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Truckers, others pour into Ottawa to protest vaccine requirements

Truckers, others pour into Ottawa to protest vaccine requirements

Hundreds of truckers drove their giant rigs into the Canadian capital Ottawa on Saturday as part of a self-titled "Freedom Convoy" to protest vaccine mandates required to cross the US border.

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A Ukrainian mother vows to take up gun if Russia invades

A Ukrainian mother vows to take up gun if Russia invades

Standing in the dining room of her Kyiv flat, mother-of-three Mariana Zhaglo pulls her long rifle out of its khaki case.

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Former France fly-half Guy Laporte dies at 69

Former France fly-half Guy Laporte dies at 69

Guy Laporte, a fly half on the France squad that reached the first World Cup final in 1987, has died aged 69, Graulhet rugby club, where he was president, announced on Saturday.

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Italian parties to elect outgoing president, leaving Draghi as PM

Italian parties to elect outgoing president, leaving Draghi as PM

Italy's parties were set Saturday to vote for outgoing President Sergio Mattarella to stay on for another term, averting the political chaos a failure to elect his successor could have sparked in the eurozone's third-largest economy.

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Harding leads McIlroy in Dubai

Harding leads McIlroy in Dubai

Justin Harding stayed patient throughout a demanding third round of the Dubai Desert Classic to maintain a two-shot lead on Saturday with Rory McIlroy in hot pursuit.

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Powerful winter storm slams into eastern US

Powerful winter storm slams into eastern US

A powerful winter storm packing heavy snow and high winds pummeled the US East Coast Saturday, forcing the cancellation of thousands of flights as severe weather alerts were sounded across a region of around 70 million people.

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Collins to 'walk away proud' after Australian Open defeat

Collins to 'walk away proud' after Australian Open defeat

Danielle Collins says she will "walk away proud" after pushing world number one Ashleigh Barty hard in her first Grand Slam final at the Australian Open on Saturday.

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US paying athletes to 'disrupt' Winter Olympics: China state media

US paying athletes to 'disrupt' Winter Olympics: China state media

The United States is paying athletes to "create disturbances" during the Beijing Winter Olympics, Chinese state media reported Saturday.

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Kyrgios and Kokkinakis win Australian Open men's doubles

Kyrgios and Kokkinakis win Australian Open men's doubles

Australian bad boys Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis won the Australian Open men's doubles title on Saturday, beating compatriots Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell on Rod Laver Arena.

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Erdogan threatens to punish Turkish media over 'harmful content'

Erdogan threatens to punish Turkish media over 'harmful content'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Turkish media with legal action over content "incompatible with national and moral values," in a move seen by critics as an attempt to stifle the dissent.

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