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UK cuts development ministry, merges it with Foreign Office
LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Tuesday that he is merging the British government's international development department into its foreign ministry to create a "super department" in cha...
Jun 16, 2020
Powell warns that long downturn would mean severe damage
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the U.S. economy faces a deep downturn with "significant uncertainty" about the timing and strength of a recovery. He warns that the longer the...
Jun 16, 2020
Pandemic diplomacy, staggered voting marks finale for UN Security Council seats
OTTAWA - The cutthroat campaigning for a seat on the United Nations Security Council would hardly be described as a picnic or a walk in the park. But it has become just that as COVID-19's arrival in N...
Jun 16, 2020
Oprah picks James McBride's 'Deacon King Kong' for book club
NEW YORK - Oprah Winfrey has chosen James McBride's "Deacon King Kong" for her book club. McBride's novel is set in a Brooklyn housing project in 1969 and centres on the shooting of a drug dealer by a...
Jun 16, 2020
MPs to vote on spending plans without complete picture of COVID-19 aid, PBO says
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says new spending estimates tabled by the Trudeau Liberals don't provide a complete picture of how much the government will spend on COVID-19-related aid. The...
Jun 16, 2020
North Korea destroys empty liaison office with South
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the heavily armed border with South Korea on Tuesday, in a carefully choreographed, largely symbol...
Jun 16, 2020
US industrial production bounces back 1.4% in May
WASHINGTON - American industry rebounded last month as factories began to reopen after being shut down by the coronavirus lockdown in Aprll. The Federal Reserve said Tuesday that industiral production...
Jun 16, 2020
Black MPs, senators call for government action against systemic racism
OTTAWA - A group of Black parliamentarians and their allies are calling on all levels of government to take action to reduce systemic racism in Canada. The request is contained in a statement from the...
Jun 16, 2020
Queen Elizabeth misses Royal Ascot for first time in reign
LONDON - Nothing has kept Queen Elizabeth II away from the Royal Ascot horse racing meeting during her 68-year reign as U.K. monarch - not pregnancy, a speech to Parliament or even an outbreak of foot...
Jun 16, 2020
'Top Chef' host Padma Lakshmi working on picture book
NEW YORK - Padma Lakshmi's next book is designed for the children's table. The "Top Chef" host and bestselling author is working on her first picture book, "Tomatoes for Neela." Viking Children's Book...
Jun 16, 2020