Strong demand lifts American Airlines to profitable Q1
American Airlines reported a profitable first quarter Thursday and said persistently robust travel demand would translate to even stronger results in the current period.
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Growing threat or pie in sky? Experts at odds over genetic doping
There is a popular saying that dopers are always one step ahead of the testers and while not a single case of genetic doping has yet been detected, authorities are increasingly vigilant.
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Spain heatwave to peak with record April temperatures
An unusually early heatwave in drought-hit Spain is set to peak on Thursday and Friday with temperatures expected to break April records in the south of the country.
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Microsoft says EU more attractive after UK blocks deal
Microsoft on Thursday said the European Union was "more attractive" for businesses than post-Brexit Britain after the latter blocked its vast takeover of video game maker Activision Blizzard on competition fears.
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Arsenal won't surrender in title race: Ramsdale
Aaron Ramsdale insists Arsenal will not surrender in the Premier League title race despite their calamitous 4-1 loss at Manchester City.
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Stocks rise, dollar falls before US growth data
Asian and European stock markets mostly edged higher and the dollar dropped Thursday ahead of first-quarter US growth data.
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Chinese, Philippine vessels in 'David and Goliath' near-crash
A Chinese coast guard ship cut off a Philippine patrol vessel carrying journalists in the disputed South China Sea, causing a near-collision, an AFP team on board another boat saw.
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Renewed air strikes hit Khartoum as clock ticks down on Sudan truce
The Sudanese army pounded paramilitaries in the capital Khartoum with air strikes Thursday while deadly fighting flared in Darfur as the clock ticked down on a fragile US-brokered ceasefire now in its final full day.
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Australia's Ashes win doesn't count, says England bowler Broad
England star Stuart Broad claims Australia's Ashes victory in 2021-22 does not count in his mind because Covid-19 restrictions made it impossible to function normally during the series.
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Spain to vote on key housing law ahead of elections
Lawmakers vote Thursday on a housing bill aimed at capping soaring rents and addressing Spain's dire social housing shortage as the government seeks to bolster the right to affordable housing.
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