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Biden to boost pandemic lending to smallest businesses
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is targeting federal pandemic assistance to the nation's smallest businesses and taking steps to further equity in what is known as the Paycheck Protection Program. Th...
Feb 22, 2021

Survey: German business optimism up despite pandemic burdens
FRANKFURT - Optimism rose among German businesses in February, according to a closely watched survey - despite a worrisome flattening out in the decline of infections. The index of business sentiment ...
Feb 22, 2021

Protests swell after Myanmar junta raises spectre of force
YANGON, Myanmar - Protesters gathered in Myanmar's biggest city on Monday despite the ruling junta's threat to use lethal force against people who join a general strike against the military's takeover...
Feb 22, 2021

EU prepares measures against Myanmar coup leaders
BRUSSELS - European Union foreign ministers on Monday tasked the bloc's top diplomat and its executive wing with drawing up a series of measures to target those responsible for the military coup in My...
Feb 22, 2021

Vaccinations start without rush in Australia, parts of Asia
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia started its COVID-19 inoculation program on Monday, days after its neighbour New Zealand, with both governments deciding their pandemic experiences did not require the ...
Feb 22, 2021

US coronavirus death toll approaches milestone of 500,000
The U.S. stood Sunday at the brink of a once-unthinkable tally: 500,000 people lost to the coronavirus. A year into the pandemic, the running total of lives lost was about 498,000 - roughly the popula...
Feb 22, 2021

Critics ask why no details on government plan for parks management
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has yet to release details on how it will "optimize" the province's parks by getting other people to run them. It's been almost a year since the plan was revealed in ...
Feb 22, 2021

Canada to receive record 640K vaccine doses this week with Pfizer, Moderna deliveries
OTTAWA - Canada is poised to receive a record number of COVID-19 vaccine doses this week thanks to scheduled deliveries from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, as the country looks to speed up its vaccinati...
Feb 22, 2021

Dubois lifts Jets to 4-3 OT win over Canucks with big return from injury
VANCOUVER - Pierre-Luc Dubois scored the overtime winner Sunday night, vaulting the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Vancouver Canucks. It was his second goal of the night and his seco...
Feb 21, 2021

Timberwolves fire Saunders after parts of 3 seasons as coach
The Minnesota Timberwolves fired coach Ryan Saunders on Sunday night, hours after the team with the NBA's worst record this season lost for the eighth time in the last nine games. A person with knowle...
Feb 21, 2021