Skip to cookie privacy notice Skip to main content (Sydney) – A referendum in Australia on October 14, 2023, is an important opportunity for Australians to enshrine a First Nations Voice in the country's constitution, Human Rights Watch and the Australian Human Rights Institute at the University of New South Wales said today. A new Questions and Answers document addresses key questions on the Voice as they relate to the fulfilment and enjoyment of basic human rights principles.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/09/11/australia-rights-core-voice-referendum

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Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ( NASDAQ:ZM – Get Rating ) CFO Kelly Steckelberg sold 3,224 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.94, for a total value of $222,262.56. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link . Kelly Steckelberg also recently made the following trade(s): On Tuesday, May 30th, Kelly Steckelberg sold 3,224 shares of Zoom Video Communications stock.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/06/15/zoom-video-communications-inc-nasdaqzm-cfo-sells-222262-56-in-stock.html

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(VOVWORLD) -The Vietnam Business Forum (VBF)'s 12 working groups on Friday raised policy difficulties they have faced in 12 fields, including energy, agriculture, trade and digital economy, as they attended the VBF annual forum in Hanoi on Friday. The Vietnam Business Forum open in Hanoi on March 17, 2023. Photo: VNA The forum themed 'Business Community in Partnership with Government of Vietnam in Fostering Green Growth' was co-organized by the Vietnamese Ministry of Planning and Investment and the World Bank Group's International Finance Corporation (IFC) serves as an uninterrupted and close dialogue mechanism between the Government and the domestic and foreign business communities.

https://vovworld.vn/en-US/news/vbf-2023-green-economy-to-be-growth-momentum-1183881.vov

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His dedication and commitment to a life of teaching and mentoring young and aspiring aritsts spanning four decades has surely paved the way for the development of Cebuano modern and contemporary art. His scholarly pursuits have contributed to the fields of local art history, theory, and criticism. His body of works reflects a masterful hand that knows well how to see beauty in the rawness of material. His writings and music show the tenacity of his mind and the boldness of his spirit. Fernandez also was instrumental in the offering of the industrial design major in UP Cebu.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/504223/kinutil-a-tribute-exhibition-honoring-prof-raymund-fernandez

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MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and other government agencies seized P120 million worth of meat and seafood products thought to be smuggled from overseas, according to the Bureau on Saturday. The BOC, together with officials from the Department of Agriculture, National Meat Inspection Service, and the Philippine Coast Guard, conducted a series of raids across seven warehouses in Navotas City on Friday. 'Upon inspection of the warehouses, the team found various poultry products, such as frozen pork legs, chicken drumsticks, pork spareribs, squid rings, crayfish, pork ears, pork hinges, balone, brawley beef, pork aorta, chicken feet, pork riblets, golden pampano, pangasius fillet, boneless pork ham, fish tofu, and pork ears,' said the BOC in a statement.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1744900/boc-seizes-p120m-worth-of-suspected-smuggled-poultry-in-navotas-city

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NASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio poses for a portrait while working inside the International Space Station's Destiny laboratory module. Now the record-holder for the longest single spaceflight by an American, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is scheduled to depart the International Space Station and return to Earth Wednesday, Sept. 27. The agency will provide full coverage from hatch closing through landing. Coverage will begin at 12 a.m. EDT and will stream live on NASA Television, the NASA app , and the agencys website.

https://www.miragenews.com/nasas-record-setting-astronaut-set-for-live-1090371/

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CEBU CITY, Philippines – In Danao City, Cebu, lawmakers want to introduce a law that would ban cutting of classes. The Danao City Government, through its Public Information Office (PIO), announced that legislators in this city have proposed an ordinance that will effectively prohibit students from leaving their classes during class hours. The proposal is titled ‘An Ordinance on Anti-Truancy', with the local government defining truancy as the ‘intentional, unjustified, unauthorized or illegal absence from compulsory education.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/510134/anti-cutting-classes-ordinance-pushed-in-danao-cebu

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Bitgert ( BRISE ) traded down 3.9% against the US dollar during the 1 day period ending at 15:00 PM Eastern on July 10th. One Bitgert token can currently be bought for approximately $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. Bitgert has a market capitalization of $87.79 million and approximately $2.04 million worth of Bitgert was traded on exchanges in the last day. In the last seven days, Bitgert has traded down 10.7% against the US dollar. Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed in the last day: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded up 7.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/07/10/bitgert-brise-trading-down-10-7-over-last-7-days.html

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The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, and the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, issued the following statement: "Canada will participate as a third party in the dispute settlement proceedings initiated by the United States under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) regarding the use of genetically engineered corn in imported tortillas and dough. "Canada shares the concerns of the United States that Mexico is not compliant with the science and risk analysis obligations under CUSMA's Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Chapter.

https://www.miragenews.com/canada-responds-to-mexicos-gm-corn-ban-in-1072021/

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Public Order Response Team and Melbourne Divisional Response Unit officers have uncovered an array of drugs, weapons and cash as a result of a routine intercept in Southbank on Sunday night. Officers intercepted a vehicle at a service station on the corner of City Road and Clarendon Street just after 7pm. The driver was observed trying to put something down his pants and was subsequently searched where it is alleged a quantity of methylamphetamine, and heroin was located. A search warrant was executed on Monday morning at a Fitzroy address where it is alleged methylamphetamine, heroin, prescription drugs, weapons, fake licenses, tools and cash were located and seized.

https://www.miragenews.com/routine-intercept-uncovers-drugs-at-southbank-1095673/

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2seventy bio ( NASDAQ:TSVT – Get Free Report ) had its price objective cut by investment analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group from $27.00 to $24.00 in a report released on Tuesday, Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a 'buy' rating on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group's price target indicates a potential upside of 277.36% from the stock's previous close. A number of other research firms also recently commented on TSVT. Morgan Stanley downgraded 2seventy bio from an 'overweight' rating to an 'equal weight' rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $25.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/08/15/the-goldman-sachs-group-lowers-2seventy-bio-nasdaqtsvt-price-target-to-24-00.html

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Restaurants add an average of W1.9 million to their monthly sales if they use a delivery app, a study suggests (US$1=W1,301).Research announced at an academic conference hosted by the Korean Economic Association shows that a restaurant's monthly sales rise by W1.93 million if it uses the services of food delivery platforms.The study was based on a year's worth of credit card usage data at 800,000 restaurants provided by Shinhan Card to Korea Development Institute researcher Lee Gong and Prof. Kim Kyeong-bae at Sejong University.

https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/023/0003774265?sid=104

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Symmetry Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of The TJX Companies, Inc. ( NYSE:TJX – Get Rating ) by 17.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 16,150 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer's stock after purchasing an additional 2,436 shares during the period. Symmetry Partners LLC's holdings in TJX Companies were worth $1,266,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/06/17/symmetry-partners-llc-buys-2436-shares-of-the-tjx-companies-inc-nysetjx.html

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Trust Wallet Token ( TWT ) traded down 11.1% against the U.S. dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 16:00 PM E.T. on June 5th. During the last seven days, Trust Wallet Token has traded 12.4% lower against the U.S. dollar. One Trust Wallet Token token can currently be bought for $0.96 or 0.00003750 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. Trust Wallet Token has a market capitalization of $398.95 million and approximately $24.32 million worth of Trust Wallet Token was traded on exchanges in the last day.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/06/05/trust-wallet-token-reaches-self-reported-market-cap-of-398-95-million-twt.html

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Western Australia Premier Roger Cook is defending his Secret Harbour candidate over podcast comments made five years ago criticising Labor’s response to sexual harassment.

https://www.watoday.com.au/national/premier-defends-candidate-over-podcast-comments-20260810-p60n3x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Washington, United States — A fugitive Chinese billionaire plans to auction 'unvaccinated sperm' on an online platform rife with misinformation — a sale that vaccine skeptics bill optimistically as a chance to buy the 'next Bitcoin.' The sales pitch that sperm from uninoculated men will be in high demand — and therefore fetch top dollar — stems from the widely debunked conspiracy theory that Covid-19 jabs cause mass infertility. Guo Wengui, a tycoon exiled in the United States who was recently arrested for alleged fraud, is putting that pitch to the test with his much-hyped auction slated for June on the fringe platform Gettr.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1750552/tycoons-unvaxxed-sperm-auction-taps-into-conspiracies

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09:10 UTC+8, 2023-05-02        Israel launched a fresh missile attack at military sites in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo, according to the state-owned Syrian TV on Monday.   09:10 UTC+8, 2023-05-02        Israel launched a fresh missile attack at military sites in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo, according to the state-owned Syrian TV on Monday. The Syrian air defenses intercepted many of the missiles, said the report. It added that several explosions were heard in Aleppo following the attack.

https://www.shine.cn/news/world/2305027169/

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TOKYO – More than nine out of 10 Japanese firms feel a sense of crisis about the country's accelerating birthrate decline, with few hopeful that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government can arrest the fall, according to a Reuters monthly poll. Kishida unveiled a plan in March to reverse the birthrate trend, a problem that has worsened under successive Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) administrations, threatening to further shrink the country's workforce and sap consumer demand. Those measures, which include expanding child allowance provisions, increasing paid parental leave and providing subsidies for fertility treatments came after the government revealed that annual births last year had dipped below 800,000 for the first time, eight years earlier than expected.

https://business.inquirer.net/402561/japan-firms-feel-sense-of-crisis-over-falling-birthrate-reuters-poll

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RIA Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Costco Wholesale Co. ( NASDAQ:COST – Get Rating ) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 1,002 shares of the retailer's stock, valued at approximately $324,000. Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Cowa LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Costco Wholesale in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/16/ria-advisory-group-llc-makes-new-investment-in-costco-wholesale-co-nasdaqcost.html

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Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. trimmed its position in Amedisys, Inc. ( NASDAQ:AMED – Get Rating ) by 10.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 65,548 shares of the health services provider's stock after selling 7,278 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.'s holdings in Amedisys were worth $5,476,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/04/30/oppenheimer-asset-management-inc-lowers-holdings-in-amedisys-inc-nasdaqamed.html

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