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Princes Harry, Andrew parked on third row at coronation

Princes Harry, Andrew parked on third row at coronation

Princes Harry and Andrew attended the coronation of King Charles III but were relegated to the third row of the royal family seating -- and did not join them later Saturday on the Buckingham Palace balcony.

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Evenepoel wins Giro d'Italia opening time trial

Evenepoel wins Giro d'Italia opening time trial

Remco Evenepoel won the first stage of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday, speeding over the 19.6km run along the Adriatic coast in 22min 18sec and leaving key rival Primoz Roglic some 43 seconds adrift in sixth.

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'Baby Malinga' leads Chennai to big IPL win over Mumbai

'Baby Malinga' leads Chennai to big IPL win over Mumbai

Sri Lanka's Matheesha Pathirana led an inspired pace attack to help Chennai Super Kings hammer Mumbai Indians by six wickets in a clash of IPL heavyweights on Saturday.

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54 dead after ethnic clashes in India's remote northeast

54 dead after ethnic clashes in India's remote northeast

The death toll after ethnic clashes in India's remote northeast rose to 54 on Saturday, with fresh violence overnight despite authorities rushing in troops to restore order.

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'All to blame': Serbia takes stock after mass shootings

'All to blame': Serbia takes stock after mass shootings

The arrival of spring is usually a festive, carefree affair in Serbia's capital Belgrade.

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UK royals greet crowds from Buckingham Palace balcony

UK royals greet crowds from Buckingham Palace balcony

King Charles III and Queen Camilla greeted rain-drenched crowds Saturday with smiles and waves, in two appearances alongside other British royals from the balcony of Buckingham Palace shortly after their coronations.

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Teacher turned athlete scoops obstacle-race gold in Cambodia

Teacher turned athlete scoops obstacle-race gold in Cambodia

A former school teacher toasted the power of "positive vibes" on Saturday after conquering the 100m obstacle race, as Philippine athletes stamped their authority on one of the most distinctive events at the Southeast Asian Games.

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King Charles III crowned in UK's first coronation since 1953

King Charles III crowned in UK's first coronation since 1953

Charles III was crowned monarch of the United Kingdom and 14 Commonwealth realms on Saturday at Britain's first coronation for 70 years, during a ceremony steeped in a millennium of ritual and spectacle.

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Car blast wounds pro-Kremlin writer, one killed

Car blast wounds pro-Kremlin writer, one killed

A car explosion wounded pro-Kremlin nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin on Saturday and killed one other person, authorities said, the latest in a string of attacks that Russia has blamed on Ukraine.

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Pacific Island tribe celebrates Charles's coronation

Pacific Island tribe celebrates Charles's coronation

A remote South Pacific island boomed with song on Saturday as hundreds gathered for King Charles's coronation, a momentous occasion for villagers who believe his father was a local deity.

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