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Biden to host 'Quad' leaders from Australia, India and Japan in his Delaware hometown
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Australia, India and Japan next weekend in his Wilmington, Delaware, hometown, the White House announced, as he looks to burnish his legacy before leaving office in January. Biden was the first American president to...
Nearly 2,000 drug plants are overdue for FDA checks after COVID delays, AP finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators responsible for the safety of the U.S. drug supply are still struggling to get back to where they were in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic upended factory inspections in the U.S. and across the world, The Associated Press has found. An AP...
Rallies in Bangladesh mark one month since ex-premier Sheikh Hasina was ousted
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of people rallied Thursday in Bangladesh’s capital to mark one month since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted in a mass uprising sparked by students over government job quotas. Hasina fled to India on Aug. 5 after weeks of violence...
5 takeaways from AP's report on the big backlog of uninspected drug factories
WASHINGTON (AP) — As COVID-19 swept across the globe in early 2020, the Food and Drug Administration pulled most of its safety inspectors from the field, creating a massive backlog of uninspected pharmaceutical plants in the U.S. and overseas. Nearly five years later, The...
Jonathan India leads off 9-run 1st inning with long homer, helping Reds rout Astros 12-5
CINCINNATI (AP) — Jonathan India led off Cincinnati's nine-run first inning with a 436-foot homer and the Reds cruised to their second straight victory over the Houston Astros, 12-5 on Wednesday night. The Reds went to work right away against Spencer Arrighetti (7-12), with India...
Danish court rejects extradition to India of an arms smuggling suspect
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Danish court on Thursday rejected the extradition request from India of a Danish national accused of being involved in an arms smuggling case 29 years ago, going against Denmark’s top prosecuting authority which had given the green light to sending...
Indian police fire tear gas and water cannons at rally against rape and killing of trainee doctor
KOLKATA, India (AP) — Police in India fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of a top elected official in the country's east, accusing her of mishandling an investigation into a rape and killing of a resident doctor earlier this month. ...
Biden speaks with Modi about Indian premier's recent visit to Ukraine, situation in Bangladesh
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden spoke with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, days after the most prominent leader from a nation that maintains a neutral position on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine visited Kyiv. Modi said in a posting on X that he spoke to Biden...
Indian Prime Minister Modi offers to help 'as a friend' to bring peace to Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered “as a friend” to help bring peace to Ukraine in a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a brief visit on Friday that many in the war-battered country hope will pave the way for an Indian role in peace...
Woman from India disappears down a sinkhole in Malaysia's capital
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A woman from India disappeared in Malaysia’s capital Friday when pavement collapsed beneath her and she fell into a sinkhole where she may have been swept away by an underground water current, police said. The woman plunged into the 8-meter-deep...
