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The European Commission has fined US payment system Mastercard €570 million ($648mn) for limiting the possibility for merchants to benefit from better conditions offered by banks established elsewhere across the EU. “By preventing merchants from shopping around for better conditions offered by banks in other Member States, Mastercard’s rules artificially raised the costs of card…

OTTAWA — A Conservative MP who lost a daughter to suicide choked back tears Monday during the first debate over an NDP MP’s private member’s motion calling for a national prevention strategy. The motion, titled M-174, was introduced last year by NDP MP Charlie Angus. Among other things, it calls for national public health standards…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Repeat national champion Virginia Wesleyan University continues to lead the pack in an unchanged first four in this week’s NFCA Division III Top 25. The (5-0) Marlins won three games at the Mountain Mash in Salem, Va., to maintain their unanimous top spot in the coaches’ poll for a 23rd-straight week. They…

Venezuela has devalued the bolivar, in an attempt to align the currency’s value with the country’s black market, AFP reported. Amid hyperinflation, many Venezuelans rely on the black market to gauge the currency’s value. The Central Bank of Venezuela announced the devaluation on Monday and reported that the Interbanex private exchange platform would be allowed…

OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau is condemning the fatal shootings at two mosques in New Zealand, saying attacking people during prayers is “absolutely appalling.” In a brief statement on Twitter this morning, the prime minister said Canadians join New Zealanders and Muslim communities around the world in grieving. At least 49 people were killed at mosques…

The volume of trade between Russia and the European Union (EU) has been steadily growing since the beginning of 2017 despite mutual sanctions introduced almost five years ago, said Russian ambassador to the EU Vladimir Chizhov. “Since the beginning of 2017, mutual trade between Russia and the European Union’s countries showed a tendency towards dynamic…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Coe College’s Alyssa Olson and Kendall Marinesi of California Lutheran University claimed Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Pitcher and Player of the Week honors on Wednesday. Senior right-hander Olson went 5-0 with a 0.50 earned-run average last week, allowing just four runs while striking out 50 over 28 innings in the circle….

MONTREAL — SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. is walking back a statement by its CEO, who said last week he never cited the protection of 9,000 Canadian jobs as a reason the construction giant should be granted a remediation agreement. Neil Bruce told The Canadian Press last Wednesday that if SNC-Lavalin is convicted of criminal charges and…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – For the first time in program history, Saint Anselm will be the No. 1 team in NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Hawks’ (5-0), who were idle last week, collected six first-place votes and 379 points. There were more shifts in the rankings as several nationally-ranked teams dropped contests or did…