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Swiss Gut-Behrami closes in on World Cup title with super-G win

Swiss Gut-Behrami closes in on World Cup title with super-G win

Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami on Saturday won the first women's super-G race of the weekend in Kvitfjell to extend her lead in the overall World Cup standings on injured US star Mikaela Shiffrin.

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Tentoglou retains indoor long jump title, Holloway cruises

Tentoglou retains indoor long jump title, Holloway cruises

Greece's Miltiadis Tentoglou retained his world indoor long jump title in Glasgow on Saturday as American Grant Holloway moved smoothly into the semi-finals of the 60m hurdles.

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Navalny's mother visits son's grave after funeral draws thousands

Navalny's mother visits son's grave after funeral draws thousands

The mother of dead Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny visited his grave on Saturday, a day after thousands of Russians risked arrest to pay tribute to the anti-corruption campaigner at his funeral.

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Chad junta chief to contest May 6 presidential vote

Chad junta chief to contest May 6 presidential vote

Chad junta chief Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno said Saturday he would contest a May 6 presidential election, just three days after his chief rival was killed in murky circumstances.

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Swiss Gut-Behrami wins first Super G in Kvitfjell

Swiss Gut-Behrami wins first Super G in Kvitfjell

Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami on Saturday won the first women's Super G race of the weekend in Kvitfjell to extend her lead in the overall World Cup standings on injured US star Mikaela Shiffrin.

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Crusaders slump to second straight Super Rugby defeat in 10-year first

Crusaders slump to second straight Super Rugby defeat in 10-year first

Defending champions Canterbury Crusaders suffered back-to-back defeats to open a Super Rugby season for the first time in a decade after slumping 37-24 against the NSW Waratahs Saturday.

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German army probes possible wiretap of Ukraine war talks

German army probes possible wiretap of Ukraine war talks

The German defence ministry said Saturday it was checking whether a confidential videoconference on the Ukraine war had been wiretapped after a recording was posted on Russian social media, in a potentially huge embarrassment for Berlin.

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Iran counts ballots in vote seen favouring conservatives

Iran counts ballots in vote seen favouring conservatives

Iran began counting ballots on Saturday after a vote for parliament and a key clerical body, with local media estimating a low turnout and conservatives expected to dominate.

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UN says 'large' number shot in Gaza aid chaos

UN says 'large' number shot in Gaza aid chaos

A UN team has reported seeing "a large number" of gunshot wounds among Gazans after Israeli troops opened fire near an aid convoy, an incident which highlighted near-famine conditions after nearly five months of war.

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Navalny's mother visits grave after funeral draws thousands

Navalny's mother visits grave after funeral draws thousands

The mother of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny visited his grave on Saturday, a day after thousands of Russians had risked arrest to pay tribute to the anti-corruption campaigner at his funeral.

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