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Head of Chinese bank behind foreign building spree jailed
BEIJING - The former chairman of the main Chinese state bank behind Beijing's initiative to build railways and ports across dozens of Asian countries has been sentenced to life in prison on corruption...
Jan 07, 2021
'Justice delayed is justice denied:' Canadians mark one year of Flight PS752 downing
EDMONTON - A series of commemorative events stretching over two days has begun to mark the one-year anniversary of the downing of Flight PS752. At 9:42 pm EST - the exact moment the Ukrainian Internat...
Jan 07, 2021
Missouri woman believed to be last Civil War widow dies
O'FALLON, Mo. - Helen Viola Jackson's 1936 marriage to James Bolin was unusual to say the least: He was 93 and in declining health, and she was a 17-year-old schoolgirl. Bolin was also a Civil War vet...
Jan 07, 2021
2 convicted of defamation in blow to China's #MeToo movement
TAIPEI, Taiwan - In a potential blow to the #MeToo movement in China, two former journalists were convicted of defaming a third journalist by publishing an account accusing him of sexual misconduct. A...
Jan 07, 2021
Several state lawmakers joined, observed US Capitol turmoil
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A West Virginia lawmaker who filmed himself and supporters of President Donald Trump storming into the U.S. Capitol is facing bipartisan calls for his resignation as federal prosec...
Jan 07, 2021
The day my 'second home,' the Capitol, was overtaken by mob
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Capitol is my second home. I have been covering the occupants of the building for an absurdly long period of time, the last 15 years spent mostly at a workspace just steps from t...
Jan 07, 2021
Law firm seeks support in call for President Trump's ouster
NEW YORK - A large Washington, D.C.-based law firm is asking other lawyers to join in a call for President Donald Trump's cabinet to oust him after rioting supporters of the president attacked and occ...
Jan 07, 2021
Australia sweltered through its 4th-hottest year in 2020
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia sweltered through its fourth-hottest year on record last year despite the recent return of the usually cooling La Nina climate pattern, the nation's weather bureau said...
Jan 07, 2021
Boeing will pay $2.5 billion to settle charge over 737 Max
Boeing will pay $2.5 billion to settle a Justice Department investigation and admit that employees misled regulators about the safety of its 737 Max aircraft, which suffered two deadly crashes shortly...
Jan 07, 2021
Brazil enjoys fun in the sun as COVID-19 deaths top 200,000
SAO PAULO - The night before New Year's Eve in Rio de Janeiro, thousands of revelers clad in their bathing suits crowded onto the iconic Ipanema beach to have some seaside drinks. It was one of many o...
Jan 07, 2021
