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Jones vows to protect Wallabies fly-half Gordon against Wales

Jones vows to protect Wallabies fly-half Gordon against Wales

Australia coach Eddie Jones admitted on Monday he will have to find a way to better protect young fly-half Carter Gordon after the playmaker had a horror show in the Wallabies' World Cup defeat to Fiji.

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Stock markets slide before central bank decisions on rates

Stock markets slide before central bank decisions on rates

Stock markets mostly slid on Monday as traders looked ahead to interest-rate decisions this week from the US Federal Reserve and Bank of England.

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Roy World Cup axe shows 'ruthless' side of sport: England selector

Roy World Cup axe shows 'ruthless' side of sport: England selector

Jason Roy fell victim to "the ruthless side of sport" when he was axed from England's World Cup squad on the eve of the tournament, selector Luke Wright said on Monday.

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Position of privilege: enviable English dilemma over keys to No 10

Position of privilege: enviable English dilemma over keys to No 10

England coach Steve Borthwick finds himself in the enviable position of overseeing a wealth of riches at fly-half as a returning Owen Farrell joins the mix alongside George Ford and Marcus Smith in the contest to start at No 10.

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Unrepentant Truss urges UK govt to cut taxes to boost growth

Unrepentant Truss urges UK govt to cut taxes to boost growth

Former Conservative prime minister Liz Truss on Monday waded in to give the Tory government economic advice, nearly a year after she triggered market turmoil and took the UK to the brink of financial meltdown.

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Erdogan lobbies Musk for new Tesla factory

Erdogan lobbies Musk for new Tesla factory

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged tech tycoon Elon Musk to open his next Tesla factory in Turkey, becoming the latest leader to lobby one of the world's richest men.

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Russia lashes Ukraine at top UN court in 'genocide' case

Russia lashes Ukraine at top UN court in 'genocide' case

Russia hit out at Ukraine at the International Court of Justice on Monday, as the two warring countries squared off in a legal case over Moscow's claim that "genocide" in eastern Ukraine was a pretext for last year's invasion.

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Thailand urged to halt crop burning after air pollution spike

Thailand urged to halt crop burning after air pollution spike

Thailand must ban stubble burning by farmers to improve air quality, the head of a leading agricultural body said Monday, after a spike in dangerous pollution left millions needing medical treatment.

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France to allow loss-making petrol sales to bust fuel inflation

France to allow loss-making petrol sales to bust fuel inflation

France will lift a ban on below-cost sales to bring down fuel prices, Finance and Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said Monday, hoping to soothe consumers' inflation anxieties.

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Kylie Minogue: having young fans is 'alarming and exciting'

Kylie Minogue: having young fans is 'alarming and exciting'

A viral TikTok hit this summer means Kylie Minogue has added another cohort to her multi-generational fan base -- many of them so young they have never heard the hits that made her a star.

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