September 28, 2023
In the end, the Springboks’ 7-1 split between forwards and backs on the replacements bench didn’t really help the team against Ireland on Saturday. The Boks lost 13-8 so one could argue it actually hampered them, but we’ll never know. What we do know is that the Boks — starters and bench men — were
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President Joe Biden said the United States officially recognized the Pacific nations of Cook Islands and Niue Monday, as he hosted regional leaders in a bid to wrest influence from China. The announcement came at the start of a summit with the 18-member Pacific Islands Forum, where US officials said the president was announcing a
READ MOREBeleaguered by a continuing influx of asylum seekers, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is further tightening shelter rules by limiting adult migrants to just 30 days in city-run facilities — to help ease pressures on the city’s already struggling shelter system and perhaps dissuade more migrants from coming. The move was immediately criticized by
READ MOREHelped by a remarkable birdie putt from 67 feet, Scottish golfer Ewen Ferguson shot 4-under 67 on Saturday to finish the third round of the French Open tied for the lead with Jordan Smith. The undoubted highlight of Ferguson’s round came at the par-4 13th and it drew him level with Smith on 13 under.
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Countless X users have threatened to delete their accounts as Elon Musk shared that everyone will soon face a ‘small monthly payment’. The billionaire owner of the platform, formerly known as Twitter, fuelled outrage today as he claimed that extra charges for all users are the only way to tackle bots. These drastic plans come less
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Caroline Wilson has doubled down on her attack on Brodie Grundy over the ruckman’s “distasteful” decision to snub Port Adelaide. The unwanted Melbourne star is reported to have told the Demons he wants to be traded to the Swans, ending a disastrous cameo with the club. Grundy’s move from Collingwood to the Demons has blown
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A Leading no campaigner has called for recognition of Aboriginal land rights and to change the date of January 26 while arguing the country should “move on” from talking about colonisation. Warren Mundine, a prominent Aboriginal activist and No campaigner, said he had “never seen so much racism” during the debate over whether Australia should
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Homegrown microblogging platform Koo is looking for fresh funding or a strategic partnership to further its “next phase of growth,” cofounder Mayank Bidawatka said on Friday. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5. Also in this letter:■ Deepika Padukone invests in speciality coffee chain Blue Tokai■ ETtech deals digest■ How SoftBank bet millions to
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The European Commission has lifted the temporary bans on Ukrainian grain after Kyiv agreed to tighten control over its agricultural exports. But the measure failed to satisfy Poland and Hungary, which swiftly announced they would impose their own nationwide prohibitions on a unilateral basis, the very chaotic scenario that Brussels wanted to avoid at all
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