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South Africa name unchanged team, most experienced in Bok history, to play England

South Africa name unchanged team, most experienced in Bok history, to play England

South Africa coach Jacques Nienaber has named an unchanged match-day 23, the most experienced in Springbok history, from the one that edged France to play England in the World Cup semi-final in Paris on Saturday.

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Verstappen chases records as F1 starts Americas stint

Verstappen chases records as F1 starts Americas stint

Max Verstappen will be racing for pride, points and records this weekend at the United States Grand Prix as his rivals compete for positional prize money behind the newly-crowned champion.

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Cheika -- behind the quips, a shrewd rugby brain

Cheika -- behind the quips, a shrewd rugby brain

Were the Rugby World Cup to be decided on the personality of the coach, then Argentina's Michael Cheika and his larger than life persona would probably win.

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French cult film 'La Haine' returning as musical

French cult film 'La Haine' returning as musical

Nearly 30 years after the release of cult film "La Haine" -- a groundbreaking look at France's innercity ghettos -- it is returning in the unlikely form of a hip-hop stage musical.

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Long-banned Alsatian finally allowed in French schools

Long-banned Alsatian finally allowed in French schools

In a school in eastern France, teacher Sandra Cronimus greets her pupils every morning with a lusty "Guede morje!"

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Catholic women speak up as 'patriarchal' Church debates its future

Catholic women speak up as 'patriarchal' Church debates its future

"Ordain women priests!" Not far from the Vatican, where hundreds of Catholics have gathered to debate the future of the Church, purple-clad activists make their voices heard against the "patriarchy".

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Country Garden denies founder, chairwoman have fled China

Country Garden denies founder, chairwoman have fled China

Chinese property giant Country Garden denied Thursday its founder and chairwoman had fled the country, as the debt-saddled builder flirts with a default that could send shockwaves through the industry.

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Amazon to expand drone delivery into Britain and Italy

Amazon to expand drone delivery into Britain and Italy

Amazon on Wednesday said it hopes to expand drone delivery into Britain and Italy by late next year, as it unveiled new warehouse robots and tech in its race to get shoppers what they want quickly.

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Markets in retreat on growing fears of Middle East war

Markets in retreat on growing fears of Middle East war

Asian markets tumbled Thursday on fears the Israel-Hamas crisis would spill over into a wider conflict in the Middle East, with some warning that a full-blown war was increasingly likely.

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Tech breathes new life into endangered Native American languages

Tech breathes new life into endangered Native American languages

Linguistics experts are turning to cutting-edge technologies to revitalize threatened Native American languages -- and rejuvenate generations of Indigenous tradition -- through new approaches such as children's books and smartphone apps.

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