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China opens Everest's north side to 38 virus-tested climbers
BEIJING - China has opened Mount Everest's northern slope to a few dozen mountaineers who will be tested for the coronavirus and must keep their distance while ascending the world's highest peak. Both...
May 7, 2021
German factory production, exports up in March in good sign
BERLIN - Factory production and exports increased strongly in Germany in March, according to official statistics released Friday, developments that bode well for the second quarter in Europe's largest...
May 7, 2021
EU leaders attend summit in person for 1st time this year
LISBON, Portugal - On the list of things not to do during a pandemic, holding big international gatherings is close to the top. But European Union leaders and their large following of diplomats and ad...
May 7, 2021
China opens Everest's north side to 38 virus-tested climbers
BEIJING - China has opened Mount Everest's northern slope to a few dozen mountaineers who will be tested for the coronavirus and must keep their distance while ascending the world's highest peak. Both...
May 7, 2021
Canadian on death row says execution may be 'preferable' to endless prison time
Ronald Smith sounds tired. Despite good news last month, when a bill to resume executions in Montana was unexpectedly defeated, the Canadian on death row in that state is in a sombre mood. Smith, orig...
May 7, 2021
Statistics Canada to say how labour force fared in April
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will say this morning how the labour market fared last month as governments imposed lockdowns and renewed restrictions aimed at slowing the rising spread of COVID-19. In Mar...
May 7, 2021
Trust in vaccines growing in Canada, but some get more love than others
OTTAWA - A new survey from Proof Strategies suggests it's not only Canada's national vaccine advisers who have a "preferred" vaccine.The survey of 1,500 people taken during the first three days of May...
May 7, 2021
Canucks snap six-game losing skid with dominant 6-3 win over Oilers
EDMONTON - Travis Hamonic had a goal and an assist Thursday, helping the Vancouver Canucks snap a six-game losing skid with a decisive 6-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. Hamonic also dropped the gl...
May 6, 2021
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms not seeking reelection
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Thursday she will not seek a second term, an election-year surprise that marks a sharp turnabout for the city's second Black woman executive who months ago...
May 6, 2021
Wizards beat Raptors in OT, Toronto playoff bid nearly over
TAMPA, Fla. - Bradley Beal had 14 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and overtime Thursday night, and Russell Westbrook had his 34th triple-double of the season in the Washington Wizards' 131-129 ...
May 6, 2021