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Racing face Toulon in finals clash re-run
AFP, Published on 16/09/2016
» PARIS - Racing 92 entertain arch-rivals Toulon on Sunday in a re-run of last season's Top 14 final clash of the titans which was won by the Parisian club.
All Blacks ask if Franks will try for record or not
AFP, Published on 16/09/2016
» CHRISTCHURCH (NEW ZEALAND) - Tryless All Blacks prop Owen Franks is 80 minutes away from claiming one of Test rugby's least distinguished and rarely sought records, and there is a suspicion he is proud of it.
IMF prods Mozambique to allow audit of secret loan companies
AFP, Published on 16/09/2016
» WASHINGTON - IMF chief Christine Lagarde pressed Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi to allow an independent international audit of companies involved in a loan scandal that forced an IMF and World Bank aid cutoff.
New Zealand lead Pakistan in Davis Cup tie
AFP, Published on 16/09/2016
» CHRISTCHURCH (NEW ZEALAND) - New Zealand raced to a 2-0 lead in their Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group I tie against Pakistan after dominating the opening singles rubbers.
Typhoon Meranti leaves 16 dead, missing in China
AFP, Published on 16/09/2016
» BEIJING - Typhoon Meranti left at least 16 people dead or missing in China and an ancient bridge destroyed as it wreaked havoc on the country's eastern coast, the government said on Friday.
Apple, Samsung struggle in face of Chinese competition
AFP, Published on 16/09/2016
» BEIJING - The global launch of the iPhone 7 on Friday is crucial to Apple's fortunes in China, but both it and its biggest rival Samsung, hit by a recall over exploding batteries, are struggling in the face of upstart local competitors.
Japan's granny 'Dreamgirls' bitten by cheerleading bug
AFP, Published on 16/09/2016
» CHIBA (JAPAN) - Strutting her stuff in a gold-hemmed mini-skirt, white leather boots and shaking silver pom-poms, octogenarian Fumie Takino has discovered her elixir of youth -- cheerleading.
Trump's enigmatic hair put to the test on US TV
AFP, Published on 16/09/2016
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's hair -- a crusty, complex, yellowish affair that has become one of the enigmas of a very weird US presidential race -- got messed with big time.
London Fashion Week puts on brave face after Brexit
AFP, Published on 16/09/2016
» LONDON - London Fashion Week opens on Friday with shows by Burberry, J.W. Anderson and Topshop UNIQUE, with the industry putting on a brave face amid concerns over the impact of Brexit.
Paralympic fencers: lethal wheelchair 'warriors'
AFP, Published on 16/09/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The Paralympic wheelchair fencers enter the arena to the strains of the James Bond theme tune, but even 007 probably couldn't duel while stuck in a chair.