SINGAPORE – Shell has decided not to go ahead with two projects it was studying to produce biofuels and base oils in Singapore, a company spokesperson said on Thursday. 'We can confirm that we are stopping the exploration of two projects – a biofuels unit and a Group II base oil plant in Singapore,' the company told Reuters in an emailed statement. 'We will continue supplying base oil and lubricants, as well as biofuels, to our customers in Singapore and the region.' Shell announced in late 2021 that it was studying a 550,000 tons per year project (tpy) at Singapore's Bukom Island to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to supply major Asian hubs such as Hong Kong International Airport and Singapore's Changi.

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Allie Family Office LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Marriott International, Inc. ( NASDAQ:MAR – Get Rating ) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 253,880 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $254,000. Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. VitalStone Financial LLC bought a new position in Marriott International during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/20/allie-family-office-llc-purchases-new-shares-in-marriott-international-inc-nasdaqmar.html

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File photo shows Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un pose for a photo during their meeting in Vladivostok, Russia, April 25, 2019. (REUTERS) SEOUL/MOSCOW  -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has set off for Russia aboard a special train, a South Korean source said, as Pyongyang and Moscow on Monday confirmed a summit with President Vladimir Putin amid Russia's deepening isolation over the war in Ukraine. Kim would visit Russia in the coming days at the invitation of Putin, the Kremlin said, while North Korean state news agency KCNA said the two would 'meet and have a talk', without elaborating.

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ZAMBOANGA CITY—An Egyptian child warrior and two other fighters of the Sulu-based faction of the kidnap-for-ransom and terror group Abu Sayyaf surrendered to military authorities this week. The 13-year-old boy named 'Ibrahim' and Abu Sayyaf subleader Magang Ellam, 28, who both belonged to the faction led by the reclusive Radullan Sahiron, turned themselves over to the Army's 1103rd Infantry Brigade in Indanan town on Wednesday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines revealed on Friday. Ibrahim and Ellam handed over an M16 rifle, an M16A1 rifle, a magazine, and 20 rounds of 5.

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March 15-23, 2024 The Carnegie Experience the magic of the enchanting  Amélie The Musical , inspired by the beloved French film. With a book by Craig Lucas and music and lyrics by Daniel Messé and Nathan Tysen, this whimsical story follows Amélie, an imaginative young woman who lives quietly in the world but loudly in her mind. She covertly improvises small but surprising acts of kindness that bring joy and mayhem. But when a chance at love comes her way, Amélie realizes that to find happiness, she'll have to risk everything and say what's in her heart.

http://www.kentuckymonthly.com/events/-nkuplays_3/

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MALE, Aug 11: The Maldives is a key partner for India in the Indian Ocean region and the two nations aspire to turn their cooperation into a modern partnership,...

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/maldives-key-partner-for-india-in-indian-ocean-region-eam-jaishankar/

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Saturday, 2 September 2023, 11:59PM The Zespri AIMS Games is Australasia's largest junior sporting tournament, held annually in Tauranga Moana. The sporting championships give 11, 12, and 13-year-olds an opportunity to compete as an individual or in a team against the best of their age in 25 different sports.  This year, there are over 11,000 competitors representing 373 schools from throughout New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, and the Cook Islands. Bay of Plenty is proud to bring you some of the action to the airwaves with Lauren Mabbett from the local 9am - 3pm Day Show heading out to various sports across the week.

https://www.thehits.co.nz/whats-on/catch-up-here-with-all-the-action-from-the-2023-zespri-aims-games/

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As part of the Parks and Gardens maintenance program, the City of Ballarat will be closing the Inclusive Play Space on Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 October. This will enable Council's operations officers and external contractors to undertake routine maintenance works. City of Ballarat Mayor, Cr Des Hudson said the closure was necessary to undertake routine landscaping and maintenance. "We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the closure. However, the works are necessary to control broadleaf weeds, undertake top dressing works within the play space and to refresh the original garden beds," he said.

https://www.miragenews.com/victoria-park-inclusive-play-space-to-close-for-1096653/

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La Discotheque in Soho's Wardour Street  opened in around 1961 and was perhaps t he first place to use 'discotheque' as the name for a club in the English speaking world (there had been clubs of that name in Paris since the 1940s). The Soho club earned some notoriety as the 'Soho nerve centre' of 'the purple heart racket' (Times 10 June 1964) but that didn't stop it expanding with other branches opening up in  Oxford Street, Streatham High Road and Peckham High Street.  Not sure of the source of the advert below promising 'The West End comes to Peckham' with 'the accent on Rhythm and Blues, and Twist' to 'Hi Fi Stereo featuring the famous Nite-Sounds': This advert from Streatham News suggests that the Peckham club ('London's most fabulous dancing club') opened in June 1963 and was open every night until 2 am: I found a memory of the club on Facebook: 'Went a fair bit when around 15.

http://transpont.blogspot.com/2023/10/la-discothequebouncing.html

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Keyera Corp. ( TSE:KEY – Get Free Report ) has earned an average recommendation of 'Moderate Buy' from the eleven ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and seven have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is C$35.32. KEY has been the topic of several recent research reports.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/09/16/brokerages-set-keyera-corp-tsekey-pt-at-c35-32.html

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Ecuador map Quito, Ecuador — Four prisoners have died apparently by hanging in the latest flare-up to hit Ecuador's correctional system, prison authorities said Sunday. 'During inspection of the pavilions, staff with the Security and Penitentiary Surveillance Corps identified four prisoners with no vital signs, and indications they had been hanged,' the national prisons office said in a press briefing on WhatsApp. The incident took place at a prison in Portoviejo, in the country's southwest, the office said.

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Blue Bird Co. ( NASDAQ:BLBD – Get Rating ) was the target of a large decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 504,500 shares, a decrease of 13.3% from the January 31st total of 581,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 203,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.5 days. Currently, 2.5% of the company's shares are short sold. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth Several research analysts have recently commented on BLBD shares.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/03/05/short-interest-in-blue-bird-co-nasdaqblbd-declines-by-13-3.html

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Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis visits TurkeyTurkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (L) and Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis (R) attend a press conference after their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, 05 September 2023. EPA/NECATI SAVAS

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Koreans had already cut down on consumption of seafood before Japan even began releasing treated wastewater from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea on Thursday. According to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, some fishery products like rockfish and sea pineapple have taken a hit from scaremongering on social media surrounding the release. Seafood consumption also plummeted in 2011, when the Fukushima disaster occurred, and in 2013, when highly contaminated water leaked from the plant.

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VeChain ( VET ) traded 2.6% lower against the dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 20:00 PM Eastern on March 5th. One VeChain coin can now be bought for about $0.0241 or 0.00000108 BTC on major exchanges. During the last week, VeChain has traded down 14.6% against the dollar. VeChain has a total market capitalization of $1.75 billion and $38.17 million worth of VeChain was traded on exchanges in the last day. About VeChain VeChain (CRYPTO:VET) is a Proof of Authority coin that uses the VeChainThor Authority hashing algorithm.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/03/05/vechain-vet-self-reported-market-cap-tops-1-75-billion.html

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Scientists at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology have developed a novel way to model whether the populations of more than 500 bird species are increasing or decreasing. The method solves a nagging statistical problem by accounting for year-to-year changes in the behavior of people collecting the data. The result is detailed trend maps for each species down to an eight-mile radius--a major boost for local conservation efforts. Scientists used an approach called Double Machine Learning. Details are published in the journal Methods in Ecology and Evolution.

https://www.miragenews.com/ai-method-maps-population-trends-for-550-bird-1062880/

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Amp ( AMP ) traded down 10.1% against the dollar during the one day period ending at 18:00 PM E.T. on June 10th. One Amp token can currently be bought for approximately $0.0020 or 0.00000008 BTC on exchanges. Amp has a market cap of $71.69 million and approximately $5.04 million worth of Amp was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. In the last seven days, Amp has traded down 22.1% against the dollar. Here's how other cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded down 8.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/06/10/amp-amp-price-reaches-0-0020-on-top-exchanges.html

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govt-solar panels Gov't to redeem 68.1 bln won in funds illegally used for renewable energy By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- The government will seek to redeem 68.1 billion won (US$53.9 million) in government money that was found to have been illegally or wrongfully used in renewable energy projects during the previous Moon Jae-in administration, including the installation of solar panels, officials said Tuesday. The Office for Government Policy Coordination under the Prime Minister's Office earlier announced the outcome of a nationwide investigation into corruption allegations surrounding the spending of subsidies as part of the promotion of renewable energy, which was one of the key agenda items of the Moon administration.

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MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Night classes may soon be a thing of the past in public schools in Mandaue City. This as the city government is trying to provide schools with additional areas for more classrooms. Mayor Jonas Cortes said that the city is gradually purchasing land that could be used by schools to expand or build more classrooms. 'We are investing on land capital, land banking ta. Naghinay-hinay ta og palit og yuta katukuran (school buildings) kay we all know nga dinhi sa Mandaue ilabihang mahala (land) pero atoang gipaningkamutan nga makapangita ta og luna nga katukuran sa school buildings,' said Cortes.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/507324/night-classes-will-soon-be-a-thing-of-the-past-in-mandaue

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