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Five things to know as French bond yield tops 5%

Impacts of UK's new North Sea gas drilling

'Complete threat' Ngumoha excites Liverpool captain Van Dijk

Jansen takes five for South Africa as Australia forced to follow on

'The fishing's terrible': Deforestation devastates C.Africa river

Toulouse v Troyes Ligue 1 game postponed as France gripped by unrest

France's tourism sector worried about impact of riots

PSG winger Kvaratskhelia's season in doubt after torn ACL

Macron takes aim at Trump for using France riots for election gain

Putin, Witkoff meet in Russia for Ukraine war talks

North Korea says 'new firepower units' in place, loudspeakers to return

Musk's SpaceX helps fuel stock market gains

Indonesia leader hits out at market downgrade warning

Authors urge UK to halt 'draconian' Palestine Action ban as Rooney sales end

JPEX crypto fraud casts shadow over Hong Kong nascent policy

Crypto investor Jenny first learned about digital assets at a Hong Kong store that promoted cryptocurrency exchange JPEX in March -- but by September she was among more than 2,000 "inexperienced" victims police said the platform had defrauded.

Williams double as USA down South Africa 3-0

Lynn Williams scored twice in a first-half goal blitz as the United States defeated South Africa 3-0 on Thursday in their first game since the women's World Cup.

Atletico can turn tide in Real Madrid derby clash

As if putting in their "weakest performance" in Diego Simeone's reign last weekend wasn't enough -- to use the coach's own words -- Atletico Madrid were also sucker-punched in the Champions League ahead of the Madrid derby on Sunday.

Chile's trailblazer Sigren splitting Yorkshire loyalties with England match-up

Chile are making history by appearing at their first Rugby World Cup but their captain Martin Sigren was a pioneer for the South American country long before their opening defeat to Japan.

Focus on Farrell as England face lowly Chile at World Cup

Former winners England face Chile for the first time in the Rugby World Cup on Saturday with all eyes on the returning Owen Farrell.

Hansen -- Ireland's irreverent but talented wing cuts a dash

Mack Hansen is a "breath of fresh air" and unlike many in rugby's professional era the Ireland wing says it as he sees and warns that media training turns you into "a robot."

Sexton's boot and Springbok forward power a potent World Cup cocktail

Ireland and South Africa will meet for the first time in a Rugby World Cup on Saturday in a blockbuster that pitches the world number one Irish against the defending champions.

Marseille mayhem overshadows build-up to PSG clash

Bitter rivals Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille meet in Ligue 1 on Sunday with the build-up to French football's biggest game overshadowed by a crisis engulfing the 1993 Champions League winners.

Man Utd seek to stop rot as Arsenal host Spurs

Manchester United face old nemesis Vincent Kompany at Burnley this weekend in desperate need of a Premier League win while Arsenal host in-form Tottenham in a tantalising north London derby.

'Endurance test' as struggling Dortmund tackle rejuvenated Wolfsburg

Rejuvenated Wolfsburg aim for a first Bundesliga win in over 10 years at struggling Borussia Dortmund on Saturday with coach Nico Kovac describing the mission as "an endurance test".

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