September 21, 2023
Boks up the ante with 7-1 bench split, talk up Irish skipper Sexton and hint at make-or-break final pool game against Scotland. The Springboks seem to not only be winning the battle of physicality, but that of the mind as well as they prepare for their biggest challenge of the Rugby World Cup so far
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UNION Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) on Tuesday said it had been given the go signal by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to operate as a virtual asset service provider (VASP), making it the first and only universal bank in the country to offer such. The full VASP license means the bank can now extend
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ADELAIDE, Australia: A Chevron Corp. liquefied natural gas plant in Australia had resumed full production after a fault cut output by one-fifth for three days amid strike action, the US energy giant said on Monday. A turbine tripped at the Wheatstone LNG plant in Western Australia state on Thursday last week as around 500 unionized
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THE Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) is now on a five-week streak in terms of making full awards of its Treasury bills (T-bills) auction as average yields continue to fall across the board. The Treasury successfully raised the full P15 billion for the national government from the sale of T-bills as investors’ asking rates for
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Eugene, Oregon – Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics, is looking forward to seeing Tokyo’s National Stadium packed with fans for the 2025 World Championships, but says the sport will feel the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic through 2028. Coe, speaking on Sunday in Eugene, Oregon, after the Diamond League finals, said the postponement
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TikTok’s Shop marketplace, the video app’s biggest bet for new revenue growth, has gone live for some users in the US. So far, it’s a showcase for cheap goods from China. The social media app’s Shop option, prominently displayed between the For You and Following feeds where users watch videos, presents a never-ending scroll of
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Qatar Airways has been told to fly bigger planes and go direct into smaller airports if it wants to run additional flights into Australia. A whole litany of reasons have been put forward as to why Qatar Airways was blocked from running an additional 28 flights into Australia’s four major airports. Those include the 2020
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi for talks focused on reviving Ukraine’s UN-backed grain export deal. Erdogan is being accompanied by a large delegation, including Turkey’s defence, foreign, energy and finance ministers. For more on the high-level talks in Sochi, FRANCE 24’s
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History has repeated itself with the Melbourne Stars selecting Afghanistan and T20 superstar Rashid Khan as the No. 1 selection in the BBL|13 overseas player draft, only for Adelaide Strikers to act swiftly and activate their retention pick. “That’s exactly right, I wouldn’t have been allowed back into South Australia,” joked Strikers coach Jason Gillespie,
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SA goalkicking icon Morné Steyn has praised rookie Test flyhalf Manie Libbok for seizing his opportunity to make the Springbok No 10 jumper his own. Libbok, making his fifth start in nine Tests, struck five conversions in a flawless outing from the kicking tee as the Boks demolished the All Blacks in London on Friday.
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