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Schmidt demands 'start-to finish' Wallabies performance against Pumas

Schmidt demands 'start-to finish' Wallabies performance against Pumas

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt said Thursday only a "start-to-finish" performance will be good enough to beat a wounded Argentina this weekend and his team should be nervous at what was coming.

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'Threat to democracy': World reacts to killing of Trump ally Kirk

'Threat to democracy': World reacts to killing of Trump ally Kirk

World leaders warned on Wednesday of the harms of politically-motivated violence after the apparent assassination of right-wing activist and Trump ally Charlie Kirk.

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Australia Davis Cup captain Hewitt to appeal ban, hits out at timing

Australia Davis Cup captain Hewitt to appeal ban, hits out at timing

Unrepentant Australian Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt vowed Thursday to appeal against a two-week suspension for shoving a doping control official, hitting out at the timing of the decision.

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North Korea's Kim Ju Ae 'likely successor': Seoul

North Korea's Kim Ju Ae 'likely successor': Seoul

South Korea's spy agency said Thursday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter, Ju Ae, who recently accompanied him on a high-profile visit to Beijing, is understood to be his recognised successor.

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Finnish phone ban brings focus, and chatter, back to school

Finnish phone ban brings focus, and chatter, back to school

Students huddle together in the corridor, chatter filling the air on a break between classes at a school in Finland, where mobile phones have been banned since school resumed in August.

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Nepal ex-chief justice tipped to lead political transition

Nepal ex-chief justice tipped to lead political transition

Nepal's former chief justice Sushila Karki is the leading choice for interim leader, a representative of the "Gen Z" protesters said Thursday, after deadly demonstrations toppled the prime minister.

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China says imposed punishment on Xiaohongshu over content

China says imposed punishment on Xiaohongshu over content

China's internet regulator said on Thursday it had ordered "warnings and strict punishment" to bosses at popular social media app Xiaohongshu over its online content, slamming "trivial" and "negative" posts.

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Britain's Baxter Dury swaps 'ponderous' indie for dance music

Britain's Baxter Dury swaps 'ponderous' indie for dance music

British singer-songwriter Baxter Dury, more than two decades into a career of delivering deadpan lyrics over sometimes mournful indie music, has discovered the joys of making his fans dance.

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Wallabies throw rookie Edmed into Argentina cauldron

Wallabies throw rookie Edmed into Argentina cauldron

Playmaker Tane Edmed was named to make his starting debut Thursday while prop James Slipper returns from injury in his 149th Test as Australia look to inflict more Rugby Championship misery on Argentina.

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Israel intercepts missile fired from Yemen after deadly Sanaa strikes

Israel intercepts missile fired from Yemen after deadly Sanaa strikes

Israel's army said it had intercepted a missile on Thursday fired from Yemen, a day after Israeli forces carried out air strikes there that killed 35 people and wounded more than 130.

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