Major League Baseball, players agree labor deal: reports
Major League Baseball and the league players union reached agreement on a new labor deal on Thursday, paving the way for the start of the 2022 season next month, reports said.
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Brazil's Petrobras hikes prices, ignoring Bolsonaro
Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras announced hefty fuel price increases Thursday over the Ukraine crisis, setting up potential clashes with powerful truckers' groups and President Jair Bolsonaro, whose popularity has been hit by soaring inflation.
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Munir strike gives Sevilla edge over West Ham in Europa League
Munir El Haddadi's sweet half-volley put Sevilla in sight of the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday after a narrow 1-0 victory over West Ham.
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Grave mood at EU summit in gilded Versailles palace
Emmanuel Macron's presidency began with an invitation for Russian leader Vladimir Putin to the sumptuous former royal palace at Versailles. As his term draws to a close, European leaders are meeting in the same place to discuss Putin’s war on Ukraine.
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Scales of justice: US smuggler arrested for snakes in pants
A smuggler hid snakes and horned lizards around his groin as he tried to sneak them into the United States, customs officials say.
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Bonner's six-hour century guides West Indies to slender lead over England
Nkrumah Bonner's watchful defiance took him to a second Test century and edged the West Indies ahead of England on the third day of the first Test at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Thursday.
Read moreUK sanctions expand to Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich
Chelsea Football Club's Russian owner Roman Abramovich was on Thursday hit with a UK assets freeze and travel ban, throwing his plans to sell the European and world club champions into disarray.
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Elon Musk's partner Grimes reveals new baby daughter 'Y'
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk and the musician Grimes have had a second child, a girl they named Exa Dark Sideræl Musk -- although the parents will mostly call her Y.
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No sidepod, no problem for Mercedes despite 'extreme interpretation
Mercedes insisted the radical 'no sidepod' design of their 2022 car is perfectly legal but F1 chiefs admitted "the extreme interpretation" of the new rules will create "a lot of debate".
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United Airlines allowed unvaccinated employees to return to work
United Airlines, one of the first American companies to have imposed a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for its staff, announced Thursday it will allow employees who have been granted an exemption to return to work.
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