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Case closed for Morocco despite Senegal Afcon outrage

Case closed for Morocco despite Senegal Afcon outrage

Senegal may still possess the Africa Cup of Nations trophy and have launched a legal battle against the decision to strip them of it, but as far as new champions Morocco are concerned, the case is closed.

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22 migrants die off Greece after six days at sea: survivors

22 migrants die off Greece after six days at sea: survivors

Twenty-two migrants hoping to reach Europe from North Africa have died off the coast of Greece after six days at sea in a rubber boat, survivors told the Greek coastguard Saturday.

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Henderson backs England's White after Wembley boos

Henderson backs England's White after Wembley boos

England midfielder Jordan Henderson pledged to support Ben White after the Arsenal defender was booed during Friday's friendly against Uruguay.

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Hollingsworth upsets Hunter Bell as Gout Gout fails to fire in Melbourne

Hollingsworth upsets Hunter Bell as Gout Gout fails to fire in Melbourne

Claudia Hollingsworth upset recently-crowned world indoor 1500m champion Georgia Hunter Bell in Melbourne on Saturday while Paris Olympic pole vault gold medallist Nina Kennedy made a triumphant return from injury.

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Iran footballers pay tribute to victims of school strike

Iran footballers pay tribute to victims of school strike

The Iran men's national team wore black armbands and posed with school rucksacks as the national anthem played before a match with Nigeria to remember the victims of a strike on a primary school in Iran on the first day of the Middle East war.

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Questions over Israel's interceptor stockpiles as Mideast war drags on

Questions over Israel's interceptor stockpiles as Mideast war drags on

The ability of Israel's highly sophisticated air defences to keep intercepting Iranian attacks is coming under scrutiny as the Middle East war drags on into a second month.

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Sweet heist? Nestle says 12 tonnes of KitKat stolen

Sweet heist? Nestle says 12 tonnes of KitKat stolen

A huge shipment of Nestle's crunchy KitKat chocolate bars was stolen in Europe, the brand said, warning that the heist risked causing shortages in stores right before Easter.

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Pope denounces widening gap between the rich and poor on Monaco visit

Pope denounces widening gap between the rich and poor on Monaco visit

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the widening gap between the haves and have-nots as he visited Monaco, a millionaires' playground that is the surprise pick for the first western European trip of his papacy.

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Yemen's Houthi enter war with missile targeting Israel

Yemen's Houthi enter war with missile targeting Israel

Yemen's Houthi rebels announced their entry into the Middle East war on Saturday by launching a ballistic missile towards Israel, as the world struggled to contain the economic damage of a conflict now entering its second month.

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Antonelli leads Mercedes 1-2 as Verstappen suffers qualifying shock

Antonelli leads Mercedes 1-2 as Verstappen suffers qualifying shock

Kimi Antonelli took pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes team-mate George Russell on Saturday as Max Verstappen suffered another qualifying nightmare.

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