Higher costs dent Nike profits
Nike reported a drop in quarterly profits Thursday despite higher sales due to the drag from increased costs and the liquidation of unwanted merchandise.
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UN General Assembly creates body to probe fate of Syria's missing
The UN General Assembly on Thursday created an independent body to "clarify" the fate of thousands of people who remain missing in Syria since war broke out in 2011, overriding objections from Damascus.
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Santos end contract of player caught up in bribery scandal
Brazilian club Santos said Thursday they have terminated the contract of defender Eduardo Bauermann, who has been implicated in a match-fixing scandal rocking Brazilian soccer.
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Messi and Busquets not moving to Miami for a holiday says Martino
Newly appointed Inter Miami coach Gerardo Martino says there is no question of Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets moving to South Florida to chill on South Beach.
Read moreUS Supreme Court bans race-based university admission
The US Supreme Court on Thursday banned the use of race and ethnicity in university admissions, dealing a major blow to a decades-old practice that boosted educational opportunities for African-Americans and other minorities.
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Google to block local news in Canada in response to media law
Google on Thursday became the latest Silicon Valley giant to block Canadian users from seeing local news on its platform after Ottawa passed a bill requiring tech companies to pay for such content.
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Haiti plight has 'never been worse,' UNICEF chief warns
Children recruited by gangs, houses burned and young girls raped are examples of the latest "horror" befalling Haiti's people, the head of UNICEF described Thursday as she implored the world not to abandon the violence-plagued country.
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US high court sets new rule for firms requiring work on religious holidays
The US Supreme Court set a tougher standard Thursday for companies to be able to claim "undue hardship" when requiring employees to work on religious holidays.
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Police brace for more violent protests over French teen's killing
French authorities Thursday braced for more violent protests in the coming nights over the fatal shooting of a teen by a policeman, as they scrambled to contain an escalating crisis, halting public transport and enforcing curfews.
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Greta Thunberg denounces 'ecocide' in Ukraine
Environmental activist Greta Thunberg on Thursday denounced the ecological havoc caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the lack of international reaction to the disaster.
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