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Thousands of Afghan elders, community leaders and politicians gathered on Friday to debate government efforts to make peace with the Taliban, in particular the fate of 400 hardcore Taliban prisoners whose release could clear the way for talks.

New South Wales has stepped up to offer to host major sports events such as the Australian Open if Victoria cannot due to rising coronavirus cases.

China's rare earth exports plunged 44% in July from the previous month, customs data showed on Friday, hitting their lowest in 51/2 years in a sign that the coronavirus has destroyed demand for the prized group of 17 minerals.

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc said on Thursday it expects all its international theaters to resume operations in the next two to three weeks, while twothirds or more of its U.S. theaters are set to reopen later this month.

Gwyneth Paltrow says deciding to split with her first husband Chris Martin was painful enough, but nothing could have prepared her for the public mockery that greeted the announcement of their "conscious uncoupling."

Brazil's Defense Ministry on Thursday suspended operations by environmental agents against illegal miners on an indigenous reservation in the Amazon, saying it was acting at the request of Munduruku tribe members who wanted mining on their land.

The incident happened in Kanti Babur Gali in the Bankura Sadar police station area. The burglars targetted three houses which were empty, police said.

The court said in a statement it had handed Xu Weihong a death sentence for manufacturing drugs, and said all his personal property would be confiscated.

Sushant Singh Rajput's sister Shweta and actress Ankita Lokhande have shared posts on social media remembering the late actor. The CBI has now taken over Sushant death case.

TMobile US Inc added more monthly phone subscribers than expected in the second quarter and said on Thursday it has overtaken rival AT&T Inc as the secondlargest wireless provider in the United States.

Rio Tinto was able to reach high grade iron ore worth about $135 million with the blasting of two sacred caves in Western Australia, the global miner's chief executive told a government enquiry on Friday.

A day before her death, Anupama Pathak went live on Facebook (unverified account) where she spoke about feeling cheated and not being able to trust anyone.

The U.S. Treasury Department has fined Capital One $80 million for careless network security practices that enabled a hack that accessed the personal information of 106 million of the banks credit card holders.

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell 24 cents to settle at $41.95 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude oil for October delivery fell 8 cents to $45.09 a barrel.

Government notifications said the move would help ensure “leaner government machinery" and "systematic rationalisation of government bodies”.

The saffron party had recently alleged that the ruling party in Bengal 'always maintains a studied silence' when it came to matters of national and social interests.