London Irish file for administration after suspension
London Irish filed for administration on Wednesday following their suspension from all club competitions over a failure to provide financial assurances.
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French parliament chief to block bid to axe pension reform
France's opposition parties on Wednesday were debating a no-confidence motion against the government after the parliament speaker said she would block an attempt to repeal an unpopular pension overhaul that pushes back the retirement age to 64 from 62.
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Rwanda genocide suspect Kabuga ruled unfit for trial
UN war crimes judges ruled Wednesday that ageing Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga is unfit to stand trial but should still go through a stripped-down legal process.
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Swiatek targets French Open semi-final as Haddad Maia makes history for Brazil
Iga Swiatek tackles Coco Gauff in a marquee last-eight clash at the French Open on Wednesday with the winner to face Beatriz Haddad Maia, the first Brazilian woman to make a Grand Slam semi-final in 55 years.
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Australia's Warner falls on opening day of WTC final against India
India struck at either end of the session to leave Australia 73-2 at lunch on the first day of the World Test Championship final at the Oval on Wednesday.
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What's the state of Philippine human rights under Marcos?
When Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos was swept to power in 2022, human rights activists feared the worst.
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France's Hoauas to miss Rugby World Cup after domestic violence conviction
France head coach Fabien Galthie said on Wednesday that tight-head prop Mohamed Haouas will not be picked for this year's Rugby World Cup after being convicted of hitting his wife.
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Haddad Maia first Brazilian woman since 1968 in Grand Slam semi-final
Beatriz Haddad Maia became the first Brazilian woman to reach a Grand Slam semi-final since 1968 on Wednesday when she came back from a set down to defeat Ons Jabeur at the French Open.
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Kenya to convert cult massacre forest into memorial site
Kenya will convert a vast coastal forest where the bodies of more than 250 people linked to a doomsday cult have been exhumed into a national memorial site, a minister has said.
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Gemelli, the popes' hospital they call 'Vatican III'
Rome's Gemelli hospital, where Pope Francis awaits surgery for an abdominal hernia, is the favoured choice of pontiffs to the point of being dubbed "Vatican III" by John Paul II.
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