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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…
Canadian auto workers pick Ford as potential strike target
DETROIT (AP) — The union that represents Canadian auto workers has picked Ford as a potential strike target in contract talks this year.
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AP Interview: Poland welcomes new German doubts on pipeline
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government welcomes signals that Germany might stop a controversial gas pipeline project over the poisoning of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, a Polish deputy foreign minister said …
As EU talks resume, UK says it could break international law
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. indicated Tuesday that it was prepared to break an international agreement as post-Brexit trade discussions with the European Union resumed on an increasingly acrimonious tone.
The Latest: Michigan grad students strike over virus issues
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Graduate students who teach classes were on strike Tuesday at the University of Michigan over in-person instruction during the coronavirus pandemic and other issues.
Belarus activist resists effort to deport her to Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A
Diesel fuel found in ocean near Sri Lanka oil tanker fire
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — An Indian coast guard aircraft sprayed a special chemical on a patch of diesel fuel near a large oil tanker off Sri Lanka's coast where firefighters are battling a new blaze that broke out…
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 …
Virus lockdown plunges South Africa deeper into recession
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s economy has sunk deeper into recession, with its gross domestic product for the second quarter of 2020 plummeting by 51%, largely as a result of COVID-19 and the country's strict …
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.
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.
The Latest: Britain faces rising virus cases at 3,000 daily
LONDON -- The British government is facing pressure to keep a lid on coronavirus infections after a sharp spike in new cases across the U.K.
Eurozone economic slide during pandemic revised to 11.8%
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The economy of the 19 countries that use the euro shrank by 11.8% in the second quarter, the biggest decline on record and slightly less than originally reported, according to updated figu…
GM to make electric vehicle, supply batteries for Nikola
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors announced its second major electric vehicle partnership in less than a week on Tuesday, this time a $2 billion deal with startup Nikola.
Assange told to stop interrupting witnesses at UK hearing
LONDON (AP) — A British judge told WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday that his extradition hearing will proceed without him if he continues to speak from the dock and interrupt witnesses.