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The big story this week is Nike unveiling its latest ad campaign featuring football star Colin Kaepernick and stirring up an intense discussion online. Not too long ago, Kaepernick took a knee as the US national anthem played during the NFL games in 2016, an act that drew both strong support and criticism. Kaepernick opted out of the final NFL season of his contract with San Francisco 49ers in 2017. He also sued the National Football League, accusing its owners of colluding to blackball him. He is still without a team. | | | With Nike featuring Kaepernick in its newest ad campaign that is scheduled to air during the NFL opener, the football star is again facing a tirade of abuse and criticism. Many people have reportedly burned Nike products to express their anger and frustration over the company's decision. | | Across the Atlantic Ocean, Idlib continues to be on the brink of humanitarian disaster. At the United Nations, eight Security Council members backed Turkey's efforts to deescalate the situation between Russia backed Assad regime and the opposition. A permanent representative of Sweden echoed calls to avert violence in the province. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani met in Tehran on Friday with an aim to build peace in the war-torn country and also avert the looming military offensive. Security Council members Italy, Germany, France, Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium and Poland supported Turkey's position of calling a ceasefire and scaling back Assad's military offensive.
Idlib is the last bastion of the Syrian resistance, one that could finalise the Assad regime's victory in the civil war, a fact reflected upon in an opinion piece published this week.
Humanitarian worker and activist Muhammad Ghazi wrote that the current plans for an attack on Idlib reflect the early days of the Syrian revolution, and represents a new stage in the conflict. | | | Moving to Brazil now, and questions are being asked after a fire broke out in the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro. The 200 year old building was gutted, with most of the artefacts held there destroyed or damaged. Many Brazilians are asking how so much of the country's heritage could have meant so little that the country's National Museum could go unprotected. The building had no fire system, despite its priceless collections. A scuffle broke out outside the charred remains of the museum, as Brazilians grapple with the loss. | | | Finally, Amazon has become only the second company in history to hit the $1 Trillion market share, after Apple, following its evolution from online bookstore to the retail powerhouse it is today. Started in a garage in Seattle, in 1994, the company has grown exponentially in the two decades it has been in operation, expanding internationally and has grown to account for 49 percent of US online retail sales and nearly five percent of all retail spending. | | The Daily News Brief is our way of making sure you are always on top of the news that matters. Never miss an important story. Simply click below to opt in to our new Daily News Brief email:
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