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AFP looks at 10 standout numbers: The number of people around the world displaced by conflict or humanitarian crises was already at a record high before the Israel-Gaza war began on October 7, adding to the misery. By the end of September, 114 million people had been driven from their homes by wars in Ukraine, Sudan, Myanmar and the Democratic Republic of Congo and a humanitarian crisis in Taliban-run Afghanistan, among other factors, according to UN refugee agency the UNHCR. They have since been joined by at least 1.7 million Gazans. One heat record after another tumbled in 2023, which is on course to be the hottest year on record, according to the European Union's climate monitor Copernicus. The northern hemisphere had its hottest summer ever and temperature records were also smashed in the southern winter, with the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires experiencing its warmest August 1 on record at 30 degrees Celsius. Defending champions South Africa won a nail-biting final 12-11 against New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup, to claim a record fourth title and seal the growing role of rugby — once the sport of the white minority under apartheid — as a unifying force in multiracial South Africa. «People who are not from South Africa don't understand what it means for our country. It is not just about the game.

In the end, the tenth edition of the Rugby World Cup wasn’t decided by a high-risk selection strategy, a bold use of the bench or a freakish drop-goal with seconds to play. Instead, it was the oldest truism in rugby that won the day – keep your discipline.

Paris | Defending champion South Africa kicked its way to a record fourth Rugby World Cup title by beating New Zealand 12-11 on Saturday (Sunday AEDT) after All Blacks captain Sam Cane was the first player to be red-carded in a final.

New Zealand and South Africa will emerge as historical top dog with a record fourth triumph. As South African fans are never slow to remind everybody, the World Cup's statistics are slightly skewed by the absence of the Springboks from the first two, due to their sporting isolation because of Apartheid. That means that should they triumph on Saturday they will have an incredible 50% success rate — four finals from eight tournaments. New Zealand won the inaugural event in 1987 then became the first to win back-to-back titles in 2011 and 2015 — an achievement defending champions South Africa are also desperate to emulate. Their previous final meeting was in 1995, the first World Cup South Africa were allowed into.

National rugby captain Siya Kolisi will spearhead a two-year educational cryptocurrency advertising campaign in South Africa.