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Injured Jordie Barrett to miss rest of All Blacks tour

Injured Jordie Barrett to miss rest of All Blacks tour

Centre Jordie Barrett will fly home Wednesday after being ruled out of the rest of New Zealand's northern hemisphere tour with injuries suffered in the Test against Ireland.

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Asian markets tumble as tech bubble fears grow

Asian markets tumble as tech bubble fears grow

Tech companies led a sharp sell-off across Asia on Wednesday as investors grow increasingly worried about an AI bubble following a rally this year that has seen valuations hit record highs.

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Pay to protect: Brazil pitches new forest fund at COP30

Pay to protect: Brazil pitches new forest fund at COP30

Tropical countries from Cameroon to Colombia could earn tens of millions of dollars a year under a novel approach to protecting the world's rainforests being launched at the COP30 summit in Brazil.

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Australia pick 'impressive' Weatherald  in first Ashes Test squad

Australia pick 'impressive' Weatherald in first Ashes Test squad

Chief selector George Bailey hailed "impressive" uncapped opener Jake Weatherald as having all the right attributes after he was named Wednesday in Australia's squad for the first Ashes Test.

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Iraq's social media mercenaries dying for Russia

Iraq's social media mercenaries dying for Russia

Smiling broadly and clad in military fatigues, young Iraqi Mohammed Imad's last TikTok post was in a field carved up with heavy vehicle tracks in what appeared to be Ukraine. Smoke was rising behind him.

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Young leftist Trump foe elected New York mayor

Young leftist Trump foe elected New York mayor

New Yorkers elected leftist Zohran Mamdani as their next mayor Tuesday broadcasters projected, on a day of key local ballots across the country offering the first electoral judgement of Donald Trump's tumultuous second White House term.

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Concerns at ILO over expected appointment of close Trump advisor

Concerns at ILO over expected appointment of close Trump advisor

The expected appointment of a close Donald Trump advisory to a top post at the International Labour Organization has sparked criticism internally, with Washington owing the UN agency tens of millions in dues.

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Venus Williams to return to Auckland Classic at the age of 45

Venus Williams to return to Auckland Classic at the age of 45

Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams will play in January's Auckland's Classic at the age of 45, tournament organisers announced Wednesday.

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No deal yet on EU climate targets as COP30 looms

No deal yet on EU climate targets as COP30 looms

The European Union's member states have not yet reached an agreement on key emissions targets before the UN's COP30 summit in Brazil, and ministers will meet again on Wednesday to thrash out a deal, according to Brussels officials.

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Typhoon death toll climbs to 66 in the Philippines

Typhoon death toll climbs to 66 in the Philippines

The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines climbed to 66 on Wednesday as residents of hardest-hit Cebu province began picking through homes and businesses devastated by the worst flooding in recent memory.

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