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Five Aussie men in ICC Test XI, but just two WC winners

Five Aussie men in ICC Test XI, but just two WC winners

Only two of Australia's ODI World Cup winners have been included in the ICC's world XI, but five of their Test players made the red-ball selection.

Lynagh shines for Quins in Europe with great solo try

Lynagh shines for Quins in Europe with great solo try

Lynagh shines for Quins in Europe with great solo try

Lynagh shines for Quins in Europe with great solo try

Michael Lynagh's son Louis got a shock late call-up for Harlequins and celebrated with two tries - one quite brilliant - in their European Champions Cup win.

World Bank forecasts 2024 global growth to slow

World Bank forecasts 2024 global growth to slow

World Bank forecasts 2024 global growth to slow

World Bank forecasts 2024 global growth to slow

The global economy will slow for a third consecutive year in 2024, the World Bank predicts.

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EU scientists say 2023 world's hottest year on record

EU scientists say 2023 world's hottest year on record

Scientists from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service say 2023 was the hottest year in global temperature records since 1850.

World celebrates New Year as wars cast shadow over 2024

World celebrates New Year as wars cast shadow over 2024

New Year celebrations around the world offer a hopeful start to 2024 even as the world's ongoing conflicts raise security concerns and mute festivities.

COP28 in overtime as revised deal is drafted

COP28 in overtime as revised deal is drafted

COP28 negotiators are still working on a final agreement after a first draft, with no mention of phasing out fossil fuels was greeted with despair.

COP28 mulls end to fossil fuels in move opposed by OPEC

COP28 mulls end to fossil fuels in move opposed by OPEC

At least 80 countries are demanding a COP28 deal that calls for an eventual end to fossil fuel use as OPEC members push back.

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Stop posturing and aim high, UN climate chief tells COP

Stop posturing and aim high, UN climate chief tells COP

Stop posturing and aim high, UN climate chief tells COP

Stop posturing and aim high, UN climate chief tells COP

United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell says the countries of the world need to agree on a way to end the "fossil fuel era as we know it".

Plan to triple renewable energy backed by 118 countries

Plan to triple renewable energy backed by 118 countries

Plan to triple renewable energy backed by 118 countries

Plan to triple renewable energy backed by 118 countries

A pledge signed by 118 countries at COP28 says tripling renewable energy could help remove carbon dioxide-emitting fossil fuels by 2050.

Rules for transgender international cricketers narrowed

Rules for transgender international cricketers narrowed

Rules for transgender international cricketers narrowed

Rules for transgender international cricketers narrowed

New regulations prompted by a case of an Australian-born Canadian player will tightly restrict male-to-female transgender cricketers competing internationally.

Biden to meet Xi in San Francisco, US officials say

Biden to meet Xi in San Francisco, US officials say

Biden to meet Xi in San Francisco, US officials say

Biden to meet Xi in San Francisco, US officials say

US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet on the sidelines of a summit in California, officials say.

Australia's 2027 Rugby World Cup to expand to 24 teams

Australia's 2027 Rugby World Cup to expand to 24 teams

Australia's 2027 Rugby World Cup to expand to 24 teams

Australia's 2027 Rugby World Cup to expand to 24 teams

The 2027 Rugby World Cup, hosted by Australia, will expand to 24 teams amid changes that include a new global competition, with promotion and relegation.

Modi calls for virtual meet as India's G20 summit wraps

Modi calls for virtual meet as India's G20 summit wraps

Modi calls for virtual meet as India's G20 summit wraps

Modi calls for virtual meet as India's G20 summit wraps

Narendra Modi has called for a virtual meeting of G20 leaders in November as India closes the 2023 summit and hands the bloc presidency to Brazil.

G20 'consensus' on leaders' declaration as summit opens

G20 'consensus' on leaders' declaration as summit opens

G20 'consensus' on leaders' declaration as summit opens

G20 'consensus' on leaders' declaration as summit opens

"It is time for all of us to move together," Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said as he opens the Group of 20 (G20) summit in New Delhi.

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UN says more needed 'on all fronts' on climate goals

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told G20 leaders they have the power to reset a climate crisis that is "spinning out of control".

COVID-19 cases rise again in northern hemisphere: WHO

The World Health Organisation says COVID-19 case numbers are on the rise in the northern hemisphere, with hospitalisations up in North America, Europe and Asia.

BRICS should boost cross-border payment: China

The leaders of the BRICS bloc have agreed to encourage more local currency usage in trade as they seek to shift away from dependence on the US dollar.

BRICS invites six nations to join developing world bloc

BRICS developing nations have invited six countries to join the bloc, promising to rebalance world bodies dominated by the US and other wealthy Western states.

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BRICS leaders consider group's role, expansion criteria

BRICS leaders are weighing expansion criteria with the bloc's future in the balance as Vladimir Putin uses their summit to justify Russia's war in Ukraine

Warming 'made July hotter for 80 per cent of humans'

US science non-profit Climate Central says a study indicates global warming made the month of July hotter for four out of five people on the earth.

Heatwave grips China as flood toll rises in South Korea

Extreme weather is sparking havoc and curiosity around the world as scientists warn climate change will make heatwaves more frequent, severe and lethal.

WHO deems popular sweetener 'possible' carcinogen

One of the most popular sweeteners has been labelled by the World Health Organisation as a possible carcinogen, but consumption advice is unchanged.

LIV merger a 'historic day for golf': PGA chief Monahan

PGA Tour boss Jay Monahan has emerged from a "heated" meeting with players to say the sport will be "better off together" after the shock merger with LIV Golf.

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