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Australian judge rules that a case against alleged Russian spies must be finalized by December

Sep. 20, 2024 07:47 AM EDT

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge on Friday gave prosecutors until December to finalize their case alleging that an army private and her husband are Russian spies. Russian-born couple Kira and Igor Korolev in July became the first suspected foreign operatives to be...

Lawyer blames psychiatric disorder shared by 3 Australian Christian extremists for fatal siege

Aug. 29, 2024 05:37 AM EDT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Three Christian extremists would probably not have fatally shot two police officers and a bystander in an ambush on a rural Australian property and wounded a third officer two years ago if they had not shared the same psychiatric disorder, a coroner was told on...

Cutera: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Aug. 08, 2024 16:50 PM EDT

BRISBANE, Calif. (AP) — BRISBANE, Calif. (AP) — Cutera Inc. (CUTR) on Thursday reported a loss of $24.7 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Brisbane, California-based company said it had a loss of $1.23. Losses, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to...

India should soon have its first Olympics sponsor, a sign of the country's growing Games influence

Aug. 07, 2024 20:49 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — The International Olympic Committee expects to add an Indian sponsor soon in a sign of the country's growing influence over the Olympics during a bid to host the 2036 Summer Games. The IOC currently has 15 top-tier partners, which collectively paid almost $740 million...

CareDx: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Jul. 31, 2024 17:22 PM EDT

BRISBANE, Calif. (AP) — BRISBANE, Calif. (AP) — CareDx Inc. (CDNA) on Wednesday reported a loss of $1.4 million in its second quarter. The Brisbane, California-based company said it had a loss of 3 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and non-recurring...

Australian police officer recalls 2022 ambush by extremists in rural area that left 2 officers dead

Jul. 30, 2024 05:01 AM EDT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A police officer testified Tuesday he did not know where bullets were coming from as two colleagues were shot in an ambush by three Christian extremists on a rural Australian property two years ago. Constable Randall Kirk told a coroner’s inquest he...

Australian army private and her husband accused of spying for Russia

Jul. 12, 2024 06:10 AM EDT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian army private and her husband accused of spying for Russia were denied bail Friday, on the first charges against suspected operatives under Australia’s sweeping espionage laws enacted in 2018. Kira Korolev, 40, and her husband Igor...