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Nike Is A Victim Of Its Own Overwhelming Success
After its shares hit an all-time, intraday high of $86.04 on Sept. 21, mainly on account of the fantastic success of the Kolin Kaepernick ad campaign launched early this month, Nike's sales slipped four percent Tuesday, but analysts aren't blaming Kaepernick for the retreat. 
After its shares hit an all-time, intraday high of $86.04 on Sept. 21, mainly on account of the fantastic success of the Kolin Kaepernick ad campaign launched early this month, Nike's sales slipped four percent Tuesday, but analysts aren't blaming Kaepernick for the retreat. -
World Will Soon Have One Internet For Itself; Another For China
To hear Eric Schmidt say it, the world will one day -- perhaps as early as five years from now -- have to contend with the dystopian reality it has two internets - one for the United States and the rest of the world and the other for China. 
To hear Eric Schmidt say it, the world will one day -- perhaps as early as five years from now -- have to contend with the dystopian reality it has two internets - one for the United States and the rest of the world and the other for China. -
Freer Trade Will Make South Asian Countries Bordering China Richer, Says World Bank Report
The economies of the eight countries comprising South Asia, led by India, will benefit greatly from boosting trade cooperation and removing barriers to intra-regional trade, said the World Bank in an insightful new report. 
The economies of the eight countries comprising South Asia, led by India, will benefit greatly from boosting trade cooperation and removing barriers to intra-regional trade, said the World Bank in an insightful new report. -
India Will Be World’s Top EV Market, Says Sunra, China's Leading EV Maker
Still little-known to the outside world despite its huge success, Sunra is China's leading maker of electric-vehicles (EVs) with an annual production capacity of more than four million EVs of various makes. It's also been the world's top selling EV brand for the past five years. 
Still little-known to the outside world despite its huge success, Sunra is China's leading maker of electric-vehicles (EVs) with an annual production capacity of more than four million EVs of various makes. It's also been the world's top selling EV brand for the past five years. -
Needles Placed Inside Stawberries And Other Fruits Sowing Panic in Australia
Sewing needles are still being found inside strawberries and other fruits sold in groceries throughout Australia and now in New Zealand. 
Sewing needles are still being found inside strawberries and other fruits sold in groceries throughout Australia and now in New Zealand. -
European Union Rejects UK’s ‘Chequers Plan’ for Brexit as ‘Unworkable’
An infuriated but still calm Prime Minister Theresa May told the British public that Brexit negotiations with the European Union (EU) are deadlocked and there will be no progress until the EU treats the United Kingdom's proposals seriously. 
An infuriated but still calm Prime Minister Theresa May told the British public that Brexit negotiations with the European Union (EU) are deadlocked and there will be no progress until the EU treats the United Kingdom's proposals seriously. -
New China, Japan, South Korea Free Trade Zone to Counter Future Trade Wars
China, Japan and South Korea are bent on accelerating talks aimed at crafting a new trilateral free trade agreement to counter President Donald Trump's unnecessary trade war launched allegedly to boost American jobs and restore American honor. 
China, Japan and South Korea are bent on accelerating talks aimed at crafting a new trilateral free trade agreement to counter President Donald Trump's unnecessary trade war launched allegedly to boost American jobs and restore American honor. -
Trump’s ‘America First’ Policy is Destroying Free Trade, says Chinese White Paper
A White Paper issued yesterday by the State Council, China's chief administrative authority, blasted the Trump administration for the rapid escalation of the increasingly ruinous trade dispute between both countries. 
A White Paper issued yesterday by the State Council, China's chief administrative authority, blasted the Trump administration for the rapid escalation of the increasingly ruinous trade dispute between both countries. -
Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Prepares for Asteroid Soil Capture and Return to Earth
Following the successful landing of its two mini-rovers on the asteroid Ryugu on Sept. 22, Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft prepares for the next critical parts of its mission -- deploying the heavy Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout (MASCOT) rover to the surface and returning to Earth with asteroid soil samples on December 2020. 
Following the successful landing of its two mini-rovers on the asteroid Ryugu on Sept. 22, Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft prepares for the next critical parts of its mission -- deploying the heavy Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout (MASCOT) rover to the surface and returning to Earth with asteroid soil samples on December 2020. -
China Praises Late Foe, Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang
Vietnamese President Trần Đại Quang died Sept. 21 from an undisclosed "serious illness" triggered by a "rare virus," according to state-run media. 
Vietnamese President Trần Đại Quang died Sept. 21 from an undisclosed "serious illness" triggered by a "rare virus," according to state-run media.
