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Australian police and partners smashing drug cartels
Australia's Global Police Collaboration Cracks Major Crimes

Every day, police across Australia investigate thousands of incidents—any one of which could unlock a major case on the other side...

Australia inflation hits 3-year low, boosting rate cut hopes
Australia's core inflation slows to 3-year low in Q1

SYDNEY, Australia: A key measure of inflation in Australia has cooled to its lowest level in three years, lending weight to expectations...

Anthony Albanese returned as Australian prime minister
Australian Labor Party wins second term, Dutton loses seat

SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - The Australian Labor Party has been swept to victory for a second term after defeating the Coalition in an...

(SP)CHINA-HOHHOT-FUTSAL-AFC WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP-CHN VS AUS (CN)
(SP)CHINA-HOHHOT-FUTSAL-AFC WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP-CHN VS AUS (CN)

(250506) -- HOHHOT, May 6, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Claudia Fruscalzo (L) and China's Xiong Jing competes during the group A match...

"Look forward to working with you to build prosperous future": Australian PM Albanese thanks PM Modi
"Look forward to working with you to build prosperous future": Australian PM Albanese thanks PM Modi

Canberra [Australia], May 6 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for congratulating...

Update: May Day holiday travel boom highlights China's consumer vitality
Update: May Day holiday travel boom highlights China's consumer vitality

Children wearing traditional Chinese costumes enjoy leisure time in an ancient town in Xuchang, central China's Henan Province, May...

International

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Pentagon backs army's right to repair its own weapons
Pentagon to seek 'Right to Repair' provisions in Army contracts

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Defense wants to change its contracts so the Army can fix its own weapons instead of always...

Mexico plans to cut work week to 40 hours by 2030
Mexico plans gradual reduction to 40-hour work week by 2030

MEXICO CITY, Mexico: Mexico is laying the groundwork to reduce its standard work week from 48 to 40 hours by 2030, Labor and Social...

HHS Secretary RFK Jr. plans overhaul of vaccine testing, report says
Health Secretary will ensure all new vaccines undergo placebo testing

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to change how vaccines are tested, according...

US House votes to block California’s zero-emission truck plan
US House rescinds approval for California heavy-duty truck rules

WASHINGTON, D.C.: In a challenge to California's push for cleaner transportation, the U.S. House of Representatives voted this week...

Two measles cases confirmed in Cook County
Illinois health officials confirm two measles cases in Cook County

CHICAGO, Illinois: The Chicago and Cook County health departments say that two people in Cook County have measles. These are the...

EPA to cancel 800 grants, including all for environmental justice
Washington Post: US EPA canceling all environmental justice grants

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Trump administration through U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is canceling nearly 800 grants, including...

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