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Bourgeois inspires France to Six Nations rout of Scots

Bourgeois inspires France to Six Nations rout of Scots

Morgane Bourgeois scored 20 points in an outstanding performance as France outclassed Scotland in a 38-15 victory in their women's Six Nations match on Saturday.

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Myanmar quake toll passes 1,600 as rescuers dig for survivors

Myanmar quake toll passes 1,600 as rescuers dig for survivors

The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand passed 1,600 on Saturday, as rescuers dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings in a desperate search for survivors.

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Sudan army says retakes Khartoum-area market from paramilitaries

Sudan army says retakes Khartoum-area market from paramilitaries

The Sudanese army said on Saturday it had taken control of a major market in Khartoum's twin city of Omdurman, long used by its rival Rapid Support Forces as a staging ground for attacks.

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Eze leads Crystal Palace into FA Cup semi-finals

Eze leads Crystal Palace into FA Cup semi-finals

Eberechi Eze inspired Crystal Palace to a 3-0 FA Cup quarter-final win at Fulham on Saturday with a goal and assist in a four-minute period in the first half.

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Guinea ex-dictator freed from jail after 2009 massacre pardon: junta

Guinea ex-dictator freed from jail after 2009 massacre pardon: junta

Guinea's ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara, jailed for 20 years over a 2009 massacre, was pardoned for "health reasons" by the West African country's junta head, with a human rights body Saturday saying he has left prison.

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Martinez punishment 'out of Flick's hands' as Barca focus on title

Martinez punishment 'out of Flick's hands' as Barca focus on title

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said Saturday he is focussed on winning games despite the threat of a potential punishment for an ineligible line-up rumbling on in the background.

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Hundreds of thousands join Istanbul protest rally

Hundreds of thousands join Istanbul protest rally

Waving flags and chanting slogans, hundreds of thousands of anti-government demonstrators rallied in Istanbul Saturday calling for democracy to be defended after the arrest of mayor Ekrem Imamoglu which sparked Turkey's worst street unrest in over a decade.

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Australian sprinting prodigy Gout Gout upstaged in 200m

Australian sprinting prodigy Gout Gout upstaged in 200m

Australian sprinting prodigy Gout Gout was upstaged Saturday by compatriot Lachlan Kennedy in a pulsating men's 200m in Melbourne on Saturday.

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'We need aid': rescuers in quake-hit Myanmar city plead for help

'We need aid': rescuers in quake-hit Myanmar city plead for help

Exhausted, overwhelmed rescuers in Myanmar's second-biggest city pleaded for help Saturday as they struggled to free hundreds of people trapped in buildings destroyed by a devastating earthquake.

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Protesters flock to mass opposition rally in Istanbul

Protesters flock to mass opposition rally in Istanbul

Protesters gathered for a mass rally in Istanbul on Saturday at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of city mayor and top party figure Ekrem Imamoglu whose arrest has sparked the country's biggest street demonstrations in over a decade.

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