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'We have to rebuild a city,' Argentine official says after storm kills 10

'We have to rebuild a city,' Argentine official says after storm kills 10

"We have to rebuild a city," a top official of Buenos Aires province said Saturday, after torrential rains and flooding claimed at least 10 lives in the city of Bahia Blanca, south of the capital.

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Guardiola urges troubled Man City to fight for Champions League place

Guardiola urges troubled Man City to fight for Champions League place

Pep Guardiola has warned his Manchester City flops that Champions League qualification will not "fall from the sky" after a painful 1-0 defeat at top four rivals Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

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Salah fires Liverpool 16 points clear, Forest beat Man City

Salah fires Liverpool 16 points clear, Forest beat Man City

Premier League leaders Liverpool needed two Mohamed Salah penalties to beat bottom-of-the-table Southampton 3-1 on Saturday, while Nottingham Forest took a giant step towards the Champions League with a 1-0 win over Manchester City.

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Liverpool fight back to go 16 points clear as title moves closer

Liverpool fight back to go 16 points clear as title moves closer

Liverpool survived a scare from Southampton as Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez inspired the fightback in a 3-1 win that lifted the Premier League leaders 16 points clear at the top on Saturday.

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Hermes celebrates felt at Paris Fashion Week

Hermes celebrates felt at Paris Fashion Week

French brand Hermes put felt at the heart of its Fall-Winter collection at its Paris Women's Fashion Week show on Saturday in a beige-toned setting resembling a labyrinth.

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Bayern unpunished for shock loss as Leverkusen fall to defeat

Bayern unpunished for shock loss as Leverkusen fall to defeat

A 10-man Bayern Munich went unpunished for a shock 3-2 home defeat to Bochum on Saturday after title chasers Bayer Leverkusen were beaten 2-0 by Werder Bremen.

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Majestic France destroy Irish Six Nations Grand Slam dreams

Majestic France destroy Irish Six Nations Grand Slam dreams

France produced a devastating second-half display to hammer Ireland 42-27 in Dublin to destroy the hosts' hopes of the Six Nations Grand Slam and make themselves favourites to win the title.

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Syria forces beef up security amid reports of mass killings of Alawites

Syria forces beef up security amid reports of mass killings of Alawites

Syrian security forces deployed heavily in the Alawite heartland on the Mediterranean coast on Saturday, after a war monitor reported that government and allied forces killed more than 500 civilians from the religious minority in recent days.

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Santner wants New Zealand to keep 'open mind' for Champions Trophy final

Santner wants New Zealand to keep 'open mind' for Champions Trophy final

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner said on Saturday mid-match communications and adaptability regarding the pitch in this weekend's Champions Trophy final against India could be key to success.

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Russia claims advances in Kursk as Zelensky says 'committed' to talks

Russia claims advances in Kursk as Zelensky says 'committed' to talks

Russia on Saturday said its troops had retaken three villages seized by Ukraine in its Kursk border region in a fresh setback for Kyiv as the prospect of peace talks draws closer.

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