Townsend's Scotland on song before Ireland Rugby World Cup 'shoot-out'
Scotland cruised to an 84-0 victory over Romania on Saturday but the focus was always on next weekend's crucial game against Ireland in Paris, with their hopes of reaching the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals on the line.
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Martin 3 points off Bagnaia with wet Japan MotoGP win
Jorge Martin narrowed the gap on championship leader Francesco Bagnaia to just three points with six races left on Sunday after winning a Japan MotoGP cut short by rain.
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Celebrated Syrian author Khaled Khalifa dead at 59
Syrian writer and veteran government critic Khaled Khalifa has died of cardiac arrest at the age of 59 at his home in Damascus, a close friend told AFP.
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Nigeria announces measures to offset rising costs as strikes loom
Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday proposed a temporary minimum wage hike and more cheap gas-powered public transport among other measures to help offset the impact of his economic reforms as labour unions threatened a national strike.
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Sabalenka thrashes Kenin to sail into China Open second round
World number one Aryna Sabalenka sailed into the second round of the China Open with an imperious 6-1, 6-2 defeat of Sofia Kenin on Sunday.
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Nigeria's Tinubu announces measures to offset rising costs
Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday proposed a temporary minimum wage hike for lower-paid workers, cheap gas-powered public transport and more social security for the poor to help offset the impact of his economic reforms.
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Baku denies Nagorno-Karabakh ethnic cleansing claims
Azerbaijan denied accusations of ethnic cleansing to clear the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh of its ethnic Armenian population, and told AFP its inhabitants were free to stay or go.
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Thailand sweep women's golds as Hong Kong's Kho makes Asiad golf history
Thailand's Arpichaya Yubol snatched Asian Games women's gold on Sunday after India's Aditi Ashok blew a seven-shot overnight lead, while rising star Taichi Kho made history for Hong Kong golf in the men's event.
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Tears as South Korea whitewash China for 'precious' badminton gold
South Korea's badminton squad raced onto the court and some players were in tears after steamrolling hosts China 3-0 to win Asian Games women's team gold Sunday for the first time in nearly 30 years.
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In face of corporate behemoths, an indie music festival thrives
Back in 2006, Spotify was a nascent start-up, your average stateside concert tickets went for $40 and many fans learned about the best new music from blogs like All Things Go.
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