The Cleveland Guardians punched an improbable ticket to the Major League Baseball playoffs on Saturday with a 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers — sealed when C.J. Kayfus was hit by a pitch from Robert Garcia with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth inning.The walkoff win means the Guardians are assured of …
Alex Matthews scored two tries as tournament hosts and favourites England ended their long wait to win a third Women’s Rugby World Cup title with a 33-13 victory over Canada at Twickenham on Saturday.Victory in front of a record and raucous crowd of 81,885 gave England their first world title since defeating Canada 21-9 in …
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The top two teams in the global rankings clash in the Women’s Rugby World Cup final on Saturday, with number-one England facing an in-form Canada at Twickenham.Below AFP Sport looks at three key aspects of what promises to be a thrilling encounter.Can England hold their nerve?England, the best-resourced team in women’s rugby union, go into …
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The United Nations on Friday released a long-awaited update of its database of companies with activities in Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories, listing 158 firms from 11 countries.UN rights chief Volker Turk has condemned as a war crime Israel’s policy of settlements on Palestinian territory in the occupied West Bank.While several companies including Alstom and …
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer told a global conference of centre-left leaders Friday that they must tackle uncontrolled migration and confront “lies” being told about their countries by hard-right politicians seeking to win over voters.The meeting in London included Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Canadian premier Mark Carney and comes as right-wing populism rises …
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It’s not quite David taking on Goliath as Canada challenge England in Saturday’s Women’s Rugby World Cup final but the financial gulf between the two teams is vast.While the world number one hosts can wallow in the riches of a full professional set-up, the second-ranked Canadians resorted to crowdfunding to raise the extra one million …
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Canada has signed a bilateral free trade agreement with Indonesia, which aims to eliminate or reduce tariffs on over 95 percent of Ottawa’s exports to its largest market in Southeast Asia.Several experts told AFP the strategic agreement is being made in the context of global economic turmoil, exacerbated by the protectionist policies of the United …
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Growing up in northern Canada, Sol Mamakwa said his Indigenous community knew their land held valuable minerals, but he didn’t understand the scale of the potential riches until later in life.”My grandparents, my parents, always said there will come a day when governments, settlers, will want access to these lands because of the minerals,” Mamakwa, …
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An employee of Canada’s largest bank accused of viewing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s personal accounts without approval has been charged with fraud, federal police told AFP on Wednesday.The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the 23-year-old suspect from Ottawa was also charged with unauthorized use of a computer and identity theft, among other offenses, after the …
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Biodiversity in Canada has plunged 10 percent over the last half century, with hundreds of species facing extinction, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said in a report Monday. “On average, every species group included — birds, fish, mammals, and reptiles and amphibians — is trending in the wrong direction,” the WWF said in a statement as …
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