Russian aluminum giant Rusal saw its stock jump 25 percent after the US said it is dropping sanctions against the firm after its owner, who is on the US sanctions list, reduced his stake in the company. The Trump administration on Wednesday notified Congress of its plans to lift sanctions on two Russian firms, Rusal…

TORONTO — The Constitution does not set out what sexual health topics must be taught in schools, Ontario government lawyers argue as they ask a court to dismiss a challenge to the province’s sex-ed curriculum. Both the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario allege the Progressive Conservative government’s repeal of…

A man from Russia’s republic of Dagestan has built a replica of a military vessel he sailed 50 years ago. The scale model weighs over 300 kilograms and features all the equipment of a real-life ship. It took Soviet Navy veteran Mahmud Abduraahmanov about two months to build an exact copy of the ship –…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With more than 135 companies signed up, the NFCA Convention exhibit show has officially sold out at Bally’s Las Vegas. The exhibit show runs on Dec. 7 and 8, opening its doors at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday and 9:00 a.m. on Friday.  2017 NFCA CONVENTION | REGISTER HERE | SPEAKER LINEUP | SCHEDULE | EXHIBITORS Interest in getting their…

MONTREAL — Fourteen beams of light shone into the night sky from Montreal’s Mount Royal Thursday evening in memory of the 14 women who died at the Ecole Polytechnique engineering school 29 years ago. A crowd, which included Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, stood in silence atop the lookout as they attended a ceremony commemorating the…

A large protest took place in Moscow on Sunday against a bill that has stoked fears of the looming isolation of Russia’s internet. Their cause, freedom of speech, was sullied as organizers blocked all media they “didn’t support.” The Sunday protest, in central Sakharov Avenue, had been called-for over fears that a draft law regulating…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. –  Washington enters its ninth straight week at No. 1 in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Huskies (41-2) swept then-No. 25 California in a rain-shortened Pac-12 series and brought their winning streak to 12 games. For the second consecutive week they were one vote shy of being the…

Being certain that the food you buy is exactly what it says on the label will soon be easier for Russians. The government wants to implement a comprehensive product-tracking system for the entire agriculture industry. By late April, the Russian government wants to integrate or partially replace several separate information systems operated by regulators into…

INDIANAPOLIS – A record 543 female college athletes have been nominated by NCAA member schools for the 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year award. Of those nominees, 64 represent softball. Established in 1991 and now in its 27th year, the NCAA Woman of the Year award honors graduating female college athletes who have exhausted their…

Thunder and lightning amid heavy snowfall stunned people in the Russian capital on Saturday night. Videos show surreal combinations of light, darkness, and blizzard. Videos shared by Moscow residents show heavy snowstorm coupled with occasional streaks of lightning, while growls of thunder are also heard. There is not much chance of seeing a January thunderstorm…