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Former All Black Crotty rejoins Super Rugby champions Crusaders

Former All Black Crotty rejoins Super Rugby champions Crusaders

Former All Blacks centre Ryan Crotty on Wednesday rejoined Super Rugby champions Canterbury Crusaders for the 2024 season, after four years playing in Japan.

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'AI' named Collins Word of the Year

'AI' named Collins Word of the Year

The abbreviation of artificial intelligence (AI) has been named the Collins Word of the Year for 2023, the dictionary publisher said on Tuesday.

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Pegula upsets Sabalenka in WTA Finals

Pegula upsets Sabalenka in WTA Finals

Jessica Pegula upset Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets at the WTA Finals in Cancun on Tuesday, punishing an error-strewn performance by the world number one to all but guarantee a semi-final berth.

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UK kicks off world's first AI safety summit

UK kicks off world's first AI safety summit

The world's first major summit on artificial intelligence (AI) safety opens in the UK on Wednesday, with political and tech leaders set to discuss possible responses to the society-changing technology.

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Guyana seeks UN court protection in 'sinister' Venezuela territorial claim

Guyana seeks UN court protection in 'sinister' Venezuela territorial claim

Guyana has asked the UN's highest court to stop a Venezuelan referendum on whether or not to annex the oil-rich Essequibo region both South American nations lay claim to.

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Spain thrash Swiss as England stumble in Belgium

Spain thrash Swiss as England stumble in Belgium

World champions Spain ruthlessly dispatched Switzerland 7-1 in the Women's Nations League on Tuesday while England's hopes of progression were dented by Belgium.

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Pakistan to open holding centres ahead of Afghan deportations

Pakistan to open holding centres ahead of Afghan deportations

Pakistani authorities on Wednesday were set to open a series of centres across the country to begin processing hundreds of thousands of undocumented Afghans ahead of mass deportations.

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Guyana seeks UN court protection on 'sinister' Venezuela territorial claim

Guyana seeks UN court protection on 'sinister' Venezuela territorial claim

Guyana has asked the UN's highest court to stop a Venezuelan referendum on whether or not to annex the oil-rich Essequibo region both South American nations lay claim to.

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Armed residents guard streets in Mexico's hurricane-hit Acapulco

Armed residents guard streets in Mexico's hurricane-hit Acapulco

Armed with machetes and baseball bats, some residents of Mexico's hurricane-ravaged beachside city of Acapulco are guarding their neighborhoods from looters who have already emptied supermarkets.

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Alcaraz stunned by qualifier in Paris Masters defeat

Alcaraz stunned by qualifier in Paris Masters defeat

Carlos Alcaraz slipped to a shock defeat on his return from injury on Tuesday at the Paris Masters while Alexander Zverev needed three sets to see off Marton Fucsovics.

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