MANILA -Copenhagen Infrastructure New Markets Fund (CINMF), an affiliate of Danish fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), is undertaking $5 billion (P271.95 billion) worth of offshore wind projects in the Philippines, making it the country's first 100-percent foreign-owned offshore wind development. The Department of Energy (DOE) and CINMF on Thursday signed three offshore wind service contracts with a period of 25 years each. The projects have a combined capacity of 2,000 megawatts (MW) to be developed in the following provinces: Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur (1,000 MW), Northern Samar (650 MW), and Pangasinan and La Union (350 MW).

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HRT Financial LP decreased its position in shares of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF ( NASDAQ:IEF – Get Rating ) by 49.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 334,151 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock after selling 325,346 shares during the quarter. iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF accounts for approximately 0.5% of HRT Financial LP's portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest holding.

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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) The use of ChatGPT – a chatbot that can generate human-like text – raises productivity in professional writing tasks and reduces productivity inequality in those who use it, according to a new study involving over 400 college-educated professionals. Although the findings reveal direct and immediate effects of ChatGPT on worker productivity, study authors Shakked Noy and Whitney Zhang note that longer-term impacts on complex labor market dynamics, which will likely arise as firms and workers adapt to ChatGPT, remain unknown.

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Nowland's Lochinvar Coach House and Setting has been listed on the NSW State Heritage Register in recognition of its pivotal role as the first coach station inland from West Maitland along the Great North Road. Located in the semi-rural village of Lochinvar, 12 kilometres west of Maitland in the Hunter Valley, this Georgian Colonial style coach house holds a rich history. The coach house was a vital rest stop for weary travellers and horses on the Great North Road, a major colonial trade and communication route connecting Newcastle, Maitland, and the developing inland settlements.

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Barclays ( LON:BARC – Get Rating ) had its price objective upped by Jefferies Financial Group from GBX 300 ($3.84) to GBX 320 ($4.09) in a report published on Tuesday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. They currently have a buy rating on the financial services provider's stock. A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on BARC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Barclays from GBX 240 ($3.07) to GBX 200 ($2.56) and set an overweight rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 27th.

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EDB Managing Director Jacqueline Poh speaks during a Reuters Newsmaker event in Singapore Sept 14, 2023. REUTERS/Mindy Tan SINGAPORE  – Singapore  is  working  with Malaysia and Indonesia to  build  a  strong  regional  supply  chain base to take advantage of changes in global manufacturing flows, the city-state's top investment executive said on Thursday. Reaping the benefits of rising investments from India, China and Southeast Asia in recent years,  Singapore  is increasing its cooperation with its neighbors  to establish a manufacturing base that would include  Singapore , the southern Malaysian state of Johor and the nearby Riau Islands of Indonesia, Economic Development Board (EDB) Managing Director Jacqueline Poh said during an LSEG and Reuters Newsmaker event.

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Photo: Inverloch 1st Lt Matthew King. Inverloch Fire Brigade's 1st Lieutenant Matthew King has been making blood donations for around a decade now, and he's kept this habit up for this year's Lifeblood Emergency Services Blood Drive. "I started donating when I began responding to road crash incidents and knowing that I could be helping those people who were involved even more," he said. "I also know people who had cancer and needed blood transfusions, so I understand how vital it is to give blood, if you can.

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People walk through LG Science Park in Seoul on Friday. (Yonhap)LG Electronics reported Friday it expects its second-quarter revenue to increase 2.7 percent to 19.9 trillion won ($15.2 billion) year-on-year, the highest figure for the April-June period in the company's history.Its operating profit is expected to jump 12.7 percent on-year to 892.7 billion won, which would be the second highest Q2 record for the firm.Releasing its preliminary earnings results for the April-June period, LG attributed its record earnings to its efforts to improve the fundamental business structure.

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Opposition leader attends the first hearing seven months after indictment Democratic Party of Korea leader Lee Jae-myung is to stand trial in several cases, but delays have been severe. He can try delay tactics as a defendant, but the judiciary must not play into his hands.His trials must be conducted all the quicker, considering his status as party leader. Before the legislative general election just six months away, voters need to know the courts' judgments on grave allegations involving a party leader.

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Fifth Third Bancorp grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF ( NYSEARCA:EFA – Get Rating ) by 2.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,965,158 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock after purchasing an additional 51,956 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp owned approximately 0.29% of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $128,993,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of EFA.

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Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC OH decreased its holdings in shares of Citigroup Inc. ( NYSE:C – Free Report ) by 7.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,265 shares of the company's stock after selling 250 shares during the quarter. Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC OH's holdings in Citigroup were worth $153,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business.

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Consumer prices increased a mere 2.3 percent on-year in July, the lowest in 25 months, Statistics Korea said Wednesday. This is due largely to the biggest drop in prices of petroleum products since records began in January 1985 and a slowdown in the growth of service prices. But vegetable prices jumped dramatically as extreme weather blighted harvests. Prices of lettuce, spinach, and young summer radish, which are grown in greenhouses, soared 83.3 percent, 66.9 percent and 55.3 percent from the previous month.

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The shape and size of a grain of rice, the new device can conduct dozens of experiments at once to study the effects of new treatments on some of the hardest-to-treat brain cancers Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital , a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, have designed a device that can help test treatments in patients with gliomas, a type of tumor that originates in the brain or spinal cord. The device, which is designed to be used during standard care of surgery, provides unprecedented insight into the effects of drugs on glioma tumors and caused no adverse effects on patients in a phase 1 clinical trial.

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At the Lithgow Council meeting held last night, the elections for the Mayor and Deputy Mayor were held. The nine councillors voted in the election. Councillor Maree Statham was elected as Mayor and Councillor Darryl Goodwin elected as Deputy Mayor. The positions for Mayor and Deputy Mayor will be held for the twelve-month period up until the Local Government elections in September 2024.

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ADDIS ABABA, June 28 -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Wednesday called for urgent donor support to strengthen resilience and prepare for further floods expected later this year due to the El Nino weather phenomenon. In its latest Horn of Africa drought response situation report issued Wednesday, the IOM said it has scaled up its drought response in the Horn of Africa, providing vital assistance to over 4.3 million people in Somalia and Ethiopia since January 2022. "While famine has been averted through sustained and scaled-up assistance, further multi-sectoral assistance and donor support is urgently required, including to rebuild livelihoods, strengthen resilience and prepare for further floods expected as a result of the El Nino weather phenomenon later this year," the IOM said.

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What are 'learning losses'? How do we know that our children are learning, and by what standards are they measured against? Is there really an education crisis? As the chief of Communications and Advocacy for the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EdCom, II), questions like these are what I face on a daily basis—from parents, practitioners, and the public. I cannot fault them: The learning crisis is a mostly invisible one, measured by standard tests that we don't always participate in, and are conducted years in between.

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The United States men's national team's preparation for the 2022 World Cup will include a friendly match against Morocco in Cincinnati.

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Even Wander Franco's arrival couldn't keep the Rays on top. Which West team took their place?

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