PARIS (AP) — France winger Damian Penaud and flanker Francois Cros have been ruled out of Saturday's rugby test against New Zealand.
They won't be replaced in coach Fabien Galthie's group of 42 players for the autumn series, the French Rugby Federation said on Tuesday.
Penaud, France’s record try-scorer with 36, missed the 52-12 win over Japan on Saturday to illness.
Cros was replaced at halftime against Japan after a knock to the head.
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Japan's Malo Tuitama is tackled by France's François Cros during the Autumn Nations series rugby union match between France and Japan at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
SAO PAULO (AP) — At least one explosion outside Brazil’s Supreme Court killed one person and forced the justices and staff to evacuate the building in the capital of Brasilia, police and firefighters said.
A police statement said an artifact exploded outside the court without providing more details. Local firefighters confirmed that one person died at the scene, but did not identify the person.
The court's justices safely left the building after the incident, which took place at about 7:30 p.m. local time, shortly after Wednesday's session finished. Jorge Macedo, a staffer at Brazil’s top court, confirmed the evacuation to The Associated Press.
Local media showed footage suggesting two blasts outside the court, with 20 seconds between the first and the second explosions.
José Chrispiniano, a spokesman for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, said the 79-year-old leader was not in the neighboring presidential palace at the time of the blast.
Police blocked all access to the area where Brazil's Supreme Court, Congress and presidential palace are located.
The presidential security bureau was conducting a sweep of the grounds around the presidential palace, local press reported.
Earlier, another explosion was heard outside Brazil's Congress, but it did not cause damages.
Police vehicles are parked outside the Supreme Court in Brasília, Brazil, following an explosion, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
