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Argentina tame Tonga

Argentina all but secured their place in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals as they subdued Tonga’s physicality and flair to claim a 45-16 bonus-point victory in Leicester.

Bitcoin flounders in Australia as regulatory worries bite

By Byron Kaye and Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian businesses are turning their backs on bitcoin, as signs grow that the cryptocurrency’s mainstream appeal is fading.     Concerns about bitcoin’s potential crime links mean many businesses have stopped accepting it, a trend accelerated by Australian banks’ move last month to close the accounts of 13 of the country’s 17 bitcoin exchanges. The development is a blow to hopes of bitcoin