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Hundreds rally against threat to close Turkish women's rights group

Hundreds rally against threat to close Turkish women's rights group

Hundreds of people demonstrated on Saturday in several Turkish cities including Istanbul and Ankara against a move to close one of the country's most respected women's rights groups.

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Longo Borghini wins Paris-Roubaix as world champion Balsamo disqualified

Longo Borghini wins Paris-Roubaix as world champion Balsamo disqualified

Elisa Longo Borghini of Trek-Segafredo won the Paris-Roubaix women's race on Saturday after a 124km run featuring 17 sections of cobbled mining roads, while teammate and world champion Elisa Balsamo was disqualified.

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La Rochelle, Munster into European Cup quarters

La Rochelle, Munster into European Cup quarters

Kiwi playmaker Ihaia West notched up 16 points as last season's losing finalists La Rochelle beat Bordeaux-Begles to line up a European Champions Cup quarter-final against Montpellier, one-point victors over English champions Harlequins on Saturday.

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Behind the frontlines, Ukrainians find world of ways to help

Behind the frontlines, Ukrainians find world of ways to help

Inside a packed warehouse in war-torn Ukraine, 35-year-old volunteer Roman Kolobochok said his friend on the frontline needed a sniper scope and he was going to find him one.

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Last-gasp Vlahovic saves Juve in disappointing Bologna draw

Last-gasp Vlahovic saves Juve in disappointing Bologna draw

Dusan Vlahovic saved a point for Juventus with a last-gasp leveller in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Bologna who finished the match with nine men following a hotly-contested decision to not give Juve a late penalty.

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Man Utd fans wrong to pinpoint Pogba - Rangnick

Man Utd fans wrong to pinpoint Pogba - Rangnick

Interim manager Ralf Rangnick urged Manchester United fans not to pick on individuals after Paul Pogba was targeted for abuse during Saturday's 3-2 win over Norwich.

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Volunteer kitchen gutted by strike on east Ukraine city

Volunteer kitchen gutted by strike on east Ukraine city

In the aftermath of Saturday's strike on Ukraine's second city of Kharkiv the scent of yeast hangs in the air.

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Swiatek powers Poland into BJK Cup Finals, Czechs beat Britain

Swiatek powers Poland into BJK Cup Finals, Czechs beat Britain

World number one Iga Swiatek helped Poland qualify for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals on Saturday, while Emma Raducanu suffered a heavy defeat as Britain were edged out by the Czech Republic.

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Klopp salutes Liverpool as 'best ever' display seals FA Cup final place

Klopp salutes Liverpool as 'best ever' display seals FA Cup final place

Jurgen Klopp hailed one of Liverpool's "best ever" performances as the quadruple chasers reached the FA Cup final with a "special" 3-2 win against Manchester City on Saturday.

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Climate activists disrupt traffic in London, Paris

Climate activists disrupt traffic in London, Paris

Several hundred activists from the Extinction Rebellion activist group on Saturday blocked major roads in central Paris and London, disrupting traffic to protest "inaction" on climate change from world leaders.

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