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The left-hander was the latest member of Australia's vaunted batting line-up to step up, repelling Pakistan as they sensed the most significant victory in their history.

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Developed in Australia, these wrist magnets repel the sharks, he said, and “feel like a punch in the nose” to the sharks if they get too close.

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This is the kind of thriller that invites you into a gilded empyrean that compels you and repels you in equal measure.

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For the second, he stood tall and refused to give himself away when Chemsdine Talbi bore down on him, repelling the Morocco international with his legs.

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The protests have been happening at night, with police saying they were forced to open fire "in legitimate self-defence" on Wednesday evening to repel the "attack" in Lqliaa, the state-owned news agency reported.

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