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NDP raises $2.5 million in latest quarter, slaying 2019 campaign debt
OTTAWA - The federal NDP says it raised $2.5 million in the final three months of 2020, allowing it to pay off the last of its campaign debt.The figure comes as all federal parties gear up for a poten...
Feb 01, 2021
German beer sales suffer as virus restrictions bite
BERLIN - Beer sales in Germany were down 5.5% last year, dragged lower by lengthy closures of bars and restaurants in the coronavirus pandemic, official data showed Monday. German-based breweries and ...
Feb 01, 2021
Questions remain over Canada's vaccination drive amid delays and fresh applications
Canada's national vaccine rollout seems poised to dominate COVID-19 discussions in the coming week as the country enters the 11th month of life during a global pandemic. The federal government, which ...
Feb 01, 2021
Carl Hiaasen retiring from Miami Herald after 35 years
MIAMI - Writer Carl Hiaasen is retiring from the Miami Herald after composing newspaper columns for the past 35 years, the newspaper says. The Herald published a story this week saying that Hiaasen wo...
Feb 01, 2021
Wrangle over valuable art uncovered in Cypriot ghost town
NICOSIA, Cyprus - The abstract figures of naked women gyrating to the rhythms of a five-piece band had shocked many people almost 60 years ago as they eyed the artwork for the first time on the walls ...
Feb 01, 2021
Angelina Jolie sells painting Churchill gave as gift to FDR
LONDON - A painting by Winston Churchill that is a piece of both political and Hollywood history is coming up for auction. Christie's auction house said Monday that the Moroccan landscape "Tower of th...
Feb 01, 2021
Berlin festival chooses 6 former winners as this year's jury
BERLIN - A six-member jury of former winners has been chosen to allocate the prizes at this year's Berlin International Film Festival, which is taking place in a revamped form because of the coronavir...
Feb 01, 2021
Prince Harry accepts apology, damages in UK libel suit
LONDON - Prince Harry on Monday accepted an apology and damages from the publisher of British tabloid The Mail on Sunday and its online version, MailOnline, in a libel lawsuit relating to articles abo...
Feb 01, 2021
Silver is the new GameStop: Price boosted by online movement
LONDON - The price of silver is rallying as the online trading movement fuelling the rise of unloved shares like GameStop took a shine to the precious metal. Silver futures jumped almost 12% on Monday...
Feb 01, 2021
Court fines Navalny's wife after protests in Moscow
MOSCOW - A Moscow court on Monday has ordered the wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to pay a fine of 20,000 rubles (about $265) for violating protest regulations after she attended a de...
Feb 01, 2021