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Son fires Spurs past Preston, Leeds and Leicester advance in FA Cup

Son fires Spurs past Preston, Leeds and Leicester advance in FA Cup

Son Heung-min ended a barren run in front of goal by scoring twice as Tottenham beat Preston 3-0, while Leeds and Leicester also advanced to the FA Cup fifth round on Saturday.

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Peru Congress rejects snap election, president asks to try again

Peru Congress rejects snap election, president asks to try again

Peru's embattled president Dina Boluarte on Saturday urged lawmakers to find a way of a deepening political crisis by agreeing to snap elections in December, just hours after Congress voted against the idea.

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Bayern held at home to Frankfurt after Kolo Muani goal

Bayern held at home to Frankfurt after Kolo Muani goal

Bayern Munich saw their lead in the Bundesliga cut to just one point on Saturday after Randal Kolo Muani's equaliser held the German champions to a 1-1 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt.

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Burkina rally celebrates French troop pull-out announcement

Burkina rally celebrates French troop pull-out announcement

Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou Saturday in support of the ruling junta, days after France confirmed its special forces there would withdraw, an AFP journalist saw.

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Israel's Netanyahu vows 'strong' response to Jerusalem attacks

Israel's Netanyahu vows 'strong' response to Jerusalem attacks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed "strong" and rapid action on Saturday following two attacks in annexed east Jerusalem carried out by Palestinians, one of which killed seven people outside a synagogue.

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Efforts since George Floyd killing fail to stem US police violence

Efforts since George Floyd killing fail to stem US police violence

The shocking death of Tyre Nichols after a police beating has reopened anguished debate across the United States about police violence, fueling a sense that the huge, nationwide demonstrations of 2020 have done little to solve the problem.

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Montrealers shrug off the cold to dance and party at Igloofest

Montrealers shrug off the cold to dance and party at Igloofest

Snow may have been falling on Montreal's Old Port, with temperatures in the bone-chilling category, but that didn't stop the exuberant dancers during the city's first Igloofest after a Covid pause.

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Martinez brace fires Inter past winless Cremonese and into second

Martinez brace fires Inter past winless Cremonese and into second

Lautaro Martinez shot Inter Milan into second place in Serie A with both goals in Saturday's 2-1 win at Cremonese who are still yet to win a league game this season.

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Union draw level with Bayern after Berlin derby win

Union draw level with Bayern after Berlin derby win

Union Berlin climbed level on points with Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday, with a 2-0 away win at derby rivals Hertha Berlin.

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Australian McIntyre guides Perpignan to surprise Stade Francais win

Australian McIntyre guides Perpignan to surprise Stade Francais win

Australian fly-half Jake McIntyre scored 16 points as bottom club Perpignan surprised in-form Stade Francais 31-24 in the French Top 14 on Saturday.

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