At the UN Climate Ambition Summit today in New York, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) announced the development of a large-scale, collaborative push to establish life-saving Early Warning Systems in some of the world's most climate-vulnerable countries. An initial injection of US$1.5 million from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) will be used to kick-start a much larger initiative aimed at delivering $157 million from the GCF and partner governments to move towards universal early warning for all. As part of the announcement, UNDP and its partners appealed for other donors to join forces, growing the initiative beyond the first group of countries of Antigua and Barbuda, Cambodia, Chad, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, and Somalia.

https://www.miragenews.com/un-agencies-ifrc-launch-major-initiative-for-1087848/

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Blakchyl (Photos by Jana Birchum) An underrated – and understated – decade-plus rap veteran, Blakchyl's Austin roots date back to her formative years in a youth hip-hop program and exploits with longtime musical group Mindz of a Different Kind. Multiple records in, with some offerings only scattered across particular streaming services, committed fans of the artist's studied, tough-edged, but evolving hip-hop discover the connecting themes: various collaborators, that wisely mellow voice, and an underdog mentality.

https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2023-07-14/my-energy-how-i-move-blakchyls-evolving-hip-hop-embodies-austins-eastside/

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Duncan Carson and Brendan K. O'Grady, the funny men who defined Austin stand-up with long-running showcase Sure Thing (photo by Jana Birchum) Two transplants arrive in Austin and meet at a coffee shop open mic. A friendship forms. In June 2012, they launch a weekly stand-up showcase. 512 shows later, the longtime friends and co-hosts, Brendan K. O'Grady and Duncan Carson, announce that the October 6 Sure Thing at Fallout Theater will be the final one. Sure Thing has featured over 500 comics, delighted over 50,000 audience members, changed its name from the Laugh Lounge, witnessed one marriage proposal, been lit by smartphone light when the electricity went out, endured one mouse running onstage while escaping a rainy downpour (causing one terrified comic to perform while standing on a chair), survived one fight threat from an audience member, missed only nine weeks (not counting COVID lockdown or venue closures), held one official Sure Thing Tour Thing (in support of Sure Thing Records' release of Mac Blake 's debut album, Bird Drugs ), and released 17 full-length comedy recordings.

https://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2023-09-29/austins-longest-running-stand-up-showcase-ends-after-a-decade-of-making-stars/

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MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Sonny Angara has filed House Bill No. 2032 that will institutionalize the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The AICS – which gives immediate and temporary relief for those who need it — has been implemented in several situations, the latest of which was for those affected by the Oriental Mindoro oil spill. 'Since its inception, the AICS of the DSWD has been a lifesaver for many families undergoing difficult challenges and as such this program should be institutionalized to ensure it is always there for those in dire need of assistance,' Angara said in a statement issued on Saturday.

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WWE Champion CM Punk and Cody Rhodes gave fans in New Mexico something to remember after teaming up in the main event of a recent live event.

https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/news-watch-cm-punk-shares-special-moment-cody-rhodes-wwe-live-event

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IOTA ( MIOTA ) traded 2.4% lower against the dollar during the one day period ending at 15:00 PM ET on March 25th. In the last seven days, IOTA has traded down 8.7% against the dollar. One IOTA coin can now be purchased for approximately $0.20 or 0.00000746 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. IOTA has a market capitalization of $566.78 million and approximately $9.88 million worth of IOTA was traded on exchanges in the last day. Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed in the last day: Pax Dollar (USDP) traded 0.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/03/25/iota-price-down-8-7-over-last-7-days-miota.html

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Sight Sciences ( NASDAQ:SGHT – Free Report ) had its price objective decreased by Citigroup from $8.00 to $4.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday, Benzinga reports. Citigroup currently has a neutral rating on the stock. A number of other analysts have also recently commented on SGHT. Bank of America cut shares of Sight Sciences from a neutral rating to an underperform rating and cut their price target for the company from $10.00 to $4.50 in a research note on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on shares of Sight Sciences from $15.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/09/16/sight-sciences-nasdaqsght-pt-lowered-to-4-00-at-citigroup.html

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Financial Sense Advisors Inc. reduced its holdings in shares of iShares Biotechnology ETF ( NASDAQ:IBB – Free Report ) by 41.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,640 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 1,180 shares during the quarter. Financial Sense Advisors Inc.'s holdings in iShares Biotechnology ETF were worth $212,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/07/08/financial-sense-advisors-inc-trims-holdings-in-ishares-biotechnology-etf-nasdaqibb.html

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U.S. stocks were set to open higher on Friday as Apple's upbeat results underscored resilience in corporate earnings, while a stronger-than-expected jobs report tempered expectations of interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. Apple Inc gained 2.7% in premarket trading on better-than-expected results, helped by strong iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets. Investors appeared to take in stride data that showed U.S. employers boosted hiring in April while raising wages, pointing to sustained labor market strength that could prompt the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher for some time.

http://klse.i3investor.com/web/blog/detail/kianweiaritcles/2023-05-06-story-h-271512751-Wall_Street_eyes_higher_open_as_investors_cheer_Apple_earnings

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The Waipaoa Station Farm Cadet Training Trust is reviewing its options for the future and has decided not to offer places to new cadets in 2024 as it completes a strategic review of what it is offering cadets, the farming sector and its sponsors. The decision does not affect currently enrolled cadets, 'who will continue receiving the high level of education the Trust has provided young farmers since 2007', said trust chairman Tim Rhodes. 'While the review has been under way for some time, the decision to complete it has been brought forward by news that Waipaoa Station is on the market.

https://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/news/farm-cadet-trust-looking-at-what-future-holds-for-scheme

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The players are out of the tunnel! We're just minutes away from kick-off! as.com Publicado a las: 09/05/2023 20:59 CEST 'The King and his Cup' The Madrid fans' tifo was huge and definitely reminded the away fans that they are about to play in what many call Real Madrid's competition. To be fair, they have won it 14 times . as.com Publicado a las: 09/05/2023 20:57 CEST The Real Madrid anthem is ringing round an absolutely packed Santiago Bernabéu! What an amazing atmosphere! as.com Publicado a las: 09/05/2023 20:55 CEST A reminder of the starting XIs: Real Madrid XI : Courtois; Carvajal, Rüdiger, Alaba, Camavinga; Valverde, Modric, Kroos; Rodrygo, Benzema, Vini Jr Man City XI : Ederson; Walker, Stones, Dias, Akanji; Rodri, Gundogan; De Bruyne, Silva, Grealish; as.

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Surevest LLC boosted its stake in iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF ( NYSEARCA:ISCV – Get Rating ) by 6.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 29,640 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,896 shares during the period. Surevest LLC owned 0.41% of iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF worth $1,409,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/03/08/surevest-llc-boosts-holdings-in-ishares-morningstar-small-cap-value-etf-nysearcaiscv.html

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Olia Fedorova, "Defense," 2017, photograph, 30 x 45 inches ©Olia Fedorova. (Photo: Olia Fedorova) Opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 13 This week, Florida State University's Museum of Fine Arts (MoFA) debuts an acclaimed exhibition that provides a paramount glimpse into the experience of Ukrainian women during wartime. "Women at War" will be on display at MoFA July 13-Oct. 28, with an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 13. Curated by New York-based art historian Monika Fabijanska, the exhibit is on loan from the Fridman Gallery in New York and was done in collaboration with the Voloshyn Gallery, a prominent art gallery in Kyiv.

https://www.miragenews.com/fsu-museum-of-fine-arts-showcases-acclaimed-1045681/

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Despite a push for more balanced development, the economic gap between China's better-off eastern coastal regions and its less-developed western inland regions remains wide, according to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). The western region, including 12 provinces and autonomous regions, accounted for 21.4% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022, up from 19.6% in 2012, NDRC Vice Chairman Zhao Chenxin reported to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

https://www.caixinglobal.com/2023-06-29/chinas-east-west-economic-gap-refuses-to-narrow-102070238.html

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StockNews.com downgraded shares of Accenture ( NYSE:ACN – Get Rating ) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report released on Wednesday. A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on ACN. Piper Jaffray Companies boosted their target price on shares of Accenture from $245.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an underweight rating in a report on Monday, March 27th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Accenture from $289.00 to $294.00 and gave the stock an equal weight rating in a research report on Friday, March 24th.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/06/04/stocknews-com-downgrades-accenture-nyseacn-to-hold.html

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Iza Calzado has announced that she has already given birth to her firstborn child with her husband, businessman Ben Wintle, since January but has decided to delay their announcement. On Instagram, the 'Encantadia' actress finally introduced her daughter who she named Deia Amihan, who was born last January 26, or a day after she announced that she and her husband would be taking a brief social media break to focus on the arrival of her baby girl. 'Words can't describe the love we're feeling as we introduce our precious baby girl, Deia Amihan Calzado Wintle.

https://entertainment.inquirer.net/492201/iza-calzado-gives-birth-to-daughter-amihan

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — A habal-habal driver and three other alleged street-level individuals in the illegal drug trade were arrested in three separate buy-bust operations in Dalaguete town and Naga City in southern Cebu and Tuburan town in northern Cebu on August 12. According to the Dalaguete police, in their report, Christopher Dean Clatero, a habal habal driver or motorcycle-for-hire driver of Barangay Tuba, Dalaguete town, was caught with four sachets of suspected shabu. One of 3 buy-busts: Barangay Tuba, Dalaguete READ: ‘Shabu' worth P9,180 seized from 29-year-old man from Carcar City He was caught with the suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tuba, Dalaguete at past 4 p.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/521649/buy-busts-in-naga-city-2-towns-net-4-street-level-pushers-yield-at-least-p5000-shabu

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Primo Water (NYSE:PRMW – Get Free Report) and Arca Continental (OTCMKTS:EMBVF – Get Free Report) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends. Analyst Recommendations This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Primo Water and Arca Continental, as provided by MarketBeat. Get Primo Water alerts: Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Primo Water 0 2 2 0 2.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/08/12/analyzing-primo-water-nyseprmw-arca-continental-otcmktsembvf.html

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BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, making an unannounced trip to Iraq on Tuesday nearly 20 years after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, said Washington was committed to keeping its military presence in the country. The 2003 invasion led to the deaths of tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians and created instability that eventually paved the way for the rise of Islamic State militants after the U.S. withdrew its forces in 2011. Austin, the most senior official in President Joe Biden's administration to visit Iraq, was the last commanding general of U.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1739872/pentagon-chief-in-unannounced-visit-to-iraq-pledges-continued-us-troop-presence

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