The growth of the global economy is expected to decelerate to 2.9 percent this year compared with three percent in 2018, the World Bank said in a report, citing elevated trade tensions and international trade moderation. A slump in the global economy will continue in the coming year, with 2020 growth estimated at 2.8 percent,
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Florida State, coming off its first NCAA National Championship, is the preseason favorite in the 2019 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The defending champs collected 21 of a possible 32 first-place votes and 780 points. The Seminoles (61-9) swept preseason No. 3 Washington, becoming just the third team in NCAA history
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Six-time defending Mississippi 5A state champion Neshoba Central, which has been idle since completing its perfect season three weeks ago, continued to be the top-ranked team in the USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 poll. Madison (26-0) added three wins to remain second for a fourth-straight week, while Hamilton (33-2) and
A privately-run Russian firm, S7 Space, has called on state corporations, commercial firms and start-ups to begin a project aimed at creating an orbital spaceport for future interplanetary transportation. “We are launching work to implement the ‘Orbital Cosmodrome’ project. To do this we are proposing to apply the entire experience gained by the domestic space
TORONTO — A group of doctors pushing for tighter gun laws says one of its leaders has been targeted in an “organized campaign of mass harassment” fuelled by gun rights activists. Canadian Doctors for Protection from Guns says dozens of complaints filed with Ontario’s medical regulator are about Dr. Najma Ahmed, a Toronto trauma surgeon
ROSEMONT, Ill. — USSSA Pride completed a three-game National Pro Fastpitch Championship Series sweep of the Chicago Bandits to capture the 2018 Cowles Cup. The Pride capped off their historic season with a 4-0 victory at Parkway Bank Sports Complex. Second-year right-hander Jessica Burroughs led the way for the Pride helping them to a franchise-record 42-win
Amid growing uncertainties on the global oil market, Japan is looking to boost its energy cooperation with Russia, and international sanctions on Moscow don’t prohibit cooperation. That’s according to Japan’s Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko in a written interview with S&P Global Platts published on Friday. Japan, which relies almost exclusively on imports
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the 40-team field and pairings for the 2018 NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round. The sixth annual event will take place from May 14 – 16 at nine different locations. The format is a double-elimination, four-team tournament. For more information on the host sites,
The European Union is about to implode this year, investor Mitch Feierstein has predicted in a New Year episode of the Keiser Report. He also reveals which country will become the next Greece – and the answer may surprise you. This year will be harsh for Europe not only due to Brexit, because other member
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave a spirited defence of his privileged upbringing Wednesday amid Conservative jabs about both his “family fortune” and comments about tax breaks for low-income Canadians. “While we continue to stay focused on Canadians, Conservatives keep focusing, once again, on how I grew up,” Trudeau said in question period. “I’ve always been