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Vieira slams Martinez's 'stupid' World Cup celebrations

Vieira slams Martinez's 'stupid' World Cup celebrations

Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira believes Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez's "stupid" celebrations have tarnished Argentina's World Cup final win.

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Turkey says Ukraine war 'will not end easily'

Turkey says Ukraine war 'will not end easily'

Turkey conceded Saturday that Russia's war on Ukraine "will not end easily", despite Ankara's repeated efforts to arrange peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow.

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Perpignan's Tedder returns home after Top 14 concussion

Perpignan's Tedder returns home after Top 14 concussion

Perpignan's South African fly-half Tristan Tedder has been able to return home after he was stretchered off during this weekend's loss to Montpellier, the Catalan outfit said on Saturday.

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Twenty-two killed in fire at nursing home in Russia

Twenty-two killed in fire at nursing home in Russia

A fire erupted overnight in a private illegal nursing home in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, killing 22 people, Russia's investigative committee said Saturday.

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Malaysia campsite landslide search ends with 31 dead

Malaysia campsite landslide search ends with 31 dead

Rescuers have called off the search for bodies after a massive, predawn landslide blanketed a campsite north of Malaysia's capital killing 31 people, officials said on Saturday.

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Zelensky blasts Russian 'terror' after Kherson city shelled

Zelensky blasts Russian 'terror' after Kherson city shelled

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday blasted Russian "terror" after shelling on Christmas Eve left at least eight dead and 17 injured in Kherson city, which Kyiv's forces recaptured in November.

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Bangladesh bowlers rattle India to leave match hanging in the balance

Bangladesh bowlers rattle India to leave match hanging in the balance

Bangladesh fought their way into what earlier appeared a lost cause on Saturday, knocking over four Indian wickets to leave the visitors teetering after Liton Das compiled a gritty half-century on the third day of the second Test in Dhaka.

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Zambia abolishes death penalty

Zambia abolishes death penalty

Zambian rights activists Saturday hailed as a "huge milestone" a decision to scrap two British colonial-era laws: the death penalty and making criticism of the country's leader a punishable offence.

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Paris shooter who killed three admits being 'racist'

Paris shooter who killed three admits being 'racist'

A 69-year-old white French gunman who opened fire at a Kurdish cultural centre in Paris killing three people told investigators he was racist, a source close to the case said Saturday.

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Shahid Afridi to head new Pakistan selection committee

Shahid Afridi to head new Pakistan selection committee

Former captain Shahid Afridi will head the new interim selectors committee for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), officials said Saturday, the latest change since the team was thrashed by England.

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