Police are seeking public assistance to locate a 46-year-old woman missing from Cape York in Far North Queensland. Nicole Anita Lutton was last seen at a cattle station in Cape York around 9am on October 4 and was believed to be travelling to Innisfail and then on to Townsville to see family. She may have been in the company of a 65-year-old man, who is known to her. Nicole is believed to be travelling in a white Suzuki Vitara, registration 656ZLK, which could be towing a silver trailer containing a bird cage.

https://www.miragenews.com/north-queensland-police-appeal-for-help-1099552/

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Thailand starts visa exemption for Chinese and Kazakh visitorsA Chinese tourist group visit the Emerald Buddha Temple inside of the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, 26 September 2023. Thailand started the five-month visa exemption scheme for Chinese and Kazakh visitors effective from 25 September 2023 to 29 February 2024, with the aim to generate tourism revenue. EPA/NARONG SANGNAK

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Two girls gather pebbles along the shore with the 20 units of 70-meter high wind turbines of the Bangui Wind Farm in the background. Turbines are arranged on a single row stretching along a nine-kilometer shoreline of Bangui Bay in Ilocos Norte. FILE PHOTO CEBU CITY — President Bongbong Marcos Jr. has sought the help of the business sector in the plan to push forward with the use of renewable energy. 'We have identified the use of renewable energy as the top of our climate agenda and we need all the support of the business sector to see this through fruition,' he told delegates of the 3rd Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Business Advisory Council (ABAC III) Meeting on Friday, July 28, in this city.

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MANILA, Philippines — There is a precedent to the Higher Education Development Fund (HEDF) being used for college students' scholarships, contrary to claims by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Northern Samar 1st District Rep. Paul Daza claimed. Daza in a statement on Monday said that the P10 billion HEDF was already used for scholarships in the past, despite CHED Chairperson Prospero de Vera III saying that he does not know where the idea of the HEDF as a scholarship fund came from. According to the lawmaker, around P2 billion of the HEDF in 2016 was used for student support.

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Storj ( STORJ ) traded 4.2% higher against the US dollar during the 1-day period ending at 23:00 PM Eastern on July 13th. During the last seven days, Storj has traded down 11.4% against the US dollar. Storj has a market capitalization of $122.93 million and $40.59 million worth of Storj was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Storj token can currently be purchased for about $0.32 or 0.00001023 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. Here's how similar cryptocurrencies have performed during the last 24 hours: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded 8.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/07/13/storj-achieves-market-cap-of-122-93-million-storj.html

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Brinker Capital Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Hasbro, Inc. ( NASDAQ:HAS – Get Rating ) by 16.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 68,356 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 9,814 shares during the period. Brinker Capital Investments LLC's holdings in Hasbro were worth $4,170,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of HAS.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/04/28/brinker-capital-investments-llc-increases-position-in-hasbro-inc-nasdaqhas.html

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Colombia's exports of non-mining-energy goods reached USD11,522 million between January and August, the highest value for this period since 2008 when this kind ...

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Berger Financial Group Inc grew its holdings in SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF ( NYSEARCA:SPDW – Get Rating ) by 1.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 84,740 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,589 shares during the quarter. Berger Financial Group Inc's holdings in SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF were worth $2,516,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/04/10/spdr-portfolio-developed-world-ex-us-etf-nysearcaspdw-shares-bought-by-berger-financial-group-inc.html

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Seele-N ( SEELE ) traded 5.6% lower against the dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 17:00 PM E.T. on March 25th. During the last seven days, Seele-N has traded down 20.4% against the dollar. One Seele-N token can currently be bought for $0.0033 or 0.00000012 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. Seele-N has a total market capitalization of $78.31 million and $1.84 million worth of Seele-N was traded on exchanges in the last day. Here's how similar cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day: Toncoin (TON) traded 0.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/03/25/seele-n-24-hour-trading-volume-reaches-1-84-million-seele.html

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Researchers investigating brain activity in older people say the coordination between neuronal activity and the brain's oxygenation is altered. The findings are published in Brain Research Bulletin by scientists from Lancaster University, UK and the University Medical Centre in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The brain requires as much as 20% of the body's energy consumption so the brain and the cardiovascular system have to work closely together to ensure sufficient energy supply to each part of the brain.

https://www.miragenews.com/novel-techniques-reveal-clear-changes-in-ageing-1057109/

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Sinead O'Connor performs on stage during the Positivus music festival in Salacgriva, Latvia, July 18, 2009. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins DUBLIN—Sinead O'Connor, the Irish singer known for her stirring voice, 1990 chart-topping hit 'Nothing Compares 2 U' and outspoken views, has died at the age of 56, Irish media quoted her family as saying on Wednesday. Brash and direct – her shaved head, pained expression, and shapeless wardrobe a direct challenge to popular culture's long-prevailing notions of femininity and sexuality – O'Connor irrevocably changed the image of women in music.

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"Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom, members of the International Coordination and Response Group for the victims of Flight PS752 today issued the following joint statement: "The Coordination Group takes seriously its commitment to the peaceful resolution of disputes. Since 2020, the Group has made multiple attempts to resolve this matter through negotiations, and in September 2023 Iran finally agreed to meet with all members of the Group for discussions. Accordingly, representatives from the 4 members of the Coordination Group met with Iranian officials this week to discuss the Islamic Republic of Iran's state responsibility for the downing of Flight PS752.

https://www.miragenews.com/icrg-iran-talks-on-flight-ps752-downing-1096422/

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A cup of coffee - or tea - is one of life's simple pleasures, but pandemic-induced disruption to the global supply chain is one of the reasons why it's getting ...

https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2022/0606/1302904-grocery-basket-coffee/

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Status ( SNT ) traded down 5.9% against the dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 18:00 PM E.T. on May 8th. Status has a total market cap of $93.72 million and approximately $1.75 million worth of Status was traded on exchanges in the last day. In the last seven days, Status has traded down 6.4% against the dollar. One Status token can currently be bought for approximately $0.0243 or 0.00000088 BTC on popular exchanges. Here is how related cryptocurrencies have performed in the last day: Toncoin (TON) traded 0.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/08/status-snt-price-hits-0-0243-on-major-exchanges.html

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bongbong marcos malacanang meeting MANILA, Philippines — The government prepared a total of P173 million stand-by funds for the effects of Typhoon Egay, said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday. Marcos, currently on a state visit to Malaysia, assured the public that the government response to the calamity is still ongoing. 'Nakahanda na ang mahigit PHP 173M na stand-by funds at ang food at non-food items, at nakadeploy na rin ang search, rescue, and retrieval personnel mula sa ating Armed Forces, Bureau of Fire Protection, at Coast Guard.

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Police have charged a man after seizing an imitation firearm and drugs in Shepparton overnight. Police responded after being informed a man pointed an alleged firearm at the victim whilst driving in a silver Holden Commodore near the intersection of Fryers and Wyndham Streets about 12.30am. Officers spotted the vehicle on High Street a short time later and spoke to the 19-year-old man. An alleged imitation firearm and drugs were found in his possession. He was arrested at the scene. The Shepparton man was charged with prohibited person possess immitiation firearm, possess imitation firearm, possess methylamphetamine and bail offences.

https://www.miragenews.com/imitation-firearm-seized-and-man-charged-in-1059134/

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The United States is deeply concerned by the conviction and sentencing of prominent environmental activist and NGO leader Hoang Thi Minh Hong to three years' imprisonment. We reiterate our call on Vietnam to release all those unjustly detained and to respect the right to freedoms of expression and association for all persons in Vietnam. We call on the Vietnamese government to ensure its tax law is enforced in a transparent, impartial manner that ensures nongovernmental organizations can operate without fear of undue targeting or prosecution.

https://www.miragenews.com/vietnamese-ngo-leader-hoang-thi-minh-hong-1094297/

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An interdisciplinary team led by Cornell has received a five-year grant to launch a new center for engineering, testing and commercializing point-of-care diagnostic devices that will have international reach. The center, Point of Care Technologies for Nutrition, Infection and Cancer for Global Health ( PORTENT ), will be led by David Erickson , the Sibley College Professor of Mechanical Engineering in Cornell Engineering, and Dr. Saurabh Mehta , the Janet and Gordon Lankton Professor in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, which is housed jointly in the College of Human Ecology and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

https://www.miragenews.com/nih-grant-funds-new-global-health-diagnostics-1089497/

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Albion Financial Group UT lifted its stake in iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF ( NYSEARCA:IWR – Get Rating ) by 0.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 916,789 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 6,756 shares during the quarter. iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF accounts for 6.0% of Albion Financial Group UT's portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Albion Financial Group UT owned about 0.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/04/11/ishares-russell-mid-cap-etf-nysearcaiwr-is-albion-financial-group-uts-2nd-largest-position.html

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WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer spending increased more than expected in April, boosting the economy's growth prospects for the second quarter, and inflation picked up, which could see the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates higher for some time. Consumer spending jumped 0.8 percent last month, the Commerce Department said on Friday. Data for March was revised up to show spending gaining 0.1 percent instead of being unchanged as previously reported. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.

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