Canadian Artist, Cosimo Cavallaro, Building Wall Of Cheese At U.S.-Mexico Border

As border walls go, this one’s pretty cheesy. A Montreal-born artist who specializes in works made from cheese and other edibles started building a quarter-mile wall along the U.S.-Mexico border on March 25. Cosimo Cavallaro said his giant cheese wall is being built in Tecate, Calif., 45 feet from the real border at Tecate, Mexico….

Europe shuns Iranian oil despite US sanctions waivers

Despite being granted exemptions from US sanctions against Iran to enable them to buy Tehran’s oil, some European countries fully cut off crude imports from the Islamic Republic, according to Iran’s oil minister. Washington agreed to give temporary waivers to several Iranian oil buyers when it imposed an embargo on oil shipments from the country…

UCLA’s Garcia tabbed 2018 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year

OKLAHOMA CITY — USA Softball, the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States, announced that UCLA’s Rachel Garcia has been named the 2018 USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year. The award, which is considered the most prestigious honor in Division I women’s softball, is designed to recognize outstanding athletic achievement by female…

Death Of Quebec Couple, Marc And Rita Gagne, In Florida Being Treated As A Homicide: Police

Click:weding confetti cannon MONTREAL — Police in Florida have launched a double homicide investigation after an elderly Canadian couple was found dead in their mobile home on Friday. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office says neighbours of Marc and Rita Gagne discovered the couple’s bodies in their home in Pompano Beach, north of Ft. Lauderdale. Found…

Costs of global business: RT’s Boom Bust tours you around world’s most expensive cities

It’s the first time three cities have shared the top spot in the 30-year history of the annual Economist Intelligence Unit survey. The annual index was designed to help companies calculate cost-of-living expenses for expatriates and business travellers. RT’s Boom Bust discusses the list of the most and least expensive cities with Conservative TV and…

Bryan Adams Fan Stabbed Boyfriend After Getting Kicked Out Of St. John's Concert

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A Newfoundland woman angry at her boyfriend because they were ejected from a Bryan Adams concert threw a pot of macaroni salad at him and then stabbed his face, a St. John’s court has heard. The 34-year-old woman was convicted of multiple charges after testifying last week that they were thrown…

Lara, Shortly claim Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Pitcher, Player of Week honors

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — East Texas Baptist University’s Beatriz Lara and the University of St. Thomas’ Chase Shortly captured the first Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Pitcher and Player of the Week honors of the season, respectively, on Wednesday. Freshman right-hander Lara struck out nine and allowed just one hit in an 8-0 six-inning shutout of…

Over $30 billion of Venezuela’s assets stolen on ‘Trump’s orders’ – official

More than US$30 billion were illegally diverted from Venezuela in two months, the country’s communications and information minister has revealed, accusing the US of orchestrating the operation. Around $1 billion of the stolen funds from national assets in international banks was transferred to the personal accounts of opposition leaders, according to Communications and Information Minister…

Russia’s industrial zone in Egypt’s Suez Canal to be launched by end of 2020-early 2021

The construction of Russia’s industrial zone in one of the world’s major transportation routes, the Suez Canal area in Egypt, will be finished soon. That’s according to the head of the Suez Canal Authority, Mohab Mamish, who told TASS the zone will be “launched in late 2020 – beginning of 2021.” He said factories manufacturing…