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India-Australia to Reach Long-pending Landmark Trade Deal by End 2022
Bilateral trade was around Aus$24 billion (US$17 billion) last year, with India exporting its key services sector and Australian coal going the other way.
Mayor Apologizes For Backing Mask Critics' Holocaust Imagery
The mayor of Alaska's largest city apologized Thursday for his comments supporting some residents' use of Holocaust imagery to liken a proposed citywide mask mandate to the oppression of Jewish people in Nazi Germany.
Relative: Girlfriend Of Slaying Suspect Missing Since 2017
The girlfriend of a man who police say confessed this week to killing her, his roommate and three other people whose bodies were found dismembered in a burning dumpster in Texas was reported missing in 2017 after not returning from a trip with him to Ariz...
Convicted Rapist Guilty Of ID Theft After Decades Of Hiding
A convicted rapist who hid in Florida for more than 40 years after skipping out on his Connecticut prison sentence pleaded guilty Thursday to assuming a stolen identity.
North Carolina City Settles Lawsuit Involving Drug Arrests
Officials in North Carolina's capital city have agreed to a $2 million settlement in a federal lawsuit that alleged more than a dozen Black men were wrongfully arrested and jailed on drug charges.
U.N., U.S. Condemn Killing Of Rohingya Refugee Leader In Bangladesh
The United Nations and United States on Thursday spoke out over the killing of Rohingya refugee leader Mohib Ullah and called on Bangladeshi authorities to investigate his shooting.
Kentucky Seeks Action Against WVa Gov's Coal Companies
Regulators want the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to pay a penalty and follow through on a promise to fix environmental problems at eastern Kentucky coal mines.
Top Israeli Diplomat Visits Bahrain, U.S. Navy Base In Signal To Iran
Bahrain hosted the Israeli foreign minister on Thursday for the highestlevel visit since the countries established ties last year and which included a tour of a U.S. naval headquarters to signal common cause against Iran.
Kim Yo Jong: North Korean Leader's Newly Promoted Sister Solidifies Position in Circles of Power
Kim Jong Un's sister has been named to the State Affairs Commission (SAC), the country's top government body.
Women Protesters Demanding Right to Education for Girls Dispersed by Taliban With Gunfire in Kabul
The women unfurled a banner that read "Don't break our pens, don't burn our books, don't close our schools", before Taliban guards snatched it from them.
Annette Carter, Daughter-in-law Of Former President, Dies
Annette Davis Carter, who campaigned for fatherinlaw Jimmy Carter during his successful bid for the White House in 1976 and spent nearly 50 years in Georgia's Carter clan, has died. She was 68.
Evel Knievel's Son Loses Disney Duke Caboom Trademark Case
A judge dismissed a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by Evel Knievels son a year ago against the Walt Disney Co. and movie company Pixar over a Toy Story 4 daredevil character named Duke Caboom.
Alabama House Approves Prison Plan Using Virus Funds
Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday headed toward swift approval of a prison construction package that would tap $400 million of the states pandemic relief funds to help pay for building three new lockups.
Georgia Prisoner Gets Life Without Parole In Guard Killings
A Georgia prisoner found guilty of murder in the 2017 killings of two guards on a transport bus was sentenced Wednesday to serve life in prison without parole.
Russia Arrests Leading Cybersecurity Exec On Treason Charges
Russian authorities have arrested an executive of a top cybersecurity company on the charges of high treason, a move that has sent shock waves through Russia's business community.
Floundering Private Sales of Vaccine in India Deal Blow to Russia’s Sputnik V
Some industry officials said low demand and the extremely cold storage temperatures required have spurred at least three big hospitals to cancel orders for Sputnik V