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Australia’s Albanese calls for free and unimpeded trade with China on his visit to Beijing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:34 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is calling for the “full resumption of free and unimpeded trade” with China in a meeting with his counterpart Li Qiang on the first first visit by an Australian leader to China in seven years. Climate change, food security and transnational crime are areas in which the two nations can cooperate, Albanese said Tuesday. The sides should discuss “ways to shape a regional and global order that is peaceful, stable and prosperous, where countries respect sovereignty and meet their obligations under international law and conventions,” Albanese said.Geostrategic competition must be handled “through dialogue and through understanding,” he said, in apparent reference to heightened tensions between China and the United States, a key Australian ally. “”We can grow the relationship while advancing our respective interests, if we wisely navigate when there are differences,” Albanese said.Li was quoted by the Australian fo...

Live updates | Netanyahu says Israel will have ‘overall security responsibility’ in Gaza after war

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:34 GMT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will have “overall security responsibility” in Gaza “for an indefinite period” after its war with Hamas and expressed openness to “little pauses” in the current fighting to facilitate the release of hostages.His comments, in an interview that aired late Monday on ABC News, offered the clearest indication yet that Israel plans to maintain control over the territory that is home to some 2.3 million Palestinians.Netanyahu ruled out any general cease-fire without the release of the more than 240 captives seized by Hamas in its Oct. 7 raid into Israel, but he said he was open to “tactical little pauses.” U.S. President Joe Biden had raised the need for humanitarian pauses directly with Netanyahu on a call earlier Monday, but no agreement was reached, the White House said.The Palestinian death toll in the Israel-Hamas war surpassed 10,000, including more than 4,100 children and 2,640 women, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in...

Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly lower as Australia’s central bank raises its key rate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:34 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares mostly fell in Asia on Tuesday after a mixed close on Wall Street, where wild recent moves calmed a bit at the beginning of a quiet week for data releases. Benchmarks dropped more than 1% in Hong Kong and Tokyo. South Korea’s Kospi gave up 2.7% of its big gains from a day earlier. Late Monday, office-sharing company WeWork confirmed it is seeking bankruptcy protection. Trading in its shares was halted Monday amid speculation over its restructuring plans. It’s a stunning decline for a one-time Wall Street darling that promised to upend the way people went to work around the world. The company’s shares cost more than $400 two years ago but now cost less than $1.Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 declined 1.3% to 32,271.82 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong dropped 1.4% to 17,710.68. The Shanghai Composite index slipped 0.1% to 3,055.74.China reported its imports rose 3% in October from a year earlier, the first such increase in over a year, while exports fell 6.4%,...

CSU Rams rally in second half for season-opening victory

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:34 GMT

FORT COLLINS — Transfer Joel Scott dazzled in his Colorado State debut and Isaiah Stevens got hot in the second half as the Rams rallied in the final 13 minutes for an 81-73 victory over Louisiana Tech in their season opener Monday night at Moby Arena.Despite trailing for almost the entire first half and then by as many as 11 in the second half, the Rams found their stroke down the stretch, going on a 15-1 run during a four-and-a-half-minute span to retake the lead and then hold off the Bulldogs as the clock wound down.“Good way to find a way to win here,” CSU head coach Niko Medved said. “Give Louisiana Tech a lot of credit. I thought they came in and really made the game choppy. I thought the first time the lights came on, we were a little out of sorts, a little nervous, a little out of character.“I thought we dug in. We made a few adjustments and found a way to get out of here with a hard-fought win.”Scott finished with 18 points in his first game for the Rams. He was one of four...

Great Italian cuisine in Garden of England

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:34 GMT

The onset of dark nights may have left you looking for a short break.If so, a visit to Kent - the “Garden of England” – is well worth consideration.Kent is easily accessible to Belgium, of course, and, with a great mix of things to do and see (plus some surprising connections to Belgium) it makes for a lovely getaway.If you find yourself in the county it should also include a call at Tenterden, a typical Kentish village and a short drive from Dover, the traditional gateway to England for Belgian visitors (2023 marks the 70th anniversary of the Port of Dover).The rail station at Tenterden has been used for many film and TV locations such as the famous Downtown Abbey.Tenterden hosts some great local events for visitors for the remainder of the year,notably the Christmas Tree Lights and Christmas Market which will showcase international (including Belgian) cuisine, artisan grocery foods together with ethically traded and handmade, arts and crafts - all ideal fo...

Woman runover during child custody dispute speaks out

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:34 GMT

A woman who was intentionally runover with a U-Haul pickup truck during a heated child custody dispute in the Harbor Region of Los Angeles earlier this year, a chaotic scene that was captured on officer’s dash-cam and body worn cameras, is speaking out about the violent ordeal.  The assault occurred on Oct. 1 after Harbor Division officers responded to calls of the dispute in the parking lot of a Target store at Gaffey Street and Capitol Drive in San Pedro, according to a LAPD news release.  The victim, April Barnes, who was helping a friend that is the foster parent of a 5-year-old boy, told KTLA’s Omar Lewis that she’s spent the last month trying to make sense of the whole thing. “I just don’t get it. I’m doing my best, but I just don’t get it,” she said. “I’ve been in disbelief that I was actually ran over.”  When she and her friend, who is the foster parent to the boy's cousin, arrived to pick him up, the 5-year-old's mother, 39-year-old Miesha Scott, refused...

Veterans to get free meals, deals and discounts for the upcoming holiday: Here's where

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:34 GMT

(FOX40.COM) -- In honor of Veteran's Day some restaurants, coffee shops and retailers are offering free meals, beverages, and discounts for people who served in the United States Military. Here's a list of some places where veterans can get freebies and other money-saving deals: Veteran’s Day Celebrations Across the Sacramento Region Food and Drinks Buffalo Wild Wings — Veterans and active-duty service members get a free order of 10 Boneless Wings and Fries on Nov. 11 with valid ID. Only available for dine-in. Buffalo Wild Wings GO locations will be included for walk-in/order at the counter only. California Pizza Kitchen — Veterans and active-duty military members get a complimentary meal Nov. 11. They will also receive a BOGO offer to redeem for a pizza, pasta or salad of equal or lesser value that can be redeemed from November 12 to November 21. Chili's — Veterans and active-duty service members get a free meal from a select menu ...

4 arrested, responsible for $49K in San Francisco retail theft: SFPD

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:34 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Four retail theft suspects have been arrested after carrying out numerous crimes in San Francisco, the San Francisco Police Department announced Monday. Altogether, the suspects are responsible for $49,000 of stolen goods, per SFPD. The suspects were identified as:Savannah Church, 24-year-old womanShalia Brown, 24-year-old womanErykah Thomas, 20-year-old womanEmoni Thomas, 20-year-old manChurch was arrested in connection with 10 retail thefts that happened between April and September. All of them involved multiple other suspects. Below are the crimes she was arrested for:April 23, 2023, on the 3200 block of 20th Ave., over $3,400 worth of merchandise stolen with two other suspects.May 19, 2023, on the unit block of Powell St., over $6,600 worth of merchandise stolen with six other suspects. Three juvenile suspects were also arrested.June 10, 2023, on the 400 block of Mission St., over $1,000 worth of merchandise in a robbery with three other suspect...

Washington State opens with 84-59 win over Idaho in Battle of the Palouse

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:34 GMT

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Andrej Jakimovski scored 21 points to lead Washington State to an 84-59 victory over Idaho in a season opener on Monday night.Jakimovski sank 8 of 16 shots with three 3-pointers for the Cougars. Redshirt freshman Myles Rice, who missed all of last season battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma, finished with 13 points, four rebounds and three assists in a start. Isaac Jones totaled 13 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two steals. Rueben Chinyelu, a 6-toot-11 freshman, added eight points and eight rebounds in a start.Quinn Denker scored 12 points to lead the Vandals.Idaho shot 34.6% from the floor and made just 5 of 25 from 3-point range. WSU shot 54.4% overall and made 7 of 18 from distance. The Cougars sank only 15 of 29 free throws.Jakimovski scored 11 points in the first half to guide the Cougars to a 41-28 lead in the 278th Battle of the Palouse. The schools are separated by eight miles and boast one of the oldest rivalries in college basketball, dating bac...

Canucks beat slumping Oilers 6-2 for 4th straight victory

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:34 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Quinn Hughes, Pius Suter and Brock Boeser scored in a 3:22 span of the first period and the Vancouver Canucks beat the slumping Edmonton Oilers 2-2 on Monday night for their fourth straight victory.Hughes also had three assists, Boeser scored twice, Nils Hoglander and J.T. Miller added goals and Thatcher Demko made 40 saves to help the Canucks improve to 9-2-1 overall and 5-0-1 at home.Mattias Ekholm and Leon Draisaitl scored for Edmonton and Stuart Skinner stopped 29 shots. The Oilers have lost three straight to drop to 2-8-1.Ekholm opened the scoring for Edmonton on a power play at 6:42 of the first. Hughes tied it with 8:30 left in the period, Suter struck with 6:38 to go and Boeser connected on a power play with 5:08 remaining.Draisaitl cut it to 3-2 at 7:38 of the second, and Hoglander restored the two-goal advantage with 9:08 left in the period.Miller scored on a power play at 7:51 of the third. Boeser added another power-play goal in the fin...