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FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2019, file photo, All Blacks coach Steve Hansen watches his players warm up ahead of the Rugby World Cup Pool B game at Oita Stadium between New Zealand and Canada in Oita, Japan. Of the eight teams remaining in the Rugby World Cup four are coached by New Zealanders who, from similar beginnings, pursued divergent coaching careers before their paths intersected at this tournament. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

The Latest: Fishing expedition: Goodhue explains the mullet

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Stats show up style clashes in Rugby World Cup quarterfinals

By STEVE McMORRAN - Associated Press

In this Oct. 8, 2019, file Parmigiano Reggiano Parmesan cheese wheels are stored in Noceto, near Parma, Italy. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)

Retail worry: Will wine, cheese tariffs hurt holiday sales?

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Turkish tanks and troops stationed near Syrian town of Manbij, Syria, Tuesday. Oct. 15, 2019. Russia moved to fill the void left by the United States in northern Syria on Tuesday, deploying troops to keep apart advancing Syrian government and Turkish forces.(Ugur Can/DHA via AP)

The Latest: US envoy urges Turkey to stop Syria offensive

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European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, right, shakes hands with Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney during a meeting of EU General Affairs ministers, Article 50, at the European Convention Center in Luxembourg, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier is in Luxembourg on Tuesday to brief ministers on the state of play for Brexit. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Brexit talks inch closer to a deal ahead of summit

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Sandrine Rudnicki, a 38 years old single woman smiles to her 10-month old daughter Emilia who was conceived through in-vitro fertilization, Monday Oct.14, 2019 in Saint-Pryve-Saint-Mesmin, near Orleans, France. France's lower house of parliament is set to adopt a bill that would give single women and lesbian couples access to in-vitro fertilization and related procedures. (AP Photo/Catherine Gaschka)

France OKs bill legalizing IVF for lesbians, single women

By SYLVIE CORBET and CATHERINE GASCHKA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019 file photo, France's Romain Ntamack is tackled by Argentinian defenders during the Rugby World Cup Pool C game at Tokyo Stadium between France and Argentina in Tokyo, Japan. Flyhalf Ntamack, is the son of Emile Ntamack who played 46 times for France and is equal fifth on its all-time try scorers' list, is tipped to start Sunday's quarterfinal against Wales, 20 years after his father played the final. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

France flounders but frightens rivals in World Cup knockouts

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FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2011 file photo, French rugby team backs coach Emile Ntamack gestures during a training session, in Auckland, New Zealand. Ntamack is the father of Romain Ntamack who is tipped to start Sunday's quarterfinal for France against Wales, 20 years after his father played the Rugby World Cup final. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena,File)

Ntamack learning to cope with pressure of a famed rugby name

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Yellow vest protester holds a placard with a portrait of French President Emmanuel Macron during a march, in Paris, Saturday, June 1, 2019. Yellow vest protests are taking place for the 29th consecutive week to challenge President Emmanuel Macron's economic policies. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) ** FILE **

Yellow vest protesters return set for Nov. 17 anniversary

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Wales keen to forget Uruguay result and mull quarterfinal

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Brunel defends call to send Ramos home from Rugby World Cup

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A damaged car lies on the ground following a strong wind in Ichihara, Chiba, near Tokyo Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Under gloomy skies, a tornado ripped through Chiba on Saturday.(Kyodo News via AP)

The Latest: Japan reaches first World Cup quarterfinal

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A Turkish police armored vehicle patrols the town of Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, at the border with Syria, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. The towns along Turkey's border with northeastern Syria have been on high alert after dozens of mortars fired from Kurdish-held Syria landed, killing several civilians. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

The Latest: Turkey says troops captured Syrian border town

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United States' Blaine Scully, right, and Argentina's Santiago Carreras chase the ball during the Rugby World Cup Pool C game at Kumagaya Rugby Stadium between Argentina and the United States in Kumagaya City, Japan, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

The Latest: Irish worried about re-laid Fukuoka field

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United States' Blaine Scully, right, and Argentina's Santiago Carreras chase the ball during the Rugby World Cup Pool C game at Kumagaya Rugby Stadium between Argentina and the United States in Kumagaya City, Japan, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

The Latest: Scotland rebuked by World Rugby

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Japan's rugby team players practice ahead of their match against Scotland as Typhoon Hagibis approaches Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Tokyo and surrounding areas braced for a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades, with streets and trains stations unusually quiet Saturday as rain poured over the city. (Yuki Sato/Kyodo News via AP)

The Latest: Ireland crush Samoa 47-5 to reach quarterfinals

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England's Harry Kane looks out during the Euro 2020 group A qualifying soccer match between Czech Republic and England at the Sinobo stadium in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Czechs stun England in Euro qualifying; France, Portugal win

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Argentina's Nicolas Sanchez prepares to kick a conversion during the Rugby World Cup Pool C game at Kumagaya Rugby Stadium between Argentina and the United States in Kumagaya City, Japan, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

The Latest: Wales edges Fiji in a thriller

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Paris prosecutor Jean-François Ricard gives a press conference at the Paris courthouse, France, Saturday Oct. 5, 2019. French prosecutors opened an investigation Friday that treats the fatal knife attack that a civilian employee carried out at Paris police headquarters as a potential act of terrorism. The longtime police employee stabbed four colleagues to death Thursday before he was shot and killed. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)

Macron honors French police employees killed in attack

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Coffins are prepared on the dock of the tiny island of Lampedusa, Sicily, in southern Italy, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. At least 13 people died when an overloaded migrant boat capsized near the island of Lampedusa as they were about to be rescued, the Italian Coast Guard said Monday. Twenty-two people were rescued from the sea and taken to land. (Pasquale Claudio Montana Lampo/ANSA via AP)

The Latest: France hopeful about new EU migrants plan

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