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In switch, South Africa to give health workers J&J vaccine
February 10, 2021 - 10:12 AM

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa will start vaccinating front-line health workers next week with a shot that is still in testing — an unorthodox strategy announced Wednesday after officials abandoned plans to use another vaccine that a small study suggests is only minimally effective against the variant dominant in the country.
Barcelona concert tests use of same-day COVID-19 screening
December 12, 2020 - 9:52 AM

BARCELONA, Spain - Eager for a live music show after months of social distancing, more than 1,000 Barcelona residents gathered Saturday to participate in a medical study to evaluate the effectiveness of same-day coronavirus screening to safely hold cultural events.
Economic figures show grim toll in Europe and US from virus
April 30, 2020 - 5:27 PM

NEW YORK - Bleak new figures Thursday underscored the worldwide economic pain inflicted by the coronavirus: The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits has climbed past a staggering 30 million, while Europe’s economies have gone into an epic slide.
NTSB: Autopilot was in use before Tesla hit semitrailer
May 16, 2019 - 11:39 AM

DETROIT - A Tesla Model 3 involved in a fatal crash with a semitrailer in Florida March 1 was operating on the company's semi-autonomous Autopilot system, federal investigators have determined.
Spinal-cord stimulators help some patients, injure others
November 26, 2018 - 3:35 PM

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Desperate for relief after years of agony, Jim Taft listened intently as his pain management doctor described a medical device that could change his life.
Google spinoff to test truly driverless cars in California
October 30, 2018 - 6:31 PM

SAN FRANCISCO - The robotic car company created by Google is poised to attempt a major technological leap in California, where its vehicles will hit the roads without a human on hand to take control in emergencies.
Former B.C. premier says pot industry about to enter Wild West period
May 25, 2018 - 3:51 PM

VICTORIA - Canada is about to enter a new gold rush with many dreaming of striking it rich in the marijuana industry, says former British Columbia premier Mike Harcourt, who has staked his own claim in a medicinal marijuana company.
Senate bill to clear obstacles to self-driving cars advances
October 04, 2017 - 10:34 AM

WASHINGTON - Legislation that could help usher in a new era of self-driving cars advanced in Congress on Wednesday after the bill's sponsors agreed to compromises to address some concerns of safety advocates.
For injured paws and claws, insurance may come in handy for some pets
April 20, 2017 - 7:00 AM

TORONTO - Monica Finlay's childhood yellow Labrador, Amy, had a few surprise accidents that cost her parents a lot of money.
As robots take jobs, Europeans mull free money for all
January 16, 2017 - 6:36 AM

PARIS - I am, therefore I'm paid.
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New residences at Okanagan College will bring relief for students facing housing crunch
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