28 new portraits of internationally recognised female professors at the Faculty have been added to IoPPN's 'Inspiring Women' exhibition, celebrating the passing of an important milestone in 2022-23 as women now make up more than 41% of professors at the IoPPN. Twenty-eight new portraits of IoPPN's female professors have been added to our Inspiring Women exhibition. The new additions to the gallery, located outside the Wolfson Lecture Theatre in the IoPPN main building, represent both a celebration of 70 female professors and a wider reflection of the faculty's ongoing efforts to address inequalities and inequities in academia , particularly in leadership roles.

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Cornell is launching a new effort to support community-based child care providers by contributing $300,000 a year for up to five years to assist individuals and organizations looking to start or expand a full-time child care program in Tompkins County. The Community Child Care Supply Growth Initiative will be managed through a partnership with the Child Development Council , a nonprofit organization that has been serving Tompkins and Cortland counties for more than 50 years. Much of Tompkins County has been deemed a " child care desert ," with more than three times as many children for every available, licensed child care slot.

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Thank you, President. Thank you to USG DiCarlo for your briefing. President, on Thursday, people in New York woke to news of yet another Russian attack against Ukraine. This time, Russia was responsible for the deaths of more than 50 people in the small village of Hroza when a missile struck a café, and we extend our condolences to the bereaved. As my Prime Minister said, the attack demonstrates the depths of depravity Russian forces are willing to sink to. Then on Friday, Russia struck Kharkiv. A 10-year-old boy was killed and more than 20 people were injured.

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First published OCT 10, 2023 Updated 19 minutes ago Podcast: The Detail The Detail  is told that immigration policy in this country has been 'a political football and a bug's muddle' for the past 10 to 20 years, and it needs to be dismantled and rebuilt from the ground up It's not perfect, but the  Green List fast track scheme  for skilled migrant workers is highlighted as one of the few things that work for Immigration New Zealand. Most of the rest of it has to go, says immigration lawyer Aaron Martin.

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MANILA, Philippines–The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) on Monday called for another sit-down among the sport's stakeholders as it gears for a bevy of international tournaments, including the country's one last chance to qualify for the Paris Olympics. 'Maybe we should call for a summit where the PBA, the (University Athletic Association of the Philippines), and the (National Collegiate Athletic Association) are all there,' PBA chair Ricky Vargas said during a press briefing held in the league's headquarters in Libis, Quezon City.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping met with the bipartisan delegation of the US Senate led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at the Great Hall of the People on Monday. Xi underlined that the China-US relationship is the most important bilateral relationship in the world. How China and the United States get along will determine the future of humanity. Competition and confrontation is not consistent with the trend of the times. Still less can it fix one's own problems and address the challenges facing the world.

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FILE - An aerial view of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is seen Aug. 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. How much is Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago worth? That's been a point of contention after a New York judge ruled that the former president exaggerated the Florida property's value when he said it's worth at least $420 million and perhaps $1.5 billion. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) AUG. 11, 2022, FILE PHOTO

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Flight operations at Hamburg Airport temporarily suspended due to threat of attackPolice check an Iran Air aircraft at the Hamburg Airport, in Hamburg, Germany, 09 October 2023. Flight operations at Hamburg Airport, which had been suspended due to a threatened attack on an Iranian aircraft from Tehran, have resumed, according to airport officials. EPA/STRINGER

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FILE - This Jan. 22, 2020, file photo shows the likeness of Benjamin Franklin on $100 bills in Dallas. Baby boomers are poised to pass on an enormous amount of wealth to their children and grandchildren over the next two decades. Financial experts recommend talking about potential inheritances early, while family members are still living, so you can prepare together. Being aware of your parents' financial situation can also make it easier to provide assistance if they need it. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File) JAN.

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The UK government on Monday insisted that Rwanda is an appropriate place to deport failed asylum seekers, as it tried to overturn a court ruling that the policy is unlawful. Three appeal court judges in London blocked the controversial plan in June, assessing that the African nation could not be considered a safe, third country. At the start of a three-day hearing at the Supreme Court on Monday, lawyer James Eadie, representing the interior ministry, conceded that Rwanda was "a country less attractive" than the UK.

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This statement provides an update on the AAIB investigation into a serious incident involving a Beech 400A business jet, N709EL, at Newquay Airport, Cornwall, on 7 October 2022. On landing the aircraft suffered two burst tyres and lost directional control. There were no injuries. The investigation is ongoing and the final report will be published in due course.

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Rutgers researchers have developed an analytical tool for spotting and omitting stray DNA and RNA that contaminate genetic analyses of single-celled organisms. Their work, which appears in Nature Computational Science , also may help laboratories avoid mismatching sequenced gene fragments from different organisms in the same sample. The free software, dubbed Single-cell Analysis of Host-Microbiome Interactions, or SAHMI, can improve the accuracy of medical research - particularly research into the microbiome's effect on health - and may eventually drive clinical care that hinges upon genetic analyses of tissue samples.

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The £5 million investment from the UKRI Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) will be overseen by the University of Sheffield and University of Leeds, working with civic partners including South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, West Yorkshire Combined Authority and regional NHS Trusts The funding will help to grow the Yorkshire MedTech Industry and benefit an estimated two million patients by 2040 The MedTech business cluster in the Yorkshire region is worth £2 billion, with over 200 companies employing more than 16,000 people, with many staff in specialist, high value roles A major funding boost will help transform the thriving Medical Technology (MedTech) business community in Yorkshire.

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Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Ambassador Bonnie D. Jenkins will travel to Ottawa, Canada on October 9-11 to attend a conference, "Cooperative Threat and Risk Reduction in a New Global Context," at Carleton University. This conference is sponsored by Global Affairs Canada and the Stimson Center and will highlight the global threat landscape and assess the work of the Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction (GP) over the past two decades.

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As part of its ongoing effort to support OSCE states in upholding their commitments to the rule of law, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented newly developed recommendations to ensure judicial independence and accountability across the region on 9 October 2023, during the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference. ODIHR's Recommendations on Judicial Independence and Accountability address new challenges and good practices from across the OSCE region that have emerged over the past decade.

https://www.miragenews.com/odihr-unveils-new-recommendations-on-judicial-1099925/

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The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has called on the global community to provide support for green industrial policies in commodity-dependent developing countries to transform and diversify their economies amid the global quest for a low-carbon energy transition. These are sector-targeted policies that reshape a country's economic production structure, attracting investments to increase countries' domestic value-addition and integration in regional and global supply chains, with the aim of reducing commodity dependence, promoting economic and social goals, and generating environmental benefits.

https://www.miragenews.com/unctad-unveils-pathways-for-greener-growth-1099923/

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IIASA researcher Ali Kharrazi contributed to the Expert Group Meeting on Food System Risk Assessment at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and the World Food Program (WFP). Bangkok, September 18-19, 2023 Ali Kharrazi, a senior research scholar at the Advancing Systems Analysis program (ASA/SYRR), was a panelist and moderator during the recent Expert Group Meeting on "Strengthening Food System Risk Assessment: INFER and Its Application." This meeting of experts conducted on September 18 and 19, 2023, both in Bangkok and online, convened experts specializing in food system monitoring, analysis, policymaking, and risk assessment.

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Today is a landmark moment; obviously not just for PSIQuantum or for Daresbury Lab, but also for British science and innovation - which I am very proud to represent. The state-of-the-art facility that you're unveiling this afternoon is testament to the towering strengths of the UK's quantum sector. The fact that we rank amongst the fifth in the world is quite remarkable really. And we boast the largest number of quantum startups. More than any of our European counterparts. So, as you already said, many would define us as a science superpower but we as a government have a goal to make sure that we are judged that way by everybody by 2030.

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CoE/Parliamentary Assembly session The eleventh Václav Havel Human Rights Prize - which honours outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights - has been awarded to imprisoned Turkish human rights defender, philanthropist and civil society activist Osman Kavala . The 60,000-euro prize was presented at a special ceremony on the opening day of the autumn plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg. Mr Kavala, a supporter of numerous civil society organisations in Türkiye for many years, has been in prison continuously since 2017 following his arrest for his alleged links to the Gezi Park protests.

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Grant to enable researchers to reduce age-related disorders through lifestyle changes Dr Jasmine Samvelyan, of Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), has been awarded a grant from the Government's UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) fund to study relationships between the endocrine system that regulates energy metabolism and the responsiveness of the skeleton to physical activity. Osteoporosis is a major contributor to loss of independence due to bone fractures. Even after successful fracture treatment, many patients struggle to live independently.

https://www.miragenews.com/study-to-find-ways-to-improve-musculoskeltal-1099934/

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Around 30 clients and stakeholders have attended a major networking event hosted by the Government Actuary's Department (GAD). It was held at the Westminster Central Hall, London. The event offered the chance for people to create further connections across government and the public sector. Attendees discussed the benefits of GAD's analysis and actuarial insights on their projects and networked with GAD colleagues on key issues affecting the department's work. Stakeholder connections The event was attended by people from the actuarial profession, as well as government, and the public sector.

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A new combination of treatments safely decreased growth of pancreatic cancer in mice by preventing cancer cells from scavenging for fuel, a new study finds. Led by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, its Department of Radiation Oncology, and the Perlmutter Cancer Center, the work builds on prior discoveries at NYU Langone that revealed how pancreatic cancer cells, to avert starvation and keep growing, find alternate fuel sources. Normally supplied by the bloodstream, oxygen, blood sugar, and other resources become scarce as the increasing density of fast-growing pancreatic tumors cuts off their own blood supply.

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An independent report by Warwick Economics and Development estimates companies supported by SETsquared's Scale-Up Programme will contribute £1.3bn GVA to the UK economy between 2018 and 2030. Established in 2018, SETsquared's Scale-Up Programme supports innovative, growing businesses to raise public and private investment to collaborate on research and development (R&D) with its six partner universities (Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Southampton, and Surrey). Professor Roger Whitaker , Cardiff University Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Enterprise, said: "The programme has played a key role in creating additional business and academic collaborations for Cardiff University, helping us to broaden the impact of the University's world-leading research.

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From fortune-telling with ChatGPT to the cybersecurity of fairy tales, King's academics showcased their latest research and demonstrations in physics, technology, and AI at this year's New Scientist Live exhibition. Run by The School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, Hospital of the Future was voted as the most popular feature at New Scientist Live 2022. With the help of over 100 King's staff and students, this award-winning exhibit showcased 13 demonstrations, allowing visitors to explore virtual reality journeys, live guided tours and interactive displays of healthcare engineering research.

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About The Study: This study of 23,000 individuals found a higher risk of all-cause, cardiovascular disease, and ischemic heart disease mortality among adults with moderate to severe depressive symptoms compared to those without depressive symptoms. Public health efforts to improve awareness and treatment of depression and associated risk factors could support a comprehensive, nationwide strategy to reduce the burden of depression. Authors: Zefeng Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, is the corresponding author.

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In the game of soccer (association football), goalkeepers have a unique role. To do the job well, they must be ready to make split-second decisions based on incomplete information to stop their opponents from scoring a goal. Now researchers reporting in Current Biology on October 9 have some of the first solid scientific evidence that goalkeepers show fundamental differences in the way they perceive the world and process multi-sensory information. "Unlike other football players, goalkeepers are required to make thousands of very fast decisions based on limited or incomplete sensory information," says Michael Quinn, the study's first author at Dublin City University who is also a retired professional goalkeeper and son of former Irish international Niall Quinn.

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About The Study: During the first full calendar year of the pandemic, approximately 1 in 5 adolescents had major depressive disorder, and less than half of adolescents who needed treatment had any mental health treatment, according to this analysis of nationally representative survey data of 10,000 U.S. adolescents. Adolescents in racial and ethnic minority groups, particularly Latinx, experienced the lowest treatment rates. Authors: Michael William Flores, Ph.D., M.P.H., of the Cambridge Health Alliance in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is the corresponding author.

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A new, bio-inspired drug restores the effectiveness of immune cells in fighting cancer, a team led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin has found. In mouse models of melanoma, bladder cancer, leukemia and colon cancer, the drug slows the growth of tumors, extends lifespan and boosts the efficacy of immunotherapy. The research is published in the journal Cancer Cell and could be a game changer for many cancer patients. Many cancers delete a stretch of DNA called 9p21, which is the most common deletion across all cancers, occurring in 25%-50% of certain cancers such as melanoma, bladder cancer, mesothelioma and some brain cancers.

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In cases where standard therapies fail, a medication called XEN1101 reduces seizure frequency by more than 50% in some patients and sometimes eliminates them altogether, a new study shows. Unlike several treatments that must be started at low doses and slowly ramped up, the new drug can safety be taken at its most effective dose from the start, the authors say. Focal seizures, the most common type seen in epilepsy, occur when nerve cells in a particular brain region send out a sudden, excessive burst of electrical signals.

https://www.miragenews.com/new-drug-provides-relief-for-resistant-epilepsy-1099951/

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Sourcing some materials closer to home may be a good practice not only in the produce aisle but also the synthetic biology lab. Isaac Hilton (right) is an assistant professor of bioengineering and biosciences and CPRIT scholar; Barun Mahata (left) is a postdoctoral researcher in Hilton's lab at Rice University. (Photo courtesy of Hilton lab/Amaury F. Bittar Yepes) Seeking to minimize the use of components derived from viral sources, Rice University bioengineers developed a tool that activates silent or insufficiently expressed genes using human-derived proteins known as mechanosensitive transcription factors that naturally enable our cells to turn on specific genes in response to mechanical cues.

https://www.miragenews.com/dream-gene-therapy-tool-utilizes-locally-1099952/

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The legacy of Professor Helena María Viramontes , novelist and foundational voice in Chicana feminism, will be honored in "Lest Silence Be Destructive," a two-day celebration of Chicana feminism and Viramonte's creative work and influence, Oct. 20-21. Scholars, former students, and Viramontes herself will present and give readings Oct. 21 in the A.D. White House starting at 9:30 a.m. The collaborators who created the concert "Riding the Currents of the Wilding Wind": (seated l-r) playwright Virginia Grise, novelist Helena María Viramontes, and composer Martha Gonzalez.

https://www.miragenews.com/performance-and-conference-honor-viramontes-1099954/

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Thank you Mr Vice-President, We thank the Minister from DRC and other speakers for their presentations at this important dialogue and the Team of Experts for their report. The UK remains deeply concerned by ongoing human rights violations and abuses in the conflict affected areas of DRC. We are monitoring preparations for elections, which we hope will be peaceful, transparent and credible. However, continued restrictions on democratic space are worrying, including reports of intimidation, harassment and arbitrary arrests.

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Artist's depiction of the TRAPPIST-1 system. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) Astrophysicists have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to take a close look at a volatile star. In a new study, an international team of researchers has made a detailed investigation of four solar flares exploding from around the star TRAPPIST-1-a small and active celestial body located about 40 light-years from Earth. The findings could help scientists search for far away planets, or "exoplanets," that resemble our own and may even support life.

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Autonomous drone aircraft traffic in uncontrolled airspace below 400 feet altitude is expected to substantially increase in the next few years. Experts anticipate a fleet of nearly 1 million commercial uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) in the U.S. by 2027, engaging in tasks like package delivery, traffic monitoring, and emergency assistance. A team of researchers led by the Institute for Assured Autonomy's Lanier Watkins and Louis Whitcomb has used artificial intelligence to model a system that could more safely orchestrate drone traffic by replacing some human-in-the-loop processes with autonomous decision-making.

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JB Capital LLC cut its stake in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated ( NYSE:UNH – Free Report ) by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 10,561 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock after selling 237 shares during the quarter. JB Capital LLC's holdings in UnitedHealth Group were worth $5,077,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Chelsea Counsel Co. acquired a new position in UnitedHealth Group in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000.

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Institute for Wealth Management LLC. boosted its stake in shares of SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust ( NYSEARCA:MDY – Free Report ) by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 1,583 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock after buying an additional 54 shares during the quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC.'s holdings in SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust were worth $758,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock.

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Albion Financial Group UT decreased its holdings in shares of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated ( NYSE:UNH – Free Report ) by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 36,969 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock after selling 666 shares during the period. UnitedHealth Group makes up approximately 1.6% of Albion Financial Group UT's portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position. Albion Financial Group UT's holdings in UnitedHealth Group were worth $17,769,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

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Institute for Wealth Management LLC. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF ( NYSEARCA:VPU – Free Report ) by 94.5% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 3,173 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 1,542 shares during the quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC.'s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $451,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC. Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VPU.

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Braun Bostich & Associates Inc. increased its stake in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated ( NYSE:UNH – Free Report ) by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 704 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock after buying an additional 32 shares during the period. Braun Bostich & Associates Inc.'s holdings in UnitedHealth Group were worth $339,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

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BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi said Monday the bloc is suspending 'all payments immediately' to the Palestinians because of what he called the 'scale of terror and brutality' during the attacks of Hamas against Israel. The surprise announcement by Varhelyi came just hours after EU officials stressed that no EU money whatsoever was going to Hamas in the first place and that contacts had been frozen for 16 years. The EU considers Hamas a terror group. Queries about what the move entailed and whether it would hit all humanitarian aid to Palestinians were not immediately answered.

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Israel imposed a total siege on the Gaza Strip on Monday and cut off the water supply as it kept bombing targets in the Palestinian enclave. Israel imposed a total siege on the Gaza Strip on Monday and cut off the water supply as it kept bombing targets in the Palestinian enclave in response to the Hamas surprise assault. Reeling from the Islamist group's unprecedented ground, air and sea attacks, Israel has counted over 700 dead and launched a withering barrage of strikes on Gaza that have killed 560 people there.

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Boasting Mediterranean-style décor, global cuisine and boutique shopping, the cruise ship "Mediterranea" left north China's Tianjin on September 30 for Sasebo and Fukuoka in Japan. Boasting Mediterranean-style décor, global cuisine and boutique shopping, the cruise ship "Mediterranea" left north China's Tianjin on September 30 for Sasebo and Fukuoka in Japan, among other spots, providing an ideal holiday getaway. Guo Jia, director of business development of Adora Cruises, which operated the cruise, said that the ship carried more than 2,500 passengers on departure, which was close to full capacity.

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COMPUTER BREACH PhilHealth's operations revert to manual after its website and computer systems were hacked on Sept. 22. INQUIRER file photo / GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE MANILA, Philippines — The government should partner with the private sector for a robust and pro-active cybersecurity posture to avoid similar ransomware attack that hacked the system of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). The call 'to partner with the private sector in adopting a robust cybersecurity posture to protect the country's critical infrastructure sector from cyberattacks' was made by consumer advocacy group CitizenWatch Philippines.

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Ti Gong Shanghai Vice Mayor Xie Dong unveiled the plaque of Shanghai Minhang Polytechnic on Sunday. A vocational college – Shanghai Minhang Polytechnic – was launched on Sunday in Minhang District to cultivate talent for high-quality development of local industries. Adhering to Minhang's industrial layout featuring manufacturing in the south and services in the north, the new college offers nine majors, including intelligent electromechanical technology, industrial robotics, new energy vehicle maintenance technology, e management and childcare service.

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Grand Challenges Annual Meeting 2023 in DakarMacky Sall (R), President of Senegal, presents Bill Gates (L), founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, with the Senegalese National Order of the Lion during the Grand Challenges Annual Meeting 2023 opening ceremony in Dakar, Senegal, 09 October 2023. Great Challenges, supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, promotes crowdsourcing solutions for requests to grant proposals in areas such as global health science and innovation. It is the first time the annual meeting has been held in West Africa.

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Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee holds hearing on 2023 Rule of Law ReportEuropean Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders attends a hearing on the EU Commission's 2023 Rule of Law Report at the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, in Brussels, Belgium, 09 October 2023. EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET

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France increases security measures at Jewish sites following Hamas attack on IsraelYonathan Arfi, President of the CRIF (Council of French Jewish Institutions) arrives for a meeting at the Ministry of the Interior to reinforce security measures around Jewish institutions and places of worship in Paris, France, 09 October 2023. France has tightened security around Jewish institutions and places of worship following the deaths of hundreds of Israelis and Palestinians after the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip on 07 October 2023.

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People attend an Indigenous Peoples Day Sunrise Ceremony at Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis, Minn. on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. (Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

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Cholera outbreak in ZimbabweA schoolgirl walks past a pool of sewage in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe, 09 October 2023. Cholera cases and deaths have been reported in Zimbabwe, with six deaths confirmed in September and October 2023. Sewer bursts have become common in most townships in Harare, which are attributed to causing cholera. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Zimbabwe's cholera outbreak continues with 153 new cases. As of July 2023, a total of 3,583 cases and 79 deaths have been reported across the country.

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