Dual World Cup winning Springbok prop Kitshoff calls time on career
Two-time World Cup winning South African prop Steven Kitshoff said he is walking away with "so many incredible memories" after announcing his retirement owing to a serious neck injury.
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Saving nature can 'unite world' countries told at rebooted UN talks
Global talks to protect nature restarted Tuesday with a call for humanity to come together to "sustain life on the planet" and overcome the deep divisions that caused a previous meeting last year to end in disarray.
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All Black veteran Nonu returns to Toulon at 42
The 42-year-old former New Zealand centre Ma'a Nonu has signed as medical cover until the end of the season for Toulon, where he has already played twice, the French Top 14 side announced on Tuesday.
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Chance huge asteroid will hit Earth down to 0.001 percent
The chance that a football field-sized asteroid capable of destroying a city will strike Earth in 2032 has fallen to 0.001 percent, the European Space Agency said on Tuesday.
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Search for doomed MH370 resumes 11 years after disappearance
A fresh search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been launched more than a decade after the plane went missing in one of aviation's greatest enduring mysteries.
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Liverpool glory would boost Salah's Ballon d'Or chances: Slot
Arne Slot says Mohamed Salah will have a "far better chance" of winning the Ballon d'Or if runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool win silverware this season.
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New Syria leader vows state 'monopoly' on weapons
Syria's new interim president pledged on Tuesday to ensure the state has a monopoly on weapons at a national dialogue conference on the country's future after Bashar al-Assad's overthrow.
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Unilever boss to step down after less than two years at helm
British consumer goods giant Unilever on Tuesday said chief executive Hein Schumacher will step down on March 1 after less than two years in the post.
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Kate Bush leads UK musicians in 'silent album' AI fight
Over 1,000 musicians including Kate Bush, Annie Lennox and Damon Albarn on Tuesday released a silent album in protest at proposed changes to UK copyright law around artificial intelligence (AI) which they say will legalise music theft.
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Ailing pope resting amid slight improvement: Vatican
A critically ill Pope Francis, battling pneumonia in both lungs, slept well, the Vatican said Tuesday after earlier reporting a "slight improvement" in the health of the 88-year-old.
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