The Andrews Labor Government is calling for community pharmacists to participate in a statewide pilot that will allow Victorians to get treatment and advice for common conditions and basic health care needs from their local pharmacist. Acting Minister for Health Gabrielle Williams today announced the EOI process is open for the pilot, which will provide an alternative to booking appointments with busy GPs when Victorians are sick, need a quick vaccine, or are renewing a script for something like the pill.

https://www.miragenews.com/community-pharmacist-pilot-one-step-closer-1085995/

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DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — Stop the bloodshed and impunity. Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has issued a 'verbal call out order' to the police and the military to stop the impunity and lawless actions on Negros Island. This was confirmed on Saturday by Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr, officer-in-charge of the Department of National Defense. And one of the immediate measures that authorities implemented towards this goal is the putting up of checkpoints by the police and the military. 'Verbal order to call out the armed forces to perform task, to support actively the law enforcement dito sa Negros…May hierarchy tayo sa calibrated response, una yung verbal call out order, second is the state of emergency to lawless violence, pangatlo is suspension of habeas corpus, pang apat ay ang martial law.

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AM Squared Ltd purchased a new position in Salesforce, Inc. ( NYSE:CRM – Get Rating ) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 6,700 shares of the CRM provider's stock, valued at approximately $888,000. Salesforce makes up about 0.6% of AM Squared Ltd's holdings, making the stock its 21st largest position. A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/17/am-squared-ltd-acquires-shares-of-6700-salesforce-inc-nysecrm.html

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MANILA, Philippines—The 2023 NBA Eastern Conference Finals marks the 151st time in league history that a team has trailed 0-3 in a best-of-seven series. No team has ever come back from a 0-3 hole to win a playoff series. This is only the fourth time that a team—down 0-3—has forced a Game 7. The last team to do so prior to the Celtics were the Portland Trail Blazers against the Dallas Mavericks in the 2003 Western Conference first round. The Celtics, however, are the first to host a Game 7. The Heat, on the other hand, are aiming to become just the second eighth seed to make the NBA Finals after the New York Knicks in 1999.

https://sports.inquirer.net/512173/nba-celtics-heat-go-for-history-in-game-7

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FSB Premier Wealth Management Inc. decreased its position in shares of 3M ( NYSE:MMM – Get Rating ) by 11.7% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 2,855 shares of the conglomerate's stock after selling 377 shares during the quarter. FSB Premier Wealth Management Inc.'s holdings in 3M were worth $342,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC. Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp acquired a new stake in shares of 3M during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/04/27/fsb-premier-wealth-management-inc-reduces-holdings-in-3m-nysemmm.html

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Samsung Electronics not named as 'gatekeeper' by European Commission Samsung Electronics has not been included in the European Commission's list of so-called gatekeepers announced Wednesday. Gatekeepers refer to platform service provider that act as a significant gateway between businesses and end users under the Commission's Digital Markets Act (DMA) which came to effect last year, aimed at containing big tech companies' market dominance. Samsung Electronics was one of seven tech companies which voluntarily reported that it meets the gatekeeper status in July.

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Mubadala Citi DC Tennis OpenCoco Gauff of the USA hits against Maria Sakkari of Greece in the women's final of the Mubadala Citi DC Open, in Washington, DC, USA, 06 August 2023. Gauff won the match 6-2, 6-3. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

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KYODO NEWS - 16 minutes ago - 09:00 | All , World , Japan , Coronavirus Here are the latest COVID-19 updates from Japan and beyond:   Bicycle riders cover their noses and mouths with face masks in Beijing on March 10, 2023, as China's capital is enveloped in yellow dust. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo Useful resources for foreign residents and visitors in Japan Health ministry call center  COVID-19: 0120-565-653 (toll free) COVID-19 Vaccines: 0120-761-770 (toll free) -Interpreters available for English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish 9 a.

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Imagine a flock of birds as they wheel across the sky: surging into a mass, flowing into ribbons that twist and turn again into fantastic shapes. If you follow one bird within the flock, you can describe its actions, the way it flaps its wings or uses its tail to brake. Yet, even if you could minutely account for the behavior of each individual bird, the shapes and patterns of their collective flight would still evade understanding. Electrons don't flock like birds. But Debanjan Chowdhury , assistant professor of physics, faces a similar challenge when trying to describe how electrons behave in quantum materials.

https://www.miragenews.com/electrons-in-strange-metal-world-1095738/

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SPOKANE, WA – Two relay records fell and Nikolous Bertling secured his return to the national meet with an automatic-qualifying mark in the pole vault at the Whitworth Twilight on Thursday . Geraldin Correa hit a provisional standard in the 800m, and 19 Warriors set personal-bests on the day. 'Pretty good day despite the cold conditions,' Head Coach Mike Collins said. 'A little breezy in the early running events but calmed down later. We had some outstanding efforts in our middle distance, the guys really rocked it in the 800m  today  with multiple conference qualifiers.

https://dailyfly.com/relays-set-records-and-bertling-vaults-to-nationals-at-whitworth-twilight/

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FILE PHOTO: A worker adjusts British and China (R) national flags on display for a signing ceremony at the seventh UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue 'Roundtable on Public-Private Partnerships' at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China September 21, 2015. REUTERS/Andy Wong LONDON — British foreign minister James Cleverly will urge China to be more open about the reasons behind what he called the biggest military build-up in peacetime history and said secrecy could lead to a 'tragic miscalculation'.

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Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman. (Photo from his Facebook page) MANILA, Philippines — Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman is pushing for tighter controls on the appropriation of confidential and intelligence funds and stricter rules on using the 'abused' contingent fund in the 2024 national budget. Lagman, an opposition leader, made the proposal as the House began its plenary deliberations on House Bill No. 8980, or the 2024 General Appropriations Bill (GAB). Lagman said Congress should 'initiate the formulation of policies regarding agencies who are entitled or not entitled' to the secret funds, and the amount to be given to these agencies.

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Jane Oineza. Image: Instagram/@janeoineza Jane Oineza insisted that she never underwent enhancement procedures, setting the record straight once and for all during the grand mediacon of her new afternoon soap, 'Nag-aapoy Na Damdamin.' When asked by entertainment reporter whether her slim figure may be attributed to any medical procedure, Oineza said her look was a product of 'hard work.' 'Simula noong pandemic, nagkaroon ako ng extra time para tutukan ang sarili ko. Simula din noong nasa bagong relationship ako, mas nagkaroon din ako ng time to take care of myself, to improve myself.

https://entertainment.inquirer.net/509565/jane-oineza-denies-undergoing-enhancement-procedure

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On the ninth anniversary of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, we pause to remember the 298 lives lost, and their loved ones. Australia, along with our international partners, has made substantial progress in our pursuit for truth, justice and accountability over the last year. In November 2022, the District Court of The Hague made unequivocal and conclusive findings of Russia's involvement in the downing of Flight MH17, and findings of guilt against Igor Girkin, Sergey Dubinskiy and Leonid Kharchenko.

https://www.miragenews.com/remember-victims-of-flight-mh17-1047720/

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VICTORIA - Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 continued to drop in B.C. on Thursday, but seven more people have died of the illness.

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/03/17/hospitalizations-down-in-british-columbia-but-seven-more-deaths-from-covid-19.html

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CEBU, Philippines–Several local government units (LGUs) here decided to suspend classes on Friday, May 26, 2023, as the country expects bad weather due to the effects of Super Typhoon Mawar. In a Pagasa advisory, super typhoon Mawar, at 3 a.m. on Friday, was located 1,740 kilometers east of southeastern Luzon. It has maximum sustained winds of 215 KM/H near the center and gustiness of up to 265 KM/H. It is moving westward at 20 KM/H. The super typhoon will be called 'Betty' once it enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/506435/walayklase-class-suspensions-in-cebu-as-of-may-26-2023-due-to-super-typhoon-mawarwalayklase-class-suspensions-as-of-may-26-2023-due-to-super-typhoon-mawar

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The March snow survey and water supply bulletin shows the province is wetter that last year at this time, with the Liard and Chilcotin regions at opposite extre...

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The University of Michigan is among 13 institutions that will receive funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to be part of a national network of centers focused on predicting and responding to future disease outbreaks. U-M will receive a $17.5 million grant over five years to establish the Michigan Public Health Integrated Center for Outbreak Analytics and Modeling, or MICOM. Housed within the U-M School of Public Health , MICOM is a partnership with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and a national collaboration among institutions' experts, who represent a wide variety of disciplines.

https://www.miragenews.com/u-m-wins-cdc-grant-for-new-disease-control-1088472/

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Ukrainian soldiers of the Separate Assault Battalion ‘Skala' enter the embattled village of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on August 25, 2023. Separate Assault Battalion ‘Skala' of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo KYIV — Ukraine said on Monday its troops had liberated the southeastern settlement of Robotyne and were trying to advance further south in their counteroffensive against Russian forces. 'Robotyne has been liberated,' Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar was quoted as saying by Ukraine's military.

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Clarius Group LLC trimmed its position in shares of ServiceNow, Inc. ( NYSE:NOW – Get Rating ) by 5.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,909 shares of the information technology services provider's stock after selling 178 shares during the period. Clarius Group LLC's holdings in ServiceNow were worth $1,352,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/06/26/clarius-group-llc-decreases-holdings-in-servicenow-inc-nysenow.html

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