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Conductor's tenure at Berlin Staatsoper extended to 2027
BERLIN - Conductor Daniel Barenboim is getting a five-year contract extension as general music director of Berlin's Staatsoper, which would keep the maestro at the opera house until 2027, the city gov...
Jun 06, 2019
Powell hints Fed will cut rates if needed over trade wars
WASHINGTON - Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the Federal Reserve is prepared to respond if it decides the Trump administration's trade conflicts are threatening the U.S. economy. Investors re...
Jun 06, 2019
Italy's Salvini warns of crisis after PM threat to quit
ROME - Italy's deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini warned Tuesday that a government crisis will be unavoidable if his League party cannot start working constructively with the 5-Star Movement, its co...
Jun 06, 2019
Judge: Doctor testimony not needed in Missouri abortion case
ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis judge ruled Tuesday that testimony from non-staff doctors at Missouri's only abortion clinic will not be necessary for a hearing that will determine if the clinic can remain op...
Jun 06, 2019
Trump administration halts cruises to Cuba under new rules
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Tuesday ended the most popular forms of U.S. travel to Cuba, banning cruise ships and a heavily used category of educational travel in an attempt to cut off ca...
Jun 06, 2019
Fallen officers remembered five years after Moncton shooting rampage
MONCTON, N.B. - The commanding officer of the RCMP in New Brunswick is calling on the public to continue to honour the legacy of three Mounties who were killed by a gunman in Moncton five years ago. C...
Jun 06, 2019
Thousands of Canadians gather at Juno Beach on 75th anniversary of D-Day
COURSEULLES-SUR-MER, France - Thousands of Canadians will gather on a stretch of beach on the coast of Normandy in France on Thursday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, one of the most pivo...
Jun 06, 2019
US trade deficit shrinks to $50.8 billion in April
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit shrank in April, but the politically sensitive deficit with China moved higher. The Commerce Department says the gap between the goods and services the U.S. buys an...
Jun 06, 2019
Danish PM resigns after left-leaning parties' election win
COPENHAGEN - Denmark's centre-right prime minister resigned Thursday after a general election that ended with a gain for left-leaning parties and a big loss for populists who were supporting the gover...
Jun 06, 2019
Johnson skeptical about defending Canadian Open with new course, tougher field
ANCASTER, Ont. - A couple of key changes have stacked the odds against Dustin Johnson as he tries to defend his RBC Canadian Open title. The No. 2 golfer in the world pulled away from the field after ...
Jun 06, 2019