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Stocks fell sharply in morning trading Monday as Wall Street comes off its worst week since winter. The price of oil hit a seven-year high as OPEC stuck with a plan for cautious production increases even as demand for crude increases.
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Stocks fall on tech slide, oil hits highest level since 2014

Shares in troubled real estate developer China Evergrande Group and its property management unit Evergrande Property Services were suspended from trading in Hong Kong on Monday as investors awaited the next steps in the saga of its debt crisis.
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Trading of China’s Evergrande shares in Hong Kong suspended

A new report sheds light on how world leaders, powerful politicians, billionaires and others have used offshore accounts to shield assets collectively worth trillions of dollars over the past quarter-century.
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Leaked ‘Pandora’ records show how the powerful shield assets

Job hunting has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, but there are still ways to determine if a company is the right fit, workplace author Melanie Pound says.
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How job applicants can avoid toxic work environments in the age of COVID-19

Strength in season pass sales has been one bright spot in an otherwise difficult year for Western Canada’s big mountain resorts as travel restrictions and other pandemic-related measures caused a plunge in high-spending destination skiers.
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Strength in season pass sales a rare silver lining for ski resorts post-pandemic

Egypt’s national carrier Sunday made its first official direct flight to Israel since the two countries signed an historic 1979 peace treaty as an EgyptAir jet landed at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport.
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First official EgyptAir flight lands at Israel airport

Bernard Tapie, a French businessman and former Olympique de Marseille (OM) president who led the soccer club to the Champions League title in 1993, died on Sunday aged 78.
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Eclectic French businessman Bernard Tapie dies aged 78

Supply chain issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic and bad weather are to blame for increased grocery prices, which have changed Canadian shopping habits, according to experts.
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Supply chain issues and bad weather behind soaring grocery prices, experts say

The British government has extended an emergency visa program for truck drivers as fuel shortages showed few signs of abating Saturday, particularly in London and the southeast of England.
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U.K. extends truck driver visa program as fuel crisis persists

After more than a year of bare-bones in-flight service due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians travelling by air can once again enjoy snacks, hot meals or a glass of wine on the plane.
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Food, booze service to blame for rise in passenger misbehaviour, union says