Russians have named internal stability and the return of superpower status to their country as main achievements of Vladimir Putin’s past presidential term, but urged improvement in policies targeting economic inequality. In the latest poll conducted by an independent Russian public opinion research organization, Levada Center, ordinary Russians were asked what they saw as the…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Marking 100 days until the start of the 2017 WBSC Junior Women’s Softball World Championship, the World Baseball Softball Confederation announced a record number of National Teams will compete in the youth softball flagship event. Twenty-six nations will take the global stage at the 12th WBSC Junior Women’s Softball World Championship in Clearwater, Fla. from…

The head of Russia’s federal investigation agency has announced plans to fully replace foreign-made equipment in forensic laboratories with Russian-made devices which demonstrate equal or better performance. “In the future we plan to fully re-equip our laboratories with Russian-made forensic science equipment,” Chairman of the Russian Investigation Committee Aleksandr Bastrykin said in his recent interview…

OTTAWA — Bryan Adams swung by the nation’s capital Tuesday, but not to play an Ottawa gig — he appeared at a House of Commons committee meeting to propose changing a law. The music icon wants a section of the current Copyright Act amended so authors no longer have to wait until after their death…

The upcoming Ghostbusters sequel from director Jason Reitman may be close to casting two of its stars: Stranger Things’ Finn Wolfhard and Infinity War’s Carrie Coon. Per Variety, the two actors are still in talks with Sony for their roles, though both appear to be likely candidates. Sources tell Variety that the movie will focus…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – National Pro Fastpitch announced the 2017 NPF Draft Presented by 2XU will take place on Monday, April 24th, at 7:00 pm CT and will be available to fans worldwide via live streaming on NPFTV, the NPF’s exclusive digital platform. The 2017 Draft will feature a new production look and new venue as it is hosted for the first time…

Experts have proposed creating a system to find extremist text and pictures on the web and social networks and mark them with special warning, to avoid unwitting reposts from users. It is hoped the development and introduction of such a system would bring down the seemingly excessive number of convictions for spreading materials inciting hatred…

CD Projekt Red says E3 2019 will be its “most important one ever,” even when compared to last year’s major showing from Cyberpunk 2077. Announced during a fiscal year 2018 financial results presentation, Projekt Red president and CEO Adam Kiciński said (via translator): “Last year’s E3 has been the most important one so far throughout the whole…

Each year across Canada, the social conservative lobbyist organization Campaign Life Coalition coordinates Life Chain, a series of simultaneous demonstrations against abortion that usually take place on the first Sunday of October. These demonstrations often attract counter-protests, which advocate for reproductive choice. At a Life Chain demonstration in downtown Torontoon September 30, a man identified…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Virginia Wesleyan remained the No. 1 choice in the NFCA Top 25 softball rankings for a sixth straight week, as teams prepare for the NCAA Tournament. The (43-2) Marlins and seven other teams in the Top 25 were idle after completing their conference tournaments last week. Only Luther (39-3), which went 2-0…