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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

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

Putin: No intention to deploy Russian troops in Venezuela

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - President Vladimir Putin has told reporters that Moscow has no intention to deploy its troops or set up military bases in Venezuela. He added that Russian experts have been in...

Jun 06, 2019

Gunman out on parole kills 4 in Australian city of Darwin

MELBOURNE, Australia - A man who was out on parole was arrested after fatally shooting four men and wounding a woman in an hour-long downtown rampage Tuesday in the northern Australian city of Darwin,...

Jun 06, 2019

Shakira appears before Spanish judge in tax fraud case

BARCELONA, Spain - Shakira's public relations firm says the Colombian pop musician has denied any wrongdoing when she testified before a judge as part of an investigation into her alleged tax evasion ...

Jun 06, 2019