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World may face ‘low price scenario’ for oil this year if OPEC plan fails, JP Morgan warns

Global benchmark Brent will remain at around last year’s lowest point in 2019 if OPEC members do not stick to the agreed output cuts, JP Morgan’s head of Asia Pacific oil and gas believes. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allied oil producers sealed a deal on production cuts in early December […]

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Huawei Exec Meng Wanzhou Sues Federal Government, RCMP, Canadian Border Services Agency

VANCOUVER — The defence team for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has filed a notice of civil claim alleging “serious violations” of her constitutional rights, accusing officers of detaining and questioning her for three hours before notifying her of her arrest. The suit filed with the B.C. Supreme Court on Friday is against members of the […]

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Washington, UCLA advance to WCWS semifinals

OKLAHOMA CITY – In front of 9,311 fans, No. 5 Washington and No. 3 UCLA earned their spots in the semifinals of the 2018 Women’s College World Series after an exciting day two at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. Six strong innings from Gabbie Plain and a four-run fifth keyed Washington to a 6-2 victory over […]

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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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