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New Zealand Rugby stick with Foster as All Blacks coach

New Zealand Rugby stick with Foster as All Blacks coach

Ian Foster will coach the All Blacks through to next year's World Cup, New Zealand Rugby said on Wednesday, giving him a vote of confidence following recent poor performances.

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Germany's Russian gas crisis sparks coal rush

Germany's Russian gas crisis sparks coal rush

"A rush like this in the summertime, it's unheard of -- everybody wants coal," says Frithjof Engelke, a supplier of the briquettes which have become a hot commodity in the German capital.

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Asian markets fluctuate as traders weigh economic outlook

Asian markets fluctuate as traders weigh economic outlook

Markets drifted in Asia on Wednesday, with investors trying to navigate an uncertain economic landscape as central banks hike interest rates to fight runaway inflation, in turn fuelling fears of a possible recession.

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Journalist found dead in northwest Mexico

Journalist found dead in northwest Mexico

A crime reporter has been found dead in northwestern Mexico, authorities said Tuesday -- the latest suspected murder in what is already one of the deadliest years yet for the country's press.

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Top Republican Trump critic Cheney loses seat in US Congress

Top Republican Trump critic Cheney loses seat in US Congress

Republican rebel Liz Cheney lost her seat in Congress Tuesday to an election conspiracy theorist, US media projected, in the latest sign of her party's break with traditional conservatism to embrace Donald Trump's hardline "America First" agenda.

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Elon Musk tweets he is 'buying Manchester United'

Elon Musk tweets he is 'buying Manchester United'

Elon Musk tweeted Tuesday evening that he is purchasing the Manchester United football club, although it was not clear if the eccentric billionaire, currently embroiled in a lawsuit over his bid to buy Twitter, was being serious.

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Tiger Woods huddling with PGA players over LIV split

Tiger Woods huddling with PGA players over LIV split

Tiger Woods was reportedly huddling with the PGA Tour's top professionals on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing battle with the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV golf circuit.

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Amazon tribe go behind the camera in Nat Geo film 'The Territory'

Amazon tribe go behind the camera in Nat Geo film 'The Territory'

When Covid-19 reached Brazil's Amazon, and an indigenous tribe sealed off its borders, director Alex Pritz found an innovative way to finish his documentary -- he handed the cameras over to the Uru-eu-wau-wau themselves.

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Childhood cut short: Honduran boy, 12, wielding barber's shears

Childhood cut short: Honduran boy, 12, wielding barber's shears

Eduardo Espinal runs his own barber shop from a small zinc-roofed building in Honduras, opening the doors at 8:00 am for a 12-hour workday. He is 12 years old.

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Serena Williams trounced by Raducanu in Cincinnati opener

Serena Williams trounced by Raducanu in Cincinnati opener

Serena Williams bowed out of the WTA/ATP Cincinnati Masters at the first hurdle on Tuesday, losing in straight sets to US Open champion Emma Raducanu as the end of her glittering career looms ever closer.

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