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OTTAWA, Ontario – The wife of an imprisoned Saudi blogger, sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes on that he insulted Islam, says her husband can’t endure another flogging. Raif Badawi’s wife Ensaf Haidar, now a refugee living in Quebec, went Parliament Hill on Thursday and joined lawmakers …

PARIS – France’s Parliament has started debating a bill promoted by the Socialist government aimed at freeing up the country’s labor rules and regulations, in order to boost hiring. Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron told the National Assembly on Monday that the bill will inject “more vitality, more justice and more …

CANBERRA, Australia – Australia’s beleaguered prime minister has ruled out throwing his job open to challengers with a leadership ballot to demonstrate his control over his government, warning his colleagues that voters crave stability. Lawmakers within the ruling Liberal Party are pressuring Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull, the party’s former leader, …