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Oasis fans gather in Venice for band reunion film

Oasis fans gather in Venice for band reunion film

Fans of British rock band Oasis gathered in Venice on Saturday ahead of the premiere of a behind-the-scenes film about the group's reunion tour last year, with the Gallagher brothers set to walk the red carpet.

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Flick hoping Barca's Yamal can face Valencia after knock

Flick hoping Barca's Yamal can face Valencia after knock

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick is hoping teenage star Lamine Yamal is fit to face Valencia in La Liga on Sunday after taking a knock.

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Two Nepal rescues revive hopes 10 days after flood

Two Nepal rescues revive hopes 10 days after flood

Rescuers in Nepal pulled alive on Saturday a Chinese national from a tunnel and a local woman from her partially submerged home, as emergency response teams searched with renewed vigour for thousands missing since catastrophic flooding 10 days ago.

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Trump envoys land in Moscow for Russia-Ukraine peace push

Trump envoys land in Moscow for Russia-Ukraine peace push

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner landed in Moscow on Saturday to discuss a plan to end more than four years of war between Russia and Ukraine.

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Pogacar to miss worlds after season-ending Vuelta crash

Pogacar to miss worlds after season-ending Vuelta crash

Tadej Pogacar will end his season prematurely after undergoing surgery on a fractured collarbone sustained in a crash at the Vuelta a Espana, he said on Saturday, with the injury ruling him out of this month's world championships.

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Russia hits Kyiv airports as Trump peace envoys awaited

Russia hits Kyiv airports as Trump peace envoys awaited

Russian strikes hit Kyiv's airports overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday, as US envoys are expected to arrive in the region to discuss a plan to end more than four years of war.

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Greenwood, Guendouzi handed bans after Fenerbahce-Lyon brawl

Greenwood, Guendouzi handed bans after Fenerbahce-Lyon brawl

Fenerbahce duo Mason Greenwood and Matteo Guendouzi have been suspended for their part in the chaotic scenes after their club's Champions League play-off second leg against Lyon.

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Nepal tunnel rescue revives hopes 10 days after flood

Nepal tunnel rescue revives hopes 10 days after flood

Rescuers in Nepal pulled a Chinese national alive on Saturday from a tunnel buried by debris, as emergency response teams dug with new vigour in the search for missing people 10 days after catastrophic flooding.

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In Iceland, the mystery of the poet, the tomb and the Danish grocer

In Iceland, the mystery of the poet, the tomb and the Danish grocer

In a small enclosure of lava stones in a grassy field, a modest tombstone bears the name of an Icelandic legend: Jonas Hallgrimsson. But are the bones beneath it really those of the poet, or a Danish grocer?

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Indonesia rescues second orangutan mother and baby from wildfire

Indonesia rescues second orangutan mother and baby from wildfire

An orangutan mother and her baby, threatened by encroaching wildfires to their habitat in Indonesia, were rescued earlier this week, authorities said in a statement Saturday.

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