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Toll from Iran port blast hits 40 as fire blazes

Toll from Iran port blast hits 40 as fire blazes

Iran's president visited the scene of a massive port blast that killed at least 40 people and injured more than 1,000, as a fire still blazed on Sunday more than 24 hours after the explosion.

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Canada car attack suspect had mental health issues, 11 dead

Canada car attack suspect had mental health issues, 11 dead

The suspect in a Canadian car-ramming attack that left 11 dead at a Filipino street party acted deliberately and had a history of mental health problems, police said Sunday, warning the toll could rise.

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Crowds flock to tomb of Pope Francis, as eyes turn to conclave

Crowds flock to tomb of Pope Francis, as eyes turn to conclave

Pope Francis's modest tomb drew massive queues on the first day of public viewing in Rome on Sunday, a day after an estimated 400,000 people turned out for his funeral and burial.

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Inter downed by Roma, AC Milan bounce back with victory in Venice

Inter downed by Roma, AC Milan bounce back with victory in Venice

Inter Milan's defence of their Serie A title was hit with a setback on Sunday as they lost 1-0 at home to Roma, while AC Milan rebounded from their defeat by Atalanta last weekend with a 2-0 win over Venezia.

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Religious hate has no place in France, says Macron after Muslim killed in mosque

Religious hate has no place in France, says Macron after Muslim killed in mosque

There can never be a place for racism and hate in France, President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday after the brutal stabbing to death of a Muslim in a mosque in the south of the country.

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Last day of Canada election campaign jolted by Vancouver attack

Last day of Canada election campaign jolted by Vancouver attack

Canadian leaders made their final push for votes Sunday, one day before an election dominated by President Donald Trump's policies, but rattled in the campaign's final hours by a deadly car-ramming attack in Vancouver.

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Barcelona crush Chelsea to reach women's Champions League final

Barcelona crush Chelsea to reach women's Champions League final

Barcelona stormed into the women's Champions League final for the sixth time as their 4-1 win at Chelsea in the semi-final second leg sealed an 8-2 aggregate triumph on Sunday.

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Nine killed as driver plows into Filipino festival in Canada

Nine killed as driver plows into Filipino festival in Canada

Canada said Sunday that a man staged a deliberate attack by driving his car into a crowd at a Filipino street festival and killing nine people, but the assault was not considered to be terrorism.

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Germany marks liberation of Bergen-Belsen Nazi camp

Germany marks liberation of Bergen-Belsen Nazi camp

Holocaust survivors on Sunday urged the world to keep their memories alive as Germany marked 80 years since the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp.

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Hojlund strikes at the death to rescue Man Utd in Bournemouth draw

Hojlund strikes at the death to rescue Man Utd in Bournemouth draw

Rasmus Hojlund saved Manchester United from a third successive Premier League defeat with a last-gasp equaliser in Sunday's 1-1 draw against 10-man Bournemouth.

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