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FRANKFURT - The unemployment rate in the 19 countries that use the euro currency inched higher to 7.4 % in May from 7.3% in April as governments used active labour market support programs to cushion t...

SRINAGAR, India - A photo of a toddler sitting on the chest of of his dead grandfather has outraged residents of Indian-controlled Kashmir after the victim's family accused government forces of shooti...

YANGON, Myanmar - Rescue workers say at least 113 people have been killed in a landslide at a jade mining site in northern Myanmar. At least another five people have been injured in Thursday's acciden...

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of July 2 ... What we ar...

MEXICO CITY - Gunmen burst into an unregistered drug rehabilitation centre in central Mexico and opened fire Wednesday, killing 24 people and wounding seven, authorities said. Police in the north-cent...

Toronto and Edmonton are on the verge of being picked as hub cities for the NHL's resumption of play, according to multiple reports. TSN, Sportsnet, the Toronto Star and Postmedia all reported We...

NEW YORK - The St. Louis Cardinals have replaced the New York Yankees as the opponent for the Chicago White Sox in the Field of Dreams game on Aug. 13 at Dyersville, Iowa. The schedule change caused b...

Toronto and Edmonton are on the verge of being picked as hub cities for the NHL's resumption of play, according to multiple reports. TSN, Sportsnet, the Toronto Star and Postmedia all reported We...

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials last month expressed concerns about the severity of the economic downturn triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, saying the drop in economic activity in the spri...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday that she was closing indoor seating in bars in parts of the state, including a college town where one brewpub has been linked to about 140 infections. Whi...