Leinster seek 5th title to derail Bordeaux-Begles Champions Cup defence
Holders Bordeaux-Begles are aiming to establish themselves as one of club rugby's dynasties when they face four-time winners Leinster in the Champions Cup final on Saturday in Bilbao, Spain.
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Law changes and innovations to look out for at the World Cup
In 1970 it was the introduction of yellow and red cards. In 2018 VAR made its World Cup debut, while in Qatar in 2022 a FIFA directive to referees led to huge extensions to the amount of stoppage time played in games.
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US pins hopes on mediator Pakistan in push to end Iran war
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced hope of progress on ending the war with Iran, as he looked to Pakistani mediators to help advance efforts to strike an agreement.
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'Dread': coral scientists fear bleaching El Nino could bring
The arrival of a potentially powerful El Nino weather system this year could devastate coral reefs around the world already weakened by back-to-back rounds of bleaching, scientists warn.
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Samsung union to start vote on tentative wage deal
Samsung labour union members will begin voting Friday on a tentative wage deal that averted what would have been a major strike at the South Korean chip giant this week.
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Gibraltar monkeys eat soil in junk food detox: study
A colony of macaques that gorge on snacks offered by tourists in the British territory of Gibraltar swallow soil to recover from their junk food binges, a study has found.
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'Filter of fantasy': Japan trials anime therapy to treat depression
As a teenager struggling to fit into life in rural Sicily, psychiatrist Francesco Panto found refuge in anime, where he discovered characters that resembled the kind of man he wanted to be.
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With Fed under intense Trump pressure, new chief to be sworn in at White House
Incoming Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh will be sworn in at the White House on Friday, taking the reins of the US central bank as it faces unprecedented pressure from President Donald Trump to cut interest rates.
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Lebanese accuse Israel of wiping their towns off the map
Lebanese mother-of-two Hala Farah is collecting photos and videos to preserve the memory of her hometown which, like many others along the southern border, has been completely destroyed by Israeli forces.
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With record-low snow, Colorado preps for wildfire onslaught
Larry Graves pulled up to a home tucked into a Colorado mountainside. His radio was crackling, as was the wildfire burning beyond the trees -- it was time to move.
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