Wary England set for Jones reunion in steamy Japan Test
England come face to face with former boss Eddie Jones when they play his new-look Japan in a Test in sweltering Tokyo on Saturday.
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Death toll tops 1,000 after hajj marked by extreme heat: AFP tally
The death toll from this year's hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday, more than half of them unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia.
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Israel-Hezbollah tensions drive fears of widening Gaza war
Fears of a regional war rose Thursday after Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah movement said none of Israel would be spared in a full-blown conflict, and Israel said it had approved plans for a Lebanon offensive.
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Steve Cooper named manager of Premier League Leicester City
Leicester City have appointed former Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper as their new manager, the newly promoted Premier League club said on Thursday.
Read moreRussia and Vietnam vow to strengthen ties as Putin visits
Russia and Vietnam pledged Thursday to deepen ties as President Vladimir Putin made a state visit aimed at bolstering his alliances to counter Moscow's growing isolation over the war in Ukraine.
Read moreAs UK election looms, Bank of England set to sit tight on rate
The Bank of England was set to hold its interest rate steady on Thursday despite slowing UK inflation, with higher price risks and Britain's looming election preventing a cut, according to analysts.
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Japan seeks more visitors despite overtourism woes
Japan's tourism chief said Thursday its ambitious goal of luring 60 million foreign tourists a year -- more than double the current level -- is well within reach, despite surging overtourism concerns.
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Jones says Japan will have 'red-hot go' against England
Eddie Jones vowed Japan will have "a red-hot go" against his former team England when the two sides meet in Tokyo on Saturday.
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Ohtani's disgraced ex-interpreter cut from Japan textbook
Shohei Ohtani's disgraced former interpreter will be removed from a school textbook that had celebrated his work, a Japanese publisher said Thursday.
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New Zealand's 'unbelievable' Hirini back from injury for Games gold bid
Gold medallist Sarah Hirini was named Thursday in New Zealand women's rugby sevens squad for the Paris Olympics, just six months after surgery for a serious knee injury.
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