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• South African rugby player Hyron Andrews paid emotional tribute in France

  Players have stood with their heads bowed, some crying, during a minute's silence for South African rugby player Hyron Andrews before a Champions Cup game between French side La Rochelle and the Johannesburg-based Lions. Andrews, 31, died in France on the eve of the game, which was played at the Marcel-Deflandre Stadium in La Rochelle. His number five shirt was placed on the field, and his face was shown on the big screen inside the stadium with his full name written out: Hyron Diego Andrews.

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• After India’s strong protest, Vance clarifies H-1B 'indentured servants' remark

  US Vice President JD Vance has apologized for his controversial comments about H-1B visa holders, claiming that his rhetoric was "imperfect" and directed at American companies and the visa system rather than the workers themselves. Vance clarified that his criticism was meant to highlight the vulnerability of foreign employees in the H-1B system due to their legal ties to their employers. He argued that the visa system allows companies to exert excessive control over workers, potentially leading to their deportati…

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• Man, 80, who died in light aircraft crash near Loch Lomond named

  An 80-year-old man, Ian Haggis, who died in a light aircraft crash near Loch Lomond, has been identified as a flying instructor. The incident occurred when Haggis and a 16-year-old boy flew out from Glasgow Airport at 16:17 and stopped transmitting at 16:37, a few miles north of Drymen, near Stirling. The teenager's identity has not been released. The pair were pronounced dead at the scene. Emergency services were called to the scene at about 16:45 on Friday. The Piper Tomahawk II aircraft, registered to Leading E…

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