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Pioneering composer and eco-warrior Ryuichi Sakamoto dies age 71

Pioneering composer and eco-warrior Ryuichi Sakamoto dies age 71

Pioneering composer and green activist Ryuichi Sakamoto, whose score for "The Last Emperor" scooped an Oscar and a Grammy, has died aged 71 after his second cancer diagnosis.

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Leader of Spain’s far-left launches election bid

Leader of Spain’s far-left launches election bid

Spain's labour minister said on Sunday she would stand in a year-end general election as head of the far-left whose support Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will need to stay in office.

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Man City condemn attack on Liverpool team bus

Man City condemn attack on Liverpool team bus

Manchester City have condemned criminal damage to Liverpool's team bus following Saturday's clash between the Premier League rivals.

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Pope thanks well-wishers after illness, as he kicks off Easter week

Pope thanks well-wishers after illness, as he kicks off Easter week

Pope Francis thanked those who prayed for him during his illness Sunday, as he kicked off the holiest week in the Christian calendar just a day after leaving hospital following a bout of bronchitis.

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Demonstrators in Poland defend late pope John Paul II

Demonstrators in Poland defend late pope John Paul II

Demonstrators gathered in Poland Sunday to defend the reputation of late pope John Paul II, who has been accused of having concealed crimes of paedophilia while he was archbishop of Krakow.

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Spain begins centuries-old Easter processions

Spain begins centuries-old Easter processions

Spain's colourful Holy Week celebrations begin on Sunday, featuring centuries-old processions of the faithful carrying flower-covered floats topped with statues of Christ or the Virgin Mary that draw huge crowds.

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A year on from Bucha, Zelensky hails Ukraine resistance

A year on from Bucha, Zelensky hails Ukraine resistance

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday hailed Ukraine for fighting off "the biggest force against humanity of our time", one year after the first bodies were found in the streets of Bucha.

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Mass fall as 40 riders hit the tarmac at Tour of Flanders

Mass fall as 40 riders hit the tarmac at Tour of Flanders

Cycling's Tour of Flanders was marred by a mass fall on Sunday as around 40 riders hit the tarmac with Wout Van Aert and Julian Alaphilippe amongst the fallers.

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Paris votes on ban for rental e-scooters

Paris votes on ban for rental e-scooters

Residents of Paris voted Sunday on whether to banish for-hire electric scooters from the streets of the French capital, which was a pioneer in adopting the divisive new form of urban transport.

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Spain's begins centuries-old Easter processions

Spain's begins centuries-old Easter processions

Spain's colourful Holy Week celebrations begin on Sunday, featuring centuries-old processions of the faithful carrying flower-covered floats topped with statues of Christ or the Virgin Mary that draw huge crowds.

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