Hugo Broos rises above South Africa’s problems to break new World Cup ground | South Africa football team

Hugo Broos, South Africa’s Belgian head coach, deserves a significant share of the credit for Bafana Bafana reaching the World Cup knockout stages for the first time in their rather chequered history. The country had been absent from the tournament since they hosted it in 2010 and participated only twice before that, in 1998 and…

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Pro-One Nation Facebook groups appear to be run by foreign ‘meme factories’ that monetise content | One Nation

Some of the largest One Nation supporter groups on Facebook appear to be run from overseas by foreign digital creators who monetise content. Guardian Australia examined 14 of the largest pro-One Nation public groups with at least 8,000 members, and found most were created this year. While some groups appear to be longstanding and set…

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Kälin and Neugebauer lead in Ratingen after record-breaking performances | REPORTS

World leader Annik Kälin and world decathlon champion Leo Neugebauer both broke meeting records on their way to taking overnight leads at the Stadtwerke Ratingen Mehrkampf-Meeting on Saturday (27). Kälin, the recent Götzis winner with a Swiss record of 6726, leads the heptathlon after a superb first day at the World Athletics Combined Events Tour…

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Leaks, lawyers and a whistleblower: how did KPMG’s failings emerge – and could more have been done? | Business

KPMG partners leaked client information and mishandled the whistleblower who raised the alarm, an inquiry has heard. Top global and Australian managers, three law firms and government regulators all missed the signs. The firm has admitted unethical internal leaks but initially refused to hand over its investigations to regulators. Its London-headquartered international arm has issued…

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US conducts retaliatory strikes on Iran after second shipping attack

The US has conducted new strikes on Iran, following a drone attack on a Panama-flagged vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. US Central Command (Centcom) said it hit multiple targets across Iran in direct response to “continued aggression” against commercial shipping, including military equipment, communication systems, air defense sites and drone storage facilities….

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