Australian retail sales held up well in January despite the initial chaos caused by rising Omicron cases and its impact on staffing and supply chains, according to Mastercard spending data. Across the country, retail sales were 4.9 percent higher in January compared to the same time last year, and the figure is up 14.4 percent…
Australia and India to Ink Free Trade Deal as Australia Pushes For Market Diversification
February 21, 2022
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Australia and India are set to ink an interim free trade deal in the next three weeks, which has been considered an important move in deepening trade relations and furthering Australia’s push for diversification. The agreement precedes a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) which is expected in 12-18 months and aims at boosting opportunities in…
GM Seeks US Approval to Deploy Self-Driving Vehicles
WASHINGTON—-General Motors Co and its self-driving technology unit Cruise have petitioned U.S. regulators for permission to build and deploy a self-driving vehicle without human controls like steering wheels or brake pedals, Cruise said Friday. Cruise said in a blog post it sought permission to deploy the Cruise Origin that does not need features like a…
Purdue’s Sackler Owners Propose up to $6 Billion Opioid Settlement
The Sackler family owners of Purdue Pharma LP have proposed a new and larger settlement worth up to $6 billion to resolve allegations that the OxyContin maker and its owners contributed to the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic, a mediator’s report showed on Friday. The mediator, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Shelley Chapman, has been overseeing talks between…
Australian Food Authority Recalls US Baby Formulas Due to Potentially Fatal Contamination
February 21, 2022
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Australian health authorities have recalled several baby formulas by U.S. health care company Abbott Laboratories after reports of four infants getting sick after consuming the formula. Victorian and New South Wales (NSW) doctors issued warnings to parents on Feb. 20, to stop feeding their babies with formula from EleCare, Similac, and Alimentum as they may…
South Australian Labor Party Promises to Focus on Mental Health and Fix Ramping Crisis
South Australian Labor Party Leader Peter Malinauskas has vowed to upgrade the South Australian health system through the addition of 300 hospital beds and 100 more doctors to prioritise mental health and reduce ramping if he is elected Premier in March. The announcement came at Labor’s campaign launch on Sunday, where Malinauskas noted that included…
Mexican Army Sends Anti-Mine Squads to Cartel Turf War Zone
NARANJO DE CHILA, Mexico—Special squads of Mexican army troops equipped with metal detectors and bomb suits have deployed to the western state of Michoacan, where warring drug cartels have planted land mines or improvised explosive devices. The squads apparently have found dozens of such devices along rural roads and fields in the area around the…
Father of Texas Teen Accused in Triple Killing Indicted
DALLAS—A man accused of driving his son to and from a Dallas-area gas station convenience store where the 14-year-old is accused of fatally shooting three teens and wounding a fourth has been indicted on a capital murder charge. A Dallas County grand jury on Thursday indicted Richard Acosta Jr., 33, on a charge of capital…
Raccoon Falls Through Ceiling Into Packed LSU Dining Hall
BATON ROUGE, La.—A raccoon fell through the ceiling into a packed dining hall at Louisiana State University as students screamed and a cook tried to catch it in a basket. Freshman Danielle Gipson told The Reveille student newspaper that everyone was standing up and looking around for a raccoon when she went into the 459…
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Shen Yun Shows ‘Beauty Within Human Soul,’ Says Nina Shea
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Nina Shea, a senior fellow and director of the Hudson Institute’s Center for Religious Freedom, said Shen Yun was a “divine” and “inspired” performance featuring the “manifestation of the beauty within the human soul.” She enjoyed Shen Yun at The Kennedy Center on Feb. 18, seated in a full house. “The show is spectacular,”…