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Estonia PM's party clinches new coalition government deal

Estonia PM's party clinches new coalition government deal

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said Saturday that her center-right Reform Party has clinched a deal with two other parties to form a coalition government, five weeks after a general election in the Baltic country.
Berlusconi's doctor says he's responding well to treatment

Berlusconi's doctor says he's responding well to treatment

ROME (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi's doctor, who is treating him for a lung infection, said Saturday that the former Italian premier is responding well to treatment in an intensive care unit at a Milan hospital, an Italian news agency reported.
Abortion pill order latest contentious ruling by Texas judge

Abortion pill order latest contentious ruling by Texas judge

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas judge who sparked a legal firestorm with an unprecedented ruling halting approval of the nation's most common method of abortion is a former attorney for a religious liberty legal group with a long history pushing conservati
Site of toppled Queen Victoria statue at Manitoba legislature may be left open

Site of toppled Queen Victoria statue at Manitoba legislature may be left open

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government may not erect a new monument to replace a statue of Queen Victoria that was torn down by protesters almost two years ago.
Biden's ancestral hometowns prepare warm Irish welcome

Biden's ancestral hometowns prepare warm Irish welcome

BALLINA, Ireland (AP) — Joe Blewitt is just about the busiest man in Ballina. His phone rings constantly with calls from locals and the world's media as he prepares to welcome a relative — U.S. President Joe Biden .
Unemployment fell to 3.5% under Biden. For how much longer?

Unemployment fell to 3.5% under Biden. For how much longer?

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden keeps seeing good economic news and bad public approval ratings . The unemployment rate fell to 3.5% in March. More than 236,000 jobs were added. But there has been no political payoff for the president. US.
China flies fighter jets near Taiwan after leader's US trip

China flies fighter jets near Taiwan after leader's US trip

BEIJING (AP) — China sent warships and dozens of fighter jets toward Taiwan on Saturday, the Taiwanese government said, in retaliation for a meeting between the U.S.
Liberals pledge revamp of forced-labour bill, possible enforcement rules surprise MP

Liberals pledge revamp of forced-labour bill, possible enforcement rules surprise MP

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is revamping its approach to modern-day slavery, promising new legislation that caught off guard the Liberal MP who has been steering a bill on forced labour through Parliament.
Budget watchdog troubled by spin around latest report on carbon pricing

Budget watchdog troubled by spin around latest report on carbon pricing

OTTAWA — Canada's Parliamentary budget officer said he is troubled by what he describes as the selective use of facts from his new financial analysis of carbon pricing.
Access to abortion pill in limbo after competing rulings

Access to abortion pill in limbo after competing rulings

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S.