A populist Russian lawmaker wants to expand a recent proposal to exempt gym fees and other payments for fitness with a law that would require big companies to offer free physical training to their staff. MP Dmitry Svishchev of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia addressed Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova in an open letter, saying
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MONTREAL — Russia says it is suspending manned space launches pending a probe into a Russian booster rocket failure, raising questions about the fate of an upcoming launch that included a Canadian astronaut. U.S. and Russian space officials said NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos’ Alexei Ovchinin were safe after an emergency landing in the
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Coe College’s Alyssa Olson and Salisbury University’s LeAnne Collins captured Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Pitcher and Player of the Week honors. Olson, a sophomore right-hander for the (13-1) Kohawks, defeated No. 2 St. John Fisher and 11th-ranked Worcester Polytechnic Institute last week, in addition to a victory over Aurora and a
EA has announced that it will be laying off 350 employees as it makes changes to its marketing, publishing, and operations teams and prepares to ramp down its presence in Japan and Russia. Andrew Wilson, CEO of Electronic Arts (EA), released a public statement explaining these “important but very hard decisions,” and and that EA
A senior Russian senator in charge of international relations has likened US plans to impose more restrictions on Moscow to actions of a police force that uses torture and threats to extract a false confession from suspects. The US State Department on Wednesday announced the two-stage plan to impose restrictions on Russia over its alleged
OTTAWA — Canadians working in the pot industry will not automatically be barred from travelling to the United States, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency now says. The news will be a relief for hundreds of Canadians already working to scale up Canada’s legal pot industry ahead of the legalization of recreational marijuana next
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. –Cypress College Softball program made history on Sunday afternoon, becoming the first team in CCCAA history to complete an undefeated season at 48-0. The Chargers’ Emma Walker scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning in wild fashion, when she scored from second base on a five-foot dribbler, in Cypress’ 1-0
The head of the Chechen Republic has personally apologized for a young man who was caught on video making trouble while shouting the name of the Chechen sports club Akhmat. The delinquent has issued his own apology. Ramzan Kadyrov’s strong reaction came shortly after a short video was shared on Russian social networks, showing a
Being part of an ice hockey team in Africa poses some challenges, as one can probably imagine. Outdoor rinks are out of the picture, thanks to the weather. Indoor rinks are very hard to come by — there’s only one in all of East and Central Africa. Finding hockey skates and sticks is likely a