MANILA, Philippines – Filipino lawmakers have different reactions on the ongoing reclamation projects in Manila Bay. Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Thursday said there might be a need to conduct a thorough study on the reclamation projects in Manila Bay to determine whether the government should order its cessation or not. 'Maybe [it] is necessary to make an impact study — a real [and] honest to goodness impact study on all these developments,' said in an interview over DWPM Radyo 630.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1812024/ongoing-reclamation-projects-in-manila-bay-draw-mixed-reactions-from-senators

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Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic ETF (NASDAQ:BOTZ – Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totalling 3,590,000 shares, a growth of 6.8% from the June 15th total of 3,360,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,257,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.9 days. Institutional Trading of Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic ETF Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of BOTZ.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/07/21/global-x-robotics-artificial-intelligence-thematic-etf-nasdaqbotz-short-interest-update.html

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A dancer in costume participate in the West Indian Day Parade, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The largest U.S. celebration of Caribbean culture is held in New York City, as steel bands, floats and flamboyantly costumed revelers take to the streets in the West Indian Day parade.(AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

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Samsung is waging a campaign to encourage staff to travel domestically and help boost the economy that way. The conglomerate is encouraging some 250,000 executives and staff in its 20 subsidiaries across the country to spend their long Chuseok holiday in Korea rather than abroad, a group spokesman said Thursday. The group is also promoting seafood sales at its online mall to boost the fisheries industry, which has been shaken by the release of wastewater from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan.

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SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines – Unidentified gunmen killed a government nurse and wounded her husband in an ambush during a heavy downpour on Friday night in this town, police said. Lt. Col. Julhamin Asdani, municipal police chief of Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte, identified the nurse as Sarifa Kabagani Gulam, 36, who was working with the Cotabato Sanitarium Hospital in Barangay Ungap here. Gulam's husband, Samir Gulam, 35, was declared in critical condition at a local hospital.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1775998/govt-nurse-slain-hubby-hurt-in-maguindanao-del-norte-ambush

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The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its stake in Analog Devices, Inc. ( NASDAQ:ADI – Get Rating ) by 47.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,126,620 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,007,146 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company's holdings in Analog Devices were worth $512,859,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/06/02/the-manufacturers-life-insurance-company-boosts-stock-position-in-analog-devices-inc-nasdaqadi.html

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(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh City's Phap Luat Newspaper has launched the program ‘Shedding light on sea with fishermen' in Can Gio District in Ho Chi Minh City to update local fishermen with knowledge against illegal fishing on the sea. Poor fishermen in Can Gio receive support. (Photo: The Ho Chi Minh City Party‘s Committee) The program then delivered 200 handbooks titled ‘Know-hows about sea fishing' to Can Gio dwellers, which provides practical legal information about necessary actions in order to remove the European Commission's yellow card on Vietnam's fishery.

https://vovworld.vn/en-US/vietnams-maritime-sovereignty/can-gio-fishermen-updated-with-knowledge-against-illegal-fishing-1200950.vov

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OKB ( OKB ) traded 3.5% lower against the dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 16:00 PM E.T. on March 6th. One OKB token can currently be bought for $48.17 or 0.00215225 BTC on exchanges. Over the last week, OKB has traded down 7.1% against the dollar. OKB has a total market capitalization of $11.88 billion and approximately $36.01 million worth of OKB was traded on exchanges in the last day. Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded 4.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/03/06/okb-price-reaches-48-17-on-major-exchanges-okb.html

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Virtus Family Office LLC lowered its holdings in KKR & Co. Inc. ( NYSE:KKR – Get Rating ) by 9.9% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 9,965 shares of the asset manager's stock after selling 1,095 shares during the quarter. Virtus Family Office LLC's holdings in KKR & Co. Inc. were worth $463,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/28/virtus-family-office-llc-trims-stock-holdings-in-kkr-co-inc-nysekkr.html

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doubles down on destroying Hamas amid his own political battles.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/02/israel-withdraws-troops-supreme-court-netanyahu-khan-younis/

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Cetera Advisor Networks LLC grew its holdings in shares of Abbott Laboratories ( NYSE:ABT – Get Rating ) by 30.3% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 183,949 shares of the healthcare product maker's stock after acquiring an additional 42,775 shares during the quarter. Cetera Advisor Networks LLC's holdings in Abbott Laboratories were worth $20,196,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/06/12/cetera-advisor-networks-llc-boosts-holdings-in-abbott-laboratories-nyseabt.html

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Flexible thin-film electrodes placed directly on brain tissue show promise for the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy, as demonstrated recently by scientists at Tokyo Tech. Thanks to an innovative yet straightforward design, these durable electrodes accurately match the mechanical properties of brain tissue, leading to better performance during electrocorticography recordings and targeted neural stimulation. Measuring brain activity is a useful technique for diagnosing epilepsy and other neuropsychiatric disorders.

https://www.miragenews.com/thin-film-neural-electrodes-revolutionize-brain-1084617/

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The news this week that Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the former head of the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, was charged with sexual assault f...

https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2021/08/20/theres-an-epidemic-of-sexual-misconduct-in-the-canadian-military-heres-what-each-party-would-do-about-it.html

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CS Tan 4.9 / 5.0 This book is the result of the author's many years of experience and observation throughout his 26 years in the stockbroking industry. It was written for general public to learn to invest based on facts and not on fantasies or hearsay....

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Secretary General of Council of Europe visits SwitzerlandSwiss Federal President Alain Berset, right, and Marija Pejcinovic Buric, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, left, shake hands during an official visit to Switzerland, at the Von Wattenwyl Haus, in Bern, Switzerland, 07 September 2023. EPA/ANTHONY ANEX

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Today we recognise and support World Mental Health Day. Recognised nationally and internationally, World Mental Health Day is a reminder that we all have a part to play in understanding mental health, raising awareness and driving actions that promote and protect everyone's mental health. The Mental Health Australia theme for 2023 is "look after your mental health, Australia" and focuses on awareness, belonging and connection. It is an important reminder to us all to check in with our colleagues, family and friends and ourselves.

https://www.miragenews.com/defence-department-marks-world-mental-health-1100226/

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The recent operation in the Occupied West Bank and car ramming attack in Tel Aviv worryingly underscore an all too familiar pattern of events: that violence only begets more violence. The killing, maiming and the destruction of property must stop. Overnight 3,000 Palestinians reportedly fled Jenin camp after a wave of deadly air strikes on the camp. Then, this morning seven people were hurt in a car ramming attack in Tel Aviv. The scale of the Israeli Security Forces' ongoing operation in Jenin, including the use of repeated airstrikes, along with the destruction of property, raises a host of serious issues with respect to international human rights norms and standards, including protecting and respecting the right to life.

https://www.miragenews.com/www.miragenews.com/un-human-rights-chief-comments-on-israeli-1040515/

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The Chase  star Shaun Wallace, also known as the Dark Destroyer, is heading back to New Zealand later this month to test Kiwis' quiz skills - but can he beat the  Herald  quiz?   Breakfast radio hosts Jono Pryor and Ben Boyce have been wondering the same thing, so they decided to put Wallace's expert skills to the test ahead of his visit to Aotearoa.   During their chat, Boyce told Wallace it's always been his and Pryor's dream to get 10/10 on the  Herald  daily quiz - 'so we're wondering if you can help us see if we can get to 10 out of 10'.

https://www.thehits.co.nz/shows/breakfast-with-jono-ben/the-chase-s-dark-destroyer-shaun-wallace-gets-quizzed-by-jono-ben/

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