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Rugby Championship: Five things to know
Rugby Championship: Five things to know
by  AFP

The second half of the six-round 2022 Rugby Championship begins on Saturday with perennial strugglers Argentina topping the table and world champions South Africa last. South Africa have not won anywhere in Australia since 2013, leading 2007 Springbok World Cup-winning fly-half Butch James to say "the Wallabies are very street wise when they host us".

Four things to know about Kenya's vote dispute
Four things to know about Kenya's vote dispute
by  AFP

Kenya's Supreme Court on Friday wrapped up hearing three days of oral arguments in the case challenging the validity of the August 9 presidential election won by Deputy President William Ruto. In August 2017, the Supreme Court annulled the election after Odinga rejected Kenyatta's victory.

Shock, anger after assassination attempt on Argentine VP Kirchner
Shock, anger after assassination attempt on Argentine VP Kirchner
by  AFP

Messages of shock and solidarity poured in from around the world Friday after a man tried to shoot Argentine Vice President Cristina Kirchner in an attack captured on video. "My absolute repudiation of the attack suffered by Cristina Kirchner, who fortunately was not injured," tweeted opposition leader Mauricio Macri, who was president after Kirchner.

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