The first asylum seekers will go on to the Bibby Stockholm barge 'in the coming days', the immigration minister has said after a series of delays amid safety concerns. Immigration minister Robert Jenrick said around 50 people will enter the vessel in Portland Port, Dorset, as part of a first tranche this week.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/asylum-seekers-to-be-housed-on-bibby-barge-in-coming-days-minister-says/video/2cf5466c2366c7d6e34f360d38dcfe85

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MANILA  -A trade association of retailers has warned against another round of wage hikes, saying tens of thousands of people could be laid off should lawmakers force the issue through legislation. Roberto Claudio Sr., president of Philippine Retailers Association (PRA), estimates that about 10 percent of the 500,000 workers in the local sector will be at risk as micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) may not be able to afford a wage hike. 'If you raise the minimum wage, there will be more people who will lose jobs because most of the businesses, if they have to comply with higher wages, will simply reduce employment,' Claudio told reporters on the sidelines of the 29th National Retail Conference and Expo at SMX Convention Center in Pasay last week.

https://business.inquirer.net/415983/retailers-buck-fresh-wage-hike

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What is the release date of 'Asterix And Obelix: The Middle Kingdom'? Release date of Guillaume Canet and Gilles Lellouche starrer 'Asterix And Obelix: The Middle Kingdom' is 2023-05-12. Who are the actors in 'Asterix And Obelix: The Middle Kingdom'? 'Asterix And Obelix: The Middle Kingdom' star cast includes Guillaume Canet, Gilles Lellouche, Vincent Cassel and Jonathan Cohen. Who is the director of 'Asterix And Obelix: The Middle Kingdom'? 'Asterix And Obelix: The Middle Kingdom' is directed by Guillaume Canet.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/movie-details/asterix-and-obelix-the-middle-kingdom/movieshow/100095992.cms

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Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer whose soft, beguiling voice made 'The Girl from Ipanema' a worldwide sensation in the 1960s and provided a huge boost to the budding bossanova genre, has died at age 83, her family said. 'I come bearing the sad news that my grandmother became a star today and is next to my grandfather Joao Gilberto,' Sofia Gilberto wrote on social media early Tuesday. The singer was born in Salvador, capital of Brazil's northeastern state of Bahia, in 1940 and was married to Joao Gilberto, a pioneer of the bossa nova genre who died in 2019.

https://entertainment.inquirer.net/503154/girl-from-ipanema-singer-astrud-gilberto-dead-at-83-family

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Coming off a record season that had the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) breaching financial boundaries it didn't expect, Asia's pioneering pro league is now bracing for a plunge. Season 48 opens in the middle of October with the Commissioner's Cup where the import height limit was slashed down an inch—with a reason—and the league confirming the participation of the Bay Area Dragons with reduced concessions compared to the last time. Imports standing no more than 6-foot-9 will be tapped and PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said that this was a consensus reached among members of the board in their planning session here in Paris, the glitzy fashion mecca, to assure that teams get the 'best talents available out there.

https://sports.inquirer.net/511985/pba-braces-for-slashed-down-profits-bay-area-sees-concessions-cut-for-commissioners-cup-stint

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Campion Asset Management trimmed its position in Stryker Co. ( NYSE:SYK – Get Rating ) by 12.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,570 shares of the medical technology company's stock after selling 215 shares during the quarter. Campion Asset Management's holdings in Stryker were worth $384,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/06/16/campion-asset-management-has-384000-stake-in-stryker-co-nysesyk.html

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Needham & Company LLC reiterated their buy rating on shares of Stoke Therapeutics ( NASDAQ:STOK – Get Rating ) in a research report released on Tuesday, Benzinga reports. Needham & Company LLC currently has a $25.00 price objective on the stock. Several other research firms also recently commented on STOK. Credit Suisse Group reduced their price target on shares of Stoke Therapeutics from $32.00 to $28.00 and set an outperform rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an overweight rating and issued a $20.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/03/08/needham-company-llc-reiterates-buy-rating-for-stoke-therapeutics-nasdaqstok.html

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Alternergy Holdings Corp. has secured the required height clearance from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap) for its 100-megawatt Tanay wind power project in Rizal province. 'The Tanay wind project's height clearance went through a painstaking and thorough process of technical studies and consultations with government aviation authorities with inputs from international and local aviation experts,' said Knud Hedeager, director and co-founder of Alternergy. The project forms part of Alternergy's expansion plans in the next five years, as it seeks to develop up to 1,370 megawatts of additional wind, offshore wind, solar and run-of-river hydro projects.

https://business.inquirer.net/389251/alternergys-tanay-windmills-get-height-clearance

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — J.J. McCarthy threw three touchdown passes to Roman Wilson, helping No. 2 Michigan rout East Carolina 30-3 on Saturday. The Wolverines (1-0) were without coach Jim Harbaugh, who began serving a school-imposed, three-game suspension for breaking NCAA rules. McCarthy showed up at Michigan Stadium wearing a blue shirt backward, writing 'FREE' in black on white athletic tape and placing it on his chest above Harbaugh's name. The Wolverines appeared to pay homage to Harbaugh in the first quarter with a single-file formation on offense as each player raised an arm over their head.

https://www.mymotherlode.com/sports/college-sports-general-news/3220337/j-j-mccarthy-leads-no-2-michigan-over-east-carolina-30-3-without-jim-harbaugh-on-the-sideline.html

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A teenager is facing up to a year in jail after police say she destroyed the sign in front of a law enforcement agent.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/07/14/pro-police-hate-crime-charges-utah/

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SYDNEY – Asian stocks lost early gains on Tuesday as relief that a possible default by the U.S. government had been averted gave way to concern that the deal to suspend its debt ceiling was a compromise that would have negative consequences. The package still has to be approved by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and Democratic-controlled Senate before the debt limit is reached, likely by next Monday. 'The U.S had a poor resolution to the debt ceiling negotiations with still a huge increase in government debt and no real cuts to spending, but (it) has relieved pressure for now,' said James Rosenberg, an advisor at broker Ord Minnett in Sydney.

https://business.inquirer.net/403368/asian-stocks-dip-as-investors-question-consequences-of-us-debt-deal

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The thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who their lost jobs in Saudi Arabia during the oil price crash of 2015 are a step closer to being compensated, according to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). The funds to be used to pay them have already been downloaded to the Saudi Ministry of Finances, Migrant Secretary Susan Ople disclosed on Friday. Ople and Undersecretary Bernard Olalia concluded talks with the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development earlier this week, during which the ministry accepted a list of some 12,000 Filipino claimants.

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/215386/displaced-saudi-ofws-closerto-getting-paid-says-dmw

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https://aviationweek.com/themes/custom/particle/dist/app-drupal/assets/awn-logo.svg With about 1,300 aircraft sold in 18 years, the AW139 may soon be assembled in Algeria in addition to lines in Italy and the U.S. Credit: Leonardo Helicopters Rather than pursuing new-generation, clean-sheet designs, Leonardo Helicopters Managing Director Gian Piero Cutillo is committing to making the company's rotary-wing platforms smarter. It helps that many of the manufacturers' aircraft—with the exception of the AW109 light twin—have been developed.

https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/aircraft-propulsion/leonardos-cutillo-pursues-smart-rotorcraft-vision

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Meritage Portfolio Management reduced its position in Broadcom Inc. ( NASDAQ:AVGO – Free Report ) by 1.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 32,357 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock after selling 589 shares during the quarter. Broadcom makes up approximately 1.6% of Meritage Portfolio Management's portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Meritage Portfolio Management's holdings in Broadcom were worth $20,758,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/07/09/broadcom-inc-nasdaqavgo-shares-sold-by-meritage-portfolio-management.html

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The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Center for Maunakea Stewardship rangers recently participated in rope rescue training exercises for technical rescue conducted inside the W.M. Keck Observatory and NASA Infrared Telescope Facility in the Maunakea Science Reserve on Maunakea. Seven rangers spent the day alongside observatory personnel to learn rappelling and technical rescue training, which involves using ropes and rappelling in high environments within the three-story observatory structures. Safety training also included ascending and descending a fixed-rope system and understanding and operating a rope-rescue system in the event a rescue mission is ever needed.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/07/10/maunakea-rangers-rope-training

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Golden Green Inc. acquired a new stake in Booking Holdings Inc. ( NASDAQ:BKNG – Get Rating ) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 118 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $238,000. A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of BKNG. Longview Partners Guernsey LTD acquired a new stake in Booking in the third quarter valued at $452,154,000.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/03/28/golden-green-inc-takes-238000-position-in-booking-holdings-inc-nasdaqbkng.html

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