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UK regulator: People should keep getting AstraZeneca shots
LONDON - British regulators said Thursday that people should keep getting AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine following its review of data on patients who suffered from blood clots after getting the shot. ...
Mar 18, 2021
As trials loom, China says case of two Michaels handled 'in accordance with the law'
WASHINGTON - China is defending the way it has handled the cases of two Canadians who have been detained in the country for more than two years. Michael Spavor is scheduled to appear in court on Frida...
Mar 18, 2021
Extended relief for jobless Canadians to cost Ottawa an extra $5 billion: PBO report
OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog says Ottawa's extension of income support for unemployed workers during the COVID-19 pandemic will tack on more than $5 billion in government spending costs. The ...
Mar 18, 2021
Canadian Denis Shapovalov knocks off Jeremy Chardy to advance to Dubai semifinals
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is heading to the semifinals of the Dubai Championships after beating France's Jeremy Chardy 7-5, 6-4 today. The third-seeded Shapovalov, from R...
Mar 18, 2021
Storms moving eastward, leave trail of damage in Deep South
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Storms that left splintered homes and broken trees across Alabama and Mississippi moved into Georgia and Florida on Thursday, rousing residents with early morning warnings as foreca...
Mar 18, 2021
US jobless claims rise to 770,000 with layoffs still high
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to 770,000, a sign that layoffs remain high even as much of the U.S. economy is steadily recovering from the coronavir...
Mar 18, 2021
Ringo calling! If he wants you to sing, who could say no?
LOS ANGELES - If Ringo Starr calls to ask if you'll sing on a song for him, who could possibly say no? The beloved Beatle dug into his contacts for help on the chorus of "Here's to the Nights," his mo...
Mar 18, 2021
Lawyers for Johnny Depp appeal 'wife beater' ruling in UK
LONDON - Lawyers for Johnny Depp moved to overturn a British court ruling that he assaulted his ex-wife, Amber Heard, by arguing Thursday that Heard did not donate all of her $7 million divorce settle...
Mar 18, 2021
EXPLAINER: NKorea's anger to US may actually be an overture
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - After giving the Biden administration the silent treatment for two months, North Korea this week marshalled two powerful women to warn Washington over combined military exe...
Mar 18, 2021
Armenia to hold early parliamentary election in June
YEREVAN, Armenia - Armenia's prime minister on Thursday set an early parliamentary election for June as he sought to defuse the country's political crisis. The opposition, which has demanded Prime Min...
Mar 18, 2021
