Ride-hailing firm Uber has agreed to pay €2.33 million (US$2.6 million) in a settlement with Dutch prosecutors over the illegal activities of its UberPop service in the Netherlands in 2014 and 2015. The Dutch Public…
A Canadian woman who’s been missing in West Africa for several months has reportedly been kidnapped and taken to Mali. Edith Blais of Quebec and her travel companion, Luca Taccheto of Italy, went missing in…
OKLAHOMA CITY — The culmination of the 2018 USA Softball All-American Games resulted in the title staying with the Southwest Region as Region 5 Blue edged out Region 2 Blue in the Championship Game. In…
India will look into commercial considerations and related factors to determine the value of oil imports from any country, an Indian official said, after a top US official warned countries against buying oil from Venezuela.…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association revealed that 160 student-athletes, representing 92 programs, received 2018 NFCA High School All-Region accolades. These awards honor softball student-athletes from the Association’s five regions with first- and…
INDIANAPOLIS — Two softball players remain after the NCAA Woman of the Year selection committee cut its list to this year’s Top 30 honorees. Delaney Hiegert, an outfielder at Division II Newman University, and Vanessa…
OTTAWA — The Liberal-dominated justice committee has pulled the plug on its probe of the SNC-Lavalin affair, prompting fresh howls of outrage from the Conservatives and NDP. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer accused Prime Minister Justin…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Delanie Cox of Cherokee Trail High School (Aurora, Colo.) was named MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Player of the Week for her outstanding play during the week of August 20-27. Cox powered the…
Russia’s largest LNG (liquefied natural gas) producer is looking to boost supply to the fast growing Asian markets by upgrading its facilities in the Far East. While Russia’s gas giant Gazprom is working to complete…
OTTAWA — Canada’s top bureaucrat launched a blunt and vigorous defence Thursday of the government’s handling of the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin, declaring allegations of political interference to be false and even defamatory. Michael Wernick,…