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Malaysia's 1MDB, former unit file suits to recover $23 bln
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's finance ministry said Monday that sovereign wealth fund 1MDB and a former subsidiary have filed 22 lawsuits to recover assets worth over $23 billion from various in...
May 10, 2021

In India's northeast there's fear of a virus surge to come
GAUHATI, India - With experts saying the coronavirus is likely spreading in India's northeastern state of Assam faster than anywhere else in the country, authorities were preparing Monday for a surge ...
May 10, 2021

China defends handling of rocket that fell to Earth
BEIJING - China's government defended its handling of a rocket booster that burned up over the Indian Ocean and said Monday it was unfairly being held to different standards than the U.S. and other sp...
May 10, 2021

New White House panel aims to separate science, politics
WASHINGTON - Eager to the turn the page on the Trump years, the Biden White House is launching an effort to unearth past problems with the politicization of science within government and to tighten sc...
May 10, 2021

Inside Arizona's election audit, GOP fraud fantasies live on
PHOENIX - On the floor of Veterans Memorial Coliseum, where Sir Charles Barkley once dunked basketballs and Hulk Hogan wrestled King Kong Bundy, 46 tables are arrayed in neat rows, each with a Lazy Su...
May 10, 2021

UK Labour leader shuffles team after disappointing elections
LONDON - The leader of Britain's main opposition Labour Party shook up his top team after disappointing election results, moving his party chairwoman, economy spokeswoman and chief whip in an attempt ...
May 10, 2021

Amazon blocked 10 billion listings in counterfeit crackdown
NEW YORK - Amazon, which has been under pressure from shoppers, brands and lawmakers to crack down on counterfeits on its site, said Monday that it blocked more than 10 billion suspected phoney listin...
May 10, 2021

RCMP investigate fire on 20th Avenue
PRINCE GEORGE- Prince George Fire Rescue Crews from three halls were called to a residential structure fire in the 1000 block of 20th Avenue at around 7 last night. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke c...
May 10, 2021

With a sexual assault rate four times national average, Labrador advocates seek help
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Rigolet is a close-knit Labrador community of about 300 people where everyone knows each other. It should be a place where people feel safe, but resident Desiree Wolfrey says she's ...
May 10, 2021

Late push can't get Cougars past Rockets
KAMLOOPS, BC - For the second night in a row, the Prince George Cougars came up a goal short, as they fell 2-1 to the Kelowna Rockets on Sunday night at the Sandman Centre. The Rockets (9-4-1-0) score...
May 09, 2021