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Security firms say suspicious object on oil tanker off Iraq
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Sailors involved in transferring fuel oil from an Iraqi tanker in the Persian Gulf to another vessel owned by a shipping company traded in the U.S.
Dec 31, 2020 11:18 AM
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Industrial equipment and services provider Wajax to buy Tundra for $99 million
CALGARY — Shares in industrial equipment and services provider Wajax Corp. are rising after it announced the acquisition of privately held Tundra Process Solutions Ltd. for $99.1 million. The offer for its Calgary-based rival consists of $74.
Dec 31, 2020 10:00 AM
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Calamity? Anomaly? 2020 was a box office year like no other
When the sun sets on the 2020 film box office, it’ll be difficult to look at the numbers as anything but disastrous.
Dec 31, 2020 8:28 AM
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Jobless claims down 19,000, still 4 times pre-pandemic level
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell by 19,000 last week to still historically high 787,000 as a resurgent coronavirus grips the U.S. economy.
Dec 31, 2020 7:47 AM
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China OKs 1st homegrown vaccine as COVID-19 surges globally
BEIJING — China authorized its first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine for general use Thursday, adding another shot that could see wide use in poorer countries as the virus surges back around the globe.
Dec 31, 2020 6:16 AM
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Pharmacies push to join COVID-19 vaccination effort as distribution ramps up
MONTREAL — Pharmacies are pushing to get involved in Canada’s vaccination effort, pitching their expansive networks and experience with vaccine distribution as potential selling points. Nationwide chains Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. and London Drugs Ltd.
Dec 31, 2020 6:00 AM
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Final countdown to spend $1, $2 bills in stores as they lose status 2021
Canadians still holding on to old paper money have until midnight tonight to spend it, as stores will stop accepting certain denominations after the new year.
Dec 31, 2020 2:00 AM
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Tokyo trading closed for holiday, other Asian indexes mixed
TOKYO — Major Asian bourses were closed for the New Year's holidays Thursday while the handful that remained open was mixed. Australia's S&P/ASX fell 0.8% to 6,632.10, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.5% to 27,271.40.
Dec 30, 2020 8:12 PM
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Girl Scouts call on cookie bakers to address child labour
The Girl Scouts of the USA said Wednesday that child labour has no place in its iconic cookies and called on the two companies that bake them to act quickly to address any potential abuses linked to the palm oil in their supply chains.
Dec 30, 2020 6:46 PM
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Premier League club Burnley taken over by American investors
BURNLEY, England — Burnley became the latest Premier League club to become owned by Americans when a takeover was completed Wednesday.
Dec 30, 2020 5:39 PM
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