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Russia, facing lags, turns to China to produce Sputnik shots
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Russia is turning to multiple Chinese firms to manufacture the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in an effort to speed up production as demand soars for its shot. Russia has announced thr...
May 3, 2021
Puerto Rican boxer turns himself in after lover found dead
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rican boxer Flix Verdejo turned himself in to federal agents Sunday night just hours to face federal charges after authorities identified the body of a dead woman as his...
May 3, 2021
Tokyo Games need 500 nurses; nurses say needs are elsewhere
TOKYO - Some nurses in Japan are incensed at a request from Tokyo Olympic organizers to have 500 of them dispatched to help out with the games. They say they're already near the breaking point dealing...
May 3, 2021
US begins reuniting some families separated at Mexico border
SAN DIEGO - The Biden administration said Monday that four families that were separated at the Mexico border during Donald Trump's presidency will be reunited in the United States this week in what Ho...
May 3, 2021
Syrian court accepts 3 candidates to run for president
BEIRUT - Syria's Supreme constitutional Court has accepted three applications out of 51 for candidacy for this month's presidential elections in the war-torn country, state media reported Monday. The ...
May 3, 2021
Impact of devastating Indian virus surge spreads to politics
NEW DELHI - India recorded 368,147 new coronavirus cases on Monday and 3,417 deaths as a catastrophic surge sweeps through the country. The latest numbers came after leaders of 13 opposition parties u...
May 3, 2021
Yukon premier, cabinet to be sworn in Monday after striking agreement with NDP
WHITEHORSE - Yukon Premier Sandy Silver and his cabinet are set to be sworn in today after striking a deal with the New Democrats to work together to govern the territory. The election last month left...
May 3, 2021
Trial to begin for Alberta pastor accused of violating COVID-19 health orders
EDMONTON - The trial of an Alberta pastor accused of not following public health orders meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 is to begin today.Pastor James Coates of GraceLife Church spent a month in ...
May 3, 2021
Canada to receive 2M vaccine doses this week as Pfizer-BioNTech ramp up deliveries
OTTAWA - Canada is set to begin receiving more than 2 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine each week as the two pharmaceutical firms ramp up their deliveries and begin shipping shots from the ...
May 3, 2021
Shared smoking breaks, broken rules: What led to Nunavut's first COVID-19 cases?
IQALUIT - Broken isolation rules, shared cigarettes and fear of extended isolation periods are some of the findings in a report that sheds light on how Nunavut's first cases of COVID-19 suddenly appea...
May 3, 2021
