some are inevitably being left behind. But the phenomenon rarely manifests as literally as in the case of Levdeo, a manufacturer of low-speed electric vehicles (LSEVs) that gambled big on a transition to conventional electric cars.

https://www.caixinglobal.com/2023-08-11/tech-insider-regional-automakers-dashed-ev-dreams-alibabas-comeback-102092375.html

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CEBU CITY — Experts predicted that the biggest boom in the real estate industry in the country will take place in 2024. However, Anthony Leuterio, president of A Better Real Estate Philippines (ABREP), warned that the development may also attract more 'colorum' salespersons with a tendency to scam property buyers. The number one target of scammers are overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) where a huge chunk of remittances are invested in real estate. 'If there is a demand, there might be people who will take advantage,' said Leuterio, who believed that professionalizing real estate salespersons should be done now and ahead of the 2024 boom.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1767987/experts-see-boom-on-real-estate-in-2024

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A Lindsay, Ont., woman says she is worried that a labour dispute at Air Canada could dash a trip of a lifetime to Scotland she has planned with a childhood frie...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/air-canada-dispute-trip-lifetime-ontario-woman-1.7608354?cmp=rss

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Kutcho Copper Corp. ( OTCMKTS:KCCFF – Get Rating ) shares were down 7% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $0.19 and last traded at $0.20. Approximately 79,525 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 113% from the average daily volume of 37,296 shares. The stock had previously closed at $0.21. Kutcho Copper Stock Performance The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $0.26 and a 200 day simple moving average of $0.21. About Kutcho Copper ( Get Rating ) Kutcho Copper Corp.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/04/20/kutcho-copper-otcmktskccff-stock-price-down-7.html

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While performing "Just Like a Pill" during her recent shows in London's BST Hyde Park, a fan tossed a clear plastic bag filled with a powdered substance on stage — and it turned out to be their dead mother's ashes...   The bag was thrown on stage, where P!nk picked it up, holding only the corner. "Is this your mom?" she asked the crowd member, who seemed to confirm it was.   P!nk made a confused face then slowly placed the bag back down on stage. "I don't know how I feel about this," she said.

https://www.thehits.co.nz/the-latest/p-nk-left-shocked-after-a-fan-throws-their-late-mums-ashes-on-stage-mid-show/

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First published MAR 4, 2023 Updated 17 hours ago Podcast: The Detail This is  The Detail 's Long Read - one in-depth story read by us every weekend This week, it's  Roald Dahl and the Big Fat Fuss , an opinion piece written and read aloud here by  Madison Hamill  and published on  Newsroom.co.nz . Madison Hamill is a book editor and author of the award-winning essay collection Specimen . When the global news media caught wind that new editions of Roald Dahl's classic children's books had been rewritten to take out the 'offensive' sections, she decided to wade into the ensuing culture war herself, looking at the relationship between editors and authors in producing work, and the trend of putting modern sensibilities into historical contexts.

https://www.newsroom.co.nz/podcast-the-detail/the-details-long-read-roald-dahl-and-the-big-fat-fuss

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Rublix ( RBLX ) traded down 1% against the US dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 9:00 AM E.T. on June 18th. Over the last seven days, Rublix has traded down 0.8% against the US dollar. One Rublix token can currently be bought for about $0.0020 or 0.00000007 BTC on exchanges. Rublix has a market cap of $41,155.60 and $60.82 worth of Rublix was traded on exchanges in the last day. Here's how similar cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded 1.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/06/18/rublix-rblx-hits-market-cap-of-41155-60.html

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