Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has sacked the country’s army chief, two weeks after rioting in the capital.

The Fiji Men’s 7s side could not keep up to Argentina’s flair as they went down 19-10 in the Hamilton 7s cup quarter-finals.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) should examine high egg prices for signs of price gouging from top egg companies, a farm group said, as Americans continue to pay more than ever for the household staple.

Several popular beaches in Sydney have been closed after sharks attacked a dolphin in waters near the city.

Actor Jeremy Renner says he broke more than 30 bones in a snowplough accident on New Year’s Day.

Twitter owner Elon Musk tweeted that a higher-priced subscription to the social media platform will not carry advertisements.

The Fijiana 7s team bowed out of the Hamilton 7s race after being defeated by USA 27-7 in the cup quarterfinal.

New Zealand MP Chris Hipkins says succeeding Jacinda Ardern as prime minister after her shock decision to resign amounts to “the biggest responsibility and the biggest privilege of my life”.

Film production and firearms experts say movie sets probably changed permanently when cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed on the remote New Mexico set of the Western “Rust” 14 months ago, leading to the announcement from prosecutors Thursday that Alec Baldwin and the film’s weapons supervisor will be charged with involuntary manslaughter later this month.

Fiji 7s coach Ben Gollings believes game control will be a significant part of today’s match against Argentina.

Brighton scored a late to earn a point and end the match at 2-all after Leicester had come from behind to take the lead at King Power Stadium.

The Constitutional Offices Commission will discuss the appointment of a tribunal judge and two others to preside over the case against the Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem.