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Iceland introduces restrictions after UK variant is detected
REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Gym classes, happy hours and the near-normal life enjoyed so far by…
With drivers confused, Atlantic City to redo BLM road paint
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Atlantic City says it will redo a Black Lives Matter tribute…
Review: In ‘Tina,’ the final word from a legendary survivor
In the opening moments of the HBO documentary “Tina,” Tina Turner doesn’t just command the…
UN, Ethiopia rights agency to conduct joint Tigray probe
KAMPALA, Uganda – The United Nations and an Ethiopian rights agency said on Thursday they…
AstraZeneca confirms strong vaccine protection after US rift
AstraZeneca insisted that its COVID-19 vaccine provides strong protection even after counting additional illnesses in…
Supreme Court to review provisions on evidence of sexual history in assault cases
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada will look at the constitutionality of provisions that…
Science panel: Consider air cooling tech as climate back-up
The U.S. must seriously consider the idea of tinkering with the atmosphere to cool a…
Powell likens Fed’s pandemic response to British at Dunkirk
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell compared the actions taken by the central bank…
Canada surpasses 10 per cent COVID vaccination mark, but are we going fast enough?
Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout has reached a double-digit milestone, as 11 per cent of the…
Dutch coalition talks halted after COVID-19 case, notes slip
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Preliminary discussions to map out the contours of the next Dutch…
Royal Navy jet crashes in England after pilots safely eject
LONDON – British authorities say a Royal Navy jet crashed Thursday morning in a wooded…
Commission recommends juvenile parole reform in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A proposal by the Alaska Criminal Justice Commission could provide juveniles sentenced…
UK set to extend emergency coronavirus powers by 6 months
LONDON – British lawmakers were voting Thursday on whether to prolong coronavirus emergency measures that…
Anchorage passes resolution to phase out homeless shelter
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Anchorage has passed a resolution that requires the city to move people…
Denmark prolongs suspension of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
COPENHAGEN – Danish officials decided Thursday to prolong their suspension of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine…
African expert warns of ‘vaccine war’ over access to jabs
KAMPALA, Uganda – The head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned…
Block a bill? Biden wants old-school Senate filibusters
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden wants the Senate to change its filibuster rules to force…
Watchdog ‘almost certain’ Microsoft Exchange security gap has Canadian victims
TORONTO – Canada’s main cybersecurity watchdog said Wednesday that it’s likely too late to prevent…
Fed expects to keep its key rate near zero through 2023
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve foresees the economy accelerating quickly this year yet still expects…
TSX hits 19,000 points for first time on supportive outlook from U.S. Federal Reserve
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index hit 19,000 points for the first time Wednesday on…
Research from N.S. prof suggests sperm whales taught each other how to avoid whalers
HALIFAX – New research from a team including a Dalhousie University biologistsuggests sperm whales taught…
National decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths starting to level off: Tam
Canada’s chief public health officer urged caution Wednesday as a national decline in severe COVID-19…
Florida bill seeks to block trans athletes from girls teams
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Transgender women and girls couldn’t play on girls and women’s school sports…
Report: World demand for gasoline may never recover
NEW YORK – The world’s once-insatiable demand for gasoline is unlikely to recover to pre-pandemic…