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John Healey delivers his first U.K. Budget with less fiscal room, higher spending pressures and bond investors pushing for less borrowing and more growth.

United Nations experts have released a statement calling on the Australian parliament to progress reforms for women and children in custody after legislation on shackling and strip-searching was blocked.

Third-quarter profits and revenues at Europe’s biggest bank narrowly miss expectations

Jimmy Anderson says if it was up to him, his Lancashire career "wouldn't have ended like this", after the club ended its 25-year association with England's leading Test wicket taker.

State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, the Democrat running for governor in Texas, said there's "deep disappointment in both political parties" in the Lone Star State.

Gina Hinojosa, the Democrat running for governor in Texas, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that "my agenda is not a Democratic agenda," saying that because there's "deep disappointment in both political parties, people are forging a new way forward."

Seeks palace premises free of government activities on Ayudha Puja, Vijayadashami; cites security lapses and lack of coordination

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OTTAWA — The federal government says it's "disappointed" after Canada's largest federal public service union announced 120,000 workers will take part in nationwide strike votes starting next month.

The cost of the Commonwealth government’s Snowy 2.0 mega-project has exploded from an estimated $6 billion to $25 billion.

"Many expected progress on policies related to women, but little visible progress has been made," said an Ochanomizu University professor.

Drug treatments will now only be funded out of country if they are already funded within the province but access is temporarily unavailable or delayed.