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Springboks make wholesale changes for England
Springboks make wholesale changes for England
Africa
by  AFP

South Africa coach Jacques Nienaber has made a raft of changes for the Springboks' concluding Autumn Nations Series international against England at Twickenham on Saturday. Nienaber had made six changes to the starting XV that thrashed Italy 63-21 in Genoa last weekend, with Makazole Mapimpi (wing), one of the try-scoring heroes of their 2019 World Cup final win over England in Japan, recalled.

Italy's draft budget centres on energy aid, growth
Italy's draft budget centres on energy aid, growth
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Italy's new far-right government unveiled its first budget on Tuesday, with most of the nearly 35 billion euros in spending for 2023 going on the energy crisis rather than flashy electoral promises. - Pension reform - Italy's last populist government, led by the Five Star Movement and the League in 2018-19, clashed with the European Union over its failure to keep spending under control.

Ethiopia's other war: The shadowy Oromia conflict
Ethiopia's other war: The shadowy Oromia conflict
Africa
by  AFP

Even as the rivals in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict have agreed to a ceasefire, reports of air strikes and massacres are emerging in Oromia, a region haunted by a long-running insurgency. - The Oromo, Ethiopia's largest ethnic group, have long complained of marginalisation.

Kosovo pauses controversial Serbian car plate scheme
Kosovo pauses controversial Serbian car plate scheme
World
by  AFP

Kosovo's prime minister, accused by Brussels of scuppering talks to resolve a row over a scheme to replace Serbian numberplates, said on Tuesday he had delayed the plan for two days. Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti said on Twitter early on Tuesday he had accepted a request from Washington "for a 48-hour postponement of the introduction of fines" for cars with Serbian plates.