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May 31, 2021Janet Yellen wins Senate approval as treasury secretary
Janet Yellen wins Senate approval as treasury secretaryJanet Yellen has been confirmed as President Joe Biden’s treasury secretary in an overwhelming Senate vote By MARTIN CRUTSINGER and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press January 26, 2021, 12:34 AM • 4...
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May 31, 2021Biden more bullish on vaccines, open to 1.5M daily shot goal
Biden more bullish on vaccines, open to 1.5M daily shot goalPresident Joe Biden appears to be boosting his goal for coronavirus vaccinations in his first 100 days in office, suggesting the nation could soon be vaccinating 1.5 million Americans on averag...
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May 31, 2021California lifts virus stay-at-home orders, curfew statewide
California lifts virus stay-at-home orders, curfew statewideCalifornia has lifted regional stay-at-home orders across the state in response to improving coronavirus conditions By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press January 25, 2021, 10:48...
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May 31, 2021California measure aims to pay off 80% of most unpaid rent
California measure aims to pay off 80% of most unpaid rentCalifornia could pay off up to 80% of most people's unpaid rent because of the coronavirus By ADAM BEAM Associated Press January 26, 2021, 12:44 AM • 5 min read Share to Facebook Share to Twitt...
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May 31, 2021Italian premier to offer resignation as government wobbles
Italian premier to offer resignation as government wobblesThe office of Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte says the leader will tell his wobbly government he intends to offer his resignation By FRANCES DEMILIO Associated Press January 25, 2021, 7:51 PM •...
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May 31, 2021Dutch police take to streets to prevent more rioting
Dutch police take to streets to prevent more riotingDutch police have taken to the streets of towns and cities across the Netherlands in an attempt to prevent a repeat of rioting a night earlier that saw clashes linked to the country’s coronavirus cur...
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May 31, 2021Polish president backs lockdown despite business frustration
Polish president backs lockdown despite business frustrationPoland's president says he understands the “despair” of people opening their businesses in defiance of the anti-COVID-19 lockdown to survive, but says they must keep to government-ordered r...
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May 31, 2021EU pressures AstraZeneca to deliver vaccines as promised
EU pressures AstraZeneca to deliver vaccines as promisedThe European Union has lashed out at pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, accusing it of failing to deliver the coronavirus vaccine doses to the bloc that it promised despite getting EU funding to r...
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May 31, 2021Oxfam urges radical economic rejig for post-COVID world
Oxfam urges radical economic rejig for post-COVID worldAnti-poverty organization Oxfam warned Monday that the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic will lead to the biggest increase in global inequalities on record unless governments rejig their economies...
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May 31, 2021Chaos mars over-80s vaccine start in major German state
Chaos mars over-80s vaccine start in major German stateThousands of elderly Germans are facing online error messages and jammed-up hotlines as technical problems marred the start of the coronavirus vaccine campaign for over-80s in the country’s most p...
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Chinese firms willing to invest more in EU if business environme Nov 06, 2020
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Guangzhou's exhibition industry recovers from COVID-19 Nov 13, 2020
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Tariffs for imports to be lowered next year Dec 27, 2020
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China overtakes U.S. as world's top destination for FDI in 2020: Jan 26, 2021
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Chinese vice premier stresses achieving higher-quality employment Feb 24, 2021
