Click:forged ball valve The Russian Lower House has approved the bill granting additional social protection to people approaching retirement age, like substantial fines for employers who fire such workers or refuse to hire them without valid reasons. In particular, the bill states that unmotivated sacking or refusal to hire workers of pre-retirement age should be…
A new report suggests that The Batman, which once starred Ben Affleck, will be set in the 1990s and Penguin will be one of the main antagonists of the film. Via Batman-News.com, DiscussingFilm.net has also said that The Batman will show us a younger version of the Dark Knight, as well as Commissioner Gordon and…
OKLAHOMA CITY — USA Softball, the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States, announced that Florida’s Kelly Barnhill was named the 2017 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 collegiate softball…
The Russian telecommunications watchdog has issued an order to internet providers restricting access to web resources used by Telegram messenger, which lost a court battle with the authorities over encryption. “The information on web resources used by the Telegram company was sent to internet service providers on Monday in order to restrict access to them,”…
Brian K. Vaughan, known for writing Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways and more, is reportedly penning the screenplay for an upcoming live-action adaptation of the Gundam franchise. Reported by Deadline, Vaughan has signed on to write the screenplay for Legendary Entertainment, in a co-production with Sunrise, the Japanese studio behind the anime. Vaughan…
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard has stepped down as Liberal leader and is leaving politics following the party’s election defeat Monday. Couillard made the announcement today in Quebec City. Elected premier in 2014, Couillard served one mandate before his Liberals were swept from office by Francois Legault’s Coalition Avenir Quebec. The 61-year-old Couillard said on election…
Russian-American dialogue should be based on real issues and not on the latest US proposal for new anti-Russian restrictions or similar documents, the head of the Russian Upper House Committee for International Relations has said. “It would be important for us to build the dialogue around issues that make real relations of our two nations….
As we learned at the Google Stadia reveal earlier this week, Google’s new gaming platform isn’t a game console but rather a streaming service. But despite that, as one console generation ends and we look ahead to the next PlayStation and Xbox, does Google see its new platform as competing with them? I spoke to…
Canada may be famous for hockey players, poutine, and politeness, but we’ve also got great style — Canadian tuxedo included. Whether it’s keeping warm in flannels and toques come wintertime, or putting a relaxed twist on classic formal wear, there are plenty of uniquely Canuck looks to choose from. In partnership with Mark’s, here’s a checklist of…
The newest chapter of Doomsday Clock shows us what happens when the most powerful character in the Watchmen universe goes up against the combined might of the Justice League. Warning: this article contains spoilers for Doomsday Clock #9! In the previous issue of the series, Firestorm was framed for a massive explosion in Russia, one…