The subsidiary of Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA, Citgo, which earlier severed ties with its US sanctions-targeted parent company, is seeking a $1.2 billion loan to secure its daily operations, according to Bloomberg. The move is aimed at refinancing the company’s debt maturing this year, the report said, citing a presentation for investors given by…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Off to a 13-1 start, Angelo State rose to No. 1 in the first regular season rankings of the 2019 NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Rambelles received half of the 16 first-place votes and 381 points. With the regular season underway, there were a few shakeups since the preseason poll…
Conservatives stormed out of the House of Commons during Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s budget speech Tuesday to protest the government’s handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair. The move came hours after Liberals on the House justice committee decided in a closed-door meeting to end their probe into the controversy — a move the Tories said amounted…
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the West, particularly the United States, of manipulating its national currency rates as the country gears up for elections this weekend. The lira slid nearly six percent last Friday, prompting Erdogan to call for a crackdown on market “manipulations” and Turkish regulators to open a probe into investment banks….
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Guiding Indiana Wesleyan University to its second straight NAIA Championships appearance and school-record 58 wins, head coach Steve Babinski and his staff have been recognized by their peers as the 2018 NFCA NAIA National Coaching Staff of the Year. It marks the first honor for the program led by Babinski, along with…
TORONTO — Student protesters were thrown out of Ontario’s legislature Tuesday morning after unfurling a banner to demand free tuition and hurling insults at Premier Doug Ford. “Doug Ford can kiss my a**. You’re a f**king cracker,” one woman yelled from the public gallery at Queen’s Park. Security escorted five people out of the building,…
The US could overtake Russia and Saudi Arabia as the world’s top oil exporter by 2024, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has predicted. In its annual oil outlook, the agency forecast rapid growth of American oil supplies to the global market in the next five years, as output from the country’s shale fields continues to…
Click:bamboo fly rod LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The NFCA is pleased to announce that Southern Illinois University-Carbondale associate head coach Jen Sewell is the 2018 recipient of the Association’s Donna Newberry “Perseverance” Award, which recognizes an NFCA member coach who has demonstrated extraordinary strength of will and character in the fight to overcome a physical, mental,…
Winnipeg’s airport is now the home of North America’s first ever autonomous snowplow. Richardson International Airport collaborated with Manitoba companies Northstar Robotics and Airport Technologies to create the plow, which was unveiled Thursday. Otto clears snow by following GPS routes and moving its blades according to what has been pre-programmed into it via iPad. The…
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a ban on the import of more than 50 Ukrainian goods, worth $510 million. The move comes in response to recently prolonged Kiev’s embargo on Russian products. The list, published by the Russian government on Saturday, includes mainly industrial goods, agricultural products, raw materials, and food. The products…