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Britain on Monday barred Belarus’s national airline and instructed U.K. aircraft to avoid Belarussian airspace after a Ryanair passenger jet was forced to land in Minsk.
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U.K. bars Belarus airline after plane forced to land in Minsk

The Biden administration’s solar power ambitions are colliding with complaints the global industry depends on Chinese raw materials that might be produced by forced labor.
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Biden’s solar ambitions collide with China labor complaints

Officials in Poland on Monday defied an injunction by the top European Union court that ordered the immediate closure of a major brown coal mine, saying it would shake the nation’s energy system and lead to the layoff of thousands of employees.
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Poland defies EU court ruling to close major lignite mine

Business economists have grown much more optimistic about the U.S. economy this year, with a majority predicting that increased vaccinations, stronger job gains and further government aid will accelerate growth to its fastest pace in nearly four decades.
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Survey: Business economists foresee best growth in 37 years for U.S.

The European Union’s executive branch is bringing drugmaker AstraZeneca to court for missing deliveries of shots.
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Courtroom showdown: EU takes on AstraZeneca in COVID-19 vaccine row

Stocks were moderately higher in early trading Monday, starting the market on a positive note after posting two straight weeks of losses. Markets continue to watch for potential signs of inflation as the economic recovery continues in the waning days of the U.S. coronavirus pandemic.
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Stocks rise after two weeks of losses; Bitcoin up 13 per cent

Health officials in northern B.C. have declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a reforestation operation in Quesnel.
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9 cases, 1 death associated with COVID-19 outbreak at B.C. tree-planting site

Police on Vancouver Island say no additional arrests were made in the Fairy Creek Watershed on Sunday, as officers took a day off from enforcing a court-ordered injunction against protesters in the area.
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Anti-logging protests: No arrests Sunday, fewer than previously reported on Saturday, police say

An Egyptian appeals court on Sunday said it lacks jurisdiction to look into the Suez Canal Authority’s demands to uphold financial claims that led to the the seizure of the massive Ever Given ship after it blocked the waterway in March.
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No court decision on Suez Canal’s claim over massive vessel

Bitcoin dipped 11.33 per cent to US$33,250 at 16:00 GMT on Sunday, losing $4,248.98 from its previous close.
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Bitcoin falls 11.3 per cent to US,250, ether down 16.6 per cent