MARCOUSSIS, France, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – France hooker Christopher Tolofua has been ruled out for Saturday’s Six Nations match against Wales in Cardiff with an ankle injury. Tolofua, 23, capped seven times, was injured in last weekend’s 40-18 victory against Italy in Rome. Team officials said Tolofua will not be replaced in the squad which already boasts […]
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French hooker Tolofua out for Wales clash
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South Africa draft in extra spinner for New Zealand
JOHANNESBURG, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – South Africa on Tuesday called up off-spinner Dane Piedt to join their squad for the third and final Test against New Zealand in Hamilton, starting on March 25. The South African selectors packed their original touring squad with seam bowlers and only selected one specialist spinner in left-armer Keshav Maharaj. The drawn […]
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Israeli patient burns nurse alive at clinic
JERUSALEM, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – An elderly man burnt a nurse alive at a clinic in central Israel on Tuesday after apparently being dissatisfied by the treatment he had received, police said. The suspect, in his late 70s, fled the scene in his car after the incident in Holon, southeast of Tel Aviv, but was later arrested, […]
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Asian dealers cautious ahead of Fed meeting
HONG KONG, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Asian traders moved cautiously Tuesday ahead of a much-anticipated Federal Reserve policy meeting, which they hope will provide clarity on the US central bank’s interest rate plans for the rest the year. While a string of upbeat economic readings in recent months have made a hike at Wednesday’s gathering an odds-on […]
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Winter Storm Stella slams northeastern US
NEW YORK, (MILLAT/APP/AFP): Winter Storm Stella unleashed its fury on much of the northeastern United States Tuesday, dropping snow and sleet across the region and forcing school closures and thousands of flight cancellations. Stella — the most powerful winter storm of the season — was forecast to dump up to two feet (61 centimeters) of […]
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S.Korea prosecutors to summon ex-president Park for questioning: Yonhap
SEOUL, (MILLAT/APP/AFP): South Korean prosecutors will summon former president Park Geun-Hye, whose impeachment was confirmed by the country’s highest court last week, for questioning as a criminal suspect, reports said Tuesday. A prosecution official told the Yonhap news agency that they would decide Wednesday “when to summon former president Park and inform her”.