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Groups, schedule revealed for 2018 WBSC Women’s Softball World Championship

The World Baseball Softball Confederation revealed the groups and schedule for the XVI WBSC Women’s Softball World Championship 2018, which will be staged in Chiba, Japan, from August 2-12. The softball global flagship competition will feature 73 games across 10 days of competition. The 30,000-seat Chiba Marine Stadium, home of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) club Chiba […]

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Saudis announce highest-ever budget amid oil price slump

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has announced that the Kingdom will spend 7 percent more next year, at around $295 billion (1.1 trillion riyals). This breaks the previous record set this year, with budget spending at $261 billion and it might spark concerns about the economy’s sustainability as the increase for next year includes a hefty […]

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Southern Arkansas holds of Chico State, 12-11, in wild nightcap at NCAA DII Championships

SALEM, Va. – A wild nightcap capped off day two of the NCAA Division Softball Championships at the Moyer Sports Complex. After Southern Arkansas’ 12-11 win over Chico State in the second eliminatino game, six teams remain in the hunt for a national championship.   Along with the highest scoring and longest affair of the […]

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‘Germany not 51st US state’: Trade lobby blasts US interference in Nord Stream 2 gas project

Berlin must not bow to any other countries’ “dictation” on its energy policy, the head of a German trade lobby in Russia has said, as he slammed the politicization of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project. “As for issues of energy supply and energy security, Germany must not yield to dictation or influence of […]

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Canada Can't Wait Any Longer To Advance Fight To End Islamophobia

While the latest mass murder of Muslims by a terrorist happened in Christchurch, New Zealand, it could have happened in Canada. Despite the fact that Canada had its own national tragedy with Islamophobia on Jan. 29, 2017 when Alexandre Bissonnette opened fire on Muslim worshippers in Quebec City, little has fundamentally changed since then. Even […]

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2018 NPF Championship Series begins Aug. 16

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The National Pro Fastpitch League (NPF) Championship Series will begin on Thursday, August 16 at The Parkway Bank Sports Complex in Rosemont, Ill. This year’s Championship is a best-of-five series between the USSSA Pride and the Chicago Bandits, the top two finishers in the league, following a 120-game 2018 regular season schedule. […]

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US and China hold trade talks in Beijing amid three-month ‘truce’ in tariff war

With just about two months left before a deadline for a new trade deal, Washington and Beijing are launching two-day talks to end the intense tariff war raging between the nations as major US companies’ stocks plummet. American and Chinese delegates face each other on Monday in Beijing, with both sides expressing optimism before the […]

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Why This Photo Of A Burning River Should Give You Hope

There’s a picture of water I think about a lot. It’s not a loon on a misty lake. It’s not the classic Canadian image showing the back of a favourite paddling mate in the bow of a canoe. It’s a picture of a burning river. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the last fire […]

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Florida Tech captures 2019 NFCA DII Leadoff title; All-tournament team announced

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Florida Tech capped off a perfect 2019 NFCA Division II Leadoff Classic with a 3-1 victory over No. 19 Lenoir-Rhyne to claim the Leadoff title. The Panthers concluded the tournament with a 5-0 mark to improve to 7-2 on the year. The Panthers outscored their opposition 23-5, recording shutouts against West Florida […]

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Trudeau Government's Feminist Politics Need To Be Backed With More Money: Oxfam Canada

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government has enacted genuinely feminist policies but needs to back them up with more money if it wants to make a lasting difference, Oxfam Canada says. The charity released its 2019 feminist scorecard before International Women’s Day on Friday, assessing steps the government took between March 2018 and February 2019 to […]

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