Small earthquakes quite common in Victoria: Seismologist A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Bali Sea on Tuesday morning. Picture: Google Maps An intense magnitude 7.1 earthquake has been felt by holiday-makers in Indonesia. The earthquake originated in the Bali Sea about 3.55 local time (5.55am AEST) at a depth of about 515km below the ocean surface. There is no tsunami threat to Australia, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. One said she woke to her 'whole villa shaking', describing it as a 'frightening' experience.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/breaking-news/whole-villa-shaking-bali-holidaymakers-rocked-by-71-magnitude-earthquake/news-story/fa4b5d7cf6a037392b4758b16c28e50a?nk=22e5e82cf86c366e0e82c9144dfb3fbf-1693261015

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Barangay Ginebra is one victory away—and with three shots to do it—from booking a return trip to the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup finalé, but coach Tim Cone is as cautious as ever. '[It's] one way we will not look at it,' he said about comfortably enjoying a 2-0 semifinal lead over San Miguel Beer. 'You start saying you have that kind of lead, then you're opening yourself out to being kampante (complacent).' Cone's guarded outlook stems from San Miguel's ability to 'put up big numbers in a hurry,' which has been on display several times throughout their Final Four duel.

https://sports.inquirer.net/502987/kings-set-out-to-do-the-impossible

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PUTRAJAYA (May 2): Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir will undertake his maiden working visit to New Zealand from May 2 to 4 at the invitation of his counterpart, Nanaia Mahuta. New Zealand will be the first Pacific country visited by Zambry since his appointment to the post in December last year. During the visit, he is scheduled to meet with Mahuta where both ministers will discuss the progress of the existing bilateral relations, as well as exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual concern, read a statement by the Malaysian Foreign Ministry (MOFA) today (May 2).

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Fossilized feces preserve evidence of ancient parasites that infected an aquatic predator over 200 million years ago, according to a study published August 9, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Thanit Nonsrirach of Mahasarakham University, Thailand and colleagues. Parasites are a common and important component of ecosystems, but ancient parasites are difficult to study due to a poor fossil record. Parasites often inhabit the soft tissues of their host, which rarely preserve as fossils. There are, however, cases where traces of parasites can be identified within fossilized feces (coprolites).

https://www.miragenews.com/parasite-infested-fossil-poop-discovered-from-1062848/

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Tesla ( NASDAQ:TSLA – Get Free Report ) announced its earnings results on Wednesday. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.22, MarketWatch Earnings reports. The firm had revenue of $24.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $24.22 billion. Tesla had a return on equity of 27.29% and a net margin of 13.66%. The business's revenue was up 47.2% on a year-over-year basis.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/07/21/tesla-nasdaqtsla-posts-earnings-results-beats-estimates-by-0-22-eps.html

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A combination picture shows Mexican Senator Xochitl Galvez (L) after she registered for the Frente Amplio por Mexico opposition alliance's candidacy for the 2024 presidential election, in Mexico City, Mexico July 4, 2023, and outgoing Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum as she registers as a candidate to pursue the ruling MORENA party's candidacy for the 2024 presidential election, in Mexico City, Mexico June 16, 2023. REUTERS FILE PHOTO MEXICO CITY — When Mexican presidential contenders Claudia Sheinbaum and Xochitl Galvez entered politics at the start of the millennium, more than four in five senators in the country were men.

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SYDNEY — A decision not to light up the sails of the Sydney Opera House to mark the coronation of King Charles was a cost saving measure, a spokesperson for the state government of New South Wales said on Saturday. Across Australia, where King Charles is head of state, the role of the monarchy is controversial. The country held a referendum in 1999 on becoming a republic with 55% of voters opposed, while more recent polls have shown varying levels of support. While many public buildings and monuments, including Parliament House in the capital Canberra, will be illuminated in royal purple on Saturday night to mark the coronation, the Sydney Opera House, lit up last year to commemorate the death of Queen Elizabeth II, will not be among them.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1765611/australias-sydney-opera-house-wont-light-up-for-coronation-to-save-costs

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Marianne Dubuis stared intently through a magnifying glass, using a slim cutter to make tiny incisions in paper as she carved out delicate tableaux of life and human emotions. The 64-year-old designer is reinventing the Swiss traditional art of paper cutting, which typically shows Alpine landscapes and cows heading to mountain pastures, by infusing a large dose of poetry and modernity. Dubuis, a florist by training, told AFP that she has devoted herself to paper cutting since childhood and now spends around six hours a day on her passion.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/swiss-paper-cutting-artist-takes-the-scissors-to-old-ways/news-story/8e4ac678ec852cb8634e83a5fb857332?nk=5a61925848002c59b43ae1e64107853c-1691387194

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COMFORT – Comfort entered Friday's district contest at home against ... PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today!

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Fisheries and Oceans Canada Sidney, British Columbia - The Government of Canada is a world leader in the fight against Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing. This illegal activity is a major contributor to declining fish stocks and marine ecosystem destruction around the globe, and it undermines the livelihoods of legitimate fish harvesters everywhere, including here in Canada. IUU fishing poses a significant risk to salmon populations in the North Pacific Ocean and is considered to be a potential driver of Pacific salmon declines.

https://www.miragenews.com/canada-spearheads-anti-illegal-fishing-mission-1052850/

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WASHINGTON -Sri Lanka's major creditors officially launched a negotiation Thursday for restructuring the island's debt, an essential step to give the Indian Ocean nation some financial breathing room. 'I am very pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached between the creditors to discuss the restructuring and thus get Sri Lanka out of the unprecedented crisis it is going through,' said Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki at a press conference at International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters.

https://business.inquirer.net/395900/debt-restructuring-talks-begin-for-sri-lanka

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The bridge was closed for vehicular movement on Monday for its demolition.

https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-demolition-of-154-year-old-carnac-bridge-begins-today-watch-video

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Acting Governor General and Speaker of Parliament, Job Pomat, will deliver His Royal Highness King Charles III's first Commonwealth Day Message. Formerly known as Empire Day, this annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations, since 1977 is often held on the second Monday in March to honour England, the unity between nations of the Commonwealth, and its ideals of freedom, tolerance and justice. Papua New Guinea will join 55 other nations in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Americas, the Pacific and Europe to celebrate this Commonwealth Year of Youth with the theme '‘Forging a Sustainable and Peaceful Common Future'.

https://www.looppng.com/png-news/commonwealth-nations-celebrate-year-youth-118345

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Terra ( LUNA ) traded 0.1% lower against the dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 19:00 PM Eastern on April 7th. One Terra coin can now be purchased for approximately $1.26 or 0.00004520 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. During the last seven days, Terra has traded down 1.9% against the dollar. Terra has a total market cap of $308.17 million and approximately $45.82 million worth of Terra was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. Here is how related cryptocurrencies have performed during the last 24 hours: Belrium (BEL) traded down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $2.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/04/07/terra-hits-24-hour-volume-of-45-82-million-luna.html

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Supporters of Xiomara Castro celebrate the arrival of the CICIH in HondurasSupporters of Honduran President Xiomara Castro demonstrate in front of the Presidential House in support of the arrival of the International Commission Against Impunity in Honduras (CICIH), in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 21 July 2023. Castro asked the United Nations for its support in 2022 to install in her country what would be the International Commission Against Impunity and Corruption in Honduras (CICIH), to curb corruption in the Central American country.

https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/091/0009481009?sid=104

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Forward Air ( NASDAQ:FWRD – Free Report ) had its price target upped by Susquehanna from $76.00 to $80.00 in a research report sent to investors on Wednesday morning, Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a positive rating on the transportation company's stock. A number of other brokerages have also commented on FWRD. Robert W. Baird lowered Forward Air from an outperform rating to a neutral rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $130.00 to $80.00 in a research report on Tuesday, August 15th.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/10/08/forward-air-nasdaqfwrd-pt-raised-to-80-00-at-susquehanna.html

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A pair of crossed logs in Zambia may be the oldest evidence of early humans building with wood. That's according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. The simple construction is almost half a million years old. Wood usually rots away quickly, so we don't know much about how early humans used it. Researchers say the logs were dug up in a riverbed and that a species before Homo sapiens had carved them to fit together. It's a sign that early humans were using tools and changing their environments.

https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/world/3231052/this-simple-log-structure-may-be-the-oldest-example-of-early-humans-building-with-wood.html

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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- A total of 170 prisoners were released today in five states under the Ihsan MADANI Licensed Release of Prisoners (PBSL) in conjunction with the 66th National Day celebrations. The five states are Melaka, Perak, Pahang, Penang and Negeri Sembilan. In MELAKA , a total of 36 prisoners were released early under PBSL Ihsan MADANI with 21 of them employed by employers while six prisoners would be brought home by their respective families and nine would be placed in a halfway house.

https://www.bernama.com/en/general/news.php?id=2221141

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