France edge ahead as Autumn thrillers augur well for World Cup
Tournament hosts France head into next year's Rugby World Cup as favourites but an enthralling series of Autumn internationals suggests the 2023 edition could be the most competitive yet.
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Cuban municipal polls close as opposition deplores pressure
Cubans voted Sunday in municipal elections amid a grave economic crisis that some feared would weaken turnout and with the opposition charging that several of its candidates faced unfair pressure.
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Asian markets, crude drop on China Covid unrest
Stocks and oil prices sank Monday on concerns about protests across China at the government's hardline zero-Covid policy, fuelling uncertainty in the world's number two economy.
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China censors rare, nationwide protests
China's censors were working Monday to extinguish signs of rare, social media-driven protests that flared across major cities over the weekend calling for political freedoms and an end to Covid lockdowns.
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Uyghur man's agony after five relatives died in Urumqi fire
When a deadly fire broke out in China's northwest Xinjiang region, triggering a wave of public anger over the country's zero-Covid policy, Abdulhafiz Maimaitimin initially could not believe that it claimed five of his relatives' lives.
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'It's not over': Iranian Kurds in Iraq in Tehran's crosshairs
The roof is caved in, a wall has exploded and broken glass litters the floor at a base of the exiled Kurdish-Iranian opposition in mountainous northern Iraq.
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Bengals beat Titans as Dolphins, Chiefs make it five in a row
The suddenly surging Cincinnati Bengals claimed a third straight NFL victory on Sunday as the Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs both took their win streaks to five games.
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China arrests BBC journalist covering Covid protests
The BBC said on Sunday one of its journalists in China had been arrested and beaten by police while covering protests against the country's zero-Covid policy.
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Young West Indies face daunting Test task against Australia
A young West Indies side head into the first Test at Perth this week without a win on Australian soil for 25 years, but Pat Cummins' number one-ranked team insist they will not take the tourists lightly.
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Landslide in Cameroon kills at least 11
A landslide in Cameroon's capital Yaounde killed at least 11 people attending a funeral on Sunday, a local official told state media.
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