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Basin hospitals honored by state association
MOSES LAKE — Four local hospitals were awarded the Achievement of Quality Excellence by the Washington State Hospi…
ASEAN talks tackle pandemic, sea feud amid US-China rivalry
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Southeast Asia’s top diplomats held their annual talks by video Wednesday to discuss the immense crisis wrought by the coronavirus pandemic and rising tensions in the South China Sea amid the …
When will tourists return to Africa? Continent must guess
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Raino Bolz quickly diversified when his tourism business in South Africa’s winelands crashed to a halt in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. He sold a minibus — useless withou…
Swiss official airs concerns about data privacy in US
GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss federal commissioner announced Tuesday that a U.S.-Swiss program aimed to protect personal information exchanged between the two countries doesn't go far enough, and has downgraded the United …
Beyond Meat signs production agreement in China
Beyond Meat will begin making plant-based meat in China later this year under an agreement announced Tuesday.
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Tech chills spill into Asia, as shares sink across region
Asian shares declined on Wednesday after a sell-off of big technology stocks on Wall Street pulled U.S. benchmarks lower. Crude oil prices and Treasury yields also weakened.
Companies testing vaccines pledge safety, high standards
The top executives of nine drugmakers likely to produce the first vaccines against the new coronavirus signed an unprecedented pledge meant to boost public confidence in any approved vaccines.
Company to open solar plant in Moses Lake
Solar technology start-up Violet Power has announced it will build its first integrated solar panel factory in Moses Lake.
Wall Street’s 3-day skid a reality check for runaway market
Wall Street’s summer-long party fueled by investors’ appetite for some of the world’s best-known technology companies has come to an abrupt, if not entirely unexpected, halt.
The Latest: New Mexico reassures teachers about being sued
SANTA FE, N.M. -- New Mexico officials are reassuring teachers that they can’t be sued by students who get the coronavirus as some of them head back to the classroom.
GOP proposes 'targeted' virus aid, but Dems say not enough
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate prepared to vote this week on a trimmed-down Republican coronavirus relief package, though it only has a slim chance of passage in the face of Democrats' insistence for more sweeping ai…
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine study paused after one illness
Late-stage studies of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate are on temporary hold while the company investigates whether a recipient’s “potentially unexplained” illness is a side effect of the shot.
The Latest: At least 1,000 ECU students have tested positive
RALEIGH, N.C. -- At least 1,000 East Carolina University students have tested positive for the coronavirus since fall classes began on Aug. 10, according to the college’s COVID-19 case count.
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JPMorgan: some customers, employees misused COVID programs
NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase said Tuesday that a number of its employees and customers may have abused the Paycheck Protection Program and other coronavirus stimulus programs.