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Brazil's powerful evangelicals stage mass 'March for Jesus'

Brazil's powerful evangelicals stage mass 'March for Jesus'

With their hands in the air, swaying, praying and singing to booming gospel music, hundreds of thousands of evangelical Brazilians flooded the streets of Sao Paulo on Thursday for their annual "March for Jesus."

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Simbine upstages Jacobs over 100m at Oslo Diamond League

Simbine upstages Jacobs over 100m at Oslo Diamond League

South African Akani Simbine timed a season's best 9.94 seconds to upstage Italy's Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs over 100m at the Diamond League meet in Oslo on Thursday.

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England hold Pakistan to 157 in fourth T20

England hold Pakistan to 157 in fourth T20

Reigning champions England produced a fine all-round display in the field as they restricted Pakistan to 157 at The Oval on Thursday in their last competitive match before they begin the defence of their Twenty20 World Cup title.

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Humanity in 'race against time' on AI: UN

Humanity in 'race against time' on AI: UN

Humanity is in a race against time to harness the colossal emerging power of artificial intelligence for the good of all, while averting dire risks, a top UN official said Thursday.

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Oil giant Aramco says to offer shares worth over $10 bn on Saudi bourse

Oil giant Aramco says to offer shares worth over $10 bn on Saudi bourse

Oil giant Saudi Aramco said on Thursday it plans to sell 1.545 billion shares worth more than $10 billion in one of the biggest such offerings in recent years.

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Columbus ready for altitude test in CONCACAF Champions Cup final

Columbus ready for altitude test in CONCACAF Champions Cup final

Columbus Crew coach Wilfried Nancy has put his players through a crash course in altitude training as they prepare to face Mexican side Pachuca at nearly 8,000 feet above sea level in Saturday's CONCACAF Champions Cup final.

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Nishikori's Grand Slam return cut short by injury

Nishikori's Grand Slam return cut short by injury

Kei Nishikori's first Grand Slam appearance in almost three years was curtailed by a shoulder injury that forced him to retire in the second round against Ben Shelton on Thursday.

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US reports third human case of bird flu in current outbreak

US reports third human case of bird flu in current outbreak

US officials on Thursday reported the country's third human case of bird flu linked to the current outbreak of the virus in dairy cattle.

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No.1 Korda fires 10 at par-3 12th in 80 to start US Women's Open

No.1 Korda fires 10 at par-3 12th in 80 to start US Women's Open

Top-ranked Nelly Korda stumbled to a nightmare 10 at the par-3 12th hole on her way to a 10-over-par 80 in Thursday's opening round of the US Women's Open to all-but doom her victory hopes.

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Pique probed over Saudi deal to host Spanish Super Cup

Pique probed over Saudi deal to host Spanish Super Cup

A Madrid court on Thursday placed former Barcelona player Gerard Pique under official investigation as part of a probe into suspected corruption in a deal to take the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia.

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